NCPCR Chief Submits Special Report on Child Protection in West Bengal to President Droupadi Murmu: Live Breaking News Headlines & Updates, March 19, 2024

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) chief Priyank Kanoongo submitted to President Droupadi Murmu the special report on child protection in the state of West Bengal. According to the report, there were deliberate violations of the legal procedures by the West Bengal government.

Eleven 'Shakti Ammas' gave a special welcome to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a rally in Tamil Nadu's Salem on Tuesday amid a political row arising from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks relating to 'Shakti.

Punjab’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sibin C, on Tuesday said 15,653 posters, 7,511 banners, 24,433 graffiti and 23,916 defacements on property have been removed across the state as the Model Code of Conduct has come into force. He emphasised that to prevent the misuse of muscle and money power, elaborate efforts to ensure free and fair Lok Sabha polls have been undertaken in the state.

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President N. Chandrababu Naidu has demanded immediate intervention by the Election Commission to check increasing political violence in Andhra Pradesh. He said on Tuesday that at a time when the election process is on in the state, the ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) is escalating political violence.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to pass any interim order staying the implementation of the rules notified by the Union Home Ministry under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Emphasising that the Union government must be given a reasonable time to respond to the interlocutory applications challenging the introduction of 2024 Citizenship Amendment Rules, a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, posted the matter for further hearing on April 9.

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday, March 19, said that the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train will be launched in 2026. "India's first bullet train will be ready in 2026, and will run in one section from Surat," Ashwini Vaishnaw said. The Union Minister also said that significant progress has been made in the construction of various stations and work has begun on the sea tunnel through which the train will reach Mumbai from Thane.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a public rally in Tamil Nadu's Salem today, March 19. Speaking at the event, PM Narendra Modi said that the NDA government is making two defence corridors in the country. "One of them is being built in Tamil Nadu," he added.

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Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday, March 19, said the BJP's Ram temple pitch "would not make much of a difference" in the Lok Sabha polls. He also exuded confidence that the INDIA bloc will get a clear majority to form the next government in the country.

The Bengaluru police on Tuesday, March 19, said that they seized explosive material from a vacant land near a private school in the city. The police found gelatine sticks, detonators and other explosive substances. Officials said that the substances were kept in a tractor parked at an empty site near the school.

RLJP President Pashupati Kumar Paras on Tuesday, March 19, resigned as a Union Minister after his party was denied seats in Bihar by NDA, ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.

Delhi's Rouse Avenue court on Tuesday, March 19, extended the judicial custody of jailed AAP leader Manish Sisodia till April 6. Earlier, Manish Sisodia was brought to the Rouse Avenue Court for a hearing in the Delhi Excise Policy Case.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a rally in Tamil Nadu's Salem today, March 19. The rally comes a day after PM Narendra Modi attended a roadshow in Coimbatore. BJP's alliance party leaders, including PMK founder S Ramadoss, are also likely to attend the public meeting.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, March 19, said that India was committed to protecting freedom of navigation and combating piracy and terrorism in the Indian Ocean region. His remarks came after Bulgarian President Rumen Radev expressed gratitude to the Indian Navy for successfully carrying out a rescue operation on the hijacked Bulgarian ship, MV Ruen.

Basavaraj Bommai, former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader on Monday, March 18, said that the Congress party will split in three months after the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and its impact will be visible on the Siddaramaiah-led state government.

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