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Srinagar, Nov 4 (PTI) The Election Commission on Tuesday issued a showcause notice to Peoples Democratic Party candidate for Budgam bypolls, Aga Muntazir Mehdi, for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by conducting late-night campaign in the assembly constituency without requisite permission. However, in his response, Mehdi said there was no deliberate or wilful breach of the Commission's directions as the gathering was not a planned campaign event "but a spontaneous congregatio ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Kolkata Police on Monday registered a murder case in the death of a Jadavpur University student whose body was found in a pond inside the university campus on Thursday night. Parents of the victim met the Kolkata Police commissioner on Monday morning and later lodged a complaint at the Jadavpur police station. "My daughter may have been pushed into the pond by her friends despite knowing that she didn't know how to swim. Police should question everyone and check the call details o ...Read More >
Kinnaur: A cloudburst was reported in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district on Wednesday evening. Due to the cloudburst, a sudden flash flood struck Hojis Lungpa Nala. Notably, the site was an active road construction zone under CPWD towards Gangthang Bralam. A rescue operation was launched to rescue the stranded civilians. The Indian Army was also called in to help the local administration. The Army has deployed its new generation equipment to assist in the operation. The Logistics Drone High Al ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) elections will be held on September 18, with vote counting scheduled for the following day, the university announced on Wednesday. Voting for day classes will take place from 8:30 am to 1 pm, while evening class students will cast their votes between 3 pm and 7:30 pm. According to DU's notification, the last date to submit nomination papers -- along with a Rs 500 annual fee and a Rs 1 lakh bond -- is September 10 by 3 pm. Scrutiny of paper ...Read More >
Tight security arrangements have been made around West Bengal state secretariat 'Nabanna' in Howrah on Monday as "eligible teachers", whose jobs were annulled following a Supreme Court order, planned a protest march demanding their reinstatement, a senior police officer said. Although the route march of the 'Joggya Sikkhak Sikkhika Adhikar Mancha' (Deserving Teachers' Rights Forum) has not been finalised yet, Howrah City Police deployed senior officers at crucial junctions to maintain law and o ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 10 (PTI) Kerala University and the Raj Bhavan witnessed intense protests on Thursday by Left-affiliated student and youth organisations against the Vice Chancellor and the Chancellor, over the suspension of the university Registrar. The CPI(M)'s student wing, the Students' Federation of India (SFI), marched to Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar's residence in protest against his actions as Chancellor of universities, alleging attempts to "saffronise" higher education i ...Read More >
New Delhi: A nationwide strike has been called on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, by a joint platform of 10 central trade unions along with farmers' and rural workers' organisations. According to the reports, over 25 crore workers - from sectors ranging from banking and insurance to postal services to coal mining - are expected to participate in the bandh. The strike, called by a joint forum of 10 central trade unions, has been described as a 'Bharat Bandh' to protest against what the unions label as " ...Read More >
Jaipur: Two workers died while five others are feared trapped after soil caved in during pipeline excavation work in Rajasthan's Bharatpur on Sunday morning, police said. According to officials, some labourers were filling a 10-foot-deep trench dug to lay a pipeline near Jangi ka Nagla village when the soil caved in. Twelve workers got trapped under the soil. Upon hearing the cries, other labourers and project staff started rescue attempts, but the depth and heaviness of the soil made immediat ...Read More >
Kolkata: Union minister Sukanta Majumdar on Sunday morning walked out of the Kolkata Police headquarters after being detained, along with other BJP leaders, overnight following a protest against the gang rape of a student at a law college. Stating that he had refused bail on personal bond, Majumdar, also the BJP state unit chief, said that the police released them in the morning without pressing any charge. "West Bengal has become a killing field of democracy," he told reporters after coming o ...Read More >
Panaji: Upset with the "degrading and arbitrary" suspension order issued by health minister Vishwajit Rane to a casualty medical officer, the Goa Association of Resident Doctors (GARD) has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to govt.In it, the association is demanding a public apology from Rane and a firm assurance that a "climate of fear and intimidation" will not be repeated.GARD has called for a fair inquiry into the episode, which was disseminated to the media. The General Practitioners Association o ...Read More >
Malappuram (Kerala), Jun 8 (PTI) A teenager died of electrocution from an illegal wild boar trap at Vazhikadavu here, triggering widespread protests and a political row in bypoll-bound Nilambur. Jithu, a Class 10 student, and three of his friends came into contact with a live wire from an electric fence set up illegally on private land to trap wild boars on Saturday, police said. Though locals rushed them to hospital, Jithu was declared brought dead. Two others were critically injured. The de ...Read More >
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin introduced two amendment bills in the state assembly on Friday, aimed at imposing harsher punishments for crimes against women. The first bill seeks to amend the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 1998, while the second proposes changes to the applicability of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhitawithin the state. Government's Commitment to Women's Welfare Presenting the bills, Stalin emphasized his govern ...Read More >
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 2 (ANI): A 3-tier security plan has been put into effect and security forces have been deployed in parts of Noida-Delhi ahead of the farmers 'Delhi Chalo' protest march, said an official on Monday. According to the Shivhari Meena, Addl. Commissioner Of Police Noida, " We are in constant talks with farmers regarding the 'Delhi Chalo' march. Yesterday also we spoke to them for 3 hours. We have also prepared a 3-tier security plan...around 5,000 Police perso ...Read More >
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