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Kolkata: A sweeping purge of electoral roll under the SIR has triggered sharp political and social fault lines in North 24 Parganas, with over 12.3 lakh names struck off across three phases since the first draft was published in Dec -- the highest in Bengal so far.The impact has been most severe in the Matua-dominated Bongaon subdivision, where four Assembly segments -- Bagdah, Gaighata, Bongaon North and Bongaon South -- account for a significant chunk of deletions. Three of these seats are cur ...Read More >
As the spectrum of the deletion of close to 90 lakh voters from the electoral roll in West Bengal came to fore on Tuesday following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP of targeting the Matuas and minorities, saying they were "picked and removed like lice". The BJP, on the other hand, claimed that the exercise carried out by the Election Commission had exposed the number of "Muslim infiltrators" in the state. Addressing an election rally ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 8 (ANI): Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin on Wednesday launched a renewed attack on the Centre and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, questioning the lack of transparency surrounding the upcoming special session of Parliament, which will possibly see the passing of the Women's Reservation Amendment Bill. The Chief Minister questioned the timing of the session while four states are going to polls, while also saying that the entire delimitation exercise has been "kept in secr ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 8 (ANI): Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin on Wednesday launched a renewed attack on the Centre and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, questioning the lack of transparency surrounding the upcoming special session of Parliament, which will possibly see the passing of the Women's Reservation Amendment Bill. The Chief Minister questioned the timing of the session while four states are going to polls, while also saying that the entire delimitation exercise has been "kept in secr ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu is likely to undertake a day-long visit to Odisha's Rourkela and attend several programmes in the steel city, Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram said on Tuesday. Oram, a Lok Sabha MP from Sundergarh, which includes Rourkela city, was speaking to reporters after holding a discussion with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi at Lok Seva Bhawan here. "I held a discussion with the CM on three issues, and one of those was the proposed visit of the President o ...Read More >
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Badal has urged chief minister Bhagwant Mann to immediately release ₹50,000 per acre in compensation for wheat crops damaged by recent hailstorms in the Malwa region. Citing a 2022 poll promise, he demanded the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government fulfil its pledge to aid farmers facing severe crop losses due to inclement weather. Addressing a rally in Nabha as part of the party's Punjab Punjab Bachao campaign along with halka in-charge Makhan Singh Lalk ...Read More >
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused the Modi government of perpetuating a system of exclusion through its policies and asked why 'Bahujan' entrepreneurs are being excluded from the country's largest public contracts. The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said he asked the government in Parliament that out of the Rs 16,500 crore worth of public works contracts awarded last year, how many were secured by businesses owned by Dalits, Adivasis, and Backward Classes. "Their response ...Read More >
An all-party consensus marked the passage of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam in Parliament in 2023. The Act reserves 33% of seats in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies for women. A special sitting of Parliament is due this month to fast-track its implementation. But the candidates' lists of major political parties in the four states and one Union territory going to the polls this month tell a different story: None of the main parties in the fray -- the BJP, Congress, Trinamool Congr ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) BJP President Nitin Nabin convened a crucial virtual meeting with Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states, state unit presidents, and senior national office-bearers to strategise the effective rollout and public awareness of the 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam' (Women's Reservation Act). The deliberations centred on amendments aimed at facilitating the early implementation of 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies, potentially f ...Read More >
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The Cabinet on Tuesday decided to establish the Financial Training and Research Institute (FTRI) at the RCVP Academy of Administration and Management. The institute will provide centralised and standardised training in financial administration and management to personnel at all levels of government. The move is expected to improve departmental efficiency, strengthen financial discipline, and enhance transparency. The seven existing accounting training institutes in the ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: President Droupadi Murmu is likely to undertake a day-long visit to Odisha's Rourkela and attend several programmes in the steel city, Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram said on Tuesday. Oram, a Lok Sabha MP from Sundergarh, which includes Rourkela city, was speaking to reporters after holding a discussion with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi at Lok Seva Bhawan here. "I held a discussion with the CM on three issues, and one of those was the proposed visit of the President o ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over his alleged remarks against Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, calling the language used "abusive, shameful and unacceptable." In a post on X, Gandhi strongly condemned the remarks, asserting that Kharge is a "senior, widely respected Dalit leader and mass representative" whose stature and expe ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Apr 7 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu is likely to undertake a day-long visit to Odisha's Rourkela and attend several programmes in the steel city, Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram said on Tuesday. Oram, a Lok Sabha MP from Sundergarh, which includes Rourkela city, was speaking to reporters after holding a discussion with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi at Lok Seva Bhawan here. "I held a discussion with the CM on three issues, and one of those was the proposed visit of the ...Read More >
Kolkata: Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that the BJP government at the Centre has hurt the "pride and self-esteem" of Rajbanshi community in north Bengal by "failing" to honour the earlier promise given during election campaigns. Addressing a meeting at Natabari assembly constituency in Coochbehar district, the TMC national general secretary said the BJP at the Centre is yet to respond to the demand by the West Bengal government to recognise Rajbanshi language under the ...Read More >
Amit Jogi was acquitted by the trial court in 2007. The high court order comes a month after the bench reopened the case following directions of the Supreme Court, which decided to condone the delay by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in filing an appeal. "We are of the considered opinion that the judgment passed by the learned trial judge acquitting the accused Amit Jogi is palpably illegal, wrong, perverse, contrary to the evidence available on record and without any concrete basis," ...Read More >
