#Former Chief Minister

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शिमला की रिज के दौलत सिंह पार्क में लगेगी पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री वीरभद्र सिंह प्रतिमा, महापौर ने दी मंजूरी

Shimla News: पूर्व सीएम स्व. वीरभद्र सिंह की प्रतिमा राजधानी के ऐतिहासिक रिज मैदान स्थित दौलत सिंह पार्क में लगाई जाएगी। इस पार्क में प्रतिमा लगाने के लिए स्थान चिन्हित कर लिया गया है। महापौर सुरेंद्र चौहान की अध्यक्षता में हुए नगर निगम सदन ने शनिवार को इसे मंजूरी दे दी है। नगर निगम के अनुसार 30 जुलाई 2021 को कांग्रेस पार्षद सिमी नंदा ने इस बारे में सदन में प्रस्ताव दिया था। पार्षद ने रिज पर…

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Former CM Champai Soren Receives Warm Welcome at Jilingoda Residence

Singhbhum Gau Raksha Sangh Leader Mantu Dubey Praises Soren’s Leadership On Saturday, former Chief Minister Champai Soren’s residence in Jilingoda was bustling with visitors as Singhbhum Gau Raksha Sangh leader Mantu Dubey and his supporters met him, presenting a bouquet and expressing their admiration. GAMHARIA – On Saturday, former Chief Minister Champai Soren welcomed a steady stream of…

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“मी भाजपला सोडलय, हिंदुत्वाला सोडलं नाही”; उद्धव ठाकरे यांनी एकाच वाक्यात विरोधकांना सुनावलं

मुंबईः शिवसेना पक्ष आणि चिन्ह शिंदे गटाकडे गेल्यानंतर आज पुन्हा एकदा उद्धव ठाकर यांनी उत्तर भारतीयांबरोबर संवाद साधत पत्रकार परिषदेत शिंदे गटावर तोफ डागला. शिंदे गटावर आणि भाजपवर टीका करताना माजी मुख्यमंत्री उद्धव ठाकरे यांनी ठाकरे शैलीत मी भाजपला सोडल आहे, हिंदुत्वाला सोडलं नाही अशा शब्दात उद्धव ठाकरे यांनी भाजपला आणि विरोधकाना सुनावलं आहे. उत्तर भारतीयांसोबत उद्धव ठाकरे यांनी संवाद साधताना…

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बीएल वर्मा ने अपने राजनैतिक गुरु कल्याण सिंह की अष्ट धातु की भव्य प्रतिमा लगवाई

बीएल वर्मा ने अपने राजनैतिक गुरु कल्याण सिंह की अष्ट धातु की भव्य प्रतिमा लगवाई

बदायूं जिले के कस्बा उझानी में पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री एवं पूर्व राज्यपाल कल्याण सिंह की जन्म जयंती मनाई गई, इस अवसर पर केंद्रीय बीएल वर्मा ने तमाम जनप्रतिनिधियों के साथ अपने राजनैतिक गुरु कल्याण सिंह की अष्ट धातु की प्रतिमा का अनावरण किया, साथ ही विशाल जनसभा का आयोजन किया गया। शीत लहर के बावजूद समारोह में प्रदेश भर से आये लोगों ने दिवंगत कल्याण सिंह को याद किया। विशाल समारोह को संबोधित करते हुए…

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Oh I know a guy from Bogotá who has spent a lot of time doing research in small, remote south American villages & he knows a lot of people with these types of names! As well as the more traditional names, people are also named after a lot of things & people that their families have heard about. Lots of tractors, batteries, European sports teams, 20th c historical figures... And it's mostly fine because people in these communities usuallyyyy stay in or immediately nearby their homes & don't necessarily interact with people who know about WW2 and might inform them about the global connotations of the name Hitler

As an aside, the stupidest name my friend knows isn't actually Hitler or Lenin or Liverpool or Tractor, but is held by an English guy called Dick Wang.

what was wrong with this guy's parents

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Land-for-jobs case: CBI gets more time to file supplementary charge sheet

Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on June 1 granted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) more time to file a supplementary charge sheet in the alleged land-for-jobs scam. Former Union Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughter RJD MP Misa Bharti attended the hearing. Special judge Geetanjali Goel on June 1 granted more time to the CBI after being informed that some new facts had to be included.…

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Komtar Tower George Town Penang Malaysia

From Top of Komtar Tower Yesterday, I visited the Komtar Civic Complex in George Town. Komtar is the tallest skyscraper in Penang – 68 floors – and second tallest in Malaysia. The architectural style is brutalist, and the architect is Lim Chong Keat. Keat is considered one of the “most important architects of Singapore and Malaysia“. Lim Chong Keat Architect – Medium The tower is officially named…

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From Prison, Former Prime Minister Imran Khan Says “Top Pakistani Coward & Corrupt General Asim Munir” Betrayed Secret Deal To Stay Out Of Politics

Sources Close To The Ousted Prime Minister Say Khan Also Accuses “Coward and Corrupt General Asim Munir” For Assassination Attempt and Cover-ups.

— Ryan Grim, Murtaza Hussain | June 27 2024 | The Intercept

Illegally Ousted By Pakistan’s Corrupt and Coward Generals Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, before he was imprisoned, speaking to supporters in Lahore, on April 27, 2022. Photo: Arif Ali/AFP Via Getty Images

From His Prison Cell, Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed escalating criticism of Pakistan army chief Asim Munir’s drive to seize political power, according to multiple sources who remain in close touch with Khan.

The communications include new allegations about Khan’s history with Munir. According to those in touch with the imprisoned prime minister, Khan is making new allegations that Munir violated an agreement to remain neutral in Pakistani politics in exchange for Khan accepting his appointment as army chief.

— Imran Khan Is Making New Allegations That “Corrupt & Coward General Asim Munir” Violated An Agreement To Remain Neutral In Pakistani Politics In Exchange For Khan Accepting His Appointment As Coward Army Chief.

The deposed prime minister also alleges that Munir conspired with his civilian political rivals, including former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, to cooperate against him in exchange for dropping corruption charges that had forced Sharif into exile.

The escalating personal conflict between Khan and Munir also looms large in the communications. Khan alleges that Munir ordered agents of Pakistan’s notorious intelligence service to kill him and that the general covered up assassination attempts by squashing a police probe and burying CCTV footage.

The allegations from Khan about Munir come as the general has continued amassing political power and leading a brutal crackdown on rival political parties, activists, and the press in Pakistan.

The crackdown included the removal and imprisonment of Khan, Pakistan’s most popular politician; violence and arrests targeting his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, or PTI, party; and a rigged election this February.

Khan’s fate remains the biggest unanswered question in the country’s politics, which the prison communiques suggest are driven by acrimony between him and Munir.

— “Pakistan’s Military Ruler “Corrupt & Coward General Asim Munir” Is Now Targeting American Families of Pro-Democracy Activists.”

With transnational repression reaching the U.S. — the military reportedly detained Pakistan-based family members of rivals living in the U.S. and Canada — the crackdown is drawing increasingly stronger condemnations from American officials.

Last week, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., issued a video statement condemning the targeting of family members of Americans and called for sanctions to be placed on Pakistani military leaders including Munir.

“Pakistan’s military ruler Asim Munir is now targeting American families of pro-democracy activists,” Khanna said. “We all know the elections in Pakistan were rigged, and Imran Khan is still in jail. The United States needs to sanction Asim Munir and any military leader in Pakistan who is targeting Americans.”

Assassination Attempts

Khan’s allegations about Munir were shared with The Intercept by a number of sources close to him who requested anonymity to protect their security.

In the communications, Khan alleges the existence of CCTV footage and other evidence showing that Munir concocted a scheme to have Khan killed at a tumultuous court appearance on March 18, 2023.

Khan’s car was mobbed by spectators on the way to court, some of whom, Khan alleges, were Inter-Services Intelligence agents dressed in civilian clothes. The attempt on his life, Khan says, was only thwarted by a crowd of PTI supporters who surrounded his car.

