Patna, July 27 (IANS) In a significant decision, the Home Department of the Bihar government on Monday announced the withdrawal of all criminal cases registered against students who participated in protests over the NEET-UG examination. The Home Department also clarified that no further legal action would be taken against students in connection with the protests.According to an official communication issued on July 27 by Kshtranil Singh, Special Secretary, Home Department, the government has dec…
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Patna, July 27 (IANS) Campaigning for the Bankipur Assembly by-election has entered its final phase ahead of polling on July 30. Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Bihar Tejashwi Yadav on Monday conducted a grand roadshow in support of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candidate Rekha Gupta, urging voters to back the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) candidate.The roadshow began from the party’s election office in Mithapur and passed through Chandpur Bela, Sipara, Postal Park, Chiraiyatand, Goriyatoli,…
Patna, July 27 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, on Monday termed the suspension of a police personnel over the alleged firing of an AK-47 rifle during the July 25 ‘Bihar Bandh’ protests in Siwan district as merely a ‘token gesture’, and demanded accountability from the state government over the incident.Speaking to IANS, Tejashwi Yadav said: “This is not a major action; it is merely a token gesture. Such large-scale protests have taken place across the country, …
Bengaluru, July 26 (IANS) Former Chief Minister and Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Siddaramaiah, who recently resigned from the CM’s post, has declared that he will not contest the 2028 Karnataka Assembly elections, effectively signalling his retirement from electoral politics.Siddaramaiah further stated, “Politics has become highly polluted. Honest politics is struggling to survive. It is in this backdrop that I have decided not to contest any future elections.”Speaking at K.R. Pet Kri…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 25 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in Kerala Assembly, Pinarayi Vijayan, on Saturday strongly rejected reports claiming that Sasidharan Kartha, Managing Director of Cochin Minerals and Rutile Ltd (CMRL), had told the Enforcement Directorate (ED) that payments made to his daughter T. Veena’s firm, Exalogic Solutions, were linked to his personal proximity to the Chief Minister.Vijayan dismissed the allegation as a “media creation” and challenged those making the claim …
Agartala, July 24 (IANS) Tripura Director General of Police (DGP) on Friday constituted a three‑member team to probe the “mysterious” death of former Director General of Police Anurag, whose body was found at the state police headquarters here on July 20, officials said. An order issued by the office of the DGP said that Superintendent of Police (West Tripura) Namit Pathak would head the probe team. Additional Superintendent of Police (Urban), West Tripura, Dhruba Nath, and Sub‑Inspector…
Jaipur, July 22 (IANS) Rajasthan has recorded a significant decline in crimes against Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs), with the state government attributing the improvement to stricter enforcement of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and closer monitoring of investigations. Rajasthan has witnessed an overall 28 per cent decline in atrocities against SC/ST communities between 2023 and 2025, said officials.Chairing the State-Level Vigilance …
Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) After 14 years, the state Assembly will hold a discussion on the budgetary provisions for the West Bengal Home Department on Wednesday. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, who is also in charge of the department, will reply to concerns raised by the legislators.The last time there was any discussion of the department’s budgetary allocations was in 2012, and since then the matter has been guillotined, meaning the approval of public spending for the department was fast-tracked…
Shivamogga (Karnataka), July 21 (IANS) Karnataka BJP President and MLA, B.Y. Vijayendra, on Tuesday announced that the BJP will conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) mass outreach campaign on July 25 and 26 with the goal of reaching one crore households across Karnataka.Speaking to reporters in Shivamogga, Vijayendra said the campaign is being organised in view of the ongoing SIR exercise in the state. He said it will be conducted in all Assembly constituencies under the leadership of BJP l…
Hyderabad, July 20 (IANS) The BJP in Telangana has sought intervention of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) to check what it alleged was intimidation, threats and unlawful interference with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Malkajgiri and Chevella parliamentary constituencies.A delegation of BJP leaders led by party’s state president N. Ramchander Rao met Chief Electoral Officer Sudhershan Reddy on Monday and requested him to immediately have senior offic…