A BJP MLA has demanded the removal of his own state government’s cabinet minister in a letter to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Loni MLA Nand Kishor Gurjar showed his demur to another MLA Om Prakash Rajbhar’ comments on a question regarding corruption among private secretaries. According to Nand Kishore,[Read More…]
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Farmers dance, thank CM Kamal Nath for waiving off farm loans
Hours after swearing-in as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh on Monday, Kamal Nath waived off farm loans up to Rs 2 lakh as promised by Congress president Rahul Gandhi ahead of assembly polls. Welcoming and appreciating CM’s effort, today, a large group of farmers gathered to meet Kamal Nath. Farmers[Read More…]
Rahul hints at resolving Chhattisgarh CM tussle
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hinted at the end of tussle for the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, tweeting a picture of himself flanked by all the four claimants to the post. Posting pictures of the four contenders in the race for the CM post– Bhupesh Baghel, T.S.[Read More…]
Kamal Nath to be sworn-in on Dec 17
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister-designate Kamal Nath will be sworn-in at a ceremony here on December 17, said the 72-year-old veteran Congress leader, himself, outside the Raj Bhavan here as he came out after meeting Governor Anandiben Patel. The ceremony will be held at the Lal Parade Ground here The[Read More…]
What went wrong for Shivraj Singh Chouhan during 2018 assembly elections?
Following the historic mandate of 2018 assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, where both major contenders (Bhartiya Janta Party and Congress) could not manage the clear majority, former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan faced toughest elections of his political career. In the last four years, Shivraj Singh’s image revolved around several[Read More…]
Rahul to announce MP, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan CM names
New Delhi: Amid intense negotiations, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that he will soon announce the names of Chief Ministers for Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. “We are taking inputs from different people in the party — from party workers, MLAs… “We are getting a comprehensive answer to[Read More…]
Telangana: “Uttam Reddy deserves to be CM” says wife of State Congress Chief
Ahead of Telangana assembly elections, Kodad MLA and wife of State Congress Chief, Padmavathi Reddy is campaigning in Kodad constituency of Suryapet district. In a recent interview with a new website, she claimed that, TPCC Chief Uttam Kumar Reddy deserves to be the Chief Minister of Telangana. Uttam Kumar Reddy, who[Read More…]
12 feared dead in landslide in cyclone-hit Odisha
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Saturday rushed a team of rescuers after local media reported that 12 persons, including five children, lost their lives while four others were missing due to a landslide in Gajapati district. The incident occurred in Barghara village under Gangabada panchayat under Rayagada block when the[Read More…]
Karnataka by-polls: Heavyweights of BJP, JDS, and Congress’ prestige at stake
Election Commission has announced the By-elections in 3 Loksabha and 2 assembly constituencies in Karnataka on November three. By-elections will be held for Mandya, Shimoga and Bellary Lok Sabha constituencies and Ramnagaram and Jankhandi assembly seats. BJP, Congress and JDS three top leaders represent the constituency from the respected seats[Read More…]
Alliance cycle will be run jointly: Akhilesh Yadav
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday threw hints that the SP-BSP alliance in Uttar Pradesh could include the Congress in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. “Today there is electric cycle… there are cycles having many pedals you can see on the streets of[Read More…]
Delhi power tussle: law, politics, constitution and legality
You come to know about politics when people are denied their rights and are treated cynically as subjects and not as citizens. The most recent example being the attempt by an elected Chief Minister to initiate a program wherein the people residing in the National Capital Territory of Delhi would[Read More…]
Akhilesh goes biking in Lucknow, plays cricket after vacating govt bungalow
Lucknow: Having vacated his sprawling official bungalow day back following the Supreme Court’s orders, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday hit the streets of the state capital on his high-end sports bicycle and went straight to the Gomti Rover Front, a dream project of his tenure, which[Read More…]
Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018: Congress declares 218 candidates
