Chandigarh, July 27 (IANS) A Punjab BJP delegation led by the party’s National President of the Central Valmiki Sabha India, Gejja Ram Valmiki, on Monday met the Governor of Punjab and submitted a memorandum seeking justice for sanitation workers who were cane-charged by police during a protest in Barnala town.In the memorandum, Valmiki, a former Chairman of the Punjab Safai Karamchari Commission, said the peaceful protest by ‘safai karamcharis’, demanding legitimate rights, was met with a…
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Bengaluru, July 24 (IANS) Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday alleged large‑scale irregularities in the recruitment of Veterinary Officers by the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) and demanded that the state government immediately withhold the selection list and order a fresh examination. Leader of the Opposition Chalavadi Narayanaswamy claimed that the recruitment process violated government norms governing backlog vacancies reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Schedul…
Hyderabad, July 22 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Wednesday claimed that the BJP was conspiring to delete the names of the voters belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and minority communities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.The Chief Minister alleged that the BJP and BRS plotted to backstab him by deleting a huge number of votes of Congress sympathisers in Kodangal Assembly constituency, which he represents.Addressing a meeting …
Jaipur, July 22 (IANS) Rajasthan has recorded a significant decline in crimes against Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs), with the state government attributing the improvement to stricter enforcement of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and closer monitoring of investigations. Rajasthan has witnessed an overall 28 per cent decline in atrocities against SC/ST communities between 2023 and 2025, said officials.Chairing the State-Level Vigilance …
Chennai, July 20 (IANS) PMK president Dr Anbumani Ramadoss on Sunday reiterated his party’s commitment to achieving comprehensive social justice for all communities in Tamil Nadu, marking the foundation day of the Vanniyar Sangam.He described the organisation’s formation as a landmark moment in the state’s social justice movement, and called upon people to renew their commitment to ensuring equitable opportunities for every section of society.In a statement issued on the occasion, Anbumani…
Bhopal, July 20 (IANS) The monsoon session of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly commenced on Monday with a protest by Congress MLAs inside the Assembly premisesLed by Leader of the Opposition Umang Singhar, Congress legislators staged a demonstration against the government’s alleged failure to address farmers’ distress, particularly the shortage of fertilisers and seeds for the ongoing Kharif season and inadequate drought relief measures.Congress MLAs wore symbolic masks depicting Chief Minister M…
Jaipur, July 17 (IANS) The Rajasthan State Election Commission (SEC) has informed the Rajasthan High Court that it is fully prepared to conduct the long‑pending Panchayati Raj and Urban Local Body elections and can announce the poll schedule within two days, provided the state government finalises and notifies the reservation of seats. During the hearing of a contempt petition on Thursday, State Election Commissioner Rajeshwar Singh, appearing via video conferencing, told the court that the de…
Jaipur, July 17 (IANS) The Ministry of Jal Shakti has approved central assistance of Rs 537.70 crore for Rajasthan under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 for the financial year 2026‑27. The approved amount will be released as reimbursement of the Central Government’s share of the additional expenditure incurred by the State Government from its own resources during the interim period between the completion of the first phase of the Jal Jeevan Mission and the commencement of Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0.The a…
Jaipur, July 17 (IANS) Former Rajasthan Chief Minister and senior Congress leader, Ashok Gehlot, on Friday launched a sharp attack on the Bhajanlal Sharma government over the delay in Panchayat and Urban Local Body elections, citing the Rajasthan High Court’s strong oral observation that “if the Commission cannot conduct elections, let us know; judges will get it done.”Gehlot said the court’s remark was a reflection of the state’s “gross administrative failure” and described the situation as “sh…
Bhopal, July 14 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Mohan Yadav, on Tuesday targeted the Congress over the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC), asking the Opposition party to clarify its stand a day after the state government’s high-level committee submitted its final report on the issue.Speaking to reporters at the Assembly premises, Yadav alleged that the Congress viewed issues such as the UCC and the Bhojshala dispute through the prism of “Hindu-Muslim politics” and vote-bank considerations.”…