Amit Shah To Inaugurate Bardowa Project In March 15: Assam Minister Pijush Hazarika

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by Manisha Das

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Assam Water Resources Minister Pijush Hazarika said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate the Bardowa Project in Assam's Nagaon district which is the birthplace of Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva, on March 15.

Guwahati, Mar 12: Assam Water Resources Minister Pijush Hazarika said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate the Bardowa Project in Assam's Nagaon district which is the birthplace of Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva, on March 15.

Earlier, in February 2021, the Home Minister laid the foundation stone of the project.

"Home Minister @AmitShah ji is scheduled to inaugurate the much anticipated Bardowa Project on March 15," the Assam Minister posted on X on Monday.

The Assam Minister further said, after that, the Home Minister will address a public rally in Hojai.
"The Home Minister will then address a huge public rally in Hojai. Today, I visited the venue and held a preparatory meeting," he added.

The project, worth Rs 188 crore, entails the development of Batadrava Than as a centre of art, culture, and spiritualism.

The Assam government has taken up the Batadrava Than beautification project with a cost of Rs. 188 crore covering an area of 165 bigha.

Earlier on March 9, Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a visit to Kaziranga National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site nestled in the heart of Assam. Furthermore, the Prime Minister shared moments of joy as he fed sugar cane to Lakhimai, Pradyumna, and Phoolmai, three of Kaziranga's resident elephants.

The Prime Minister also unveiled the 125-foot-high magnificent statue of Lachit Borphukan, the famous general of the Royal Army of the Ahom Kingdom of Assam who defeated the Mughals. Lachit Borphukan is remembered for his extraordinary victory against the Mughal army of Aurangzeb in the Battle of Saraighat. The Ahom general fought relentlessly to curb the expansion of the Mughal Empire in Assam.

His two-day visit to the BJP-ruled state is being seen as the key to the party's ongoing campaign and preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, which are likely to be held sometime between April and May this year.

(ANI)

Elections 2024: BJD MLA Crosses All Limits, Uses Slangs In Public Meetings

by Hemanta Pande

Bhubaneswar, May 4: Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal's obstination, caused by long years in power in Odisha, has crossed all limits. Leaders of the ruling party are seen throwing distasteful and derogatory remarks at rival leaders and opposition parties in public meetings during the ongoing poll campaigning.

Such a hostile situation was marked at a public meeting, addressed by Kabisuryanagar MLA Latika Pradhan.

In a video clip that recently went viral on social media, the BJD MLA is heard making abusive remarks about opponents, arrogantly saying, "Biju Janata Dal ra kehi bala bi banka kari paribani" (No one can harm a hair of BJD member) using slang term common to Odia.

While BJD president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik always talks about being polite and humble to people, his party MLA's abusive remark about opposition leaders is a “very sorry state of affairs”, analysts say.

This was not an isolated case. BJD MLA from Jharsuguda, Dipali Das allegedly threatened people during her election campaigning recently.

The incident reportedly occurred when the BJD MLA visited Malibeunra village under Jharmunda panchayat of Kirmira block in Jharsuguda district to seek votes for the upcoming polls.

When the villagers questioned the MLA about what the development works she had done in the village, she reportedly expressed anger towards the people and said, " I don't care whether you vote for me or not."

BJP MLA candidate from Jharsuguda, Tankadhar Tripathy hit back Das for her "rude behaviour" towards the villagers and said that the people of Jharsuguda will give her a befitting reply in the ensuing elections.

Assembly and Lok Sabha elections will be held simultaneously in Odisha in four phases, starting from Phase one on May 13, Phase two on May 20, Phase three on May 25 and the final Phase on June 1.

The results will be announced on June 4.

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IDBI Bank Registers 44 Per Cent Jump In Net Profit For Jan-March Quarter

by Hemanta Pande

Mumbai, May 4: The IDBI Bank on Saturday reported a 44 per cent jump in standalone net profit to Rs 1,628.5 crore for the January-March quarter of 2023-24 compared to the corresponding figure of Rs 1,133 crore for the same period of the previous financial year.

The bank's net interest income (NII) rose 12 per cent to Rs 3,688 crore from Rs 3,280 crore while return on assets (RoA) improved by 39 bps to 1.82 per cent for Q4 as compared to 1.43 per cent in the same quarter of the previous year.

IDBI Bank's Board of Directors have recommended a dividend of Rs 1.50 per equity share for the financial year ended March 31, 2024.

The bank's net interest margin (NIM) declined to 4.91 per cent from 5.01 per cent in the year-ago quarter.

Provisions (other than tax) and contingencies were down 88 per cent at Rs 114 crore from Rs 984 crore last year.

IDBI Bank's provisions on bad debts written off came down sharply to Rs 1,049 crore from Rs 3,587 crore in the same quarter of the previous year.

The asset quality of the bank improved during the quarter with gross NPA falling to 4.53 per cent of total loans as of March-end 2024, against 4.69 per cent as of December-end 2023.