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Digest for domestic stories for week July 15 - July 21, 2017

Saturday New Delhi: BJP chief Amit Shah today asked party members to not merely act as "election machines" but also work for cultural nationalism and 'Antyodaya' or empowering the poorest.

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Saturday

New Delhi: BJP chief Amit Shah today asked party members to not merely act as "election machines" but also work for cultural nationalism and 'Antyodaya' or empowering the poorest.

New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today took a sarcastic dig at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, terming as a "great move" his decision to junk his predecessor Akhilesh Yadav's free laptop scheme, and that he could save even more money by closing down hospitals next.

New Delhi: Wing Commander Mandeep Singh Dhillon, who died in a helicopter crash in Arunachal Pradesh last week, chose to go for a flood relief operation on that ill-fated day than taking his unwell daughter to a hospital, the IAF said today.

Sunday

Ramban/Jammu: Seventeen Amarnath pilgrims were killed and around 29 injured when a bus skidded off the Jammu-Srinagar national highway and rolled down into a deep nallah in the Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir today, officials said.

New Delhi: Rain fury continued across the country claiming nine lives in Gujarat and causing flash floods in Odisha, while in Assam the death toll touched 60 today though the flood situation there eased.

New Delhi: Seeking to blunt the opposition attack over cow vigilantism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today sought to put the onus for checking such "hooliganism" on state governments, insisting that they take "stringent action" against them.

Monday

Patna: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Prasad Yadav today dismissed questions about the growing chorus for his resignation as media speculation, but the BJP said he has only two options -- resign or get sacked.

Srinagar: Three unidentified militants were today killed by the security forces in an encounter in Anantnag district of south Kashmir, said defence officials.

New Delhi: Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu, one of most recognisable faces in the BJP, is the NDA's vice presidential candidate, party president Amit Shah said today.

Tuesday

Jammu/Srinagar: Two Army jawans were killed and 6 people, including 3 civilians, were injured as Pakistani troops pounded several villages and forward areas with mortar bombs along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir today, officials said.

New Delhi: Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop today said her country opposes Beijing's construction of artificial reefs and their militarisation in the disputed South China Sea, holding that freedom of navigation must be ensured.

New Delhi: The Monsoon session of Parliament had a stormy start, with the opposition forcing a washout today by creating pandemonium over various issues and an angry BSP chief Mayawati declaring that she would resign from the Rajya Sabha for not being allowed to speak on the dalit issue.

Wednesday

New Delhi: NDA's vice presidential nominee M Venkaiah Naidu today asked lawmakers to be "extra careful" not only about their image but also the institution of Parliament, saying people were "watching".

New Delhi: The Congress today hit out at the BJP, saying it will hold the government accountable by raising various issues in Parliament and that criticising it was like mocking democracy.

New Delhi: The government tonight decided to tweak guidelines to broaden the scope of a fund to help overseas Indians in times of emergency and distress.

Thursday

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee today rued that "tutored history" written by the "colonial masters" is considered more truthful than folklore and exhorted historians and academicians to focus on indigenous sources.

New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has signed a pact with the Army for developing a medium-range surface to air missile (MRSAM) which will be capable of shooting down ballistic missiles and aircraft.

Jammu: Thirteen people were killed and 11 injured in separate incidents of cloudbursts, flash floods and a landslide in Doda, Kishtwar and Udhampur districts of Jammu and Kashmir.

Friday

Jammu: An Army jawan was killed in a ceasefire violation by the Pakistan army which opened fire today on Indian posts along the LoC in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, after a day's lull.

New Delhi: Comparing Indira Gandhi to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on grounds of authoritarianism would be a "completely mistaken analogy" and difference between them lay in their respective ideological upbringing, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh today said.

New Delhi: Senior diplomat and external affairs ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay was today appointed as joint secretary in the Prime Minister's Office.

 

(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

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