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Hello Jammu News at 2:47:00 PM 0
The Who's Who of Indian politics including former President Pratibha Patil, former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and former Chief Ministers and incumbent Governors attended the grand ceremony of oath taking by new President Ram Nath Kovind. The function was graced among others by former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and incumbent Governors Najma Heptulla, Vidyasagar Rao, S C Jamir, O P Kohli and Acharya Dev Vrat. Among the Chief Ministers, Nitish Kumar, whose JD(U) party broke the Opposition alliance and had voted for Mr Kovind was among the early ones to come.


New Delhi, Jul 25 :  The Who's Who of Indian politics including former President Pratibha Patil, former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and former Chief Ministers and incumbent Governors attended the grand ceremony of oath taking by new President Ram Nath Kovind. The function was graced among others by former Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and incumbent Governors Najma Heptulla, Vidyasagar Rao, S C Jamir, O P Kohli and Acharya Dev Vrat. Among the Chief Ministers, Nitish Kumar, whose JD(U) party broke the Opposition alliance and had voted for Mr Kovind was among the early ones to come. So did West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee, who however chose to sit among Trinamool Congress MPs at the back bench. The Trinamool Congress floor leader in Lok Sabha Sudip Bandyopadhyay, who was jailed earlier this year in connection with chit fund scam, was also present. The sidelights include arch rivals TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu and TRS leader and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao also exchanged pleasantries. Among the sitting MPs and Union Ministers, the ailing Rajnath Singh, however, could not attend. Mr V Narayanasamy of Puducherry, was the only Congress Chief Minister to attend. Among others, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and BJP chief Amit Shah were also present on the occasion. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's entry into the Central Hall was received by thumping of desks by BJP members. Top military officials and members of diplomatic corps and judges of the Supreme Court also attended the ceremony. Agencies

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Hello Jammu News at 11:55:00 AM 0

'Havan' and 'puja' are underway at the native Paraukh village of NDA presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind since last evening, as the villagers wait with bated breath the announcement of the poll result tomorrow. Kanpur Dehat, UP, Jul 19 : 'Havan' and 'puja' are underway at the native Paraukh village of NDA presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind since last evening, as the villagers wait with bated breath the announcement of the poll result tomorrow. Voting for the Presidential poll was held on July 17 and the counting of votes will take place in New Delhi as Kovind is in direct contest against joint Opposition candidate Meira Kumar. Even as Kovind's family members and relatives were away in New Delhi, the villagers expressed happiness in their own way. Elderlies were holding 'puja' and 'anusthan' at Pathri Devi temple for the success of the 'son' of their village. On the poling day the villagers were in upbeat mood as youngsters danced on the beats of 'dholak' synchronised with melodious tunes of harmonium and voice of folk artistes by squatting in front of Kovind's ancestral house in the village. ''We have been praying to the Almighty for Kovindji's victory. We are sure that he will head the nation. It will be a great achievement for him and a proud moment for all of us," said Jaswant Singh, a childhood friend of Kovind and a local of Paraukh village. It is expected that Mr Kovind will visit Paraukh soon after his victory. "We have planned a grand welcome for him. A grand ceremony will be organised to felicitate him on his success", said Anil Kumar, Kovind's nephew. ''We will raise a grand welcome gate at the village entrance. He will be welcomed with great fanfare. Not only people of Paraukh, but everyone in the region is happy about his expected entry in the Rashtrapati Bhawan", said Savitri , another villager said. There has been non-stop celebration in our village since June 19 as feast. Almost every day the villagers are seen feasting and dancing", said Suresh, native of Paraukh village. Kovind's sister-in-law Vidhyawati, who stays in Jhinjhak area of Kanpur Dehat, had thanked God, when her brother-in-law, was sworn-in as governor of Bihar. Little did she realise that he would soon be on the country's top position. "I have been praying to God since he was nominated for the country's top post. I am sure, Kovindji will win with a comfortable margin," said Vidhyawati. Many villagers have even booked taxis and buses for going to Delhi to meet Kovind in person after results are declared. The scene was same in the adjoining Kanpur industrial city where enthusiastic people were organising a 24-hour long 'hawan' at Vaibhav Lakshmi Mata temple. "We are organising a 24-hour long special puja and 'hawan' here for the health and success of Ram Nath Kovindji," said Anup Kapoor, priest of Vaibhav Lakshmi Mata temple. UNI 





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Hello Jammu News at 4:55:00 PM 0


