Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Trinamool Congress General Secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee, on Wednesday, accused the Centre’s ruling BJP of using the Election Commission of India (ECI) to snatch away voting rights of a large number of people as he dubbed the poll-panel-initiated “Special Intensive Revision” as “Silent Invisible … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, July 29 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Tuesday, questioned the silence of the different national commissions on the alleged atrocities and harassment of Bengali-speaking people in the BJP-ruled states. “The national commissions become active and send delegations to West Bengal even if a lizard bites here. … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chandigarh, July 23 (IANS) In a landmark move to strengthen the research and innovation ecosystem in Haryana, the state government has established the Haryana State Research and Innovation Fund (HSRF) with a budget allocation of Rs 20 crore for this fiscal. Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi on Wednesday chaired a high-level … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Patna, June 30 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has raised sharp questions on the Election Commission’s move to revise the voter list ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, alleging it is creating confusion among voters. Speaking to reporters at Patna Airport, Gehlot said: “Before … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, June 13 (IANS) A group of “untainted” or “genuine” teachers in state-run schools in West Bengal, who have lost their jobs following a Supreme Court order in April this year, started a fresh fast-undo-death agitation near the office of the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC). The hunger strike … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, June 12 (IANS) The Karnataka government on Thursday submitted, in a sealed cover, a comprehensive report on the June 4 Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede case, which claimed 11 lives, to the Karnataka High Court even as it questioned the state about the multiple inquiry commissions set up to probe the … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, June 7 (IANS) The Karnataka government, on Saturday, issued a notification extending the term of the One-Man Commission led by retired Justice John Michael D’Cunha. This extension is to facilitate the probe into the Chinnaswamy stampede tragedy, which claimed 11 lives on June 4. The Commission is currently investigating … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Gandhinagar, May 15 (IANS) The Gujarat government has taken a step toward improving irrigation infrastructure in the Gandhinagar district with the inauguration of six newly constructed check dams in Dahegam’s Dharisana village. The inauguration was led by Water Resources Minister Kunvarji Bavaliya, who also visited and personally inspected a key … Read more
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has taken a strong stance against the Union government, questioning the significant vacancies in the leadership positions of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) and the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC). Referring to provisions of the Constitution that … Read more