Kohima, March 2 (IANS) Nagaland Acting Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Monday reaffirmed the government’s commitment to a peaceful settlement of the long-pending Naga Political issue, informing the state Assembly that the Political Affairs Committee (PAC) has been actively reviewing the matter. The PAC comprises Ministers, elected representatives of all tribes, representatives of political parties and Members of Parliament from the state, he said. Delivering his maiden address since assuming off…
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Bengaluru, Feb 26 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and former Karnataka Minister B. Sriramulu on Thursday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking an immediate technical review by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) into the state’s law and order situation, citing repeated communal flashpoints and concerns over alleged targeting of Hindu activists.In his letter, Sriramulu urged the MHA to examine what he described as a pattern of escalating communal tensions, attacks on youths linked to Hindu org…
Agartala, Feb 20 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Friday that the preservation of local languages and the promotion of Hindi must go hand in hand, stressing that the primary purpose of language is to connect people and not create divisions. Addressing the Eastern, North-Eastern and Northern Regional Rajbhasha Sammelan, inaugurated by the Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the International Indoor Exhibition Centre in Hapania, Chief Minister Saha said the conference should inspire c…
Ahmedabad, Feb 20 (IANS) Taking a swipe at the opposition, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Nabin on Friday said party workers remain constantly among the people and remarked that there are “part-time politicians who appear only during elections”.Nabin is on a three-day visit to Gujarat after assuming office as the BJP National President.Speaking at a felicitation programme organised at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Nabin said, “BJP workers are constantly amon…
Agartala, Feb 19 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate the Joint Regional Official Language Conference (Rajbhasha Sammelan) of the Eastern, North-Eastern and Northern regions of the country in Agartala on Friday, officials said here on Thursday. The Ministry of Home Affairs’ (MHA) Department of Official Language Secretary, Anshuli Arya, said that more than 3,000 senior officials, representatives and experts from Central government offices, public sector undertakings and banks from…
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended Mahashivratri greetings on Sunday, invoking Lord Shiva’s blessings for the well-being of every citizen and the prosperity of the nation.In a post on X, he wrote,“To all my family members across the country, countless best wishes on Mahashivratri. My prayer is that Adidev Mahadev always keep His grace upon everyone. By His blessings, may all be blessed with well-being and may our Bharatvarsh sit enthroned at the peak of prosperity…
Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) The NCP-SP legislator Rohit Pawar, on Saturday, appealed to the Union Home Minister Amit Shah to order a comprehensive, transparent and independent investigation into the Learjet-45 aircraft accident near Baramati involving former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar which took place on January 28. In a detailed letter, Rohit Pawar flagged multiple “alarming discrepancies” and safety lapses, suggesting that the crash near Baramati may not have been a mere accident.T…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 5 (IANS) A hardcore underground woman cadre of the banned CPI (Maoist) organisation on Thursday surrendered before the Koraput police in Odisha.The surrendered woman Maoist, identified as Mamata Podiami alias Mamita and Soni, is a resident of Bijapur district in neighbouring Chhattisgarh. She was an ACM (Area Committee Member)-ranked cadre of the CPI (Maoist).With the surrender of Mamata, the Odisha Police on Thursday declared Koraput district, one of the worst-affected district…
Jammu, Feb 4 (IANS) An anti-terrorist operation continued on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district after the terrorists were spotted firing from a cave.Officials said drones used by the joint forces spotted terrorists firing from a cave in the Ramnagar area of Udhampur district, after which the cordon in the area was further tightened to zero in on the hiding terrorists.Following actionable intelligence about the presence of terrorists, joint forces had moved in on Tuesday evening…
Bengaluru, Jan 30 (IANS) Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted a major inter-state drug trafficking syndicate and clandestine drug manufacturing lab in Karnataka’s Mysuru, the official statement by the NCB stated on Friday. The statement said that the drugs valued at about Rs 10 crore in the street market, along with cash of Rs 25.6 lakhs, a Toyota Fortuner vehicle and various chemicals weighing more than 500 kilograms have been seized in the case so far. “The Unit located in Hebbal Indu…