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CHENNAI: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Sunday said the people wish to see a change of guard in the state after the 2026 election and urged the party cadre to tell people about the good work done by the past AIADMK regimes. Writing his second letter to the AIADMK cadre ahead of launching his statewide tour on July 7, Palaniswami exhorted the party cadre to attend it. In another statement, Palaniswami criticised the state for directing 385 panchayat union offices and 12,620 ...Read More >
Nagpur: Despite aggressive promotion of electric vehicles (EVs) under green energy initiatives, Nagpur district continues to grapple with a critical shortage of charging infrastructure. According to official data, there is just one EV charging station for every 515 electric vehicles in the district.The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL), which is the sole authority for providing power connections to EV charging points, revealed that 151 charging stations have been se ...Read More >
Mumbai: Looking to turn the tables on the Thackeray cousins, BJP has raised the issue of Marathi vs north Indians and Gujaratis as it seeks to consolidate its voters among non-Marathi communities.On Saturday, former BJP MP from Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh and Bhojpuri actor Dinesh Lal Yadav, also known as Nirahua, waded into the language controversy, saying no one should indulge in such dirty politics. "The beauty of India is its unity in diversity. No one should do such dirty politics. I am a pol ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 6 (PTI) Senior BJP leader and Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan on Sunday claimed several MPs and MLAs from the Shiv Sena (UBT) were in touch with him and that people do not trust Uddhav Thackeray's leadership. Mahajan alleged Thackeray was a palatibahaddar" (one who makes a u-turn) and his conduct was immature, amid the controversy over the implementation of the three-language policy in the state. He also claimed that Uddhav Thackeray digressed from his father (Shiv Sena founder ...Read More >
Jaipur: Congress state president Govind Singh Dotasra Saturday said Bhajan Lal Sharma will not remain the chief minister for five years, while reiterating that the state's BJP govt will last five years. Dotasra accused the BJP govt of deliberately delaying local body and panchayat elections by misusing constitutional provisions. The Congress party will launch a major movement against the govt for not conducting elections for urban bodies and panchayati raj institutions on time, he said. "Under n ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The historic Swapneswar Mahadev Temple located on Bankad Fort premises in Banpur has been declared a protected monument by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Known for its intricate Utkalian temple architecture, the structure stands testimony to the glorious legacy of early medieval Odisha. The temple, believed to have been built during the 6th to 8th century AD under Shailodbhava dynasty, is situated in the tribal-inhabited Niladriprasad village under Banpur panchayat samiti ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A local Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader was shot and injured late Thursday night in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district, triggering a political row between the ruling party and the BJP.Raju Dey, the 'karmadhyaksha' of the Cooch Behar Block 2 Panchayat Samity, sustained a bullet injury to his right shoulder after unidentified men opened fire near the Jhinaidanga area around 11 pm. He was rushed to a nearby hospital by party workers and is currently stable, police said.According to inves ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jul 4 (PTI) A Trinamool Congress leader in Coochbehar district of West Bengal was injured after a group of assailants shot at him, police said on Friday. Raju Dey, the 'karmadhyaksha' of Cooch Behar Block 2 Panchayat Samity, suffered injuries in the attack near Jhinaidanga area around 11 pm on Thursday, they said. BJP MLA from Cooch Behar (Uttar) Sukumar Roy's son and his driver have been arrested in connection with the incident, a police officer said. "The bullet struck Dey's right ...Read More >
Madikeri: Virajpet MLA AS Ponnanna instructed forest department officials to take immediate action to control the wild elephant problem in Kodagu. He assured that the forest minister would be invited to the district to address this issue.Following concerns raised by B Shettigeri gram panchayat president Kollira Bopanna about the increased elephant problem near the panchayat in South Kodagu, Ponnanna conducted an urgent meeting with senior forest officials to discuss solutions. The govt has alloc ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) There is a "very strong opinion" within the Maharashtra Congress that the party should go solo in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said on Tuesday. His remarks came a day after the Congress said it will decide on July 7 whether it will fight the BMC elections in alliance or go it solo in the contest. In an interview with PTI, Chavan also said that in local body elections to zila parishads and panchayat samiti ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) There is a "very strong opinion" within the Maharashtra Congress that the party should go solo in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said on Tuesday. His remarks came a day after the Congress said it will decide on July 7 whether it will fight the BMC elections in alliance or go it solo in the contest. Also Read | INS Tamal Commissioned: Indian Navy's Latest Stealth Warship Commissioned in Russia. In an interv ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 30 (ANI): Amid speculation of a potential change in Karnataka Congress leadership, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Tejasvi Surya on Monday took a jibe at the Congress High Command, calling it a "ghost" that is never seen or heard but always felt. In a post on X, Surya said, "The Congress High Command is like a ghost. It is unseen, unheard, but always felt. Even the Congress President, whom people thought was the high command, whispers his name and says it's n ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 30 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing speculations regarding organisational changes in the Karnataka Congress, party general secretary and state in charge, Randeep Surjewala, will hold meetings with the party legislators in Bengaluru on Monday. While addressing the issue, Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara stated that he was unaware of the reason behind Randeep Surjewala's visit and mentioned that he may discuss the party organisation ahead of the upcoming Zilla ...Read More >
JALNA: BJP MLA and former Maharashtra minister Babanrao Lonikar, under flak for his "we gave you everything" remark, is no stranger to controversies, landing himself in legal trouble and BJP in a tight spot. He had not spared his political opponents as well as government officials. The latest row erupted after Lonkiar told a gathering of farmers in his assembly constituency Partur in Jalna district that "people who criticise his party and government should know they are getting clothes, shoes, ...Read More >
Jalna, Jun 28 (PTI) BJP MLA and former Maharashtra minister Babanrao Lonikar, under flak for his "we gave you everything" remark, is no stranger to controversies, landing himself in legal trouble and BJP in a tight spot. He had not spared his political opponents as well as government officials. The latest row erupted after Lonkiar told a gathering of farmers in his assembly constituency Partur in Jalna district that "people who criticise his party and government should know they are getting cl ...Read More >
Ajmer: A 48-year-old retired BSF soldier, Manroop Rayal, died by suicide in Nagaur district's on Thursday after fatally shooting his brother-in-law, Papu Meghwal, with his licensed pistol. A six-minute video on social media showed Rayal claiming a family breakdown and blaming his in-laws for his actions. In the video, Rayal, a resident of Khagata village, Jodhpur, said he was harassed by his in-laws and wife. The incident prompted police to deploy additional force in Chandawat ki Dhani village, ...Read More >
Latur, May 23 (PTI) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Latur has apprehended a 43-year-old contractual assistant programme officer for accepting a bribe of Rs 12,000, an official said on Friday. Accused Jyotirling Baburao Chikhale (43) is serving at the Panchayat Samiti office in Renapur. The complainant had approached Chikhale to process the revised estimate for the construction of a well under the Employment Guarantee Scheme and correct his surname in government records. However, Chikhale a ...Read More >
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