New Delhi, Jul 17 :  Joint Opposition Presidential candidate Meira Kumar today appealed to the Collegium to heed to their voice of conscience and vote for an ideology that binds India. Addressing reporters, Ms Kumar said, ''Today I am in this contest to fight the battle of ideologies. It is an ideology that strives for social justice and protects freedom of the press and secularism. I have appealed to the Hon Collegium to heed to their voice of conscience and vote for an ideology that binds India, an Ideology of social justice,inclusiveness, secularism, liberty, end of poverty and destruction of caste system binds us together as a nation ''. She stressed to need to heed to one's conscience in the best interest of the country. ''The inner voice of our conscience is pure and powerful.We need to heed to it in the best interest of the country,'' Ms Kumar said. Polling is underway in Parliament and State Assemblies for electing the 14th President of the country. Ruling NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind and joint Opposition candidate Meira Kumar, both Dalits, are pitted against each other in the election. The President is chosen by an electoral college comprising all the MPs and MLAs in the country, with weighted votes apportioned. As many as 233 elected members of the Rajya Sabha, 543 members from the Lok Sabha and 4,120 MLAs from the state Assemblies comprise the electors. The electoral college has a vote value of 10.98-lakh and comprises 4,896 electors -- elected members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha and elected members of Legislative Assemblies of states and union territories. Counting of votes will take place from 1100 hrs on July 20. Incumbent President Pranab Mukherjee’s term expires on July 24 and a new President has to take over on July 25. UNI
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Describing former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar as the "right choice' for the post of President, industrialist son-in-law of Congress President Sonia Gandhi Robert Vadra said she has all the qualities and expertise to take the right decisions and take India forward.New Delhi, Jul 17 :  Describing former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar as the "right choice' for the post of President, industrialist son-in-law of Congress President Sonia Gandhi Robert Vadra said she has all the qualities and expertise to take the right decisions and take India forward. In a post on Facebook, Mr Vadra said, 'Meira Kumar ji has all the qualities and expertise to take the right decisions and take India forward. She is absolutely the right choice that we all know, i wish all the luck to her for the presidential elections today and to all the Indian citizens as this is very crucial for us as India chooses its president today.' 'I wish the five-time Member of Parliament, daughter of Babu Jagjivan Ram, extremely polite and soft spoken and above all a very good human being Meira Kumar ji, all the very best on today's presidential election. It is of utmost importance, that the head of any family must be progressive and well experienced cause only then it can take the legacy ahead,' Mr Vadra said. Polling is underway today to elect the 14th President of the country with NDA nominee Ram Nath Kovind pitted against the joint Opposition nominee Meira Kumar. As many as 32 polling stations including one in Parliament and 31 in State Assemblies have been created for the polling which began at 1000 hrs and will continue till 1700 hrs. UNI

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Hello Jammu News at 1:48:00 PM 0

Calling upon the collegium to listen to the voice of their conscience, the Opposition Presidential candidate Meira Kumar today said her fight was based on ideology, of protecting freedom of press and secularism. Talking to reporters, Ms Kumar said, 'Today I am in this contest to fight the battle of ideologies.


New Delhi, Jul 17:  Calling upon the collegium to listen to the voice of their conscience, the Opposition Presidential candidate Meira Kumar today said her fight was based on ideology, of protecting freedom of press and secularism. Talking to reporters, Ms Kumar said, 'Today I am in this contest to fight the battle of ideologies. It is an ideology that strives for social justice and protects freedom of the press and secularism.' Urging the collegium to listen to their conscience, Ms Kumar said ,'I ask the members of the collegium to pay heed to the voice of their conscience. I am sure that a decision will be taken in India's favour.' Polling is underway in Parliament and state assemblies for electing the 14th President of the country. Ruling NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind and joint Opposition candidate Meira Kumar, both Dalits, are pitted against each other in the election. The President is chosen by an electoral college comprising all the MPs and MLAs in the country, with weighted votes apportioned. As many as 233 elected members of the Rajya Sabha, 543 members from the Lok Sabha and 4,120 MLAs from the state Assemblies comprise the electors. The electoral college has a vote value of 10.98 lakh and comprises 4,896 electors - elected members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha and elected members of legislative assemblies of states and union territories. The counting of votes will take place from 1100 hrs on July 20. Incumbent President Pranab Mukherjee’s term expires on July 24 and a new President has to take over on July 25. UNI

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Hello Jammu News at 9:16:00 AM 0


New Delhi, Jul 15 : Although the ruling BJP-led NDA is exuding confidence of victory of Ram Nath Kovind in the Presidential elections, Opposition's Presidential nominee Meira Kumar will hold an interactive session with the Members of Parliament of the opposition parties including Congress, Left parties and others tomorrow here. According to sources, united opposition's candidate for Vice-President Gopalkrishna Gandhi will also be present on the occasion. Seventeen opposition parties including the Congress, the Left parties, Trinamool, BSP, Samajwadi, DMK, NCP, RJD, JMM, JD-S and National Conference are supporting former Lok Sabha Speaker Ms Kumar, while among other opposition leaders, the JD(U) is also supporting the NDA’s nominee Ram Nath Kovind. However, JD(U) leaders who have pledged to support BJP nominee Ram Nath Kovind for the Presidential elections may not attend tomorrow’s meeting. Senior JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav today separately met Congress president Sonia Gandhi and besides Bihar's political situation, both the leaders could have deliberated on Presidential and Vice President's elections. Even as numbers are staked against the opposition parties, Congress, Left and parties like Trinamool Congress have made a common cause and is trying to build up a front for 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The Presidential election will take place on Monday, July 17, and the polling to the post of Vice-President will be held on August 5. While opposition has named Mr Gopalkrishna Gandhi for Vice-President's post, the BJP and NDA have to announce the candidate's name at the earliest, as the last date for filing nomination for Vice-President's post is July 18. The BJP Parliamentary party executive and the NDA members are meeting separately on Sunday here, sources said. UNI 
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