Party wishes to “engage the young people by letting them know that we believe in them and more importantly we need them”. BJP general secretary and Jammu and Kashmir in-charge Tarun Chugh on Tuesday launched official social media handles of the party’s unit in the Union Territory. Launching the Twitter handle, and Instagram and Facebook […]
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‘Killer roads’ and why the BRO is trending in Arunachal panchayat polls
People of Longding district’s Khakam block bordering Myanmar decide to boycott polls unless road construction is entrusted to the Border Roads Organisation The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) found itself dragged into the panchayat elections to be held in Arunachal Pradesh on December 22. The people of Khakam block in the State’s Longing district bordering Myanmar […]
Fewer candidates in Congress for LS Belagavi bypolls
M.B. Patil, former Home Minister and chairman of the Congress committee to scout a candidate for Belagavi Lok Sabha bypolls, held a meeting of his committee in Belagavi recently and declared that the party had douzens of aspirants. But few believed him. Even his followers and long-time Congress workers were skeptical. Party workers confide that […]
Bharath Bandh: Mixed response in Kalyana Karnataka
The Bharat Bandh call given by farmers’ organisations for the repeal of three recently enacted farm legislations received a mixed response in Kalyana Karnataka. Kalaburagi city, however, showed better solidarity with the agitating farmers by effectively observing the bandh. APMC market yards across the region remain closed. Other business establishments partially closed. Public transport was […]
Farm laws | Get ready for long battle, KTR warns Central govt.
BJP is not willing to listen to farmers, blindly towing the line of corporates, TRS working president said. The TRS working president, K.T. Rama Rao has threatened the Central government with a long agitation against the three farm laws stating they would reach out to every farmer to explain how the Central government was compromising […]
Supreme Court upholds move to acquire land for Chennai-Salem expressway
The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside a Madras High Court decision to quash notifications issued by the Centre and the Tamil Nadu government to acquire land for the Chennai-Salem eight-lane expressway project. A Bench led by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar upheld the notification issued under Section 2 of National Highway Act 1956 for declaration of […]
Arvind Kejriwal ‘almost under house arrest’ by Delhi Police: AAP
The party said it will march to the Delhi Chief Minister’s residence in Civil Lines and get him out. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday said that the party chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was being kept “almost under house arrest” by the Central government’s Delhi Police. The party said that it […]
Indian Mobile Congress | We need to work together to ensure timely roll out of 5G, says PM Modi
Mr. Modi said “This [IMC] is the gathering of brightest minds in the telecom sector.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told telecom industry leaders that all stakeholders need to work together to ensure timely roll-out of 5G technology as well as make India a global hub for telecom equipment, design, development and manufacturing. Also […]
Bharat Bandh elicits total response in Odisha
BHUBANESWAR The response to the bandh call given by farmer organisations against three farm laws was total in Odisha on Tuesday. With the bandh supported by the Congress, Left parties and various farmer organisations, normal life was affected across the State. Roads wore a deserted look as vehicles stayed off. Protesters with their respective party […]
Panchayat polls: Counting of votes underway in Rajasthan
The polling to elect a total of 636 zila parishad members and 4371 panchayat samiti members were held in four phases. The counting of votes polled in all four phases of panchayat samiti and zila parishad members’ elections is underway in Rajasthan on Tuesday. The counting began at 21 district headquarters, according to the state […]