K J Alphons
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Kerala polls: 'I am going to fight and win," says BJP's KJ Alphons
News | March 14, 2021 22:00 ISTAhead of Kerala Assembly elections, BJP released the list of candidates. Party has given ticket to Rajya Sabha MP KJ Alphons from Kanirapally Assembly seat.
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PM Narendra Modi to pray at Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple on January 15
India | January 10, 2019 19:25 ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi will pray at the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple here on January 15, it was announced on Thursday.
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With eye on elections, Alphons writes to over 300 bishops listing Modi govt's achievements
India | December 21, 2018 18:48 IST"Happy Christmas. May the peace and joy of the Lord be with you and your diocese. More than ever, the world needs to get together, and not build walls. I take this opportunity to place on record the good services being rendered by the Church in the field of education, health care and welfare of the downtrodden.
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Lok Sabha elections 2019| With eye on polls, Alphons writes to over 300 bishops listing Modi govt's achievements
December 21, 2018 16:10 ISTLok Sabha elections 2019: Alphons, considered to be the Christian face of the BJP-led government, has written letters to more than 300 bishops across the country and while wishing them for Christmas, he has listed the work done by the government for the "downtrodden".
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15 destinations identified under Ramayana circuit: KJ Alphons
India | December 17, 2018 19:40 ISTFifteen destinations have been identified for development under the Ramayana Circuit, the tourism ministry told the Parliament on Monday.
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India does not discriminate against tourists based on their sexual orientation: K J Alphons
India | September 17, 2018 15:52 ISTOn September 6, the SC ruled that gay sex between consenting adults is not a crime saying sexual orientation is natural and people have no control over it.
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Modi govt inherited 14-year-old policy of refusing foreign aid for natural calamities: Alphons
India | August 23, 2018 18:30 ISTAlphons pointed out that the policy is continuing from the time of Manmoahn Singh, who as the prime minister, had refused aid from foreign countries in 2004 during the devastating Tsunami.
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'Adopt a heritage' project: After Red Fort, govt to put more monuments under private care
India | May 02, 2018 20:47 ISTThe tourism minister's remarks came amid raging criticism over the government's decision to give Red Fort to “Dalmiya Bharat” group for upkeep.
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Some people have no problem getting naked for US visa but cry privacy on Aadhaar: KJ Alphons
India | March 25, 2018 22:47 ISTThe minister of state for also electronics and information technology assured that information collected under Aadhaar was safe and secure and claimed that media reports about data breaches were incorrect.
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Meghalaya polls: Union Minister Alphons rubbishes Rahul Gandhi's allegations of BJP trying to 'buy' churches
Elections | February 24, 2018 16:58 ISTClearing the stand of BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi about Christianity, Alphons quoted Modi as saying that his Government will ensure that there is complete freedom of faith.
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Meghalaya polls: Alphons rubbishes Rahul allegation that BJP trying to 'buy' churches
Elections | February 24, 2018 9:41 IST"Rahul Gandhi had accused the Central government of trying to buy the churches. In Meghalaya this is because the Central government had sanctioned Rs 70 crore to develop religious and spiritual circuits in the state," he said.
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India eyes doubling of foreign tourists to 20 million by 2020: Tourism minister
India | January 18, 2018 14:17 ISTIndia is doing very well internationally and is 13th in terms of foreign tourists arrival and 7th in Asia Pacific, the minister said.
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Not a single stone thrown on a church in Modi regime: Union Minister KJ Alphons
Politics | November 26, 2017 12:05 ISTAlphons was responding to reports that the Archbishop of Gandhinagar, in poll-bound Gujarat, has written to Christians, asking them to save the country from "nationalist forces" amidst a growing "sense of insecurity".
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Woman gets angry over Union tourism minister Alphons after her flight gets delayed at Imphal airport
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Union minister Alphons elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha
Politics | November 09, 2017 17:54 ISTThe seat fell vacant after M Venkaiah Naidu s election as the country's vice president on August 5.
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‘Eat beef in your country and then come to India’: Tourism minister’s advice for foreign visitors
Politics | September 08, 2017 9:15 ISTThe Tourism minister was responding to questions on whether cow vigilantism and restrictions on beef would hit the hospitality sector
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