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India's longest river bridge, capable of withstanding the weight of a 60-tonne battle tanks, will be inaugurated in Assam, close to the border with China on 26 May by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The construction of the bridge began in 2011 by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's UPA Government.

Now 9.15-km-long Dhola-Sadiya bridge over the Brahmaputra river will be India's longest river bridge after the inauguration. It is 3.55 km longer than the Bandra-Worli sea link in Mumbai, making it the longest bridge in India.

The construction of the bridge is seen as an attempt by India to shore up its defence infrastructure along the Sino- Indian border. It is also part of the Centre's endeavour to improve connectivity in the region.

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the strategically important bridge to the nation on 26 May. It will bolster road connectivity in the Northeast as the bridge will be used by people of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh besides defence forces extensively.

The construction of the bridge began in 2011 at a project cost of Rs 950 crore by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's UPA Government. It has been designed to withstand the movement of military tanks.

Assam and Arunachal Pradesh have huge strategic value to India. Since the bridge is located close to India's border with China, it will help quick movement of military troops and artillery in times of conflict.

The bridge is located 540 km from Assam’s capital Dispur and 300 km from Arunachal Pradesh’s capital Itanagar.

The aerial distance to the Chinese border is less than 100 km.

After Kaliabhomora bridge near Tezpur, there is no bridge over the Brahmaputra for the next 375 km upstream till Dhola, where the new one has been constructed. Currently, all transportation between the two banks of the river is through water.

The bridge, when opened to public, will cut down the travel time between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh by as much as four hours.

As there is no civilian airport in Arunachal Pradesh, this bridge will help people of the state reach the nearest rail head in Tinsukia and the airport in Dibrugarh easily.

The bridge is one of the key projects of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in the northeast and has been built in public-private partnership.

In the name of law and order, the issue has emerged as the biggest challenge for the Yogi Adityanath government, who came to power with a new wave, about two months ago surrounded the predecessor Akhilesh government. Opposition parties are attackers on the government.

Yogi Adityanath government will release the 'Report Card' of his tenure of the first 100 days at the end of next month, and according to the political observers, the Chief Minister will want to make the document his success. But the challenge for this is quite big. Yogi Adityanath was sworn in as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on March 19.

Uttar Pradesh BJP says that since the formation of a Yogi government, the change in the picture of the state has already started. The felony is ending and crime graph is falling. Public confidence in the government is being restored. But the recent caste struggle in Saharanpur, communal incidents in Bulandshahr, Sambhal and Gonda have raised concerns for the government. The more worrying thing is that in these incidents, allegations of involvement of people of BJP and so-called Hindu organizations have been charged.

All opposition parties, including the main opposition Samajwadi Party (SP), are surrounded by the BJP government on the issue of law and order which has come to power after criticizing the previous Samajwadi Party government on this issue.

In the incident of carrying a girl in Bulandshahr, activists of Hindu Yuva Vahini formed by Yogi Adityanath in the murder case of a man of minority community have been accused.

Although the Yogi has warned the Hindu Yuva Vahini members not to take law into their hands.

In Saharanpur, BJP workers attacked the Senior Superintendent of Police led by regional MP Raghav Lakhanpal Sharma. The opposition is demanding the MP's arrest in this case.

Prior to the assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state, Gujarat has suffered tremendous shock in the BJP. In a local election here, the Congress has won a tremendous victory.

All candidates of BJP have lost the elections in this election. Congress has defeated BJP 10 years later.

In fact, in the election of the Local Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) in the Botad district of Gujarat, all the 8 Candidates of BJP lost.

Here, the panel led by the Botad Congress President D.M. Petal has won all the seats.

The BJP leadership is shocked by the results declared late night on Saturday (May 13). The BJP is also surprised because of these consequences because Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited this area a month ago and has inaugurated a scheme for irrigation, but the PM's visit to the BJP also did not help is.

After this defeat, the phase of discord has begun in BJP. A director of APMC slapped the alleged loser chairman Bhika Laniya, according to this director, the BJP lost the election due to the lack of leadership capacity of the chairman.

Although the election of APMC is not contested on the party symbol, but only the party-backed leaders win this election.

Congress says that the farmers are angry with the BJP, farmers are not getting the proper price of cotton and groundnut, so farmers have taught the lesson to the BJP.

Patidar Anmata Aandolan Samiti (PAAS) has celebrated BJP's defeat. PAAS coordinator of Botad, Dilip Sabwa says that this result shows the anger of farmers against BJP, it also means that even the announcements of PM Modi have not affected the farmers.

