Kolkata, July 27 (IANS) In protest against the unrest that unfolded during the Left’s movement in Kolkata on July 24, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and workers on Monday took to the streets with national flags in two big rallies. One procession moved from Sealdah to Esplanade in central Kolkata, while the other went from Golpark to Jadavpur in south Kolkata. The procession from Sealdah began after 3:30 p.m. with the national flag. State Minister Tapas Roy, BJP MLA Sajal Ghosh, party lea…
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Kolkata, July 26 (IANS) The BJP will take to the streets in Kolkata on Tuesday, alleging that some people are creating ‘anarchy’ in the name of ‘student movement’. Educational organisations of the Sangh Parivar are also taking to the streets in this regard. As a result, Kolkata is going to witness processions and gatherings for two consecutive days. The BJP is taking to the streets on Monday. Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), Akhil Bharatiya Rashtriya Shaikshik Mahasangh (ABRSM), Bharat…
Hyderabad, July 24 (IANS) Majority of educational institutions remained closed in Telangana on Friday in response to a bandh call given by Left-affiliated student groups to show solidarity with students and youths protesting in New Delhi over the NEET paper leak.Managements of many private schools and colleges in Hyderabad and surrounding districts declared holiday as a precautionary measure in view of the shutdown call.A few schools and colleges, however, remained opened.Osmania University post…
Kannur, July 16 (IANS) For nearly two decades, K.K. Ragesh has been widely regarded as one of the closest political associates of veteran CPI(M) leader Pinarayi Vijayan. However, now Ragesh finds himself at the centre of growing discontent within the party.His steady rise through the party ranks from Students’ Federation of India (SFI) leader to Rajya Sabha member, then Private Secretary to the Chief Minister, and later Kannur district secretary, has often been attributed by both supporters and …
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) A court here on Monday granted bail to five people, including CPI-M leader Srijan Bhattacharya, who were arrested on Sunday night during a protest against a hawker eviction drive in south Kolkata’s Jadavpur area.The court granted bail on a personal bond of Rs 1,000 each. The next hearing in the case has been scheduled for November 3.The Alipore Police Court judge said that Srijan Bhattacharya would have to cooperate with the investigation as a condition of bail.Incidentall…
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Ritabrata Banerjee, till now a politician who largely remained in shadows — except when mired in allegations and controversies — has evolved this week as the face of a massive rebellion within the Trinamool Congress. His initial ascent was marked in the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) from becoming the all India General Secretary of Students Federation of India (SFI) to his nomination to Rajya Sabha.His subsequent expulsion over allegations of a “lavish lifest…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 (IANS) The controversy over the alleged use of the BJP’s official seal on a circular issued by the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in connection with election procedures in the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency has intensified, with the party approaching the Election Commission of India, alleging a larger political conspiracy.The BJP has strongly objected to the incident, claiming that attempts are being made to pass it off as a mere procedural lapse by an in…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 (IANS) A political intellectual, a film actor, and a street-smart grassroots leader — few constituencies in Kerala offer as compelling a contest as Thiruvananthapuram, where three sharply contrasting personalities are locked in a high-stakes electoral battle.Leading the charge for the UDF is 68-year-old C. P. John, a seasoned political strategist often described as one of Kerala’s “unluckiest” leaders, having narrowly missed electoral success multiple times, i…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) unit of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Tuesday strongly condemned the controversial sloganeering directed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah at the university campus, claiming that even the officer-bearers of the student body, led by the Left, were involved in the protests.The ABVP has demanded a police investigation into the incident and strict action against those involved.Several Left-wing…
Alappuzha, Dec 30 (IANS) The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) said on Tuesday that it will approach higher courts to challenge the court order of the Mavelikkara Additional Sessions Court, which acquitted all the 19 accused in the 2012 murder of ABVP activist Vishal, a first-year degree student of NSS College at Konni in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta. Describing the court judgment as “deeply unfortunate and inadmissible”, the student wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), said it woul…