Commotion in J&K Assembly, CM says MLA’s private resolution on Article 370 doesn’t stand
Srinagar, Nov 4 (IANS) J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, while commenting on PDP MLA Waheed ur Rehman Parra’s resolution opposing abrogation of Article 370, said on Monday that the resolution tabled by a private member has little significance. Omar Abdullah said in the Assembly that a single MLA’s private resolution during remarks over the Speaker’s […]
Assault on Hindus, Sikhs will not be tolerated: Union Minister Bittu on Brampton temple attack
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) As the Khalistani extremists attacked the Hindu Sabha Temple in Canada’s Brampton on Monday, creating widespread anger and condemnation from the Canadian lawmakers also, the issue resonated back home as well. Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu, in warning of sorts to Khalistani sympathisers, said that such attacks on Hindus and […]
Home voting begins for Rajasthan bypolls on 7 Assembly seats
Jaipur, Nov 4 (IANS) A total of 3,193 Rajasthan voters, including 2,365 elderly and 828 differently-abled, on Monday started voting through post from their homes for bye-elections in seven Assembly constituencies. Polling teams started reaching homes of these voters as per a pre-determined schedule, an official said, adding that secrecy of voting is maintained in […]
Death toll in Kerala temple cracker mishap touches 4
Kasargod, Nov 4 (IANS) A week after a major blast took place after firecrackers kept for a function caught fire at the Anjootambalam Veererkavu Temple in Kerala’s Nileshwaram, the death toll touched four on Monday. As many as 154 people were injured in the blasts and the blaze and the condition of around 15 people […]
Congress will be swept away in Karnataka by-elections: Former CM Basavaraj Bommai
Hubballi, (Karnataka) Nov 4 (IANS) Former Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said that the upcoming by-elections in the state will give a big blow to the ruling Congress party and it will be swept away in all three assembly seats, because of its double standards on issues of farmers. His remarks come in […]
Maha polls: EC removes state police chief Rashmi Shukla over alleged bias
Mumbai, Nov 4 (IANS) Just two weeks before Maharashtra Assembly elections, state police chief Rashmi Shukla was removed by the Election Commission of India on Monday amid Maha Vikas Aghadi’s allegations that she was favouring the BJP. Shukla, an IPS of 1998 batch and the first woman to appointed as Maharashtra State Director General of […]
After breathing fire for a year, Maratha leader Jarange-Patil backs out of Maha polls
Jalna (Maharashtra), Nov 4 (IANS) After more than a year of threats, Shivba Sanghatana leader Manoj Jarange-Patil suddenly decided to withdraw from the crucial November 20 Maharashtra Assembly elections, but vowed to continue his agitation for Maratha quotas, here on Monday. The Maratha leader who has been leading the reservation campaign punctuated by half-a-dozen hunger […]
EC begins process to update voters list in Patna, over 1 lakh youth may become first-time voter
Patna, Nov 4 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) has initiated efforts to update the voter list in Patna, for the Bihar Assembly Elections slated for 2025. The move is likely to add 1.25 lakh new voters in the city, with youths primarily making up the new voter base. The young individuals, who will turn 18 by […]
RG Kar tragedy: Charges to be framed at special court in Kolkata today
Kolkata, Nov 4 (IANS) The process of framing charges in the rape and murder of a junior doctor of RG Kar Medical College & Hospital will be held at a special court here on Monday, following which, the trial in the matter will begin. The process of framing of charge is happening exactly 87 days […]
PM Modi makes ‘roti, beti, maati’ pitch in J’khand; says ‘this election will mark ouster of JMM’
Ranchi, Nov 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined the BJP’s mega poll blitz in Jharkhand on Monday and launched a blistering attack on the Hemant Soren government, accusing the latter of “stymying” the development of tribal state. Addressing a mega rally in the Garhwa region of Jharkhand, PM Modi said that the upcoming election […]