The BJP's president of the Kisan Morcha, Babu Zabelia, is from Botad and says he accepts defeat of the party and will find out where BJP has missed.

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was started on October 2, 2014, but after more than two years time has passed, there is no improvement in the situation. This has been confirmed by a government survey itself.

According to the survey of NSSO, 6 out of about 10 toilets made in the country under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, there is not enough water supply.

This Survey narrates the reality of the mission of India's free from open defecation by the Centre Government of Modi in 2019.

According to the survey, after the Modi government came to power in 2014 about 3.5 crores toilets were built. The Central Government gave subsidy to the people to build toilets. But according to the survey report, 55.4 percent of the people in the rural areas are still forced to do so in the open because there is no supply of water in toilets.

NSSO has released reports about the samples of 1 lakh households.

According to the report, 7.5 percent of the population of the cities are still forced to do so in the open.

According to the survey, due to lack of sanitation, about 833 million people in rural areas and 377 million people in cities suffer from the risk of falling ill.

Tell, even before the many toilets were unable to provide water supply and drainage, there were reports of many people turning their toilets into a store room.

Apart from this, it has also been revealed in the survey that in the states of Punjab, Assam and Odisha, there is no institution for the cleaning or supervision of public toilets.

According to the survey, 40 percent of the village's toilets were not connected to any drainage system. In many villages, the washroom gets direct ponds or water of rivers.

The process of selecting the chairperson of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) has come out in rigging. For this, the collegium had prepared a list of prestigious individuals, one of which was to be chosen as chairperson. But the list was prepared, out of which 10 people had already died. Seven of them were such that their death had already happened before the formation of collegium.

It points to a large rigging and corruption. The question arises that this is the way to choose a chairperson in the important institution like the ICSR in the Modi Government?

According to the rules of the Indian Council of Social Science Research, the committee had to finalize the names of three of these people and send it to the government. Then, in the name of one of those three names, the Human Resource Ministry (HRD) was to be stamped.

On May 2, the Human Resource Ministry finalized the name of Brij Bihari Kumar for the post of Chairman. 76-year-old Brij Bihari Kumar has been the editor of Quarterly magazine Varta and Chintan Srijan. Now he has been made the new Chairman of the ICSR for three years.

Brij Bihari Kumar has been chosen by this process. So far, AK Thorat was made on this post which retired last month. A list of 244 names was prepared. One of which was to be chosen. This list was prepared as a chairman of Thorat.

Surprisingly, in the process of selecting the chairperson of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), ten people who had already died were included. It is a testimony to the huge rigging and corruption.

These names are: Nihar Ranjan Rai of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), who died in 1981), BR Grover (who died in 2001), KS Lal (who died in 2002), R Kulkarna (died in 2009), RS Sharma, (death in 2011), Ravinder Kumar (death in 2001) was also included in the Collegium. In addition, the name of Geographer LS Bhatt was also included in the Collegium. Who died in 2013.

Not only that, this list included the names of historian Bimal Prasad and former chief of ICSSR Rajni Kothari. Both of them died in 2015. Javed Alam was also included in the name of the person who died in 2016.

On this case, Indian Express wanted to talk to the HRD Ministry, but no answer came. A source present there called it a stupid job.

ICSSR Secretary Virendra Kumar Malhotra said that the Council was formed in 2014 and names were given at that time. He said that only 10 of the 200 names will be those who have died before. But when they were asked that why the people died in 1981 were included, they did not say anything clearly.

India's President Pranab Mukherjee remembered Indira Gandhi as the 'most admired' Prime Minister of the democratic country and recalled her critical ability.

President Pranab Mukherjee recalled the congressional leadership the decisive method of working of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi while giving an indirect message to the party's decision to make rapid decision-making in organizational matters, due to which the party in the state elections only a few months after the second division in 1978 has won a great victory.

President Pranab Mukherjee said during the thunder of the remarks of the special guests that she was an important figure of 20th century. And for the people of India, she is still the most admired ruler or prime minister.''

Recalling the past, Pranab Mukherjee said, "Congress lost in 1977. I was the junior minister at that time. She told me that Pranab, do not get discouraged from defeat. It's time to work and they worked.''

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, India's Vice President Hamid Ansari, India's former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were also present on the forum. Pranab Mukherjee paid tribute to Indira Gandhi on this occasion and released a book on his life and works. He assumed the first copy of 'India's Indira - A Centennial Tribute' released by Hamid Ansari. Congress is celebrating the Centenary Jubilee of Indira Gandhi.

