Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) The Election Commission Tuesday sought a report from the district magistrate following allegations by a election Model Code of Conduct (MCC) team that they were roughed up by Trinamool Congress activists after posters and festoons of the ruling party were removed in West Bengal’s Howrah district. “We have asked the district magistrate […]
Malegaon (Maharashtra), April 1 (IANS) Braving 45 degrees Celsius temperature, AAP candidate for Dhule Lok Sabha seat Ansari N. Ahmed has embarked on a 50-km walkathon to file his nomination papers, a party leader said here Tuesday. “We started this afternoon from Malegaon and have already covered around 10 km. The march will continue for some […]
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) West Bengal’s opposition Left Front Tuesday alleged that leaders and workers of the ruling Trinamool Congress were terrorising its supporters and expressed fears about the collapse of the law and order during the coming Lok Sabha polls. In a memorandum to the Election Commission in Delhi, a high-level Left Front delegation […]
Jammu, April 1 (IANS) BSP chief Mayawati Tuesday sought to reach out to poor people of the upper castes, asserting her party would also fight for reservations in education and government jobs to economically under-privileged members of the community in the country. Attacking Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial […]
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) A court here has sentenced a man to 30 years in jail for repeatedly raping a woman by confining her for nine months. Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat, in a recently delivered order, held Uttar Pradesh resident Shiva guilty of gang rape, rape and wrongfully confining the 30-year-old woman. The court […]
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath will visit West Bengal April 5 to oversee the preparations for the Lok Sabha polls in the state, an official said Tuesday. Sampath’s visit comes within two weeks of Deputy Election Commissioner Vinod Zutshi’s assessment of the preparations. According to Amit Roy Chaudhury, officer on special duty […]
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Recognizing the importance of women’s participation in governance, a non-governmental organisation has decided to develop a programme to encourage environmental initiatives in rural areas of Rajasthan. According to the NGO’s statement Tuesday, the Centre for Social Research (CSR), a women’s rights institution, has partnered with Hanns Seidel Foundation of Germany to […]
New Delhi, April 1 In a bid to strengthen corporate governance and protect investor interest, the government Tuesday implemented the new Companies Act, 2013. New rules such as mandatory social welfare spending, and independent directors on board, among others, have thus come into force. The implementation comes after the government Friday notified 10 more chapters […]
Bareilly/Rewa, April 1 Stepping up his offensive against the Congress, BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Tuesday said that it faced “certain defeat” in the Lok Sabha poll. He also urged the Election Commission to probe the “delay” in clearance for his helicopters to take off. Addressing election rallies in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, […]
Patna/Ranchi, April 1 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said the Gujarat model of development would burst after the Lok Sabha election – just as the BJP’s “India Shining” burst after the 2004 polls. He was addressing rallies in Aurangabad of Bihar and earlier in Jharkhand’s Godda district. He formally started the party’s election drive […]