Politics
Haryana to hold 1-day special meet over Chandigarh claim
Th The Manohar Lal Khattar-led Haryana government on Sunday decided to convene a special one-day assembly session on Tuesday to press for its claim on Chandigarh. The decision was taken at a hurriedly convened Cabinet meeting, which was held at the CM camp office and chaired by Khattar. It...
Talk of third front at this time not practical: CPI-M
Talking about a third front at the national level at this time was not practical, said CPIM politburo member MA Baby. The CPIM’s 23rd party congress will be held from April 6 to 10 at Kerala’s Kannur district. The party congress, which is held every three years, features discussions...
Thackeray demands removal of loudspeakers from mosques
MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday demanded that loudspeakers of mosques be shut down in Maharashtra, failing which his party workers would relay the ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ from temples. “Why loudspeakers in mosques are played at such high volume? If this is not stopped, there will be speakers outside mosques...
Kejriwal asks Gujaratis for one chance to AAP
Appealing to the people of Gujarat to give the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) a chance and accusing the ruling BJP of becoming arrogant, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann on Saturday conducted a roadshow in Ahmedabad. Buoyed by their party’s thumping victory in Punjab,...
Khattar says Chandigarh will remain joint capital
On a day the Punjab Assembly passed a resolution seeking immediate transfer of Chandigarh to the state, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar said the city will remain the joint capital of both states. He also hailed the Union government’s move to make central service rules applicable on employees of...
Mann govt demands transfer of Chandigarh to Punjab
The Bhagwant Mann-led government moved a resolution in the one-day Punjab assembly session on Friday, seeking immediate transfer of Chandigarh to Punjab, requesting the Centre to honour the principles of federalism enshrined in the Constitution. It further said that the Centre should not take any step, which may disturb...
JD-U denies reports of Nitish ‘resignation’ amidst rumours
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is serving his fourth term in office, will complete his five-year-tenure and was “not going anywhere”, senior leaders of his party, the Janata Dal (United), asserted on Friday. More than one top leaders of the JD(U) came out with the clarification a day...
Yogi suspends top officials, ministers on field duty
Yogi Adityanath has swung into action soon after taking oath as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh for the second consecutive term. Taking strict action against officials, CM Yogi has suspended district magistrate Sonbhadra TK Shibu and Ghaziabad SSP on the charges of corruption and laxity. Not just the...
MK Stalin on 3-day Delhi trip, to call on Modi, Amit Shah
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin who will be on a three-day visit to New Delhi starting Thursday, will call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for discussions on the financial allocation for the projects in Tamil Nadu, share of the state in Central taxes...
BJP draws roadmap for Karnataka 2023
Riding on the wave of victory in four of the five state assemblies, the central leadership of the BJP has now turned their focus towards Karnataka, which is expected to go to polls in 2023. Union home minister Amit Shah’s visit to the southern state is being seen as...
Naveen Patnaik says no thoughts yet on President
Odisha chief minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) supremo Naveen Patnaik, who is currently on a three-day visit to New Delhi, on Tuesday said the party had no thoughts on the presidential elections for the moment. “There is still time for the presidential elections… so no thoughts on...
Yogi approves ministerial staff allocation through lottery
The ministers in the Uttar Pradesh government have been allotted staff and rooms through a computerised lottery software this time by the secretariat administration after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath gave the nod for a more transparent and digital system. The new system will also ensure that there is 20...
BJP looking for a Brahmin chief for UP as replacement
With Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh joining the Yogi Adityanath cabinet, the ruling party is now contemplating nominating a new state unit chief. Sources said that in keeping with the ‘one man, one post’ rule, the party will ask Singh to step down and is likely to...
JD(U) leader shot dead in Patna’s Danapur area
A senior JD(U) leader and vice president of Nagar Parishad was shot dead in Patna’s Danapur locality by unidentified assailants on Monday evening. The assailants came on the bike and opened fire at JD-U leader Deepak Kumar Mehta outside his home. He was walking outside the home after dinner....
Row over Amit Shah’s ‘good news’ to Chandigarh staff
Political parties in Punjab hit out at the central government after Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced that the Chandigarh administration employee’s service conditions will be aligned to that of the central civil services. AAP, the ruling party in Punjab and opposition parties including the Congress and Akali Dal...
Sawant to take oath as second-term Goa CM today
Three-time MLA Pramod Sawant, who led the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to victory in the recently concluded elections to the 40-member Goa Assembly, will take oath as the state’s chief minister for the second time on Monday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries. The...
Cong campaign against price rise from March 31
The Congress on Saturday announced a three-phased campaign, “Mehngai-mukt Bharat Abhiyaan”, against price rise under which it will organise rallies and marches across the country from March 31 to April 7. Congress general secretary and chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala told a press conference here that in the first phase...
Digvijaya gets 1-year jail term for clash with BJYM workers
A court in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday sentenced six people including Congress leader Digvijaya Singh to one year’s rigorous imprisonment in a case related to a clash with protesting workers of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) in 2011. The court later granted bail to...
