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Nellore: Kovur MLA Vemireddy Prashanthi Reddy has formally lodged a police complaint against ex-MLA Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy of YSRCP for the latter's July 7 remarks at a public meeting in Kovvur. In her complaint, Prasanthi Reddy alleged that the former legislator had made personal innuendos against her, alluding that her husband "could be killed in sleep or on the road." She charged that Prasanna Kumar Reddy is exhibiting a "pattern of political misogyny" with his remarks. "Such ass ...Read More >
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 4 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing Marathi-non-Marathi row, a group of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers allegedly stormed a man's residence in the Vanaz area of the city on Thursday and threatened to assault him over an objectionable social media post targeting MNS chief Raj Thackeray. The man, identified as Kedar Soman, had reportedly posted a comment on Facebook that MNS workers found offensive and disrespectful to their leader. Enraged by the post, a group o ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi assembly speaker Vijender Gupta announced the constitution of 11 new house committees on Thursday, taking the total number of such panels to 29.The panels constituted on Thursday included the committees on women and child welfare, welfare of minorities, and welfare of other backward classes, among others. Officials said these were aimed at strengthening the institutional framework for addressing the concerns of marginalised and underrepresented communities. While 11 committees w ...Read More >
Dibrugarh: In one of the largest anti-encroachment drives in recent years, the Lakhimpur district administration on Thursday demolished 218 illegal homes and cleared 288 bighas of encroached land across three Village Grazing Reserves (VGRs).The eviction drive, which was conducted under the supervision of district commissioner (DC) Pronab Jit Kakoty and senior superintendent of police (SSP) Gunendra Deka, saw a massive deployment of police and paramilitary forces, along with 12 excavators, at Phu ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Women and child development minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar Thursday demanded an unconditional apology from BJP legislator N Ravikumar for alleged derogatory remarks against chief secretary (CS) Shalini Rajneesh, calling for legal action and a police investigation into the matter.A complaint was filed at Vidhana Soudha police station against the BJP MLC, for allegedly making an unsavoury comment about Rajneesh when she was unavailable for a meeting in her office.Ravikumar, accompanied by o ...Read More >
Patna: In an unprecedented move, five colleges of Patna University got their principals through draw of lots with Bihar Governor and varsity chancellor Arif Mohammed Khan defending the move on Thursday saying, "we have adopted a system in which a principal's appointment is not guided by personal likes and dislikes".According to a notification by the varsity registrar, the appointments of new principals were made on the recommendation of the Bihar State University Service Commission (BSUSC).Those ...Read More >
Patna, Jul 3 (PTI) In an unprecedented move, five colleges of Patna University got their principals through draw of lots with Bihar Governor and varsity chancellor Arif Mohammed Khan defending the move on Thursday saying, "we have adopted a system in which a principal's appointment is not guided by personal likes and dislikes". According to a notification by the varsity registrar, the appointments of new principals were made on the recommendation of the Bihar State University Service Commission ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Monday stepped forward to allay the opposition's fears regarding "disenfranchisement" on account of the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of the Bihar electoral roll, saying the objective of the exercise is to simply ensure that no eligible voter is left out, while also keeping the roll free of any ineligible voter.This is in line with the duty cast upon the Election Commission by Article 326 of the Constitution, which requires ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Congress national general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala Monday kicked off a feedback-cum-review exercise in Karnataka, aimed at evaluating the performance of the govt led by chief minister Siddaramaiah and to quell murmurs of dissent.The move also comes amid speculation of a change at the helm and a cabinet reshuffle, but Surjewala firmly denied any connection to changes at the top."This is purely an organisational exercise," Surjewala said. "Unlike what is being projected -- whic ...Read More >
Srinagar- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday inaugurated a buyer-seller meet here to empower local artisans and boost the economy. "The Chief Minister inaugurated the Buyer-Seller Meet at SKICC today. The initiative aims to empower artisans and strengthen the local economy by creating direct market linkages and promoting local products. The meet is hosting 15 international and 30 national buyers," Omar posted on his official X handle. Talking to reporters later, Omar said the effectiveness ...Read More >
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference (JKPC), People's Democratic Front (PDF), and Jamaat-e-Islami-backed Justice and Development Front (JDF) on Monday announced the formation of People's Alliance for Change (PAC), with an aim "to raise the issues of common masses, including restoration of the constitutional position that existed before August 5, 2019". The alliance formation was announced at JKPC president Sajad Gani Lone's official residence here in the presence of PDF president Hake ...Read More >
Kolkata: A security guard Pinaki Bandhopadhyay, of the South Kolkata Law College on Saturday got arrested. After following the CCTV footage, it was learnt that the security guard was on duty then and despite knowing that a girl was being molested didn't do anything for her rescue. Question arises: why did the security guard not react? Was he equally involved in the crime or was he afraid of former Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) leader Monojit Mishra? Meanwhile, police found the vi ...Read More >
Bhopal, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Senior BJP leader and Madhya Pradesh Cabinet Minister for Urban Development, Housing and Parliamentary affairs, Kailash Vijayvargiya stirred controversy on Thursday with remarks disapproving of women wearing short outfits, asserting that such a trend is a foreign concept of beauty and not aligned with Indian tradition. A six-time legislator and a state government minister, Vijayvargiya emphasised that in Indian culture, women are regarded as a form of Goddess and ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: A day after the Special Investigation Team registered a fresh chargesheet against Kollam MLA Mukesh in a sexual assault case, Kerala State Women's Commission Chairperson Adv. P Satheedevi declared that the law does not mandate the MLA's resignation. Addressing the media on Monday, she explained that, as per the law, a legislator is required to resign only if convicted by the court for a term exceeding two years. At the same time, she added that Mukesh can decide whether to c ...Read More >
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