Imphal, Aug 13 (IANS) Former Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, on Wednesday, urged people to remain united irrespective of ideology and political mindset to restore peace and normalcy in the state. “We have to ensure peaceful coexistence in the state,” he said.Manipur Congress President, Keisham Meghachandra Singh, on Wednesday, claimed that the Union government has no real and realistic roadmap to restore peace in Manipur, where ethnic conflicts between Meitei and Kuki-Zo tribals have been…

Patna, Aug 13 (IANS) The Nitish Kumar government on Wednesday approved 30 proposals spanning multiple departments during a cabinet meeting chaired by the Chief Minister in Patna. Additional Chief Secretary of the Cabinet Secretariat S. Siddhartha said the cabinet has doubled the honorarium pension for those jailed under the MISA/DIR during the movement led by Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan between March 18, 1974, and March 21, 1977.The pension for those imprisoned for one to six months has been in…

New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Stepping up the offensive on the government, Congress leader Pawan Khera on Wednesday demanded that all ministers should quit their positions and fresh Parliamentary elections be conducted to restore the ‘purity and sanctity’ of India’s electoral machinery. To justify his demands, he said that the ruling party has supported its claims of ‘vote chori’ and voter list fraud, referring to Anurag Thakur’s press conference on Wednesday, and therefore, this provides…

Bhopal, Aug 13 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, on Wednesday, hoisted the national flag at his official residence in Bhopal and took a selfie under the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign, government officials said. After hoisting the ‘Tiranga’ (Tricolour), Chief Minister Yadav said that the Madhya Pradesh government has made an elaborate plan to celebrate the Independence Day.He added that he has instructed district administrations to ensure that not a single home is left without hoist…

New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Thursday a clutch of applications seeking restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir in a time-bound manner.As per the causelist published on the website of the apex court, a Bench of CJI BR Gavai and K Vinod Chandran will take up the matter for hearing on August 14 — a day before Independence Day.Last week, CJI Gavai agreed to retain the pleas for hearing on board after it was mentioned by senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayana…

Patna, Aug 13 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) issued notices to Muzaffarpur Mayor Nirmala Devi and her two brothers-in-law, Manoj Kumar and Dilip Kumar, on Wednesday over allegations of possessing dual Elector Photo Identity Card (EPIC) numbers. The action follows Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav’s public disclosure of their names earlier in the day.In its official statement, the ECI said the three had been found registered at two different polling booths in the 94-Muzaffarpur…

New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh State Waqf Board’s directive mandating the hoisting of the national flag at the main gates of all mosques, madrasas, and dargahs across the state on Independence Day has sparked a wave of mixed reactions, as some political leaders slammed the move as an “imposition.”On Monday, Waqf Board Chairman Salim Raj issued a circular instructing mutawallis (caretakers of Waqf properties) to ensure that the Tricolour is unfurled in the presence of imams and mosque …

Gandhinagar, Aug 13 (IANS) The Gujarat government has approved applications from 22 major enterprises involving investments of Rs 1,478.71 crore, expected to generate more than 4,136 new jobs. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Industries Minister Balvantsinh Rajput to grant final eligibility certificates under the ‘Incentive to Industries’ scheme.Speaking on the occasion, Minister Rajput highlighted that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, India has developed a robust…

Chennai, Aug 13 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) and the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) have announced that their legislators will boycott the Independence Day tea party hosted by Governor R.N. Ravi at Raj Bhavan in Chennai. TNCC president K. Selvaperunthagai, in a brief statement on Wednesday, said the decision was a mark of protest against what the party termed the Governor’s “anti-Tamil Nadu activities” and also against the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) Special Int…

Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) Capital markets regulator SEBI has banned Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd’s former Chairman and Managing Director Kapil Wadhawan, ex-director Dheeraj Wadhawan, and four others from the stock markets for up to five years and slapped a penalty of Rs 120 crore on them for diverting funds and fabricating books.They have also been barred from holding any key position in a listed company for up to five years.According to the SEBI investigation, the main culprits involved in…