This book, edited by senior Congress leader Anand Sharma, is a compilation of the works of Indira Gandhi and her life, and it's preface has been written by Sonia Gandhi, who could not join the program due to poor health.

Rahul Gandhi read her speech from Sonia Gandhi. It was said in the speech, "I saw the sense of patriotism in Indira Gandhi which was the best that she had adopted from the freedom struggle." Sonia said that Indira Gandhi was a friend and advisor and "not her desires impose over me, she was very cautious about it."

Rahul said on behalf of the Congress president, "Indira Gandhi disliked the discrimination like the post, caste and sect. They had no time for conceit or gimmick. That hypocrisy or fraud were immediately recognized by her. She was proud of being Indian, and she was a global citizen with broad and tolerant ideas.''

Recalling the second division in Congress in 1978, President Mukherjee said that Indira Gandhi was elected as the party president on January 2, 1978 and within a few days till January 20, she completed the formation of the Working Committee, the Parliamentary Board, PCC and AICC And formed the party to face Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Assam and NEFA assembly elections.

He said that soon after her leadership, the party won in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka with a two-third majority and made its party the largest party in Maharashtra, where the party formed the government in collaboration with the faction separated from the Congress.

President Pranab Mukherjee said that in her worst times of politics, Indiraji kept herself in more work. During this time, he also remembered the hard decisions taken by former prime minister Indira Gandhi in the interest of the country.

Pranab Mukherjee specifically mentioned her decision to free the Golden Temple from terrorists.

In his brief speech, India's Vice-President Hamid Ansari said that she was in a time of change and turmoil in the country, abroad and the world, and destiny offered her the responsibility of playing the role of the principal hero.

Former Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh said, "Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister of India and also the accepted leader of the developing countries. She believed in global peace and her point was heard with great respect."

In this program senior leaders including several former Union Ministers and Chief Ministers were present. There were many leaders including Ghulam Nabi Azad, Ambika Soni, Janardhan Dwivedi, P Chidambaram, Sheela Dikshit, among others.

Zakir Musa, who took over the command of the terrorist organization Hizbul Mujahideen after Burhan Wani in Kashmir Valley, announced to separate from the organization on Saturday.

This move of Musa has come after his organization has overturned his statement, in which he had warned that if the Hurriyat leaders told the Kashmir case to be 'political', he would cut his head and hang him on Lal Chowk.

Musa, who took charge of the organization in July last year, has announced that after Saturday he will have no relationship with Hizbul Mujahideen.

In a new audio message released on social media, Musa said, "After my final audio message, there has been a lot of confusion in Kashmir. I remain on my statement and message."

Musa had said on Friday that if the Hurriyat leaders termed the Kashmir issue as "a political issue" by calling it 'Islamic conflict', then he would cut the head of the Hurriyat leaders and hang him at Lal Chowk in Srinagar.

Hizbul Mujahideen, however, said on Saturday that the organization does not keep up with Musa's statement.

Hizbul spokesman Salim Hashmi said in an e-mail statement sent to a local news agency in Kashmir, "Such a statement (Musa's) is unacceptable to us. There is a personal opinion of Zakir Musa.''

Responding to the statement of Hizbul, Musa said in the audio message, "Hizbul Mujahideen has said that there is nothing to do with the statement of Zakir Musa. Therefore, if Hizbul Mujahideen does not represent me, then I do not even represent them. Since today, there is nothing to do with Hizbul Mujahideen."

About 20-year-old Musa said that he did not say anything about any particular person or President of the Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Shah Geelani. He said, "I have only said against the person who is against Islam and speaks of freedom for the formation of a secular nation."

He said, "We are fighting for freedom for the sake of Islam. My blood will flow to Islam, not for a secular nation."

It is notable that in a viral audio message on social media on Friday, Zakir said, "I am warning them to all the hypocritical Hurriyat leaders. They should not interfere in our Islamic fight. If they do this, then we will cut their heads and hang them on Lal Chowk."

He said that the purpose of his fight for the implementation of Shariah in Kashmir is absolutely clear and not that he wants to solve the Kashmir issue as a political struggle.

It is believed that Hizbul Mujahideen is behind the killing of Kashmiri military officer Omar Fayaz in the beginning of this week.

In the National Herald case, the third person of the Gandhi family, Priyanka Gandhi has also come under investigation. According to a notice sent to Young Indian (YI) Pvt Ltd on behalf of Income Tax Department, Priyanka Gandhi bought Associate Journal Limited shares to ensure 100 percent stake of Young Indian in Associate Journal Limited (AJL).

