Jaipur, June 19 (IANS) Acting under a ‘zero tolerance’ policy and following directions from the Union Home Ministry, a joint team of the district administration, police, and Border Security Force (BSF) launched a major operation against alleged illegal constructions within 15 kilometres of the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan’s Barmer district. The action was carried out in border villages falling under the Gadra Road and Chauhatan subdivisions in Barmer district.Authorities had earlier survey…
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Bhopal, June 12 (IANS) A violent clash linked to an alleged land dispute in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district has snowballed into a political controversy, with former Chhindwara MP Nakul Nath accusing the administration of acting under political pressure and demanding a high-level probe, while sitting BJP MP Vivek “Bunty” Sahu has sought action against those linking his name to the incident.The dispute, which occurred on Thursday in Prahlad village under the Kundipura police station limits, a…
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…
Bhopal, April 21 (IANS) A political row erupted in Madhya Pradesh after three Congress IT cell workers were arrested by the Cyber Police in Bhopal on Tuesday for allegedly circulating a controversial letter on social media, purportedly linked to former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje. The arrests have led to a sharp exchange between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with both sides levelling serious allegations over the police action, the authenticity of the letter, and…
Patna, March 27 (IANS) A fresh political controversy has intensified tensions in Bihar, with allegations and counter-allegations flying between rival parties.Danish Rizwan, an advisor to Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, has levelled serious allegations against RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, and Congress Bihar media department head Rajesh Rathore. He has also sought the registration of an FIR against them.Rizwan alleged that an old video from 2017 featuring him …
Kochi, Feb 20 (IANS) In a significant setback to the state government, the Kerala High Court on Friday stayed the move to regularise employees who have been working for over a decade on daily wage and contract basis in government-controlled Public Sector Undertakings, autonomous bodies and the Kerala Kalamandalam. With Assembly elections round the corner, this stay has come as a shocker for the Vijayan government.Following the mauling the ruling Left suffered at the local body polls held in Dece…
Kozhikode, Dec 27 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and KPCC Political Affairs Committee member N. Subramanian was taken into police custody on Saturday in connection with a controversy over the circulation of an allegedly distorted image of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan along with Unnikrishnan Potti, the prime accused in the Sabarimala gold heist case.The Chevayur police took Subramanion into custody from his residence and booked him under sections related to promoting enmity and public mischief,…