Noida, April 17 (IANS) A delegation of the CPI(M), led by its General Secretary, M.A. Baby, and a 10-member Samajwadi Party delegation was stopped by the police at the Chilla Border and DND, respectively, on Friday while on the way to meet protesting workers in Noida. Speaking to reporters, M.A. Baby said, “I requested a meeting with the District Magistrate. Our other leaders had also tried to meet her earlier, but they were not given the opportunity. When I arrived, I too was stopped. We are …
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Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) In an attempt to keep the Election Commission of India (ECI)’s spirit to encourage voters to cast their votes in large numbers in the forthcoming two-phase Assembly election in West Bengal, the office of the District Magistrate, also the District Electoral Officer (DEO), of Darjeeling district, held a unique “Voters’ Pledge” event in the hills on Friday.The ECI posted pictures of that programme on its official social media handle with the caption — “Darjeeling…
Noida, April 15 (IANS) Amid recent workers’ protests in UP’s Gautam Buddha Nagar, District Magistrate Medha Roopam has initiated direct dialogues with workers inside industrial units, while assuring that key demands — including a wage hike — have already been addressed and further reforms are underway.Speaking to IANS, Medha Roopam thanked Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for taking swift action on workers’ concerns. She said that the primary demand of the workers, a salary incre…
Noida, April 13 (IANS) A protest by workers in Phase 2 of Noida in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddha Nagar escalated into violence on Monday, as demonstrators demanding a salary hike clashed with authorities and vandalised property outside a private company. The agitation, which had been ongoing for the past three days in the form of a sit-in protest, intensified as thousands of workers took to the streets across multiple industrial sectors. The situation turned volatile in Sector 1, Block 84, where…
Uttarkashi, April 3 (IANS) With the Char Dham Yatra approaching, the administration in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi has gone into alert mode amid concerns over a possible shortage of cooking gas. In view of ongoing geopolitical tensions in West Asia and Gulf countries that could disrupt LPG supply, the district administration has prepared an alternative fuel plan to ensure uninterrupted food arrangements for pilgrims and local businesses.Under the chairmanship of District Magistrate Prashant Arya, a…
Agartala, March 30 (IANS) The government of Tripura is set to implement comprehensive security measures to ensure the peaceful and smooth conduct of the upcoming elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) and the by-election in the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency, officials said on Monday. The 30-member TTAADC, which includes 28 elected representatives and two members nominated by the state government, will go to the polls on April 12.Meanwhile, the by-election …
Imphal/Agartala, March 28 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department’s Meteorological Centre in Imphal has issued a warning for thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and light to moderate rainfall at isolated places across all 16 districts of Manipur over the next five days. Amid rising concerns, the office of the Deputy Commissioner in the mountainous Kaching district has released a public advisory urging residents to remain vigilant following a steady rise in water levels of the Imphal R…
Kolkata, March 25 (IANS) Citing allegations of unlawful conduct, the Election Commission on Wednesday removed the District Magistrate of East Midnapore and other state government officials. On Wednesday, a new District Magistrate was also appointed to the district, which happens to be the home turf of the state’s Leader of the Opposition, Suvendu Adhikari.Additionally, on the very same day, the Commission effected a reshuffle involving five Additional District Magistrates (ADMs) across five ot…
Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) The first supplementary list for judicial adjudication of voters classified under the “logical discrepancy category” was published exactly at midnight after a day-long wait.The list was published online first on the main website of the Election Commission of India (ECI) at midnight. It was subsequently available on the website of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, minutes later.On Monday evening, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, Manoj Kuma…
Raipur, March 19 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government has moved to tighten laws against religious conversions carried out through coercion or inducement, introducing the Chhattisgarh Swatantraya Vidheyak 2026 (Freedom of Religion Bill 2026) in the Assembly. State Home Minister Vijay Sharma tabled the legislation, which builds upon the state’s existing Freedom of Religion Act of 1968, originally adopted from Madhya Pradesh after Chhattisgarh’s formation in 2000.The new Bill lays down clearer de…