New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi will file her nomination for the Wayanad Lok Sabha by-poll in Kerala on Wednesday, marking her electoral debut. Priyanka Gandhi will file the nomination papers in the presence of her mother and Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, her brother and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Congress…
New Delhi:24/3 TMC MP Mahua Moitra on Monday expressed apprehension that the Centre may use the controversy surrounding the alleged discovery of bundles of cash in the outhouse of a Delhi High Court judge to push for greater control over judicial appointment . Speaking in the Lok Sabha, she claimed that the uproar in the…
Kolkata, 10/6(Ao Bureau): After the results of the assembly elections in Bengal, it took more than a month for the BJP to re-position itself in the field. On June 7, state president Dilip Ghosh had called a review meeting. Let us tell you that Mukul Roy and Rajib Banerjee did not reach this meeting. Meanwhile,…
Bhopal: The death toll in the suspected spurious liquor tragedy in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district rose to 11 on Sunday, prompting Chief Minister Mohan Yadav to order a thorough probe and the “strictest possible action” against those responsible.“I have instructed the concerned minister and officials to visit the site immediately; we will take the strictest…
New Delhi, 28/3: The Indian Army has equipped its sniper deployed on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir with the sophisticated Finnish-made rifle Sako TRG-42 (Sako TRG 42 Rifle), which can hit an effective target up to one and a half kilometres. The officers provided this information. A senior official told PTI,…
Aizawl, 2/6: Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Sunday held an emergency meeting with ministers and important officials in the wake of landslides and waterlogging, triggered by heavy rains that lashed the state since May 24. Officials of the state disaster management and rehabilitation said that landslides were reported in more than 13 places during the…
Colombo, 5/9: The drama that lasted a couple of days found an unlikely but logical end as Sri Lankan Cricket officials revealed that the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup will remain in Colombo as per the original schedule.There was speculation that the games would move to either Hambantota or Pallekele, where the league…
New Delhi: The Delhi Police directed social media and e-commerce platforms to immediately cease the online sale and delivery of firecrackers within the National Capital Territory (NCT) amid rising air pollution levels.According to an official statement issued on Wednesday, the directive comes in a bid to protect the health and well-being of citizens directly due to…
Balangir, 18/4 (AO bureau): In a sad piece of news, former MLA Bibekananda Meher breathed his last. He was suffering from kidney-related ailments and undergoing treatment. He passed away while being taken to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. He was Government Deputy Chief Whip in the Assembly in 1977
Bhubaneswar, 12/2: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today distributed Rs 2,000 each to more than 5.3 million farmers through video conferencing. A total of Rs 1,292 crore has been disbursed. The money is paid directly to farmers’ bank accounts. The Kalia Scheme was launched in 2016 to help small, marginal, and landless farmers in agriculture…