Khan also offered his own narrative on a November 2022 incident when he was wounded in a shooting attack at a political rally that killed one of his supporters. The Pakistani government detained a single person for the attack, whom officials claimed had been motivated by religious extremism.

According to sources close to the former prime minister, Khan accused Munir of being behind a cover-up of the incident. The general, he claims, blocked an independent probe into the attack and that eyewitness accounts pointed to the involvement of multiple assailants.

A truck painted with a portrait of Pakistan’s Coward and Corrupt Army Chief General Asim Munir, in Islamabad, on Aug. 16, 2023. Photo: Farooq Naeem/AFP via Getty Images

Munir’s Political Plays

Pakistan has been held hostage to the political clash between Khan and Munir, with the former prime minister now imprisoned on charges widely seen as politicized.

Khan claims that Munir bargained with his civilian political rivals, including Sharif, the former prime minister, to spare them from corruption charges. In exchange, the politicians like Sharif supported jailing Khan and cracking down on his party.

— Khan Claims Munir Bargained With His Civilian Political Rivals, Including Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, To Spare Them From Corruption Charges.

The crackdown — extrajudicial killings, torture, mass detentions, and other sweeping measures aimed at dismantling the PTI — has so far failed to dim Khan’s popularity. In elections this February, candidates affiliated with PTI won sweeping support, according to exit polls, before electoral rigging engineered by the military allowed a coalition government of Khan’s opposition to form.

Khan characterizes the events as a betrayal by Munir. In Khan’s telling, according to the sources close to him, the prime minister’s downfall was precipitated after Munir reneged on an agreement. Khan says that the then-President Arif Alvi, a senior member of his party, had the power to block Munir’s ascension to the top military post in the country but allowed it to go forward after the general’s emissaries said he planned to stay out of politics.

Munir, like Pakistani military leaders before him, plays a prime role in the country’s political affairs.

Khan’s legal status remains in flux after serious corruption and espionage charges against him were thrown out in court. The former prime minister now remains imprisoned solely on charges that he improperly married his third wife in contravention of religious guidelines.

PTI meanwhile remains at odds with the military establishment, with halting attempts to mediate a resolution to Pakistan’s ongoing political standoff so far unsuccessful.

Deepening Crackdown — and Crises

Khan’s removal by his military and civilian rivals came in a 2022 no-confidence vote organized amid pressure from the U.S. over the prime minister’s foreign policy stances.

Since the removal, Pakistan has been wracked by overlapping economic and political crises that have paralyzed the nation of 200 million.

Even with Khan and PTI sidelined, the military continues its attempts to suppress speech. This year, the military blocked X and issued a statement denouncing “digital terrorism.” Government officials have also made reference to imposing a national firewall on the country’s internet.

Khan’s personal safety is widely believed to be in jeopardy by his supporters, including Pakistani Americans who recently lobbied for Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to contact the Pakistani government about his safety.

In addition to blaming Munir for betraying his trust and attempting to engineer his murder, from prison Khan has repeatedly raised the specter that the general is leading the country toward a repeat of its traumatic 1971 partition — a stinging embarrassment for Pakistani nationalists.

The partition occurred following a military-led crackdown and massacre after an army rival won elections. The civil war spurred the secession of the eastern half of the country into the nation of Bangladesh.

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Nicely done, India. Social worker, auto rickshaw driver and magician are fine first professions for the most powerful politicians of your state to have. Nothing else catches the eye here

First professions of all the chief ministers of India

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हरियाणा में दिल्ली के पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री केजरीवाल का दावा, कहा, सरकार किसी की भी बने, बिजली फ्री करवा दूंगा

Haryana Elections: हरियाणा विधानसभा चुनाव का काउंटडाउन शुरू हो चुका है। 5 अक्टूबर को वोट डाले जाले जाएंगे। ऐसे में सभी पार्टियों ने चुनाव प्रचार भी तेज कर दिया है। आम आदमी पार्टी के राष्ट्रीय संयोजक अरविंद केजरीवाल भी जेल से बाहर आने के बाद हरियाणा में धुआंधार चुनाव प्रचार कर रहे हैं। अरविंद केजरीवाल का दावा है कि हरियाणा में कोई भी सरकार उनके समर्थन के बिना नहीं बनेगी। पुंडरी में आज रोड शो के…