According to the English website News 18, in the notice of 24-page income tax department, Sonia and Priyanka are said to be the main beneficiaries.

According to this notice, Priyanka Gandhi bought additional shares of Associate Journal Limited through Rattan Deep Trust and Janhit Nidhi Trust and thus, the ownership of Young Indian's Associate Journal Limited was fully owned. Young Indian's Majority share was already with Sonia and Rahul Gandhi.

Under the Section 148 of Income Tax, the revival of the Young Indian in the financial year 2010-11 revealed that this company also introduced fake transactions and incorrect data to save tax.

Let their Promoters of Young India present as a non-business company. The purpose of this company was to work for democracy and social unity.

Income tax notice says that with the acquisition of Associate Journal by Young Indian, the rights of several crores permanent properties came to the Young Indian, Young Indian had come to the right to recover rent crores of rupees from many properties of Associate Journal Limited.

Since more than 75 per cent of shares of the Young Indian had Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, they were the main beneficiaries of this transaction. The IT department has found in its investigation that all the people involved in this transaction were common and they were connected to Congress, Associate Journal Limited or Young Indian in some way.

The delegation of Muslim intellectuals and religious leaders under the leadership of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind met on May 9 from Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India. These meetings were done to bridge the 'wide gap' between the Muslim community and the government.

In this meeting, there was also a discussion of the atmosphere of fear of violence born in the name of Gauracsha and Love Jihad, but there was no mention in the official press release. While mentioning in the statement issued on behalf of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind.

25 Religious Leaders are included in this delegation, Zahir Kaji is the President of Anjuman-e-Islam. Kazi told the Indian Express, "Many people spoke on this issue in different tones. But the total meaning was that the community felt that it was being targeted. The extremists are taking law into their own hands. Nobody should be allowed to do this. We told the prime minister that the atmosphere of fear is creating with gauracsha and love jihad.

Akhtarul Wase, Vice-Chancellor of Maulana Azad University Jodhpur, told the Indian Express, "We told the Prime Minister that the statement of the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and his statement is not seen on the ground in which both of them had said that the law will not be allowed to be taken in hand anyone. Law enforcement agencies are not doing their job rationally."

According to the members of the delegation, the PM told him that whatever background he came from, now he is the prime minister of 125 crore people of India and he is committed to the welfare of all those above caste and community.

According to Kazi, PM Modi said to him, "It is my responsibility that no one should feel oppressed."

But there was no mention in the statement issued by the Press Information Bureau (PIB).

The PIB statement said, "Members of the delegation appreciated the Prime Minister's approach and hoped that the faith in the people of the whole nation will be ensured in every section of the society to ensure happiness and prosperity. He said that the Muslim community is ready to be equal partner in New India.

In the details issued by PIB, it was stated that the delegation appreciated the Prime Minister's efforts on the issue of triple talaq.

According to a member of the delegation, what PIB has said on the issue of triple talaq is correct.

The delegation agreed with PM Modi that the issue of triple talaq should not be politicized and the solution should come from within the community and we agreed with it.

The chief of the terrorist organization Hizbul Mujahideen has said that his organization has no hand in the killing of Lt. Omar Fayaz. On Friday, Hizbul Mujahideen Chief Syed Salahuddin dismissed the claim of the Jammu and Kashmir Police that three people of this terrorist organization were involved in the killing of the officer.

In a statement to a local news agency, Salahuddin said that our people are not involved in the killing of lieutenant Fayaz. This type of murder should be condemned.

Hizbul Mujahideen Chief accused Indian agencies of killing the officer. He said that Hizbul Mujahideen was charged with the murder so that the real face of Indian agencies could not be found.

Salahuddin claimed that India is trying to create a group like ISIS to defame the insurgents. Al Qaeda, ISIS and Taliban have no hand in the fight to get freedom for Kashmir.

Explain that the Jammu and Kashmir Police had posted posters of three alleged Hizbul Mujahideen members on Friday.

The three suspects were named Ishfaq Ahmed, Gyassul Islam and Abbas Ahmed. Posters of the suspects were planted in many areas of southern Kashmir. The police has also given a reward for giving information about them.

Let us tell that youth Kashmiri military officer Omar was killed on Tuesday night in Shopian district. Omar had come to attend the marriage of his uncle Mohammad Maqbool's daughter, from here he was abducted. The next morning the body of the riddled with their bullets was found.

Omar was commanding the two Rajputana Rifles unit. He was the youngest officer to do this.