Welfare schemes, policies in India not oriented towards poor: Chidambaram
Congress leader P Chidambaram said the various welfare schemes and policies in the country are "not pivoted to the poor".
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Congress leader P Chidambaram said the various welfare schemes and policies in the country are "not pivoted to the poor".
Jharkhand news: The Enforcement Directorate raided six locations linked to Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam and his aides in Ranchi. The agency has seized ₹30 crore so far, and the counting of notes is still ongoing.
Police said the boys, all under 14, were headed to the Capital to sit for the entrance examination for admission to Class 6 at Jamia Millia Islamia. Officials said that the incident took place around 6.20 am in the Crossing Republik police station area.
Bharat bandh has little impact, but checks at borders slow down traffic. Traffic through Delhi’s borders remained slow on the fifth day of heavy barricading in anticipation of farmers arriving there for a protest. UP Gate witnessed snarls during the rush hours, so did the internal roads of trans-Hindon areas as cops diverted traffic from NH9.
Police officers from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Gurgaon too will be on their toes to make sure agitating farmers do not make it to Delhi.