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Parkash Singh Badal passes away at 95, two-day state mourning announced
The leader’s last rites will be performed on Thursday in Bhatinda’s Badal village.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patriarch and five times Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal passed away at the age of 95 late on Tuesday evening at a private hospital in Mohali.
The veteran leader took his last breath at around 8:28 PM on Tuesday in the ICU of Fortis Hospital in Mohali, where he was admitted over a week ago after complaining problem in breathing.
The news of Badal’s death was shared by the personal assistant of his son Sukhbir Singh Badal, SAD president.
The leader’s last rites will be performed on Thursday in Bhatinda’s Badal village.
His mortal remains will be brought to the party’s official headquarters in Sector 28, Chandigarh where his followers will be allowed to pay their last respects.
After this, a funeral procession will be carried out from Chandigarh to the Badal village, where the final rites would take place.
The hospital management issued a medical bulletin after the former chief minister’s death that read, despite appropriate medical efforts Parkash Singh Badal succumbed to his illness.
It added that on April 16 the leader was admitted at Fortis hospital, Mohali complaining with acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma. On April 18 he was shifted to ICU after his condition worsened and was on NIV and HFNC support. Badal was under the supervision of Prof (Dr) Digambar Behera along with a Cardiology team of Pulmonology and critical care.
Entire Punjab along with the nation mourns the death of the senior leader. Badal was a doyen leader in the Indian politics, especially in Punjab.
The Centre, mourning the death of the veteran politician has declared a two-day state mourning that would be observed from April 26 to 27.
The tri-color flag will be flown at half-mast on all the official buildings across the country, where it is flown regularly and all the official entertainment activities remains suspended.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders across party lines have paid their deepest condolences and expressed their grief over Badal’s death.
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PM Modi while expressing his condolences ranked Badal a colossal figure of Indian Politics and a remarkable statesman.
Mentioning the leader’s contribution towards the nation, PM Modi said, Badal worked tirelessly for the progress of Punjab and headed the state leadership through tough times.
The Prime Minister counted it as a personal loss of him and shared that he was very closely associated with Badal and has learnt a lot from him, he recalled his interactions with the late leader and expressed his condolences to the family members and countless admirers of Parkash Singh Badal.
Parkash Singh Badal a well-respected leader across Punjab was in active politics since past seven decades, he made his political debut in the 1950s as a worker of the Akali Dal Party.
A five times chief minister, he was also the youngest politician ever to rule Punjab as the CM. In 1970, he got elected for the first time as the state’s chief minister.
Badal served as the CM of Punjab from 1970-71, from 1977-80, and from 2007-2017, the longest ever.
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BJP’s Shahnawaz Hussain suffers cardiac arrest, admitted to Lilavati Hospital
While giving information about the health of BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain, Doctor Jalil Parkar of Lilavati Hospital said that he was admitted to Lilavati Hospital after cardiac arrest. He told that Shahnawaz Hussain has suffered a heart attack. After this the doctors performed his angioplasty.
Former Union Minister and BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain has suffered a heart attack. According to reports BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain suffered a cardiac arrest in the evening. After which he has been admitted to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai. Shahnawaz Hussain is the national spokesperson of BJP and he has also been the Industry Minister in Bihar Government.
While giving information about the health of BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain, Doctor Jalil Parkar of Lilavati Hospital said that he was admitted to Lilavati Hospital after cardiac arrest. He told that Shahnawaz Hussain has suffered a heart attack. After this the doctors performed his angioplasty.
He was one of the youngest Union Ministers in Atal Bihar Vajpayee’s Cabinet. The BJP leader held several portfolios, including Minister of State, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Minister of State, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Coal, Minister of Civil Aviation and Minister of Textiles during Vajpayee regime.
Shahnawaz Hussain suffered a major setback when he had to face defeat in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Earlier in 2006, BJP had brought him to Parliament through by-election. After the defeat in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the party did not even give tickets in the 2019 elections. The seat from which Shahnawaz Hussain contested was given to JDU by BJP. However, JDU was a part of NDA at that time.
