Srinagar, July 12 (IANS) The State Committee of the Communist Party of India-Marxist has lent support to the National Conference (NC) President Farooq Abdullah’s decision to organise a protest at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on the opening day of the Monsoon session of Parliament in demand of restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. Md. Abass Rather, State Secretary of the CPI-M, has appealed to all political parties, organisations and individuals to set aside their differences and join …
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Moradabad, July 11 (IANS) Spiritual leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam on Saturday said that only Hindus have the right to speak about the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple and Lord Shri Ram, claiming that the opposition has no moral right to comment on the temple as it never supported its construction. Speaking to IANS, Acharya Pramod Krishnam said, “Only Hindus have the right to speak about the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple and Lord Shri Ram. The opposition has no right to comment on the Shri Ram Janmabho…
Jaipur, July 10 (IANS) Rajasthan tops the country under the world’s largest grain storage scheme, with 200 warehouses sanctioned during 2024-25 and 2025-26, of which 120 have already been completed and the remaining are under construction, an official said on Friday. The state plans to build 50 additional warehouses in 2026-27, which will raise its grain storage capacity by 1.25 lakh metric tonnes over three years, significantly strengthening agricultural infrastructure and post-harvest storage …
Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday directed the state police authorities to henceforth send accurate crime records data to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). At a meeting with the top officials of both West Bengal Police and Kolkata Police at the state secretariat of Nabanna on Thursday, he directed that the old practice of understating the crime records data to the NCRB should be trashed and instead send the correct data on this count.Later, sp…
Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to visit West Bengal on July 6, the birth anniversary of Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee, and attend a special programme at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre in Kolkata’s New Town area, a senior state Bharatiya Janata Party leader said here on Tuesday.According to the leader, a meeting was held at the BJP’s Salt Lake office in Kolkata on Monday evening to finalise preparations for the July 6 events.Chief Ministe…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The Union Home Ministry, last year, flagged gangster-terror nexus and directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to carry out a thorough probe into the matter. Though NIA managed to net major players in this network, the Indian Intelligence agencies have now flagged the rise of copycat actors. The gangster network which made Canada its base has been directing operations in India, especially in Punjab. The Lawrence Bishnoi and Goldy Brar gangs are under the radar o…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal penned a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, raising the party’s “vehement objection” to the notification of new (Foreign Contribution Regulation Amendment) FCRA rules and demanded its withdrawal with immediate effect. He termed the latest amendments as “draconian” and stated that they would “stifle” the autonomy of NGOs, particularly those run by minority community members.The Congress leader claimed t…
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…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a meeting of officials to ensure proper facilitation of the High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes headed by Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar (Retd), an official said on Saturday. The Committee will study demographic changes, especially in border areas. To assess changes in demography, the Committee will also visit metropolitan areas and industrial towns.The first meeting of the High-Level Committee has already been convened,…
Kolkata, June 4 (IANS) An FIR has been registered against former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly making provocative remarks on the Home Ministry, police said on Thursday.The case was filed at the Siliguri Cyber Crime Police Station based on a complaint lodged by a lawyer.The complaint pertains to Banerjee’s remarks during a protest meeting on Rani Rashmoni Road in Kolkata on June 2, where she referred to the murder of Bangladesh national Osman Hadi and made statements …