‘Not a rebel’, asserts Maha Congress Working President Naseem Khan after quitting poll campaign
Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) A day after he quit the Congress electioneering as Star Campaigner and the Campaign Committee, state Working President M. Arif Naseem Khan said that he is not a rebel and continues to respect the party leadership as always, here on Saturday. Speaking to the media, Khan said that contrary to speculation, […]
Amid Javadekar-Jayarajan row, Kerala CPI(M) secretariat to meet on Monday
Thiruvananthapuram, April 27 (IANS) In the midst of a major controversy surrounding the convenor of the ruling Left Democratic Front, EP Jayarajan connecting with a BJP leader recently, a meeting of the CPI(M) Kerala secretariat has been scheduled for Monday. The CPI(M) was caught on the back foot after Jayarajan, on Friday soon after casting […]
Kashmir boat capsize tragedy: Another student’s body recovered after 12 days
Srinagar, April 27 (IANS) Body of another student lost in Jhelum boat tragedy was recovered from the river on Saturday. Divers and teams deployed by the authorities have been looking for the three persons who went missing after a boat capsized in Jhelum River on April 16 in Gandbal Batwara area of Srinagar district, in […]
Congress announced guarantees to lure voters but failed: K’taka BJP chief
Shivamogga, April 27 (IANS) Karnataka BJP president B. Y. Vijayendra on Saturday said the Congress announced guarantees to lure voters but it “failed” as they are fed up with Siddaramaiah government’s “hypocrisy, wrong policies and politics of appeasement”. Interacting with reporters here, he said that the Congress is dreaming of winning 10 to 12 seats […]
Congress slits throat of Hindu people for Muslims, alleges Giriraj Singh
Patna, April 27 (IANS) Upping the ante against the Congress over its “appeasement” politics, Union Minister and BJP’s Begusarai candidate on Saturday said that the grand old party has slit the throats of Hindu people and snatched their rights for Muslims. While interacting with media persons in Begusarai, Giriraj Singh said, “The fight in the […]
Voters boycott polling at four places in Assam’s Silchar LS seat
Silchar, April 27 (IANS) Residents, angry over a variety of reasons, boycotted polling in four areas of Assam’s Silchar Lok Sabha constituency on Friday. Voting was boycotted in the Rangikhari area of Silchar town; along with the South Mohanpur neighbourhood in Sonai; Durga Nagar Tea Garden and the East Dayapur area of Udharband in Cachar […]
LS polls: PM Modi to campaign in Maharashtra, Goa today
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday will campaign in Maharashtra and Goa for the Lok Sabha elections. The Prime Minister is scheduled to address a public meeting in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur at 5:00 p.m. From there, he will proceed to South Goa to hold an election rally there at around 7:00 […]
Land subsidence leaves 350 people homeless in J&K’s Ramban District
Jammu, April 27 (IANS) Over 350 people in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K’s) Ramban District abandoned their homes on Saturday after destruction of the houses due to land subsidence. Reports said that 30 houses were completed destroyed, 20 partially damaged and 10 others developed huge cracks making them unfit for occupation in a village uphill and […]
2 CRPF personnel killed in attack by armed group in Manipur
Imphal, April 27 (IANS) Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, including a Sub Inspector, were killed and two others have been injured after armed groups attacked a camp of security forces in Manipur’s Bishnupur district early on Saturday, police said. A police official said that a suspected Kuki armed group opened fire and threw […]
Rajasthan records 64.6 pc voter turnout in its final phase, Barmer tops with 74.25 pc (Roundup)
Jaipur, April 27 (IANS) Rajasthan recorded a voter turnout of 64.6 per cent (provisional figures) in the 13 remaining Lok Sabha seats that went to the polls on Friday. Elections to the state’s other 12 Lok Sabha seats were held in the first phase on April 19. The final numbers will be released on Saturday […]
