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Karnataka polls: PM holds roadshow ahead of public meeting in Tumakuru

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday took out a roadshow in Tumakuru ahead of his public meeting here. Soon after landing at the helipad here, he rode on his bullet-proof car standing on the running board. Modi waved at the crowd that cheered him with chants of 'Modi-Modi'. The entire stretch was decked up with BJP flags, festoons and Modi's posters. Karnataka goes to the polls on May 10 with the results set to be declared on May 13.

PM to address public rally in Rajasthan's Sirohi on May 10: CP Joshi

Prime minister Narendra Modi will hold a public rally on Abu Road in Sirohi district on May 10, BJP state president C P Joshi said Friday. The PM will begin his visit by first offering prayers at Shrinathji Temple. Before the rally, he will inaugurate some development works, and visit Brahma Kumaris, Joshi said. This will be Modi's third rally this year in the Congress-ruled state where assembly elections are due later this year. Modi had addressed a public programme in Bhilwara in January to mark the birth anniversary of Lord Devnarayan revered by Gurjar community, while in February, he addressed a public meeting in Dausa after dedicating DelhiDausaLalsot section of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway.

BJP tweaks PM Modi's 2-day roadshow in Bengaluru due to NEET: K'taka polls

Keeping NEET examinations in mind, the Karnataka BJP made changes in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day roadshow in Bengaluru, ahead of the Assembly polls in the state, by scheduling an extensive event on May 6 and a shorter one on May 7, Union Minister of State Shobha Karandlaje said on Friday. The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is scheduled on May 7 (Sunday). "PM Narendra Modi's road show will be on May 6 and 7, preparations are on for it. We had shared information in that regard to the public through the press. However, you (media) people informed us about the NEET exams on May 7 at 2 pm, and the 26 km roadshow will cause inconvenience for (students writing) exams," Karandlaje said. Speaking to reporters here, she said, this was brought it to the notice of the Prime Minister, and Modi who pays special attention to children with initiatives such as 'Pariksha pe Charcha', asked us to ensure that no inconvenience is caused to even a single student going to th

PM to embark on 3-day visit to poll-bound K'taka, to hold roadshows

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is arriving in Karnataka on Friday for a three-day visit for the final leg of campaigning

K'taka won't pardon abusers, raise 'Jai Bajrang Bali' slogan: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi while attacking the Congress for proposing a ban on Bajrang Dal, on Wednesday gave a call to Karnataka voters to punish those "who hurl abuses"

Ex-CM Shettar still has Modi, Shah photos in office, says won't remove them

Former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar -- contesting on a Congress ticket hoping to reclaim his lost self-respect-- still has photos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah hanging on a wall in his home-office and says it is not good to remove them. The photos adorn the wall although he is hurt the BJP chose not to pick him for the May 10 assembly elections. Having represented Hubli-Dharwad Central since 1994 on a BJP ticket, Shettar, however claimed the saffron party had no "address" earlier there and that he built it since then, making it a "Shettar vs Congress" battle ever since. After severing his decades-old ties with the saffron party, Shettar now in his last leg of political career puts a Congress flag on his car and sets out for campaigning along with the party workers. Trying to put the past aside, Shettar is meeting supporters and party workers at his home-office sitting in his regular sofa with two photos of Modi and Shah still hung on

K'taka polls: PM slams Cong, says it protects 'masterminds of terror'

In a scathing attack on the Congress party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the grand old party protects the "masterminds of terror"

Army helicopter accompanying PM's helicopter trapped in mud in Sindhanur

An army helicopter that was accompanying Prime Minister Narendra Modi's chopper in Sindhanur was trapped in the mud for some time due to heavy downpour on Tuesday. After much effort, the helicopter was taken out of the mud, viral videos showed. Once the Prime Minister had left in his helicopter after addressing a gathering in Sindhanur, a helicopter that was accompanying it started to take off but got stuck in the mud. Earlier in the day, Congress' Karnataka unit president D K Shivakumar's helicopter made an emergency landing at HAL airport after a kite hit the glass of the cockpit. The bird strike damaged the glass but Shivakumar, the crew and others in the helicopter, including a journalist of a Kannada news channel who was interviewing him, were unharmed.

PM Modi holds mega roadshow in Congress chief Kharge's district Kalaburagi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a mega roadshow in Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's home district of Kalaburagi in northern Karnataka. The event comes days after Kharge had likened Modi to a "venomous snake" and his MLA-son and former Minister Priyank Kharge dubbed him 'nalayak' (inept). The roadshow passed through major roads of Kalaburagi city amid chants of Modi-Modi' and the Prime Minister's new slogan for the May 10 Assembly election: 'Eee baariya nirdhara, bahumatada BJP sarkara' (This time's decision, a majority BJP government). Mounted on a decorated special open vehicle, Modi wore the BJP's saffron cap and a yellow shawl around his neck. He was accompanied by BJP MP from Kalaburagi Umesh Jadhav and Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Bhagwant Khuba. Modi waved at the enthusiastic crowd that was gathered on both sides of the roads. BJP's flags, festoons and posters dotted the nook and corner of roads in the city. Earlier in the day, t

