New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a petition challenging Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik’s decision to dissolve the state assembly and impose Governor’s rule. “We are not inclined to entertain,” said a bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjay Krishan Kaul as[Read More…]
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Madhya Pradesh: Will state assembly see its first transgender MLA from Chambal?
Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, which has reached its peak and voting is scheduled for November 28 is likely to witness some interesting developments from Chambal division. For the 230 members’ state assembly, total 2,932 candidates are contesting and 1,102 are independent contestants. However, Ambah & Porsa (SC) constituency of Morena[Read More…]
iPhones and leather bags to Karnataka MPs not from State Govt: D.K. Shivkumar
New Delhi: The Karnataka Government, which is otherwise facing difficulties in mobilising funds for payment of salaries of civic workers and farm loan waiver, has gifted expensive iPhones and leather bags to State Members of Parliament (MPs). An iPhone, leather bag and a folder costing over ₹ 1 lakh along with the invitation[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…]
TR Zeliang appointed as new chief minister of Nagaland
TR Zeliang has been appointed as the new chief minister of Nagaland by the Governor, PB Acharya. He will take oath as new chief minister of Nagaland, at 3 pm on Wednesday. Earlier today, former chief minister, Shurhozelie Liezietsu failed to appear for face a floor test at a special session[Read More…]
UP government slams media reports over PETN
The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday slammed reports in some media saying that the forensic tests revealed that substance detected inside the state Assembly last week is not PETN. “It is to clarify that no sample has been sent to Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), Agra, of the substance as they[Read More…]
Telangana hikes Muslim reservation quota
The Telangana assembly on Sunday has passed a bill to hike reservation in educational institutions and jobs for Muslims and Scheduled Tribes. Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had moved the Backward Class, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Reservation Bill, 2017 at a special session of the State legislative assembly[Read More…]