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Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari questions shifting deadlines to clean Dadumajra dump: ‘most unfortunate’ | Chandigarh News

Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari questions shifting deadlines to clean Dadumajra dump: ‘most unfortunate’ | Chandigarh News

Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari Thursday criticised the shifting of deadlines yet again for clearing the massive garbage dump at Dadumajra, alleging that the government has been evasive about the expenditure incurred on the project. Tewari said he had asked in Parliament about the amount of money spent since April 2019 on clearing and managing the site. “The government ducked the question because the expenditure runs into a huge sum, running into high numbers in crores,” he said. The Congress leader pointed out that the Chandigarh Administration and the Municipal Corporation had assured the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that the site would be cleared by December 25, 2024. This commitment was made in the Administrator’s Advisory Committee meeting in August 2024, he added. Story continues below this ad However, Tewari said, when the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs visited Chandigarh, the Municipal Corporation said the dump, including both legacy and concurrent waste, would be cleared by June 2025. He said in its latest response in Parliament, the government said it has extended the …

Priyanka Gandhi Manish Tewari among Congress MPs in Joint Parliamentary Committee on One Nation One Election Bill – India TV

Priyanka Gandhi Manish Tewari among Congress MPs in Joint Parliamentary Committee on One Nation One Election Bill – India TV

Image Source : PTI (FILE) Priyanka Gandhi. One Nation One Election bill: Congress MPs Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Manish Tewari and Sukhdeo Bhagat will be in the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for deliberations on the ‘One Nation One Election’ Bill.  Two bills that lay down the mechanism to hold simultaneous elections were introduced in the Lok Sabha after a fiery debate on Tuesday (December 17), with the Opposition terming the move dictatorial and Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal asserting that the legislation would not tamper with the powers enjoyed by states. The Opposition raised concerns that the change could disproportionately benefit the ruling party, giving it undue influence over the electoral process in states, and could undermine the autonomy of regional parties. These Bills, which were approved by the Cabinet last week, seek to pave the way for holding simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies across India. Opposition members opposed the bill’s introduction. In the division, 269 members voted in favour of the bill’s introduction, while 196 voted against it. The bills will now …

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Manish Tewari of Congress to be in One Nation One Election committee: Sources – India TV

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Manish Tewari of Congress to be in One Nation One Election committee: Sources – India TV

Image Source : PTI Priyanka Gandhi Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Manish Tiwari, Sukhdev Bhagat from Lok Sabha and Randeep Surjewala from Rajya Sabha will be in the One Nation One Election committee, sources said. Two bills that lay down the mechanism to hold simultaneous elections were introduced in the Lok Sabha after a fiery debate on Tuesday, with the Opposition terming the move “dictatorial” and Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal asserting that the legislation would not tamper with the powers enjoyed by states. One Nation One Election bills introduced in Lok Sabha The Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha by Union Law Minister Arjun Meghwal after a nearly 90-minute debate, followed by a division of votes. As many as 269 members voted in favour of the Bill and 198 against it. Senior Congress leader and former Minister Manish Tewari dubbed the bill as against the Constitution. He said that beyond Schedule 7 is the basic structure that can not be changed and the bill in question is an assault on the Constitution.  He demanded …

Jaishankar to Manish Tewari in Lok Sabha – India TV

Jaishankar to Manish Tewari in Lok Sabha – India TV

Image Source : SANSAD TV S Jaishankar replies to Manish Tewari in Lok Sabha Amid the uproar in the winter session of the parliament, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, in a response to a question posed by Congress Lok Sabha MP Manish Tewari on recent disengagement with China, said, “What somebody wrote as a paper is for that somebody to answer for. I can answer for the government.” Earlier, the Congress MP cited a paper written by a ‘senior IPS officer’, which was presented to the conference of Director Generals and Inspector Generals of police. Tewari quoted the paper which points out that “26 out of the 65 patrolling points from Karakoram Pass to Chumar were inaccessible to Indian security forces as a consequence of Chinese transgressions.” Manish Tewari attacks government The Congress MP attacked the government saying, “This fact was never officially controverted by the government at any level”. He further asked whether the Minister could confirm to the house that after the recent disengagement, all those 26 patrolling points, which were “ostensibly inaccessible …

Chandigarh Election Officer Issues Notice To Congress’ Manish Tewari

The notice was also issued to the party’s Chandigarh unit chief HS Lucky. Chandigarh: The Chandigarh district election officer has issued notices to Congress party’s Chandigarh candidate Manish Tewari and the party’s state unit chief HS Lucky for the alleged violation of the Election Commission of India’s instructions. According to an official statement, the DEO-cum-returning officer issued the notice to Mr Tewari and the state president of the Congress based on multiple complaints that “the Congress workers were engaged in the making and distribution of Congress Guarantee Cards in different areas like Maloya, Daria, Kishangarh, Manimajra, Bapu Dham Colony, EWS Flats Dhanas, whereby important details of voters were being collected by inducing them to vote in favour of Congress in lieu of promised guarantees in guarantee cards”. Field reports which were obtained from flying squads in this regard by assistant returning officers reported that some of the residents had been made to fill such forms in which their details like name, address and phone number by the Congress party workers, it said. “Following the examination …

