Bhopal, July 10 (IANS) Ashutosh Tiwari, the newly nominated BJP candidate for the Datia Assembly by-election in Madhya Pradesh, on Friday said that the party had once again demonstrated its faith in dedicated workers and that he would strive to justify the confidence reposed in him. Speaking to IANS soon after the announcement of his candidature, Tiwari said, “I am grateful to the party’s central and state leadership for giving me this responsibility. The BJP has always respected its dedicated w…
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Chandigarh, July 4 (IANS) Firmly believing that without the support of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) “double-engine” governments it is not possible to turn it into a ‘Khushal Punjab’ (prosperous Punjab). The party also aims not to go for a pre-poll alliance in the state Assembly polls slated early 2027 with its oldest ally Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) working in a mission mode named ‘Punjab Mission’ after a landslide win in West Bengal polls.These were the candid views of State BJP President K…
Ahmedabad, June 25 (IANS) The future of students across India is under threat due to repeated examination irregularities and failures in the country’s testing system, the Congress party alleged on Thursday as it launched its nationwide “Chhatron Ki Goonj” campaign in Ahmedabad. The 40-day campaign, which will run across 28 major cities, seeks to mobilise students, job aspirants and youth groups around concerns over examination paper leaks, recruitment delays and the functioning of the National T…
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) West Bengal Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta on Wednesday said that the BJP government inherited an “abnormal state, bequeathed with large debts” from the previous Trinamool Congress regime, but is attempting to transform it into an “aggressively market economy”.In an exclusive interaction with IANS following the presentation of the state Budget 2026-27, Dasgupta dwelled on the long-pervading challenges, his key focus areas, and the future prospects.Excerpts from the inte…
Dehradun, June 19 (IANS) Taking strict action in the Haridwar land purchase scam, the BJP government in Uttarakhand has recommended that former Municipal Commissioner Varun Chaudhary be immediately dismissed from service and imposed a major punishment on former District Magistrate (DM) Karmendra Singh after he was found guilty of serious negligence in discharge of his official duties.According to sources, recommendations for action against both officers, in accordance with rules, are being sent …
Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) The West Bengal government will henceforth participate in all central water-related projects linked to the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced on Thursday.He made the announcement through a social media post after a meeting with Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Paatil at the state secretariat, Nabanna, earlier in the day.In the post, CM Adhikari claimed that the Jal Jeevan Mission, a flagship programme of the Union government conceptualis…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav’s claims of possible electoral manipulation in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections next year have invited quick riposte and taunt from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, as they called it the former’s acceptance of defeat even before the 2027 poll contest. UP Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, reacting to Akhilesh’s allegations of likely manipulation in UP elections, on the lines of Bihar and West Bengal, said t…
Srinagar, May 8 (IANS) J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its leader in the UT Assembly of playing the “politics of revenge”.Talking to reporters here, Abdullah alleged that the Leader of Opposition (LOP) Sunil Sharma is waiting to somehow get the Chief Minister’s chair in J&K.Replying to a question about the statement made by Sharma that there could be defections in the ruling National Conference (NC), he said: “The LOP should remem…
Nandigram, May 6 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari, who emerged victorious from both Nandigram and Bhabanipur Assembly constituencies, on Wednesday remarked that outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) government was “even worse” than its predeccesor CPM.Adhikari, who defeated Banerjee in the Bhabanipur constituency, was in Nandigram to thank the voters.”I had come here to express gratitude to the people. They have elected me as MP twice and…
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) A day after the declaration of Assembly election results in West Bengal, residents of Bhowanipore including traditional idol-makers expressed a mix of relief, optimism and expectations from the incoming BJP government, about the challenges they have faced over the years and the changes they now hope to see.Members of the murtikar (idol-maker) community said their livelihoods had been under strain, citing issues such as disruption in the supply of raw materials like mud and …