Bengaluru, Jan 29 (IANS) The infighting within the BJP’s Karnataka unit has come out into the open with the party’s Chikballapur MP and former minister K. Sudhakar on Wednesday lashing out at state President B.Y. Vijayendra and warning that if national leaders fail to take action, the party has no future. Addressing the media in … Read more
Amaravati, Jan 29 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Wednesday expressed their happiness over the state’s tableau with the theme of Etikoppaka toys in the Republic Day Parade bagging third prize. Chief Minister Naidu said that it is a matter of great joy that the Andhra … Read more
Gandhinagar, Jan 28 (IANS) Gujarat purchased 10 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of groundnuts from 298 lakh farmers at the minimum support price (MSP), according to state Agriculture Minister Raghavji Patel. “As of now, over 2.98 lakh farmers have sold 10 lakh metric tonnes of groundnuts worth Rs 6,700 crore, marking a historic achievement,” said Patel. … Read more
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) After Maharashtra recorded one death and 110 suspected cases of Guillain Barre Syndrome, the West Bengal Health Department on Tuesday said that there is nothing to panic about the neurological disorder in the state. A statement by state Health Secretary Narayan Swarup Nigam claimed that Guillain Barre Syndrome is nothing new. … Read more
Guwahati, Jan 27 (IANS) Assam’s Director General of Civil Defence and Commandant General of Home Guards Harmeet Singh will be the acting Director General of Police (DGP) of Assam Police as the incumbent state police chief will join as the Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). An official order of Assam’s Home Department … Read more
Patiala, Jan 26 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday vowed to crush the forces inimical to the state and foil their conspiracies for disturbing the peace, communal harmony, brotherhood and amity of the state. Addressing the gathering after unfurling the Tricolor at a function to commemorate 76th Republic Day in Polo Ground here, … Read more
Bhubaneswar, Jan 26 (IANS) The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has dissolved all its state-level frontal organisations. The move comes ahead of the party’s forthcoming organisational election. “All the State level Frontal Organisations of Biju Janata Dal such as Biju Mahila Janata Dal, Biju Yuva Janata Dal, Biju Chhatra Janata Dal, Biju Shramika Samukhya, Legal Cell, … Read more
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) In a major development within the Samajwadi Party (SP), the party’s state executive in Uttarakhand has been dissolved. SP National President Akhilesh Yadav issued the orders on Saturday which were conveyed by his personal secretary Gangaram. Abdul Mateen Siddiqui, the party’s Uttarakhand in-charge, made the announcement in a letter released … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 25 (IANS) Newly appointed Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Saturday said that he expects the southern state to become the first one in the country to achieve 100 per cent voter turnout. He said this while inaugurating the state level celebrations, here coinciding with January 25 being celebrated as the National Voters’ … Read more