28 MAY 2023 www.thestatesman.com Pages 12 |` 5.00|LC KOLKATA | NEW DELHI | SILIGURI | BHUBANESWAR P7 WEATHER GENERALLY CLOUDY SKY. LIGHT RAIN/THUNDERSHOWERS AT A FEW PLACES TOWARDS EVENING/NIGHT. THE MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WOULD BE AROUND 35 AND 21 DEGREES CELSIUS RESPECTIVELY. RAINFALL: 015.7 Mm RELATIVE HUMIDITY Max. 100% Min. 53% TEMPERATURE Max: 33.2°C (-7) SUN RISES 05:25 hrs MOON RISES 12:45 hrs Min: 19.3°C (-7) SUN SETS 19:12 hrs MOON SETS 01:43 hrs THUMBNAILS An illuminated view of the new Parliament building ahead of its inauguration ceremony, ANI in New Delhi on Saturday. 24 cabinet ministers take oath in Karnataka: The full-fledged cabinet of the Congress party came into force on Saturday as 24 cabinet ministers took oath at the swearing-in ceremony at the Raj Bhavan. Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the oath to the newly inducted cabinet ministers.Chief minister Siddaramaiah, Dy CM D.K. Shivakumar and Speaker U.T. Khader congratulated the new ministers. Speaking to reporters before the ceremony, CM stated that the allocation of portfolios of cabinet ministers will be done by today (Saturday) or tomorrow (Sunday). PG4 P4 P5 Modi to dedicate new Parl building to nation Congress & 20 other Opp parties have accused govt of bypassing President STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI, 27 MAY A midst a boycott call by 21 Opposition parties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the newly-constructed Parliament building to the nation on Sunday. Along with Mr Modi, the inauguration will be led by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. The PM will also install a historic 'Sengol' in the new Parliament building. However, major parties will be conspicuous by their absence on the occasion as they have decided to boycott the inaugural ceremony. The Congress and 20 other Opposition parties have accused the government of “bypassing” President Droupadi Murmu for the event. The government has, however, received confirmation from 25 political parties that they are attending the inaugural ceremony. These include parties that are not members of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Meanwhile, Delhi Police has beefed up security around the new Par- Sri Sri Ambalavanan Desika Paramacharya Swamigal hands over the 'Sengol' to PM Narendra Modi ahead of the inauguration ceremony of the New Parliament BuildANI ing on Saturday. liament building ahead of the inauguration ceremony. Sources said Delhi Police have decided to close all borders in order to prevent any protest or gathering. This decision has been taken in the wake of a call for a Mahila Panchayat in support of the wrestlers protesting against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in front of the new Parliament building on 28 May. Mr Modi on Saturday shared a video of the new Parliament with voiceover- BCCI DENIES AGREEING TO PCB'S MODEL FOR ASIA CUP 2023 KHARGE CALLS MEET OF MP LEADERS ON 29 MAY KCR CALLS PM MAAFI KA SAUDAGAR THE CHANGED STRATEGY OF KEJRIWAL by citizens conveying their thoughts as requested by the PM. He also shared the voiceover video by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. Retweeting the videos via his Twitter handle, the Prime Minister said: "Several people are expressing their joy on #MyParliamentMyPride. Through very emotional voiceovers they are conveying a spirit of pride that our nation is getting a new Parliament which will keep working to fulfil people’s aspirations with more vigour.” “May this Temple of Democracy con- tinue strengthening India’s development trajectory and empowering millions. #MyParliamentMyPride,” he tweeted. Earlier, on Friday, the Prime Minister shared a video of the four-storeyed building, saying that the new Parliament House will make every Indian proud. “The new Parliament building will make every Indian proud. This video offers a glimpse of this iconic building. I have a special request- share this video with your own voiceover, which conveys your thoughts. I will Tweet some of them. Don't forget to use #MyParliamentMyPride," Mr Modi said in a tweet attaching the video of the new Parliament House. He also urged the people to re-share the video with their own voice-overs which conveys their thoughts about the new structure that will replace the iconic circular building. He also asked the citizens to use #MyParliamentMyPride while posting the videos. The existing circular building of Parliament was completed in 1927 and is now going to be almost 100 years old. P12 Centre, states & UTs should work as Team India: PM Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs the 8th Governing Council meeting of Niti Aayog at the new Convention Centre of Pragati Maidan on Saturday. ANI STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI, 27 MAY Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged states and Union Territories (UTs) to work with NITI Aayog to take the country ahead towards achieving its vision for the Amrit Kaal. Chairing the eighth Governing Council Meeting (GCM) of NITI Aayog which was attended by Chief Ministers and Lieutenant Governors representing 19 states and 6 UTs, the Prime Minister stressed that the Centre, states and UTs should work as Team India and fulfil the dreams and aspirations of people for a Viksit Bharat in 2047. The meeting deliberated on several key issues including, health, skill development, women empowerment and infrastructure development, with the avowed objective of making India a developed nation by 2047. The theme of the meeting, attended by the chief ministers of several states but boycotted by some of those from the Opposition-ruled state, was ‘Viksit Bharat @ 2047: Role of Team India’. Several Union Ministers, including Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal and Narendra Singh Tomar attended the meeting. The chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh attended the meeting while the chief ministers of Bengal, Punjab, Delhi, Bihar, Telangana, Rajasthan and Kerala did not participate in the meeting. Army Chief visits Manipur IMPHAL, 27 MAY Two days before the scheduled visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to the ethnic violence-hit Manipur, Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande reached Manipur on Saturday to hold meetings with various civil society organisations in Churachandpur district. Amidst sporadic incidents of violence, the Manipur government, meanwhile, extended the suspension of internet services for another five days. Defence sources said that the Army chief arrived in Imphal on Saturday on a twoday visit. He will visit various districts where he will interact with the local commanders and obtain a first-hand account of the ground situation. On Sunday, he will meet governor Anusuiya Uikey,CM N. Biren Singh, Chief Security Advisor to Manipur Kuldiep Singh and would discuss and deliberate over the current situation and future trajectory, in order to restore normality in the trouble-torn state at (PG 5) the earliest.SNS & AGENCIES
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