Politics
AAP nominates two Padma awardees for Rajya Sabha seats

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday nominated environmentalist Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal and entrepreneur, philanthropist and social activist Vikramjit Singh Sahni as its candidates for Rajya Sabha seats from Punjab.
Both the Rajya Sabha nominees are Padma Shri awardees.
“I am very happy to inform you that the Aam Aadmi Party is nominating two Padma Shri awardees as members of the Rajya Sabha… one environmentalist Padma Shri Sant Balbir Singh Seenchewal, the other Padma Shri Vikramjit Singh Sahni is related to Punjabi culture… my best wishes to both,” Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said in a tweet.
The term of Rajya Sabha members from Punjab, Ambika Soni (Congress) and Balwinder Singh Bhunder (Shiromani Akali Dal) will end on July 4.
Balbir Singh Seechewal was awarded the Padma Shri for rejuvenating the 160 km-long tributary of the Satluj and Beas rivers, while Vikramjeet Singh Sahni has evacuated over 500 Afghan Hindus and Sikhs and rehabilitated them, besides ensuring free education for their children.
Maharashtra
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis praised the budget, Eknath Shinde mocked the opposition, said, “We three brothers are united!”

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, while addressing a press conference organized in the press room of Vidhan Bhavan here after the budget meeting, has described the budget as stable and the most balanced budget. He said that the Maharashtra government has presented a budget of Rs 7 lakh thousand crores.
It is rich and all sections from employment have been taken care of in it and the Finance Minister has maintained the balance of the budget, Maharashtra’s pace in economy and industry has increased. Number one is that development work and road construction work have been done as per the plan by preparing a roadmap, in which repair and construction work of roads is going on from villages to highways, for which funds have been allocated. The central government had provided 13 lakh houses from 2016 to 2022 and now 20,000 houses have been provided. The price of the house is Rs 80 lakh. A subsidy of Rs 50,000 has been given for this. Under the Prime Minister’s Pradhan Mantri Solar Yojana, free electricity from solar energy will be provided to those who use electricity within 300 MW.
Attention has also been given to reducing the cost of agriculture by using AI, drones and biotech and a scheme has also been presented for this. Attention has also been given to providing employment opportunities. The establishment of a society is also underway to make better use of dear sister’s money. Ajit Pawar has presented a wonderful budget. The 11th budget has been presented by Ajit Pawar.
Finance Minister Ajit Pawar said that special attention has been given to all sections in the budget and the budget has been presented on the basis of development. Nagpur has become a steel hub. Rs 500 crore has been allocated for the construction of roads here. Funds have also been allocated for other facilities and infrastructure including airport, railway, metro, sea route and GT. Along with this, Maharashtra is within the debt limit and Maharashtra’s debt is 18.71% while its limit is 25%. Production in agriculture is disappointing. There has also been progress towards increasing it to 8.8%. Efforts have also been made to increase the income of farmers. The government has also allocated funds for other schemes including irrigation.
Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that the government has continued the Ladli Behan scheme. The opposition was only criticizing Ladli Behan, but these three brothers will continue Ladli Behan. Eknath Shinde responded to the opposition’s criticism in his own way and said that there is unity among the three of us and it will remain. He said that in the budget presented by our government today, the chair has definitely changed, but we are united. He said that this budget will take the state towards development and the state will benefit from this budget.(Edited)Restore original
International News
Houthi leader threatens to renew attacks on ‘Israeli-linked vessels’ as Gaza aid blockade continues

Sanaa, March 11: Yemen’s Houthi leader, Abdulmalik al-Houthi, announced that his group is preparing military operations against Israeli-linked vessels if humanitarian aid does not reach Gaza within a four-day deadline he set last week.
“We stand by our deadline for the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip, and our armed forces are ready to execute operations,” al-Houthi declared in a televised speech on the group’s Al-Masirah TV channel on Monday.
The Houthi leader had previously issued a four-day ultimatum to mediators between Israel and Hamas to facilitate the resumption of aid deliveries to Gaza. This deadline is set to expire on Tuesday, Xinhua news agency reported.
The Houthi group, who control much of northern Yemen including the capital Sanaa, has launched drone and rocket attacks against Israeli-linked ships in the Red Sea and Israeli cities since November 2023, expressing support for Palestinians amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.
In response, Israel has conducted retaliatory strikes targeting Houthi military sites in Sanaa and the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah.
The Houthi attacks ceased following a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. However, the group now threatens to resume operations if the blockade on Gaza is not lifted.
The Houthi group, which controls large swathes of northern Yemen, including the capital Sanaa, has previously targeted vessels they say are linked to Israel in the Red Sea as support for Palestinians during the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Israel has targeted the Houthis in Yemen five times during the ongoing conflict. The most recent strike occurred on January 10. The initial attack took place on July 20, 2023, followed by additional strikes on September 29, December 19 and December 26. The port of Hodeidah was repeatedly hit in these airstrikes.
Since November last year, the Houthi group, which controls much of northern Yemen, has been conducting missile and drone attacks on what it said were “Israeli-linked” ships in regional waters and beyond, as well as targets in Israel, to show solidarity with Palestinians amid their conflict with Israelis in Gaza.
Maharashtra
Maharashtra Budget: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray’s allegation, fake budget, cheating the public, budget benefiting contractors!

Mumbai: Maharashtra’s budget is a budget of disappointment and frustration, this budget is the budget of contractors, this allegation has been made by former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray.
He said that funds have been allocated in the budget for the benefit of Adani. When Adani’s company is the caretaker of the airport, then why will the government give it funds and why will the government do its work? The only thing said in the budget is that tomorrow the moon will rise and you will get Vitamin D. This is a budget of regret and disappointment.
This budget has been presented to fill the pockets of contractors. It has only talked about focusing on development works, but not a single new scheme has been presented in it. Many schemes in the budget are old and it is an imaginary budget. Only promises have been made in it and it has been said that the work will be completed tomorrow. Loan waiver was promised for farmers, but it has not been implemented yet.
Uddhav Thackeray said that this budget is about Ilham Abhas Yojana. Sugar mills are given assistance, but farmers’ dues are not paid. Why is the government not giving funds to BMC and BEST? This is a betrayal of the people. There is no proposal to control the price of essential commodities in this budget.
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