Guwahati- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said the state government will continue its eviction drive against encroachment on government and forest land, stating that nearly 26–27 lakh bighas of land across the state is currently under illegal occupation. Speaking to reporters, Sarma said an eviction drive was carried out in Karimganj district…
Bengaluru- Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Wednesday said it would be better for BJP MLA Byrathi Basavaraj, an accused in the rowdy sheeter murder case, to surrender before the police. The Karnataka High Court had cancelled his interim bail on Tuesday.Speaking to reporters, Parameshwara, when asked why the police had not yet arrested Byrathi…
Kolkata- The BJP on Wednesday questioned the rationale behind a notice sent by West Bengal Police to the office of social media platform ‘X’ seeking withdrawal of certain posts on the micro-blogging site involving a Trinamool Congress MP’s conversation. The BJP’s Information Technology Cell chief and the party’s Central Observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya,…
New Delhi- Alleging major diversion, dilution, and under-utilisation of funds allotted for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs), the Congress on Tuesday called Union Budget 2026 a “casteist betrayal” of Dalits and Adivasis. The budget reflected their exclusion rather than empowerment, claimed Rajendra Pal Gautam, Chairman of the All India Congress Committee’s SC Department,…
New Delhi- As many as 9.50 lakh searchable data of arrested and convicted persons under the NDPS Act are available on the centralised digital database, National Integrated Database on Arrested Narco-Offenders (NIDAAN), for strengthening enforcement action, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, in a written reply,…
New Delhi- Opposition leaders on Tuesday hit out at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over his recent remarks on the Babri Masjid, accusing the BJP of indulging in polarisation politics ahead of the next Assembly elections and diverting attention from real issues such as law and order, women’s safety and governance. Reacting to the…
Jammu- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday that the union territory government plans to fully utilise the abeyance of the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) to implement various water infrastructure projects. The issue of many defunct tubewells and other projects of water resources was raised by BJP MLAs including former minister, Sham…
Hyderabad- Telangana BJP staged a protest at the DGP office in Hyderabad on Tuesday, blaming the ruling Congress party for the suicide of its candidate in elections to Makthal municipality. Party leaders and cadres gathered outside the DGP office and raised slogans against the government. They demanded that the police take action against those responsible…
New Delhi- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday offered a shield against politically motivated transfer/posting to officials engaged in Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in five poll-bound States/UT, directing Chief Secretaries and police chiefs to seek its approval in case of unavoidable reshuffles. “The transfer orders in respect of officers/officials,…
Una (Himachal Pradesh)- Employees working under the Mukhyamantri Nidan Yojana at a privately operated laboratory in Himachal Pradesh’s Una district held a three-hour strike on Tuesday, alleging non-payment of salaries for the past two months, government officials said. Under the Mukhyamantri Nidan Yojana, the state government claims to provide affordable and accessible diagnostic facilities to…
