Guwahati, May 13 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday announced a series of measures for the next six months, including restrictions on foreign travel, purchase of foreign goods and procurement of new vehicles by the state government. Addressing reporters here, Chief Minister Sarma said the decisions were taken in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for economic prudence and self-reliance.The Chief Minister added that the Assam government has decided not to pu…
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New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, has approved the appointment of nine advocates as judges of the Calcutta High Court. In a statement on Tuesday, the Collegium said that in its meetings held on May 11 and 12, it approved the proposal for the appointment of advocates Indranil Roy, Aryak Dutt, Atarup Banerjee, Sandip Kumar De, Partha Pratim Roy, Sudip Deb, Anuj Singh, Arjun Ray Mukherjee, and Rishad Medora as judges of the Calcutta …
Chennai, May 10 (IANS) Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief C. Joseph Vijay will take oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Sunday, along with nine ministers, marking the beginning of a new political chapter in the state. However, the newly formed government cannot formally begin functioning until it successfully completes two crucial constitutional procedures in the Assembly — the election of the Speaker and the trust vote. Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has directed the Vijay-led…
Chennai, May 9 (IANS) Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Chief C. Joseph Vijay on Saturday met Governor-in-charge Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and formally staked claim to form the government in Tamil Nadu after securing the support of 120 MLAs, comfortably crossing the majority mark of 118 in the 234-member Assembly. Sources said that Vijay also requested the Governor to schedule the swearing-in ceremony at 3 p.m. on Sunday.If the Governor approves the request, Vijay is likely to take oath as the ne…
Bhopal, May 8 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel on Friday asked every Red Cross member in the state to induct at least five new volunteers, pitching an aggressive grassroots expansion to deepen the organisation’s rural reach. Speaking at the ‘Seva Samman Samaroh’ on World Red Cross Day, Patel said the movement must move “beyond auditoriums” and into villages where the need is greatest.“Service to humanity is service to God, but it cannot be limited to speeches. It …
Guwahati, May 8 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday that the process for formation of new NDA government in the state will formally begin on May 10 with the election of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Legislature Party leader, while the swearing-in ceremony of the new Council of Ministers will be held on May 12 in Guwahati. Addressing reporters here, Chief Minister Sarma added that the BJP Legislature Party meeting has been scheduled for May 10 at 10 a.m., where the l…
Bengaluru, May 8 (IANS) Karnataka Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, IT and Biotechnology Priyank Kharge, who is also the son of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, said on Friday that a meeting would be held later in the day to take a decision on the Chief Minister’s post in Kerala, and that the decision would subsequently be conveyed to the party high command. Speaking to the media, Minister Kharge said, “A clear mandate has been achieved in Kerala. Today, discussions will b…
Hassan (Karnataka), May 8 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Friday said the political crisis that has emerged in Tamil Nadu may be resolved within the next two or three days. However, he stated that he does not believe the DMK and AIADMK, who have fought as political rivals for decades, would come together to form a government.Speaking to the media after offering prayers at the Ranganatha Swamy Hill Temple in Mavinakere in Hassan district in the morning, Ku…
Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) Novelist and columnist Shobhaa De on Thursday reacted to the Trinamool Congress’ defeat in the West Bengal elections, saying that outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has lost the faith and respect of her own people. Speaking to IANS, Shobhaa De said that Mamata Banerjee, once seen as an undisputed leader by her supporters, had gradually distanced herself from the people of the state.“I think she lost the faith and respect of her own people. They were very staunch suppo…
Bengaluru, May 6 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, R. Ashoka, on Wednesday alleged that the Congress has betrayed its ally DMK in Tamil Nadu and said parties in the INDIA bloc should introspect over the development.Speaking to reporters at the BJP’s party office in Bengaluru, Ashoka said the Congress, which had contested elections alongside the DMK in Tamil Nadu, has now abandoned the party. He claimed that the true nature of the Congress has been e…