Kohima, April 7 (PTI) Campaigning for the Koridang (ST) Assembly by-election in Nagaland ended on Tuesday amidst a tense poll environment following reports of violence over the past 48 hours, officials said. Officials said at least one person died, several injured, multiple vehicles damaged, and 16 people were detained in connection with election-related violence on Sunday and Monday. Firearms and ammunition were also recovered, prompting concerns over law and order. Night curfew has been impo ...Read More >
GREATER NOIDA: The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (Yeida) announced on Sunday that it will launch a residential plot scheme to offer opportunities to those who want to build a house near the Noida International Airport, inaugurated on March 28. Yeida has on offer a total of 973 plots in different newly carved sectors including Sectors 15-C, 18 and 24. These plots will be available in sizes of 162 sqm (476 plots), 183 sqm (4 plots), 184 sqm (4 plots), 200 sqm (481 plots), 223 ...Read More >
SILCHAR: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led govt, alleging that Barak Valley has suffered 'step-motherly treatment' over the past decade and has turned from an 'island of peace' into an 'island of neglect'.Campaigning in Barak Valley, which comprises 13 assembly constituencies, Kharge addressed rallies at Borkhola in Cachar and Cheragi in South Karimganj. He highlighted on local infrastructure woes and flood-related distress, aiming to make the ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Delhi government on Monday invited applications for scholarships from SC, ST and OBC categories students for the academic year 2025-26, according to an official notice. The notice said five state-funded schemes and several centrally sponsored schemes are open for eligible students studying in schools, colleges and universities in Delhi. The last date for submission of applications is April 30 and applications can be submitted through the e-district portal. Among the key schemes, ...Read More >
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has raised serious concerns over the inclusion of Dalit, Adivasi, and Other Backward Class (OBC) entrepreneurs in India's public works and infrastructure contracts. Posting on Facebook, he asked, "Last year, out of Rs 16,500 crore worth of public works contracts, how many contracts were awarded to Dalit, Adivasi, and backward class businesses? Their response was deeply worrying -- the government does not maintain any data on this." The issue stems from a ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused the Modi government of perpetuating a system of exclusion through its policies and asked why 'Bahujan' entrepreneurs are being excluded from the country's largest public contracts. The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said he asked the government in Parliament that out of the Rs 16,500 crore worth of public works contracts awarded last year, how many were secured by businesses owned by Dalits, Adivasis, and Backward Cla ...Read More >
THE ALL India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Friday opposed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill recently passed by the Gujarat Assembly, describing it as constitutionally flawed, legally untenable, and fundamentally violative of religious freedom and civil liberties. Asserting that it would challenge legislation in the Gujarat High Court, the AIMPLB demanded an immediate halt to the implementation of the UCC in both Uttarakhand and Gujarat, and called for a comprehensive constitutional rev ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday exercised its plenary power to transfer cases related to gherao and attack on seven judicial officers engaged in Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Malda district to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said that the credibility of West Bengal bureaucracy is being lowered and politics is being brought into the secretariat and government offices. The bench o ...Read More >
The 19 tribunals -- which were set up to hear the appeals of the people rejected by judicial officers during the adjudication process -- are yet to become fully operational. The two Muslim-majority districts of Murshidabad and Malda have the highest number of voters under adjudication. The Supreme Court has refused to give a deadline to the tribunals. "Judicial officers, appointed by the Calcutta high court, would dispose of all the six million cases, which had come under adjudication, by Monda ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) on Monday wrote to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), seeking action against JNU Vice-Chancellor Santishree Pandit following media reports of two complaints alleging caste-based remarks. In its letter, the students' body referred to a podcast where the V-C was allegedly making remarks concerning Dalits during a segment of the discussion. According to the complaints cited by JNUSU, the statements included references to "per ...Read More >
The filing of nomination papers for the upcoming State Assembly elections for constituencies in Cuddalore, Villupuram and Kallakurichi districts concluded on Monday. The Election Commission had set April 6 as the last date for filing the papers for contesting the polls. The constituencies in the three districts in north Tamil Nadu witnessed a flurry of activities with the candidates, accompanied by party workers, and alliance party members, taking out roadshows as a show of strength while proce ...Read More >
Ranchi: CM Hemant Soren on Monday addressed voters of Rongonadi and Chabua assembly constituencies in poll-bound Assam via telephone after failing to visit the area. He later claimed in an X post that he was prevented from campaigning in the area citing the Prime Minister's programme.Hemant wrote, "I was even prevented from meeting my brothers and sisters of the Chabua assembly constituency in Assam, but such a conspiracy by the opponents will never succeed. High with the arrogance of power, dem ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): The Government e Marketplace (GeM) has achieved a cumulative Gross Merchandise Value of Rs 18.4 lakh crore, including over Rs 5 lakh crore GMV in the financial year 2025-26. Addressing the media, Chief Executive Officer, Government e Marketplace, Mihir Kumar stated that crossing a cumulative GMV of Rs 18.4 lakh crore reflects the confidence of buyers, sellers and institutions in a transparent and technology-driven procurement ecosystem. This milestone reflects ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday strongly countered remarks made by his Kerala counterpart, Pinarayi Vijayan, challenging a direct, fact-based debate on the comparative performance of Telangana and Kerala. Responding to Vijayan's recent posts on X claiming Kerala's superior performance across several sectors, Revanth Reddy said he would be in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday and invited the veteran leader for an open discussion. The Chief Minister said Vijayan's assertions wer ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Apr 6 (PTI) The political standoff between Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan escalated on Monday with the former rebutting Vijayan's criticism over development and welfare. In a "point-by-point" response to Vijayan's criticism against his remarks during the election campaign in Kerala, Reddy said virtually every statistic cited by the Kerala CM is from the NITI Aayog SDG Index 2023-24, which makes the data already outdated. "Owing t ...Read More >
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