Amaravati, Dec 16 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan met Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday reportedly to finalise his brother K. Nagababu’s induction in the state Cabinet. The two are understood to have discussed the portfolio to be given to Nagababu. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Jana Sena chiefs are … Read more
Chandigarh, Dec 16 (IANS) Haryana Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shyam Singh Rana on Monday said that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann should follow his Haryana counterpart and promptly resolve the issues of protesting farmers. “Since the Haryana Chief Minister is providing minimum support price (MSP) on all crops, the Punjab government should also follow … Read more
Chandigarh, Dec 16 (IANS) Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Monday slammed the ruling AAP for its failure to address issues concerning the ongoing municipal council elections. Beginning his day at the Khanauri border, the Ludhiana MP met farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on his 21st day of a … Read more
Guwahati/Agartala, Dec 16 (IANS) The Bangladesh Assistant High Commissions (AHC) in Guwahati and Agartala celebrated the 53rd anniversary of ‘Vijay Diwas’ on Monday in a very low-key manner. Sources said that the officials of the AHCs in Guwahati and Agartala only attended the closedoor celebration and no guest was invited to the programme this year. … Read more
Belagavi (Karnataka), Dec 16 (IANS) The Karnataka government stated on Monday that the number of cesarean deliveries was rising in the state and announced that a new programme would be launched by next month to control this. Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao made the announcement in the Legislative Council in Belagavi on Monday. Health … Read more
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the city government’s Fire Department and Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to examine the feasibility of implementing a basic level of safety for the residents of slums and JJ clusters. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela … Read more
Kolkata, Dec 16 (IANS) In the face of large-scale criticisms both from inside and outside, Trinamool Congress on Monday finally officially censured West Bengal Municipal Affairs & Urban Development Minister and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim over his recent public comments on “minority” and “majority. In a statement issued here, the Trinamool said that the party … Read more
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) On the 12th anniversary of the brutal Nirbhaya gangrape, the ruling AAP on Monday launched a campaign called ‘Mahila Adalat’ to highlight crimes against women in Delhi. The move invited stinging criticism from the Opposition BJP and the Congress which called it a political gimmick. The AAP ‘Mahila Adalat’ was … Read more
Kolkata, Dec 16 (IANS) Enforcement Directorate (ED) has received specific hints from a special court of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Kolkata that the trial process in the ED-registered case in the alleged multi-crore cash-for-school-job scam in West Bengal might be conducted on a daily basis, sources aware of the development said … Read more