K’taka Minister Priyank Kharge’s aide arrested on drug peddling charges in Maharashtra

K'taka Minister Priyank Kharge's aide arrested on drug peddling charges in Maharashtra

Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, July 14 (IANS) Maharashtra Police have arrested an associate of Karnataka Minister for RDPR, IT and BT, Priyank Kharge, on charges of drug peddling. The arrested individual has been identified as Lingaraj Kanni, president of the Kalaburagi South Block Congress Unit. The arrest was made by the Thane police … Read more

Calcutta HC seeks report from Union Home Ministry on charges of migrant workers from Bengal in Delhi being deported to Dhaka

Calcutta HC seeks report from Union Home Ministry on charges of migrant workers from Bengal in Delhi being deported to Dhaka

Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, July 11 (IANS) A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Friday, directed the Union Home Ministry to submit to the court a report on allegations that some migrant workers from West Bengal residing in New Delhi have been deported to Bangladesh. The Division Bench of Justice Tapabrata … Read more

Odisha: Chief Manager (Mining) MCL in CBI net over graft charges

Odisha: Chief Manager (Mining) MCL in CBI net over graft charges

Follow Us on Google News Bhubaneswar, July 10 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has apprehended accused Chief Manager (Mining) of Mahanadi Coal Limited (MCL), Basundhara Area, Sundargarh district of Odisha while receiving a bribe of Rs. 20,000 from a person to facilitate the release of compensation of Rs 11.37 lakhs in favour of … Read more

Agent of BJP: Ex-SP MP hurls startling charges at EC over voter verification row in Bihar

Agent of BJP: Ex-SP MP hurls startling charges at EC over voter verification row in Bihar

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Former Samajwadi Party (SP) MP S.T. Hasan launched a scathing attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday, accusing it of acting like an “agent of the BJP” in light of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in poll-bound Bihar. Hasan’s sharp criticism … Read more

Prime accused in Bengal porn racket case now slapped with forgery charges

Prime accused in Bengal porn racket case now slapped with forgery charges

Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) Shweta Khan, the prime accused in the porn racket case in West Bengal, has also been slapped with forgery charges by the personnel of West Bengal Police who are investigating the matter. The main charges against her in the matter are that she first secured fake … Read more

MP: Congress-BJP trade charges on 27 pc OBC quota (Lead)

MP: Congress-BJP trade charges on 27 pc OBC quota (Lead)

Follow Us on Google News Bhopal, July 5 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday reiterated his government’s commitment to implementing 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs), accusing the Congress of creating legal and political confusion that stalled the process for years. In a strongly worded post on his official … Read more

Bengal monk case: Calcutta HC directs to file affidavits petition for scrapping FIR on rape charges

Bengal monk case: Calcutta HC directs to file affidavits petition for scrapping FIR on rape charges

Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Wednesday directed all concerned parties to file affidavits in Padma Shree awardee monk Kartik Maharaj case, who had filed a petition seeking cancellation of the FIR registered against him on charges of raping a woman for six … Read more

Odisha Vigilance arrests senior govt official over DA charges

Odisha Vigilance arrests senior govt official over DA charges

Follow Us on Google News Bhubaneswar, July 1 (IANS) The Odisha Vigilance on Tuesday arrested a senior official of the state government on the charges of amassing Disproportionate Assets (DA) to the tune of over 200 per cent of his known sources of income. The accused Dayanidhi Bag is currently working as the Joint Director … Read more

Centre trashes media reports on water charges for farmers under MCAD Scheme

Centre trashes media reports on water charges for farmers under MCAD Scheme

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The Centre on Saturday refuted media reports that farmers would be required to pay water charges under the pilot project related to the ‘Modernisation of Command Area Development and Water Management Scheme’ being rolled out to enhance irrigation efficiency. “It has come to the notice … Read more