A regional meteorologist has also predicted that along with a very heavy rainfall alert in the five districts namely Burhanpur, Khargone, Dewas, Harda and Betul, there is heavy rainfall in 22 districts in the state in the next 24 hours.
Assam Congress MLA Abdur Rashid Mandal on Sunday defended Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav's "Chinese" remark for Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma saying "I do not think it is a racist remark."
Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday termed Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav's remark on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa as "unfortunate" and racist.
Amid the row over the demand for a nationwide caste census by the opposition, Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi posed a pointed question to Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav, asking why the latter's parents forgot to conduct it during their rule.
In a bid to financially help players sustain their career in sport, Hockey India (HI) has taken an instrumental decision to provide a grant of Rs 2 Lakh for members of the Indian Men and Women's Core Probable Group who have not yet landed a job in Government departments or Public Sector Unit
Meanwhile, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) also held a state-wide one-day sit-in protest with the demand for a nationwide caste census and the inclusion of the 65 per cent quota increase in Bihar in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution.
RJD is holding a state-wide one-day sit-in protest with the demand for a nationwide caste census and the inclusion of the 65 per cent quota increase in Bihar in the ninth Schedule of the Constitution.
"This is shameful and demoralizing for the daughters of this country. Not only have these rapists come out but there are also reports that as per BJP tradition, they were welcomed with garlands," Yadav said.
"Is Assembly, Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha, the place for offering Namaaz? This is the height of appeasement politics...I am a minister and worship some god or goddess on Thursday, then give me rest on Thursday. Does the country run like this? What kind of a method is this, isn't this foolish?"
Responding to RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's demand for a nationwide caste census and inclusion of 65 per cent quota increase in Bihar in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution, Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Kumar Jha said, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ensured that caste census took place in Bihar.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is holding a state-wide one-day sit-in protest with the demand for a nationwide caste census and the inclusion of the 65 per cent quota increase in Bihar in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution.