Hyderabad, March 29 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Sunday demanded the immediate dismissal of Telangana Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy over allegations of corruption and illegal mining. BRS MLAs staged a protest at Gun Park near the Assembly building and later raised the issue in the House, demanding an inquiry into illegal mining either by the House Committee or by a sitting judge of the High Court.BRS Deputy Leader in Assembly T. Harish Rao and party working president K.T. Rama Rao,…
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Amaravati, March 29 (IANS) Former Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu, has urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to pass a Bill in the current session of Parliament to provide legal status to Andhra Pradesh’s capital, Amaravati. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday spoke to Amit Shah about the resolution passed by the state Assembly, urging the Centre to amend the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014 to accord legal status to the capital.Naidu recalled that when Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the …
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said on Saturday that Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal has once again returned to the petty politics of playing the “victim card”, this time over a judicial matter related to the excise policy. He said that in India, the CBI and all investigative agencies are free to conduct investigations and file cases in courts based on their findings.Similarly, all courts and judges in India are independent to deliver…
Kochi, March 28 (IANS) The Sabarimala gold theft case has returned to the centre of Kerala’s political discourse, with the Opposition intensifying its attack on the ruling LDF and demanding accountability from the government.With the April 9 Assembly election campaign peaking, the Sabarimala gold scam has emerged as one of the principal campaign planks of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) against the ruling Left government.Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan on Saturday questi…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the West Bengal government over delays in the construction of the Kolkata Metro project, observing that the conduct of the authorities reflected an “obstinate attitude” to stall a public infrastructure work. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice Surya Kant refused to entertain the state government’s special leave petition (SLP) against a Calcutta High Court order permitting traffic blockades to enable Orange Line…
Ankara, March 11 (IANS) With its first session scheduled for March 12, Bangladesh’s newly-elected parliament will confront two competing mandates – one rooted in the existing constitutional framework and the other guided by the political commitments of the July Charter. Experts warn that such a dual arrangement may trigger institutional friction as the new parliament convenes, a report has highlighted. Bangladesh faces an unfamiliar constitutional moment defined by competing visions of politic…
Ghaziabad, March 11 (IANS) With the Supreme Court permitting passive euthanasia for Harish Rana, who has been in a vegetative state since 2013, his father Ashok Rana on Wednesday expressed deep gratitude to the judges for their decision, saying that the order not only affects his family but could also bring relief to many other families facing similar situations across the country. Talking to reporters, Ashok Rana said the legal battle had been long and emotionally difficult for the family.”Four…
Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) The Maharashtra government will constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to conduct an in-depth inquiry into alleged irregularities and corruption detected in the land acquisition and subsequent mutation process at Mouje Gangapur (Taluka Navapur) in Nandurbar district.Making the announcement in the Maharashtra Legislative Council on Monday, Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule stated that no one — from the talathi level to senior officials — would be spared in …
Amaravati, March 6 (IANS) Bihar Inspector General of Police, Sunil Kumar Naik appeared before Andhra Pradesh police for second consecutive day on Friday for questioning in the alleged custodial torture of former Member of Parliament K. Raghurama Krishna Raju. The Bihar cadre Indian Police Service (IPS) officer reached Central Crime Station, Guntur at 10 p.m. The questioning will continue till 5 p.m., a police officer said.Sunil Naik is being questioned by a police team by Vizianagaram Superinten…
Bhubaneswar, March 5 (IANS) Odisha Police will host a five-day ‘Nyaya Sanhita Exhibition’ in Bhubaneswar as part of an initiative aimed at raising public awareness about India’s revamped criminal justice system.The event will be organised at the Exhibition Ground in Unit-III of Bhubaneswar from March 6 to March 10.Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to inaugurate the exhibition on Friday, while Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will attend the inaugural programme as the chief guest….