100th episode of PM's Mann Ki Baat a 'massive success': Officials

The 100th episode of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' radio broadcast was a "massive success" in India and abroad with the programme being seen at a host of places such as Indian embassies, community centres, railway stations and religious places, officials said on Monday. Most chief ministers and Union ministers were present for the 'Mann Ki Baat' broadcast at various places on Sunday. Raj Bhawans held special programmes in which they invited people from that state who had been mentioned in 'Mann Ki Baat' to watch the programme. The officials said more than 11 lakh people posted photos while listening to 'Mann Ki Baat' in India and abroad. "Around nine lakh tweets with billions of impressions were registered on social media," an official said. The programme was widely listened to at Indian embassies across the world with the Indian diaspora organising programmes in various countries to hear 'Mann Ki Baat'. The programme was broadcast in many community centres and rai

Record GST collection in April is 'great news' for economy: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the highest ever monthly GST collection of Rs 1.87 lakh crore in April is a "great news" for the Indian economy. Gross Goods and Services (GST) collection in April rose 12 per cent on an annual basis to touch the all-time high level. The collection in April was Rs 19,495 crore more than the previous highest collection of Rs 1,67,540 lakh crore recorded in April 2022. "Great news for the Indian economy! Rising tax collection despite lower tax rates shows the success of how GST has increased integration and compliance," Modi said in a tweet. GST came into force from July 1, 2017.

Success of an initiative is measured by its impact upon people: PM Modi

The success of any initiative is measured by its impact upon people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said responding to a youth from Jammu and Kashmir who hailed the Yuva Sangam youth exchange programme after visiting Assam and experiencing its diversity and culture. Nazakat Choudhary wrote to the prime minister thanking him for the opportunity to travel to Assam under the Yuva Sangam initiative. In response, the prime minister expressed hope that Choudhary would continue undertaking more such journeys in the future. A brainchild of the Ministry of Education, the Yuva Sangam youth exchange programme aims to strengthen people-to-people connections, especially between youths of different states, and introduce them to the culture and values of India. The idea of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat was conceptualised to create a cultural connect between various states of India. The initiative was launched in February and the first phase of Yuva Sangam had an overwhelming participation of 1,200

Mann Ki Baat can rightly be termed as Jan Jan Ki Baat: NID Chief Patron

PM Modi's Mann Ki Baat can rightly be termed as Jan Jan Ki Baat and Bharat Ke Kann Kann Ki Baat, says NID Chief Patron Satnam Singh Sandhu

PM Modi lauds BJP's K'taka manifesto, says it sets tone for development

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lauded the BJP's manifesto for the Karnataka assembly polls as "development-centric" and said it sets the tone for building on the good work done by the party's government in the last four years in the state. BJP president J P Nadda released the manifesto, 'BJP Praja Pranalike', in Bengaluru, assuring people of building a developed and prosperous Karnataka if the party is elected to power. The party has promised the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code, the National Register of Citizens, and three free cooking gas cylinders and half litre Nandini milk every day to all BPL families. It has also announced a slew of measures for developing the state.

PM conducting 'Mann ki Baat', while Centre deprives WB of funds: TMC leader

Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his 'Mann ki Baat' radio broadcast and said while its 100th episode was heralded with great fanfare, the poor masses of Bengal were deprived of Central funds under the 100-day MGNREGA scheme. In the 100th episode of 'Mann ki Baat', Modi on Sunday said the broadcast filled the "emptiness" he felt after coming to Delhi in 2014 and described it as an expression of the feelings of crores of Indians which has ensured he is never cut-off from people. "On the one hand, the prime minister is busy conducting the 100th episode of the Mann ki Baat programme, and the Centre, out of vendetta, has stopped the funds due to Bengal. "They are depriving the poor people of West Bengal by denying MGNREGA funds to Bengal. It (BJP) is trying to punish the state's people for their defeat in the last assembly poll in 2021. It is yet to accept the defeat," he said while addressing a rally in Uttar Dinajpur ...

'Mann Ki Baat' celebrates India's people, says PM Modi on 100th episode

Mann ki Baat gave me an opportunity to connect with the common man, says PM Modi on the 100th episode of 'Mann Ki Baat'

PM Modi commemorates 20 years of SWAGAT initiative in Gujarat

Modi underlined that the good governance model of Gujarat has gained worldwide recognition due to the government's honest and dedicated efforts

States clear hurdles in path of project listed for review under PRAGATI: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI) multi-nodal platform has had such an impact that when a project is listed for review under it, the state governments work hard to remove obstacles in its path. He was speaking virtually at a program to mark the completion of 20 years of the 'State Wide Attention on Grievances by Application of Technology' (SWAGAT), a grievance redressal platform he started as Gujarat chief minister in 2003. After he became prime minister, he started the PRAGATI programme at the Centre to review the progress of projects of national importance, and the concept was based on the SWAGAT initiative, Modi said. In the last nine years, PRAGATI has made a huge contribution to "fast-paced development of the country," the prime minister added. He has reviewed projects worth Rs 16 lakh crore under PRAGATI, he said. Now PRAGATI has generated such an impact that when any project is listed for review unde

100th episode: How Mann Ki Baat has helped consolidate Brand Modi

The show that hits 100 on Sunday will be broadcast worldwide, will see a commemorative coin

Modi inaugurates Kerala projects worth Rs 3,200 cr; Kochi gets water metro

Public transport and logistics being completely transformed in the country, he says