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Bed-ridden for 15 years, 65-year-old from J&K bags best house construction award under PMAY
Bed-ridden for the last 15 years, a 65-year-old man from Bhadarwah in Jammu and Kashmir s Doda district was among three residents of the Union Territory who recently received the best construction award under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).
Abdul Latief Ganai expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said the scheme came as a blessing in disguise for his family .
Modi and Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri awarded the best construction award under PMAY to Ganai through video conferencing on Friday.
Allotment of govt accommodation is being rationalised, says Hardeep Singh Puri
The minister s remarks come against the backdrop of the ministry asking leading artistes, including Padma Shri awardee Bharat Shivaji, to vacate their government allotted residences
PTI | December 26, 2020 | Updated 07:47 IST
Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri
Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said the allotment of government accommodation is being rationalised and the Centre has moved away from the approach of patronage . The minister s remarks come against the backdrop of the ministry asking leading artistes, including Padma Shri awardee Bharat Shivaji, to vacate their government allotted residences.
Published: Saturday, December 19, 2020, 18:08 [IST]
New Delhi, Dec 19: The dharna launched by the mayors and other leaders of the BJP-ruled municipal corporations of Delhi in front of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal s residence was called off after 13 days on Saturday.
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri serves juice to protestors agitating outside Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal s residence
The protesters, who were on an indefinite fast for the last three days, were offered juice by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta and the co-incharge of the party s city unit, Alka Gurjar. These mayors and leaders were not protesting for themselves or the party, they were protesting because dues of Rs 13,000 crore have not been paid and the salaries of the sanitation workers and other employees of the municipal corporations are affected, Puri said.
Civic body mayors call of dharna near Delhi CM s residence after 13 days
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Last Updated: Dec 19, 2020, 05:27 PM IST
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Synopsis These mayors and leaders were not protesting for themselves or the party, they were protesting because dues of Rs 13,000 crore have not been paid and the salaries of the sanitation workers and other employees of the municipal corporations are affected, Puri said.
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Speaking in the Assembly on Friday, the chief minister said even courts have said the Delhi government has paid all dues to the civic bodies.
New Delhi: The dharna launched by the mayors and other leaders of the BJP-ruled municipal corporations of Delhi in front of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal s residence was called off after 13 days on Saturday. The protesters, who were on an indefinite fast for the last three days, were offered juice by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta and the co-incharge of the party s ci