Hassan (Karnataka), Dec 23 (IANS) Expressing dissatisfaction over the Belagavi police handling the BJP MLC C.T. Ravi case, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, H.D. Kumaraswamy, said on Monday that if BJP legislators pursued the legal fight properly, all the police officers involved in the case could be suspended. Speaking to the media at … Read more
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) In the last one and a half years, around 10 lakh permanent government jobs have been offered, setting a remarkable record, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, taking part in the 14th edition of Rozgar Mela. While distributing 71,000 job offers, PM Modi highlighted that such job fairs were … Read more
Agartala, Dec 23 (IANS) More than 93 per cent of new faces were elected as Presidents of the ruling BJP’s ‘Mandal’ committees in Tripura replacing veterans, a party leader said here on Monday. Tripura state BJP’s Returning Officer (RO) for the election of Mandal Presidents, Samarendra Chandra Deb said that out of 60 ‘Mandal Presidents, … Read more
Chennai, Dec 23 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has strongly criticised the recent amendment to the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, calling it an undemocratic assault on free and fair elections. In a post on X, Stalin said that democracy was facing its gravest threat under the BJP-led Union Government. The Union Government’s … Read more
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Empowering local governance while safeguarding the rights of tribal communities in Scheduled Areas and management of natural resources would top the agenda at a National Workshop on PESA Act in Ranchi on Tuesday, said an official. The day-long workshop on Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA) is … Read more
Chennai, Dec 23 (IANS) Tamil Nadu BJP spokesperson and senior leader A.N.S. Prasad said the ruling DMK was desperately trying to counter the growth of the BJP in the state. He said that by adopting resolutions that levelled false accusations against the Modi government at the Centre, the DMK has acknowledged that the BJP is … Read more
Chandigarh/Pilibhit, Dec 23 (IANS) In a breakthrough against Pakistan-ISI’s sponsored Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) terror outfit, a joint operation of Punjab Police and Uttar Pradesh (UP) Police led to an encounter with three module members involved in a grenade attack at a police establishment in Gurdaspur, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav … Read more
Belagavi, Dec 23 (IANS) Laxmi Hebbalkar, the women and child welfare minister on Monday released a video of the BJP MLC C.T. Ravi allegedly using derogatory words against her on the floor of the Legislative Council and stated that she will never forgive him for the offence. Speaking to reporters in Belagavi, Minister Laxmi stated, … Read more
Gandhinagar, Dec 23 (IANS) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed appointment letters to newly appointed candidates across the country during the Rozgar Mela, the new recruits from Gujarat thanked PM Modi for giving them an opportunity to serve the nation. Several of the newly appointed recruits spoke to IANS and expressed their gratitude to PM … Read more