Politics
Deendayal Thali – full meal at just Rs 10 for patients and relatives at GMCH
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari light the lamp to mark the launch of the Deendayal Thali meal scheme at GMCH, Nagpur
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis at the launch of the Deendayal Thali meal scheme at GMCH, Nagpur
Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari at the launch of the Deendayal Thali meal scheme at GMCH, Nagpur
Sandip Joshi, President, Yuva Zep Pratishthan, at the launch of the Deendayal Thali meal scheme at GMCH, Nagpur
MLA Dr Milind Mane at the launch of the Deendayal Thali meal scheme at GMCH, Nagpur
Sandeep Gawai and Rajya Sabha MP Ajay Sancheti at the launch of the Deendayal Thali meal scheme at GMCH, Nagpur
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis at the launch of the Deendayal Thali meal scheme at GMCH, Nagpur
Rajya Sabha MP Ajay Sancheti, Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule and Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari at the launch of the Deendayal Thali meal scheme at GMCH, Nagpur
Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis enjoy the 'Deendayal Thali' at GMCH, Nagpur
Cabinet Minister for Food and Civil Supplies - Girish Bapat - at the launch of the Deendayal Thali meal scheme at GMCH, Nagpur
MLAs Krishna Khopde and Dr Milind Mane at the launch of the Deendayal Thali meal scheme at GMCH, Nagpur
Sanjay Tiwari at the launch of the Deendayal Thali meal scheme at GMCH, Nagpur
Deven Dasture and Nagpur Mayor Nanda Jichkar at the launch of the Deendayal Thali meal scheme at GMCH, Nagpur
‘Deendayal Thali,’ an affordable meal scheme, was launched on December 16, at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) by Yuva Zep Pratishthan spearheaded by Sandip Joshi, leader of the ruling party at Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC). Under the scheme, meals will be made available to patients and their relatives (who come as attendants) coming to GMCH at just Rs 10. The scheme is named after former politician Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya – who is a source of inspiration for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Present at the occasion were Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, Union Transport minister Nitin Gadkari, Maharashtra Cabinet Ministers – Girish Mahajan, Girish Bapat and Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Nagpur Mayor Nanda Jichkar, MLAs – Krishna Khopde, Sudhakar Kohale and Dr Milind Mane, Rajya Sabha MP Ajay Sancheti, Sandip Joshi and GMC Dean Abhimanyu Niswade.
Addressing the people present, Gadkari said, “I thank and congratulate Sandip for starting this humantarian project. Initially, the plan was to provide free food but Devendra and I urged that a nominal fee should be charged as free meals will be taken for granted and one will not understand the importance of it. So, a nominal price of Rs 10 has been kept. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya was always on his toes to help the needy and this initiative carries his message.” Speaking further, Gadkari said, “Politics is not just about winning elections, it is about helping those who are in need. If you help the needy, God will always be with you.” Gadkari then announced that he will be donating Rs Five Lakh for the Deendayal Thali project.
Fadnavis, while talking about the project, said, “People who visit the hospitals for treatment from outside the city often don’t know anybody in the city. Many times they face a monetary problem for the treatment itself and at that point of time, the additional burden of having expensive food makes the situation even worse for them. I congratulate Sandipji for this initiative, which will help people at large to get affordable food. It’s is a good model that he has created. We have received a similar proposal for Mayo hospital. If different organisations come forward to help, we can start something like this on a larger scale.” Informing about the government aided health camps in Maharashtra for the needy, Fadnavis said, “We have started health camps across Maharashrra to provide medical help to people who can’t afford it. Lakhs of people are getting benefited by it. If there’s someone in need of treatment and can’t afford it, I urge them to contact us and we will try to help them.” Fadnavis and Gadkari after the formal function also had the Deendayal Thali.
Notably, Deendayal Thali meal scheme was first started at Gorakshan Sabha, Dhantoli, Nagpur, by Sandip Joshi. Under the initiative, Yuva Zep Pratisthan provided food at affordable prices to patients and their relatives at hospitals in Dhantoli and adjoining areas.
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With 7000 luxury cars, gold fitted private jets, Sultan of Brunei has everything money can buy
With a personal wealth of £15 billion (approx rupees one lakh crore) Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah (76) has been the king for over 54 years now. Sultans huge fortune is said to increase by £80 (₹7000) per second from just oil assets that he possesses. The Sultan is the second wealthiest monarch in the world after the King of Thailand
Flew his hairdresser via private jet for a £19,000 haircut!
