Manipur- Security forces have dismantled multiple illegal bunkers in Manipur’s Ukhrul district following a fresh spate of exchanges of fire between armed groups from two communities, leaving at least three people injured, including a woman, officials said on Wednesday. A police official in Imphal stated that coordinated operations were carried out simultaneously at several locations…
Kolkata- Trinamool Congress, on Wednesday, approached the Election Commission of India (ECI) seeking the immediate removal of the new returning officer (RO), appointed for Bhabanipur Assembly constituency in South Kolkata, where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, a Trinamool Congress candidate, is pitted against Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly and the…
New Delhi- Political leaders from across the spectrum reacted strongly on Wednesday ahead of the all-party meeting convened to discuss the ongoing West Asia crisis, with several welcoming the initiative but raising concerns over its timing and format. Congress MP Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka welcomed the government’s move but emphasised the need for Prime Minister Narendra…
Gandhinagar- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on March 31 to inaugurate and lay foundation stones for a range of urban development projects, as the state highlights two decades of rapid urbanisation and infrastructure expansion. The visit comes as Gujarat marks 20 years since 2005, when Narendra Modi, then Chief Minister, had declared the…
Varkala- After the high-profile contest in Nemom, the political spotlight in Thiruvananthapuram district is firmly shifting north to Varkala in Kerala, where an unexpected turn of events has transformed an otherwise predictable contest into one of the most closely watched battles of the Assembly election. Two time CPI(M) legislator, V. Joy, is seeking a hat-trick…
Kolkata- The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of appointing the police officer husband of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader from neighbouring Bihar as the police observer for four Assembly constituencies in minority-dominated Malda district for the forthcoming two-phase Assembly polls. In a joint press conference, state Education Minister…
Ernakulam- Launching a scathing attack on Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan on Tuesday accused him of authoritarian conduct, political double standards, and entering into covert electoral understandings with the BJP, as the campaign for the Assembly elections intensifies. Addressing the media in Perumbavoor, Satheesan said the Chief Minister…
Raipur- The forest-clad regions of Manpur in Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh district of Chhattisgarh lived under the shadow of fear caused by ‘red terror’ (naxal insurgency) for many years; however, the network of roads built here over the past few years has changed the face of the region, besides bringing the cycle of violence to an end. The…
New Delhi- Enforcement actions continue across states to curb hoarding and black marketing of LPG, and so far, about 642 FIRs have been registered and around 155 people arrested, the government said on Tuesday. As part of the enforcement actions, about 3,400 raids were conducted, and around 1,000 cylinders were seized in the past 24…
New Delhi- Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Tuesday expressed regret over Leader of the Opposition Atishi’s absence from the legislature’s proceedings and condemned her party MLAs for speaking ill of the Chair over the suspension of four AAP MLAs by the House. In a letter in response to Atishi’s email seeking revocation of the…
