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Attempts were made to erase contributions of many, mistakes being corrected now: PM Modi after unveiling Netaji’s hologram statue

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Attempts were made to erase contributions of many, mistakes being corrected now: PM Modi after unveiling Netaji’s hologram statue

In an apparent swipe at previous Congress dispensations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that attempts were made after independence to erase contributions of many great people besides India‘s culture and values, and asserted that the country is now correcting mistakes of the past. Addressing a gathering after unveiling a hologram statue of Netaji … Read more

Central Vista area to get 1,753 new trees as transplant, revamp to raise green cover

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Central Vista area to get 1,753 new trees as transplant, revamp to raise green cover

As many as 1,753 new trees will be transplanted and 2,000 tree saplings planted in the Central Vista area under the government’s ambitious redevelopment plan, which will increase the overall green cover there, official sources said Sunday. They also said that as per the proposed plan, 3,230 trees will be moved out of the Central … Read more

CPWD prohibits photography, video recording at Central Vista construction site

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CPWD prohibits photography, video recording at Central Vista construction site

Amid criticism over the Central Vista Redevelopment Project, the Central Public Works Department has prohibited photography and video recording at the construction site near India Gate. Sign boards have come up at the redevelopment site of the Central Vista Avenue, which read: ‘No photography’, ‘No video recording’. An official in the CPWD, which is executing … Read more

Congress built ‘substandard’ buildings like Krishi Bhawan, Shastri Bhawan: Hardeep Singh Puri

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Congress built ‘substandard’ buildings like Krishi Bhawan, Shastri Bhawan: Hardeep Singh Puri

Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday accused the Congress of constructing “substandard” buildings like Krishi Bhawan, Shastri Bhawan and Nirman Bhawan, saying they are not fit for being used as offices. He was speaking in parliament in response to a query by Congress leader Amee Yajnik on the number of … Read more

No arbitrariness in selection of consultant for Central Vista project: Centre tells Supreme Court

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No arbitrariness in selection of consultant for Central Vista project: Centre tells Supreme Court

New Delhi: The Centre told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that there was no arbitrariness or favouritism in selecting consultant for the Central Vista project, which covers 3-km stretch from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate in Lutyens’ Delhi, and the argument that government could have adopted a better process cannot be a ground to scrap … Read more