Day: January 23, 2024

By Rishi Pal Sharma1 min read

PM Modi and the priests conducted the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ritual at the Shri Ram temple in Ayodhya, unveiling the Ram Lalla.

The ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremonies started at 12.20 pm and ended at 1 pm, with an 84-second ‘Abhijit muhurta’, or auspicious hour, in which PM Modi took part. While Ayodhya is on high alert with unprecedented security and painted in saffron colours, the whole nation is decked in ‘Jai Shri Ram’ flags to commemorate the major event.

A total of 8,000 invitations were extended to prominent figures in politics, film, sports, and other industries for the Ram Mandir opening. Top actors Amitabh Bachchan, Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor, Ram Charan, singers Sonu Nigam and Shankar Mahadevan, cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Anil Kumble, among others, attended the consecration event.

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By Rishi Pal Sharma1 min read

Assistant Commissioner hands over electoral rolls and CDs to representatives of political parties

PATIALA, JANUARY 22: The Special Summary Revision of Electoral Rolls and CDs handed over by the Assistant Commissioner to the representatives of the political parties has resulted in the final publication of 14,98,280 voters in the district. On the occasion, the Assistant Commissioner said that after the revision of the newly created votes, deleted votes, and corrections, the total number of voters in the eight assembly constituencies of Nabha, Patiala Rural, Rajpura, Ghanaur, Sanaur, Patiala, Samana, and Shutrana is now 14,98,280. These include 7,83,227 men, 7,14,996 women, and 57 transgender voters.

Ravinder Singh said that in order to increase the participation of youth in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in 2024, the Election Commission of India has set a target to ensure that every youth who is 18 years of age and older is compulsorily enrolled in the photo electoral roll and their 100 percent participation in India’s democracy. The Election Commission of India has fixed four qualifying dates in a year: 1st January, 1st April, 1st July, and 1st October, as per which the next qualifying date is now 1st April 2024. In the meeting, all political parties were asked to appoint their respective booth-level agents at each polling station as per the instructions of the Election Commission of India. The meeting was attended by Mr. Mohinder Singh from the Congress, Mr. Sukhwinder Singh from the Shiromani Akali Dal, Mr. Rajinder Mohan from the Aam Aadmi Party, and Mr. Baldev Singh Mehra from the Bahujan Samaj Party.

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