Ranchi, Jan 29 (IANS) The Jharkhand government on Thursday assured the High Court that the State Information Commission, which has remained defunct for nearly five years, will be made fully functional within four weeks.During the hearing before a division bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice A.K. Rai on a petition filed by Virendra Singh, Advocate General Rajiv Ranjan, appearing for the state, submitted that concrete steps are being taken to activate the commission and that it would…
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Bengaluru, Jan 28 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President, D.K. Shivakumar, stated on Wednesday that the Opposition is deliberately exaggerating the issue and the Minister for Excise has no connection with the excise controversy being kicked up in the state.Responding to questions on the Opposition demanding the resignation of Minister for Excise R.B. Timmapur, Shivakumar said on Wednesday, “In my view, R.B. Timmapur has no connection whatsoever with the controversy…
Indore, Jan 28 (IANS) The youth wing of the Madhya Pradesh Congress has launched a nine-day ‘Jan Adhikar Nyay Yatra’ from Wednesday, demanding clean drinking water and higher compensation for families of those who died after consuming contaminated water in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area.State Youth Congress media cell chairman Abhigyan Shukla said the march began at 11 a.m. from the statue of Devi Ahilya in Rajwada and would cover all Assembly segments of Indore district during the nine days….
Bengaluru, Jan 27 (IANS) The Karnataka BJP on Tuesday sought a probe by a sitting High Court judge or the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into what it alleged was an excise scam in the state.Speaking to the media, Karnataka BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra said the BJP and JD(S) were jointly staging a protest against what he alleged was a ‘corrupt and immoral’ state government near the Mahatma Gandhi statue at the Vidhana Soudha.He said the protest was being held in the presence of Le…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 27 (IANS) Kerala General Education Minister V. Sivankutty slammed Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan on Tuesday as he rejected criticism of the state’s public education system and escalated the political confrontation over the Sabarimala gold theft case.Responding to Satheesan’s remarks on school standards, Sivankutty said no other government could match the LDF’s record of investing nearly Rs 9,000 crore in public education over the past decade.He challenged t…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 27 (IANS) After a three-day recess, the Kerala Legislative Assembly reconvened on Tuesday amid renewed confrontation between the treasury and the opposition, with the Sabarimala gold heist once again dominating proceedings.The protesters are demanding the resignation of the Devaswom Minister V.N. Vasavan as two opposition legislators, Najeeb Kanthapuram and C.R. Mahesh, began a sit-in protest at the entrance of the Assembly hall.Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheesan opened …
Jaipur, Jan 24 (IANS) Preparations for the upcoming Panchayat elections in Rajasthan have gathered pace. Even before the formal announcement of election dates, the State Election Commission has issued important instructions to district administrations to ensure the timely and smooth conduct of the polls. According to orders issued by the Chief Electoral Officer of the State Election Commission, Rajesh Verma, photo-based Panchayat voter lists are being prepared based on the existing Assembly c…
Pune, Jan 24 (IANS) Supreme Court’s Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, on Saturday, flagged the perceived dilution of judicial independence linked to a recent transfer of a High Court judge under the influence of the Executive, warning that the judiciary may lose “credibility” due to such aberration. Delivering the Principal G.V. Pandit Memorial Lecture on “Constitutional Morality and Democratic Governance” at ILS Law College in Pune, Justice Bhuyan asked, “Why should a Judge be transferred from one High Cou…
Jaipur, Jan 23 (IANS) Two convicts serving life sentences in some of Rajasthan’s most high-profile murder cases are set to tie the knot after developing a relationship inside Jaipur’s open jail. The wedding will be held on Friday in Barodamev town of Alwar district.The wedding invitation card has surfaced, confirming the details. The bride, Priya Seth (33), was convicted in the 2018 murder of Dushyant Sharma, in which she allegedly used a honey-trap to lure and kill the victim.The groom, Han…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 22 (IANS) The Kerala Assembly on Thursday remained paralysed as the Opposition sharpened its attack on the CPI(M)-led government over the Sabarimala gold theft, with Leader of the Opposition (LoP), V.D. Satheesan, asserting that the issue warranted ministerial resignations, not another round of legislative debate.Addressing the media outside the Assembly, LoP Satheesan said the Opposition had deliberately refrained from giving notice for a discussion as there was “nothi…