Mumbai, June 19 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray on Friday, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary, said that over the last six decades, multiple attempts have been made to tear apart and fracture the Shiv Sena, driven purely by the constant fear the party instils in its opponents. Many rival ‘Senas’ emerged and dissolved during this period, but the foundation and pinnacle built by Balasaheb Thackeray remained unshaken, it said.The Thackeray camp, in an editorial in the party’s m…
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Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly, Ritabrata Banerjee, has supported former Trinamool Congress treasurer Aroop Biswas after he wrote to a private bank demanding the freezing of the party’s bank accounts.Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Ritabrata Banerjee said: “Aroop Biswas’ letter has substance. What guarantee is there that there is no stolen money or embezzled money in this account? I support the request to freeze Trinamool’s account.”According a …
Shillong, June 10 (IANS) The Meghalaya government has decided to put on hold all officially funded foreign visits by Ministers, MLAs and government officials for a period of six months as part of a broader expenditure rationalisation and austerity initiative, officials said on Wednesday. The decision has been taken in the larger public interest and comes at a time when governments across the country are exercising fiscal prudence amid emerging global economic uncertainties, including rising geop…
Shimla, June 5 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Sukhvinder Sukhu, on Friday launched the first phase of the Chinar plantation drive from his official residence, Oak Over, here on the occasion of World Environment Day.The initiative aims to enhance green cover and promote greater public awareness about environmental conservation.Known for its majestic appearance, dense shade and ecological significance, the Chinar tree is well-suited to Shimla’s climatic conditions.On the occasion of Wor…
Kolkata, June 5 (IANS) A single-judge vacation bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Friday, rejected the plea from Abhishek Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, to fast-track the hearing on his petition challenging the CID summons for interrogation in the MLA signature mismatch case. The case involves a mismatch in the signatures of some of the party’s MLAs on a resolution nominating legislators to four crucial slots in the Assembly.Abhishek Bane…
Bengaluru, June 3 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday announced its candidates for four of the seven seats going to polls in Karnataka. The list, released by the All India Congress Committee (AICC), includes B.K. Hariprasad, P.V. Mohan, Shivanna Malavalli and Tippannappa Kamakanur.The candidate selection has also drawn attention as the Congress has fielded members from the Other Backward Classes (OBC) for all the four seats.The move is being viewed as a significant political decision by the Congres…
Chennai, June 3 (IANS) Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Wednesday announced that the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Tamil Nadu, for which elections are scheduled for September 18, has been allotted to the alliance partner, the Indian National Congress. In a brief statement issued from the TVK headquarters secretariat, Vijay said the seat had been allocated to the Congress as part of the TVK-led alliance in Tamil Nadu. The announcement is being…
Kolkata, June 3 (IANS) Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, on Wednesday approached a single-judge vacation bench of the Calcutta High Court challenging the summons from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the West Bengal Police for interrogation in the signature mismatch case.The case involves a mismatch in the signatures of some of the party’s MLAs on a resolution nominating party MLAs to four crucial slots in the Assembly, whic…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress leadership’s decision to expel two MLAs on Monday is being viewed by many as an attempt to contain the fallout from an alleged fraud, or a serious faux pas, which could prove to be the proverbial last straw for a party facing an existential crisis following its resounding defeat in the West Bengal Assembly elections.The alleged fraudulent signing of MLAs’ names is more than just another controversy; it has emerged as a symbol of the party’s org…
Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) After winning the recently concluded West Bengal elections through various unfair means, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is using the state police to break the Trinamool Congress from inside, alleged Mamata Banerjee on Monday. She claimed that many MLAs were first receiving threat calls from the police, warning them to refrain from party-related activities or face cases under the Arms Act and the Narcotics Act.“After that, the same MLAs are receiving calls from differen…