Chennai, April 27 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) on Monday urged the postponement of the upcoming meeting of the Cauvery Management Authority (CMA), citing the absence of elected governments in key stakeholder States due to ongoing Assembly elections. In a statement, Tamil Nadu State Secretary of CPM, P. Shanmugam, said the 50th meeting of the Authority, scheduled to be held in New Delhi on April 29, should be deferred until after the formation of new governments in Tamil Na…
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Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) Campaigning for the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly polls on April 29 officially ended at 6 p.m. on Monday, as the mandatory 48-hour silence period came into effect. On the last day of the campaign, there had been the last campaign rally by PM Modi at Jagatdal in the North 24 Parganas district, from where he expressed confidence of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning the Assembly polls in West Bengal this time and claimed that he would come to the state …
Agartala, April 25 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Saturday asserted that opposition parties have done injustice to women by opposing the Women’s Reservation Bill, calling such a stance undesirable. He said that women across the country would give a befitting reply to the opposition parties in the future.Saha made these remarks while participating in the ‘Janakrosh Mahila Padyatra’ organised by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (Bharatiya Janata Party) in Agartala, held i…
Agartala, April 23 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Thursday claimed that the opposition insulted women for their own political benefit and maintained that the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance does not support women’s empowerment, instead prioritising self-centred politics. The Chief Minister said that an amendment to the Women’s Reservation Bill could not be passed in Parliament due to opposition resistance on April 17.He described the amendment as crucial for adv…
Chennai, April 20 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Monday urged the Election Commission of India to take action against superstar and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam supremo Vijay for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) during his recent campaign trail in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruchy. CPI-M State Secretary P. Shanmugam, in a post on X, alleged that Vijay breached election norms by visiting places of worship and engaging in activities that could be construed as seeking vote…
Kollam (Kerala), April 13 (IANS) In a significant development in the Sabarimala temple gold scam case, a court in Kerala’s Kollam on Monday granted bail to K.P. Sankaradas, the last remaining accused in custody among the 13 persons arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT).The SIT was constituted under the directions of the Kerala High Court to probe alleged irregularities involving gold offerings at the Sabarimala Temple.With Sankaradas securing bail, all the accused in the two cases reg…
Agartala, April 12 (IANS) The crucial elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) are underway across all eight districts of the state, with over 50 per cent of the 9,62,697 voters having cast their votes till noon to decide the fate of 173 candidates. The 30-member TTAADC, comprising 28 elected representatives and two members nominated by the state government, administers nearly 70 per cent of Tripura’s 10,491 sq km geographical area. This makes it a strategically…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 11 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan on Saturday accused the Communist Party of India (Marxist) of unleashing widespread violence in Kannur district, alleging that the party, sensing electoral defeat, has resorted to intimidation and attacks. He urged Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to immediately intervene and instruct party workers to end the violence.Satheesan alleged that incidents of targeted violence were reported from several parts of the dist…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The record turnout registered in the Assembly polls held on April 9 is being ascribed to several reasons, with a similar outcome anticipated in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal at the end of April. Assembly polls will be held in Tamil Nadu on April 23, while West Bengal will vote in two phases, on April 23 and 29. The latter may see a particularly sharp spike, as the state has historically witnessed high turnouts, especially over the last three decades, as reflected in po…
Agartala, April 9 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Thursday asserted that the defeat of the Tipra Motha Party (TMP) in the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) elections is certain, alleging corruption, falsehood, and divisive politics by the regional party in recent times. Addressing an election rally, Saha expressed confidence that the people of the TTAADC would “create history” on April 12 by ensuring a decisive victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJ…