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The Congress President has also appealed to the Centre and state government to make every effort at relief and rehabilitation, according to a statement from Congress.

"We need to boost manufacturing sector. If manufacturing sector is not promoted, the economy will get affected. PM Narendra Modi has also said of this. We have to motivate entrepreneurs to set up their units in northeast region," he said.

Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's interaction with students and teachers across the nation Friday on the occasion of Teachers' Day, he said: "The leader inspires and the country moves forward."

After the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, counter-terrorism cooperation between India and the US has increased significantly.

The increases in DA and DR are in accordance with the accepted formula, which is based on the recommendations of the sixth central pay commission.

He described the Congress-led Maharashtra government as the "most corrupt and ineffective" since independence.

"Uddhav had yesterday invited Shah at his residence 'Matoshree'," Leader of Opposition in MLC Vinod Tawde said.

"MLAs have to meet different kind of people everyday. We are not demanding a security cover for MLAs, but requesting L-G and Police Commissioner to review security of those MLAs who are facing a threat," Delhi BJP chief Satish Upadhyay said.

BJP district leadership, which met earlier in the day, decided against participating in the all-party meet called by District Collector Balakiran.

During her visit, Swaraj will hold talks with top leadership of the country on a range of bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest.

Referring to the achievements of the NDA government in 100 days, Ravi Shankar Prasad said opening of over one crore bank accounts for financial inclusion of all Indians was a major step.

A full bench of the Commission had declared Congress along with five other national parties as public authorities making them answerable under the RTI Act.

The decision to set up the committee is a follow-up to Modi's first major statement after becoming PM that archaic laws hamper governance.

However, there is yet no word on the Kerala Governor.

The government is expected to invest over Rs 1 lakh crore in the programme, which Modi enlisted as top priority in his Independence Day speech.

The ruling JMM on Sunday observed "black day" as part of its continued protest against the hooting by BJP activists during CM Hemant Soren's speech.