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Hemant Soren Challenges Summons Contempt Case in High Court

Former CM Seeks Quashing of MP-MLA Court Proceedings Jharkhand High Court grants time extension, directs ED to file response. RANCHI – The Jharkhand High Court on Saturday heard a petition by former Chief Minister Hemant Soren, challenging the summons contempt case against him in the MP-MLA court. Soren’s legal team contested the court’s cognizance order in the ongoing case. "We requested…

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मुख्यमंत्री धामी ने शहादत दिवस के अवसर पर खटीमा में मुख्य चौराहे के पास स्थित शहीद स्थल में शहीदों की मूर्तियों का किया अनावरण

खटीमा ; मुख्यमंत्री पुष्कर सिंह धामी ने राज्य स्थापना के लिए 1 सितंबर 1994 को शहीद हुए आंदोलनकारियों के शहादत दिवस के अवसर पर खटीमा में मुख्य चौराहे के पास स्थित शहीद स्थल में शहीदों की मूर्तियों का अनावरण किया। इस दौरान मुख्यमंत्री धामी ने शहीदों की मूर्तियों पर माल्यार्पण कर श्रंद्धाजलि अर्पित की और शहीदों के परिजनों क�� शॉल भेंट कर स��्मानित किया। मुख्यमंत्री ने कहा कि शहीदों तथा राज्य…

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অনেকটাই ভাল আছেন বুদ্ধদেব ভট্টাচার্য, ছুটি শীঘ্রই... দুপুরেই হবে আলোচনা

কলকাতা: অনেকটাই ভাল রয়েছেন প্রাক্তন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী বুদ্ধদেব ভট্টাচার্য। সংক্রমণের মাত্রা কমেছে। শনিবার দুপুরেই আলোচনায় বসবে মেডিক্যাল বোর্ড। কবে হাসপাতাল থেকে বুদ্ধদেবকে ছাড়া হবে তা নিয়ে আলোচনা হতে পারে বলে জানা যাচ্ছে। এই মুহূর্তে নন-ইনভেসিভ ভেন্টিলেটরে রাখা হয়েছে বুদ্ধদেবকে। শনিবার পর্যন্ত অ্যান্টিবায়োটিক চলবে।  বুদ্ধদেবের চিকিৎসায় গঠন করা হয় মেডিক্যাল বোর্ড। ওই দলে রয়েছেন চিকিৎসক কৌশিক…

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Former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy   passed away after suffering from prolonged illness

Former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy a renowned Congress veteran took his last breath on early Tuesday morning. He died in a Bengaluru hospital after struggling with a prolonged illness. He was 79 years old and was undergoing treatment for cancer since 2019.

His son broke the news on social media as he wrote, “Appa has passed away.” The news was made public at around 4:30 am.

The mortal remains of Chandy will be flown back to Thiruvananthapuram and will be kept for public homage at the Congress state committee office and later at the Durbar Hall of the state government secretariat. A two-day mourning and a public holiday have been declared by the state government on Tuesday. The funeral will be held on Thursday at Puthuppally in Kottayam.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan shared condolences on the death of a senior leader. “It is extremely difficult to bid him farewell.”

“We were elected to the Legislative Assembly in the same year. It was at the same stage that we came to the political fore through student life. We led public life at the same time and it is extremely difficult to bid him farewell. Oommen Chandy was a capable administrator and a person who was closely involved in people’s lives,” he added.

Chandy was the chief minister of Kerala from 2011-2016 and 2004-2006. He was also the opposition leader in the state assembly from 2006-2011.

Born on October 31, 1943, at Puthuppally in Kottayam, Chandy first got elected from Puthuppally at the age of 27 in the assembly elections.

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Old Delhi turns Dasara capital as VVIPs turn up to lead fight of good versus evil

President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi take aim at an effigy of the demon king. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Old Delhi turned into the Dasara capital of Delhi on Saturday with President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, and former Congress president Sonia Gandhi attending Ravana dahan [burning Ravana…

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