Thiruvananthapuram, April 10 (IANS) The Congress in Kerala, on Friday, escalated its attack on the Pinarayi Vijayan-led CPI-M government over the proposed shutdown of the State Secretariat’s e-office system, with senior party leaders Ramesh Chennithala and V.D. Satheesan alleging a suspicious move aimed at concealing corruption-related files. Chennithala termed the decision to take down government e-office servers for five days under the guise of maintenance as a “conspiracy to destroy evidence”…
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Thiruvananthapuram, April 9 (IANS) At 6 p.m. on Thursday, the curtain officially fell on what is often hailed as the ‘festival of democracy’, as polling across Kerala drew to a close. Yet in several booths, the democratic spirit lingered a little longer, with voters patiently waiting to exercise their franchise even past the deadline.By and large, the State witnessed an almost incident-free voting process.At the official close of time, the turnout, according to the Chief Electoral Officer, a…
Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, will hold a virtual meeting with all Election Commission of India (ECI)-appointed poll observers for West Bengal on Wednesday to discuss the current polling booths’ infrastructure in the state for the forthcoming two-phase assembly elections scheduled later this month. An insider from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, said the Commission is not satisfied with the polling booths’ infrastr…
Kozhikode, April 2 (IANS) CPI(M) candidate State Tourism Minister and son-in-law of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, P.A. Mohamed Riyas, is to approach the Election Commission with a complaint against UDF nominee P.V. Anvar in Beypore, alleging character assassination in an intensifying electoral contest in the historic port constituency.The complaint alleges that Anvar has been targeting Riyas and members of Vijayan’s family through repeated references to “nepotism” and “Pinarayism”, …
Mumbai, March 27 (IANS) A major security breach has come to light during the Maharashtra Assembly session, with the Mumbai Police on Friday registering a case against five individuals for allegedly creating and circulating fake entry passes. The arrests were made by the Marine Drive Police following a detailed investigation into the matter.According to preliminary information, the illegal manufacturing of counterfeit entry passes for access to the Assembly session was uncovered after the issue w…
Hyderabad, Feb 27 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday assured all necessary support to the surrendered Maoists to help them live with dignity in society.He said that there would be no shortcomings in providing security and other rehabilitation benefits to the reintegrated Maoists.Chief Minister Revanth Reddy gave the assurance when six top cadres of the banned CPI (Maoist), who surrendered recently, called on him. According to the DGP office, the Chief Minister held a face…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 21 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) is expected to decide on first probable list of candidates on Saturday at its 17-member State Secretariat meeting that commenced here. The meeting marks the initial stage of the party’s internal selection process as it prepares for the upcoming Assembly elections.As per party procedure, the Secretariat will first decide which among its own members should enter the fray.Once a decision is arrived at, the proposed names will …
Kolkata, Feb 14 (IANS) Kolkata Police will set up seven new sections under its cyber crime wing to tackle the rising number of cyber fraud cases in the city. Sources at Lalbazar, the city police headquarters, said on Saturday that the initiative has received the green signal from the state secretariat.Kolkata Police have already launched a dedicated helpline number to address complaints related to cyber fraud.The cyber crime police station of Kolkata Police has also been included among these sev…
Chennai, Feb 5 (IANS) Amid growing political activity and preparations for the forthcoming Assembly elections, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin is set to chair an important Cabinet meeting at the State Secretariat in Chennai at 12 noon on Thursday.The meeting is expected to play a decisive role in outlining the government’s policy priorities as the ruling DMK completes five years in office.With the government preparing to present its interim budget in the Legislative Assembly, the Cabinet…
Amaravati, Jan 1 (IANS) The re-launch of Amaravati capital development works, Google’s announcement to set up a $15 billion AI data centre in Visakhapatnam, and agreements for major investments across sectors were among the key developments in Andhra Pradesh in the year 2025.The highlight was the resumption of state capital works, as promised by the Telugu Desam Party (TDP)-led coalition during the elections held in 2024. With the support of the BJP-led government at the Centre, Chief Minister…