In the 2020 assembly elections in Bihar, BJP had fielded Shahnawaz Hussain for the Legislative Council elections. Shahnawaz Hussain was successful in winning and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar made him the Industries Minister. However, in 2022, BJP suffered a major setback when Nitish Kumar’s party JDU broke ties with NDA and formed the government with RJD.
Shahnawaz Hussain, who once enjoyed power, is now seen in the role of opposition in the Bihar Legislative Council. Bihar is the home state of Shahnawaz Hussain and Supaul is his home district.
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Students hold protest in Manipur after photos of two dead students surface online
The protesting students tried to march towards Chief Minister N Biren Singh’s residence
Hundreds of students took to the streets in Manipur’s capital, Imphal to protest against the brutal murder of two students by suspected armed men. The students demanded justice for the victims. According to reports, photos of two students, who apparently have been decapitated, have gone viral across the social media platforms.
The protesting students tried to march towards Chief Minister N Biren Singh’s residence, after which security forces used tear gas shells and smoke bombs in an effort to disperse the crowd. Reportedly, multiple students were injured and they were hurried to the hospital for medical treatment.
The photos that have gone viral show two students, a 17-year-old girl and a 20-year-old boy, sitting at the grassy compound in what appears to be a makeshift jungle camp of an armed group.The girl is seen in a white shirt and the boy in a checked shirt holding a backpack. Behind them, two armed men were clearly visible.
In the next viral photo, their bodies are seen slumped on the ground. According to reports, as the girl was a minor, officials concerned to the matter are looking into the allegations of rape, before she was murdered.
Meanwhile, N Biren Singh led Manipur government has asked the people of the northeastern state to exercise restraint and allow authorities to investigate the kidnapping and killing of both the students. In a statement issued by the secretariat of Chief Minister N Biren Singh late on Monday night, the state government asserted that the case has been already handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
In addition, the government also assured the public that swift and decisive action will be taken against all those involved in the crime. The statement further underlined that the government was committed to ensuring justice for the murdered students and severe punishment on any perpetrators found responsible for this heinous crime.
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Delhi Arbitration and Conciliation Council, WICCI holds their first meeting, aims to work for benefit of women empowerment
Delhi Arbitration and Conciliation Council members will also recommend government and other institutions on various policy making.
The Delhi Arbitration and Conciliation Council, WICCI President Vinita Sahay and Vice President Sandhya Kohli on Tuesday conducted the council’s first physical meeting at Jangpura Extension, New Delhi. Along with the President and Vice President, all 36 Council members took part in the meeting.
As per sources, the major objective of the council members is to spread a robust council who will work for the Council and for the benefit of women empowerment with the spirit of sisterhood.
The vision of the council members is to interact with other councils who are registered with Women’s Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WICCI) nationally and internationally with an effort to inform them that Delhi Arbitration and Conciliation Council, WICCI is a team of experienced and dedicated arbitrators, who will keep in view the spirit of the amended Arbitration and Conciliation Act 2016.
Furthermore, the Delhi Arbitration and Conciliation Council members will also recommend government and other institutions on various policy making. Sources stated that the first meeting was a great success and deliberations were carried out with all council members present in the meeting.
In the Delhi Arbitration and Conciliation Council’s meeting, the council members discussed how to achieve the aforesaid objectives, conduct monthly meetings of council to review action plan, organise webinars and seminars for the awareness of women and further focus on women empowerment by the council of Arbitration and Conciliation initiated in 2023.
Women’s Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WICCI) is a National Business Chamber for Women that strengthens and builds women’s entrepreneurship and businesses through greater engagement with government, institutions, global trade and networks.
Women’s Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WICCI) also enables fundamental changes in governmental policies, laws and incentives with a view to robustly encourage and empower women in business, industry and commerce across all sectors.