‘Haath has picked up the jhadu’: Manish Tewari makes a Congress-AAP pitch for Chandigarh | Political Pulse News

Dressed in a white T-shirt and tracksuit, Manish Tewari briskly walks along Chandigarh’s Sukhna Lake at 6.45 am, greeting people out on their morning walk with a firm handshake. “How are you, sir? I am Manish Tewari, please support us. I am the joint candidate of the Congress and the AAP (Aam Aadmi Party),” the 58-year-old Congress leader tells a middle-aged man, who promptly responds, “I know you, I was your junior at St John’s (school).” After a brief conversation, Tewari moves on to the person sweeping the walkway. “My name is Manish Tewari, what is your name? Is everything alright at home? I am the joint candidate of the Congress-AAP alliance,” he says in Hindi. As the Lok Sabha election campaign in Chandigarh, which votes in the last phase on June 1, gains pace, Tewari is not only going across the city addressing public meetings, he is also making his presence felt at popular spots such as Sukhna Lake, Tagore Theatre, and the Leisure Valley park area, a packet of chocolates and candies always …

MP Report Card: Manish Tewari from Anandpur Sahib | Chandigarh News

MP profile A former Union minister, Manish Tewari (58) is a two-time Lok Sabha MP. He was first elected on Congress ticket from Ludhiana in 2009 and from Anandpur Sahib in 2019 on Congress ticket. An advocate by profession who practices in the Supreme Court, Tewari is also an author and a regular guest columnist, writing for various publications. He started his political career at DAV College, Chandigarh, as president of National Student Union of India (NSUI), the student wing of Congress in 1981-82 and leading NSUI as national president from 1988 to 1993. He served as Indian Youth Congress (IYC) national president between 1998 and 2000 and was appointed national spokesperson of INC in 2008. In his two-terms as MP, he was a member of different committees of Lok Sabha. A resident of Chandigarh, Tewari was born in Ludhiana and brought up in Chandigarh. His father V N Tewari, a professor at Panjab University Chandigarh was killed by militants in 1984 in Chandigarh during a morning walk. Tewari’s mother Amrit Tewari was a dentist. …

Exciting to see people write music in reels now: Ankur Tewari

Songs, both old and new, tend to go viral on social media through reels and something like this happened with “Khalasi”, the Gujarati song from last season of “Coke Studio Bharat”. HT Image Tewari, who serves as the curator of “Coke Studio Bharat” season two, said it’s exciting how a series of reels can be used to tell a bigger story. Experience Delhi’s rich history through a series of heritage walks with HT! Participate Now “I love it, I feel it’s got something old school nostalgic. Earlier when we used to make films on film and shoot it on film, people used to talk in reels. People are writing music in reels now and a lot of reels together can tell a big story as well. It’s exciting in a way because I have seen a lot of young musicians breaking the trend of verse, chorus, pre-chorus… Things they are writing in a linear fashion… “Some of the songs that are on the top of the charts right now and they don’t even have a …

Diljit Dosanjh To Kick Off Coke Studio Bharat Season 2 Tomorrow, Ankur Tewari Says ‘Let The Music…’

Diljit Dosanjh to open the second season. The second season of Coke Studio Bharat will begin tomorrow with Diljit Dosanjh performing Magic. Coke Studio Bharat is returning with its second season, starting Friday, February 9. The second season is aimed at elevating the global success of its maiden season. Coke Studio Bharat is geared up to bring a fresh perspective to its core idea of Apna Sunao – an idea that empowers voices and stories from the heartland of India to take their rightful places with global audiences. The first song of the season will be ‘Magic’ By Diljit Dosanjh. The powerhouses behind the second season are award-winning musician and sought-after songwriter Ankur Tewari, prominent lyricists Swanand Kirkire and Kausar Munir and award-winning sound engineer and music producer KJ Singh. With a focus on Gen Z and their emotional spectrum, this season delves into themes of happiness, sadness, and fast-paced lives, promising an immersive journey through soul-stirring songs that resonate as the quintessential soundtrack to our lives. Ankur Tewari said, “As we embark on the …

Ankur Tewari: The world belongs to the young. We live on rent

For the layman indulging in the lilting rendition of the musicians of Coke Studio Bharat, Ankur Tewari’s association with the project may seem confounding. “It can be complicated,” he laughs in unison. Tewari, after all, is rarely the face of the compositions that play out during the recording sessions that make it to television. As the curator, however, Tewari may well be the spine that keeps the entire show aligned. “With Coke Studio Bharat, I wanted to present the honest story of our country, musically. That involves talking to different musicians, artists, and lyricists. My job is to create the whole palette, and design the story of the season. [I determine] what each song should say. I’ve built a think tank around me, and that includes musicians like Kausar Munir, KJ Singh, and Swanand Kirkire,” shares Tiwari, adding that the season is dedicated to Gen-Z, given that India is statistically “the youngest country in the world”. At 46, Tewari is arguably more aware of the tastes of young music listeners than several new-age musicians. He …