Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 24 (IANS) Demanding accountability in the alleged Sabarimala gold scam, Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday said that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan should “apologise before Lord Ayyappa” for the manner in which the issue was handled.The remark came during the party’s “Ayyappa Jyothi” protest staged outside Cliff House, the Chief Minister’s official residence, where BJP workers lit lamps and raised slogans accusing the government of shielding…
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Bhopal, Feb 24 (IANS) Responding to the statements of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi’s statements about India-US trade deal during their visit to Bhopal on Tuesday, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Tuesday that the proposed trade deal is a symbol of India’s growing global reputation. Chief Minister Yadav said that the India-US agreement will open new opportunities for farmers, youth, and entrepreneurs across the country, including Madhy…
Imphal, Feb 24 (IANS) Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Tuesday paid his respects to the mortal remains of BJP MLA Vungzagin Valte by laying a wreath and a shawl. Valte passed away at a private hospital in Gurugram on February 21. The Governor visited the residence of the late leader in Churachandpur district and paid homage to the mortal remains of the 62-year-old tribal leader, who belonged to the Zomi community.Valte was elected to the Manipur Legislative Assembly from the Thanlon constit…
Kolkata, Feb 24 (IANS) Trinamool Congress-backed Adhikar Raksha Committee, a representative body for Booth Level Officers (BLOs), members were accused of throwing shoes at the West Bengal Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari after he reached the office of State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in Kolkata on Tuesday. LoP Adhikari and a BJP delegation came to meet the state CEO Manoj Kumar Agarwal as per the pre-arranged schedule.As soon as t…
Sabarkantha, Feb 24 (IANS) The State Monitoring Cell (SMC) carried out a major operation in Idar city on Tuesday, raiding an illegal international call centre that had operated for three years under the pretext of online classes. The centre was located in a rented property within the complex of former BJP vice-president Mukesh Solanki on Idar-Barvav Road.According to police, the call centre was used to target foreign citizens with fraudulent schemes.The suspects lured individuals with prom…
Chennai, Feb 24 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday formally submitted a list of 72 Assembly constituencies to the AIADMK as part of seat-sharing discussions for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. According to sources, the BJP has expressed interest in directly contesting between 30 and 35 of these seats under the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) arrangement.The list was handed over to AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami by BJP State …
New Delhi/Imphal, Feb 24 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh, on Tuesday, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi and briefed him on the initiatives taken by the new state government to restore peace and harmony in the state, officials said. An official of the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) in Imphal said that the Chief Minister, accompanied by the two Deputy Chief Ministers — Nemcha Kipgen and Losii Dikho — met the Prime Minister at his office at Seva Teerth in New Delhi.Thi…
Patna, Feb 24 (IANS) Several senior leaders and dignitaries attended the Shradhkarma of Radha Devi Saraogi, the mother of Sanjay Saraogi, and expressed deep condolences to the bereaved family. Arif Mohammad Khan, Nitish Kumar, and BJP National President Nitin Nabin paid floral tributes and offered prayers for the departed soul.The Governor personally conveyed his sympathies to Sanjay Saraogi and his family during this moment of profound grief.Early in the morning, Nitin Nabin arrived at…
Guwahati, Feb 24 (IANS) All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) MLA, Rafiqul Islam, on Tuesday criticised both the BJP and the Congress, alleging that the ruling party thrives on polarisation while the Congress has failed to emerge as a credible Opposition force in Assam. He stated that instead of fighting the BJP, the Congress is primarily targeting AIUDF, which helps the ruling party.Speaking to IANS, Islam accused the BJP of promoting communalism and failing to live up to its promise of inc…
Patna, Feb 24 (IANS) Concerns have been raised about computer education in Bihar’s government schools, with the opposition questioning the state government in the Legislature about the significant shortage of computer teachers. Raising the issue in the Bihar Legislative Assembly, CPI(ML) MLA Sandeep Saurabh stated that the state requires nearly 26,000 computer teachers, while the government has announced vacancies for only 460 posts.He demanded that at least half of the required positions be …