Chandigarh, Feb 16 (IANS) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Monday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of using government funds to hold a rally in Moga. The SAD urged Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria as well as the Election Commission of India (ECI) to take note of the matter.In a statement here, SAD senior leader Daljit Singh Cheema alleged the state-ruling AAP was playing deceitful politics by linking its rally with the government’s ‘Yudh Nashain Virudh’ scheme, even though its purpose …
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Chennai, Feb 14 (IANS) The process of appointing a regular Director-General of Police (DGP) and Head of Police Force (HoPF) for Tamil Nadu has been set in motion once again, following a recent directive from the Supreme Court mandating that the selection be completed within three weeks. The order was issued while disposing of a contempt petition filed by Chennai-based petitioner Kishore K. Swamy, who alleged that the State government had failed to adhere to the Apex Court’s guidelines on the app…
Mumbai, Feb 12 (IANS) Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur took a trip down memory lane as he recalled the immense popularity of the iconic television series “Udaan,” saying the country needs value-driven content like that again. Shekhar took to X, formerly called Twitter, where he shared a still from the TV Udaan, which had its final episode air in 1991. He recalled how “Udaan” became a big phenomenon at a time when television had only one channel.“A still from the series UDAAN. It came at a time …
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) The BJP on Wednesday questioned the rationale behind a notice sent by West Bengal Police to the office of social media platform ‘X’ seeking withdrawal of certain posts on the micro-blogging site involving a Trinamool Congress MP’s conversation.The BJP’s Information Technology Cell chief and the party’s Central Observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya, shared the notice issued to the chief compliance officer of ‘X’ from the Cyber Crime Wing of West Bengal Police, on the…
Hyderabad, Feb 10 (IANS) More than 52 lakh voters are eligible to cast their votes in 116 municipalities and seven corporations in Telangana on Wednesday, officials said on Tuesday. The State Election Commission (SEC) has made elaborate arrangements to ensure smooth and peaceful polling in 123 urban local bodies.A total of 52,17,413 voters are eligible to cast their votes at 8,191 polling stations. The polling will be held from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.The SEC has deployed 1,379 Returning Officers and 41…
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sent a fresh communication to the West Bengal government, asking it to complete the process of transfer of police officers at various levels in the state by February 15, amid the crucial Assembly elections scheduled later this year.The communication has been sent to the office of the Additional Chief Electoral Officer (ACEO), West Bengal, and forwarded to the office of the Additional Chief Secretary of the state Home and Hill Affai…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday issued a show-cause notice to West Bengal’s Director General of Police (DGP) in response to the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) allegations of intimidation and disruption during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the poll-bound state. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant ordered the state police chief to file a personal affidavit explaining the allegations levelled in the poll body’s c…
Hyderabad, Feb 8 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao on Sunday demanded a judicial inquiry into the Saturday’s fire incident at the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) in Hyderabad and alleged that it was a deliberate conspiracy by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy to destroy crucial evidence related to the long-pending “vote-for-note” case.Addressing the media in Hanmakonda during the party campaign for municipal elections, Rama Rao claimed that the incident was s…
Jalandhar, Feb 7 (IANS) Police have intensified their investigation into the murder of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) functionary Satwinderpal Singh, alias Lucky Oberoi, in Jalandhar, and investigators began questioning relatives of the prime suspect, Joga Pholriwal, according to sources. Authorities are examining multiple angles in connection with the killing that took place on Friday.Around 12 hours after Oberoi’s death, a postmortem was conducted at the Civil Hospital by a three-member medical panel…
Amaravati, Feb 4 (IANS) The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has approached the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India, seeking a probe into attacks on the houses of its leaders and the killing of a Dalit activist.A delegation of YSRCP leaders called on the NHRC in New Delhi on Wednesday and alleged that there was a serious breakdown of law and order and widespread human rights violations in Andhra Pradesh.The leaders met NHRC Chairperson Justice V. Ramasubramanian and submitted a formal com…