Such has been the Sultans lifestyle that he once flew his barber in his private jet for a single haircut, which cost him a total of £19,000 (approx ₹16.5 lakh) Not just this but hes also known to have his polo shoes flown by his helicopter for a match.
Once court papers in 2012 revealed that he paid £1.26 million (approx. ₹10.92 crore) to his badminton coach, £1.25million (approx. ₹10 crore) for acupuncture, massage and spent £50,000 (approx. ₹ 43 lakh) on guards for his exotic birds.
The Sultan, who spends around £17million (approx. ₹147 crore) on just jewellery as presents for his family members, paid two of his housekeepers £7million (approx. ₹60 crore) each! Once, the Royal Family spent so much at London jewellers Asprey that, in 1995, he decided to buy the entire company at a cost of £320million (approx. ₹2700 crore)!
Multiple marriages, divorces
In 1965, the Sultan married his cousin Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha, with whom he has six children, including Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee.
The Sultan remarried, but Raja still remains his wife and the Queen Consort. He married Hajah Mariam in 1982 a year before first wife Queen Saleha gave birth to their sixth child. He met her while she was working as an airhostess on a national airline.
He divorced Hajah (who was the mother of four children) in 2003 and stripped her off her royal titles. He then married TV presenter Azrinaz Mazhar, with whom he had two children before they divorced in 2010.
Micheal Jackson performed for Sultan’s 6000 subjects on his birthday
Father of 12, Sultan celebrated the weddings of his five children for a week by spending millions on each wedding. When Sultans eldest son Crown Prince, married a teenager Sarah Salleh (17), she wore jewel-encrusted Christian Louboutin heels and pure gold anklet. His daughter, Princess Azemah, 38, married her first cousin in week-long wedding on January 25, 2023.
For his oldest daughter’s wedding, Princess Rashidah, American singer Whitney Houston was flown in to sing at the reception and the Sultan paid her £5.5million (approx. ₹47 crore).
Sultans 50th birthday in 1996 was celebrated for over 15 days that cost him over £20 million (₹173 crore). The extravagant celebrations comprised a polo match, gala dinner for 3,000 at the opulent Palace where caviar from the endangered beluga was served.
Apart from this, the guests enjoyed free-flow of champagne. Not just this, the Sultan paid Micheal Jackson £14 million (approx ₹120 crore), for which the pop singer performed at three concerts – one for Sultans 6000 subjects and two for his private guests. The Sultan as a token presented every guest of his a solid gold medal!
1788 rooms, 257 bathrooms, air-conditioned stable for ponies
The Sultan resides at the Instana Nurul Iman Palace, which is the largest Royal residence in the world. The residence that was built over two years costs over £1billion (approx. ₹8600 crore) that includes 1788 rooms and 257 bathrooms.
With gold and diamond all over, the residence has five huge swimming pools, a banquet hall that can accommodate over 5000 guests and a mosque with a capacity of 1500 people. Apart from all this, there’s also a fully air-conditioned stable for Sultans 200 polo ponies (small horses)!
Most expensive private house in UK
The Sultan owns a lavish house in Londons most expensive area Regent Park, St Johns Lodge that consists of three linked properties. The same property in London was bought for £40million in 1994 (estimated to be worth £110 million [approx. ₹953 crore]) by making it the most expensive private house in the United Kingdom!
Known for being generous in gifting huge properties to his family members, the Sultan also owns plush properties on the Gold Coast of Australia, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, to name a few.
The Sultan in 1997 gifted his playboy brother Prince Jefri a mansion worth £45 million (approx. ₹390 crore) in Las Vegas that has 92 rooms, 29 bedrooms, 42 bathrooms, a tennis court, three swimming pools and a huge garage that houses 11 cars.
7000 cars worth £5billion
With almost 7000 cars, the Sultan possess the world’s largest car collection that include over 600 Rolls Royce, 500 Mercedes, 450 Ferraris, 380 Bentleys, over 100 Koenigsegg, 21 Lamborghinis, 11 Aston Martins, 179 Jaguars and 209 BMWs. His £5billion (approx ₹43000 crore) collection also includes a 24-carat gold-plated silver Spur Limo used for Royal weddings.
Sultan’s car
Private jets decorated in gold
Not just cars, the Sultan is the proud owner of the £233 million (approx. ₹2000 crore) customised Boeing 747, with a living room and bedroom decorated in gold and crystals and washbasins of solid gold.
Apart from this, he also owns a customised Airbus worth £75m (approx. ₹649 crore) and a Boeing 767 worth £136m (approx. ₹1200 crore).
(PS: The figures are an approximate value calculated as per the current market price, which have been sourced from The Sun)
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