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He said that Rahul Gandhi and Revanth Reddy went to inspect the Kaleshwaram project and were propagating that the bridge would break. “They talk like they are expert engineers,” said KTR.The BRS leader alleged that these two leaders were showing expansion joints of a bridge and planting fear in people by stating that the bridge would collapse.The BRS leader lashed out at Rahul Gandhi after he along with Revanth Reddy visited the Medigadda barrage, a part of Kaleshwaram project on Godavari River in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district.On the allegation by Congress leaders that there was corruption of Rs 1 lakh crore…

Brussels : The Seventh Joint Dialogue between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the European Union (EU) was held in Brussels. It was co-chaired by Ambassador Dr. Yusuf Abdulkarim Bucheeri, the Director-General of Legal Affairs and Human Rights at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Anna-Maria Panagiotakopoulou, Head of the Arabian Peninsula and Iraq division in the MENA department of European External Action Service (EAAS). The two sides discussed consolidating cooperation and creating new partnership opportunities, in addition to exchanging views on regional and international development The EU delegation commended Bahrain’s achievements in human rights, tolerance, peaceful coexistence, combating trafficking, and…

Manama : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today received the Minister of Hajj and Umra of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, HE Dr Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, at Gudaibiya Palace. His Royal Highness highlighted the depth of longstanding Bahrain-Saudi relations, which have reached advanced levels across all sectors, in line with the strategic partnership that is based on a solid foundation of joint cooperation, supported by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. HRH Prince…

Manama : The 6th Gulf Business Incubators and Accelerators Conference, themed “The Future of Business Incubators in the Gulf… Sustainability, Development, and Financial Support”, kicked off on Wednesday in the presence of 200 participants from six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Ahmed bin Salman Al Musallam,  Speaker of the Council of Representatives,  affirmed during his opening speech that Bahrain, under the comprehensive development process, led by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and supported by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, attaches great importance to the economic and investment sectors,…

Manama : Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister, has affirmed the strength of the deep-rooted Bahrain-Saudi relations, thanks to the support and interest of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. He added that the two countries’ mutual keenness to enhance their partnership is in line with the visions of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister…

New York : The Kingdom of Bahrain has urged the international community to shoulder its humanitarian responsibilities in responding to the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), adopted by a majority of 121 countries, against the backdrop of the unfortunate situation in the Gaza Strip and its grave humanitarian repercussions, which calls for an immediate humanitarian, lasting and sustainable truce leading to a cessation of hostilities and immediate action to preserve lives and property and the security and stability of the region. The statements were made by the Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United Nations…

Panaji (Goa), Nov 2 (IANS) Nina Venkatesh of Karnataka won her fourth gold medal of the Games claiming the Women’s 50M Butterfly with a new Games record while Virdhawal Khade did the double, adding the Men’s 50M Butterfly to his tally in the swimming competition of the 37th National Games here. Nina stopped the clock at 27.70 seconds to win the gold ahead of Manavi Varma of Karnataka (27.90) and Rutuja Khade of Maharashtra (28.38 secs) in the women’s 50m Butterfly.Virdhawal, who had won the 50m freestyle, edged out his state mate Mihir Ambre (24.67s) and Kerala’s Sajan Prakash (24.78s)…

The accused, identified as Pankaj Kumar Parida, was arrested from Bhubaneswar on Wednesday.Parida, a native of Balasore district, holds an MBA degree in marketing.He was staying at Lingipur under Dhauli police limits in Bhubaneswar.Parida used to head the fraud firm ‘M/s Armada Bazar Pvt. Ltd’ in Odisha and Jharkhand.He has been arrested in connection with a case registered on the basis of a complaint lodged by one Ruturaj Mohanty.In his complaint, Mohanty alleged that the mastermind Parsuram Rajnetbhai Pal and accused Pankaj Kumar Parida, both directors of M/s Armada Bazar Pvt. Ltd, had fraudulently taken Rs 1.26 crore from him…

“I write to you in great anguish today to update you on the unethical, sordid and prejudiced behaviour meted out to me at the hearing of the Ethics Committee by the Chairman. I have been subjected to the proverbial ‘Vastraharan’ by him in the presence of all members of the Committee,” the opening lines of Moitra’s letter to the Lok Sabha speaker read.In the letter, she also claimed that no “ethics” and “morality” were left in the proceedings of the said meeting.“Instead of asking questions pertinent to the subject, the Chairman exhibited a preconceived bias by maliciously and clearly in…

He said this while interacting with the media after inaugurating various development programmes at Government Pre-university College campus in Hospet.The Chief Minister said that a meeting was held with the Forest Department and appropriate directions were given not to disturb A, B, C or any category of mining.”Alternative measures to mining in forest land were also discussed. We have fought against illegal mining in the past,” he said.Reacting to BJP MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi’s ‘prediction’ that the Congress government will fall soon, the CM said that the people of Karnataka have given majority to the Congress party.”The Congress government will rule…