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday declared 218 candidates for the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections to be held on May 12 with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah contesting from Chamundeshwari constituency. Siddaramaiah returned to his old constituency in Mysuru, instead of neighbouring Varuna, from where he is the sitting MLA. The Indian National[Read More…]
Father of girl allegedly raped by BJP MLA dies in police custody
Lucknow: A day after a girl tried to set herself on fire outside the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister’s residence, alleging police inaction in her gang rape by a BJP MLA, her father died in police custody on Monday. Following this, the Uttar Pradesh government suspended four police officers, including the Station[Read More…]
Tejashwi Yadav slams Nitish for forming four governments in four years
Patna: Bihar Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday slammed Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for forming four governments in as many years, saying he played with people’s mandate. “Four governments in four years can’t be a mistake… It’s playing with the mandate of the people of Bihar,” said Tejashwi — a[Read More…]
BJP is sinking fast, says Naveen Patnaik
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is sinking fast in the country. “The BJP is sinking quite fast,” Patnaik told reporters here, citing the defeat of the BJP in the by-poll to two parliamentary seats in Uttar Pradesh. The Biju Janata Dal (BJD)[Read More…]
Ties with Congress continue to be good: Akhilesh
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said his ties with the Congress will continue to be good but stopped short of saying if the two parties will fight the 2019 Lok Sabha elections together. “I cannot comment on what will happen in the future. Our ties with the[Read More…]
Modi-Macron inaugurate UP’s biggest solar plant
Mirzapur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday inaugurated the biggest solar power plant of Uttar Pradesh in Mirzapur district. The 100 MW plant will be producing 75 MW electricity for the time being. Smiling all along and holding hands off and on, both Modi[Read More…]
BJP using ‘terror collaborator’ to oust Left government in Tripura: CM Manik Sarkar
Agartala: Manik Sarkar, who has been Chief Minister of Tripura for the past 20 years and is attempting a fifth term, has accused the Modi government of being in cahoots with the separatist tribal party, Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT), and declares that the people of the northeastern state will[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh BJP leader calls Shivraj Singh Chouhan ‘liar’, faces action
The BJP’s Madhya Pradesh unit is mulling action against party leader and former legislator Parashuram Mudral, who called Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan a “liar”, party sources said on Wednesday. Talking to a private TV news channel, Mudral said: “His (Chouhan’s) government never fulfils the promises it makes. As far[Read More…]
2017: The year that ended BJP’s 14-year exile in UP
Uttar Pradesh was a parched land for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for 14 long years. Ever since the then Chief Minister Rajnath Singh lost the plot in the 2003 state assembly elections, the saffron party found itself on the sidelines of the country’s politically most crucial state. In election[Read More…]
Government-run hospitals to charge outstation patients in Goa
Goa’s state-run hospitals will start charging a minimum fee from outstation patients, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Saturday. “Goa government is responsible for Goans and therefore we will take care of Goans. About neighbours coming, we have no objection to it. The charges are very minimal,” Parrikar said. The[Read More…]
Adarsh scam: Ashok Chavan gets relief as Bombay HC sets aside prosecution order
The Bombay High Court on Friday set aside governor’s sanction to prosecute former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan in Adarsh Scam. The senior congress leader had filed a petition terming governor C Vidyasagar Rao’s order of 2016 as “arbitrary, illegal and unjust.” Chavan had alleged that it was passed without[Read More…]
Vijay Rupani, Nitin Patel may continue as Gujarat CM, Deputy CM
Vijay Rupani and Nitin Patel are widely expected to continue as Gujarat’s Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister after the BJP retained power in keenly fought elections but some others are said to be eyeing the top post. Among those wanting to take Rupani’s place are ministers from Gujarat in[Read More…]
UP assembly passes UPCOCA bill to control crime, mafias, land grabbers
The Uttar Pradesh Control of Organised Crime Act (UPCOCA) bill was passed by the state assembly on Wednesday. The bill was presented by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who also holds the charge of the Home Department. He told the House that the proposed law would come in handy in controlling[Read More…]