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Mukesh Sahani sacked as Bihar Minister
BJP leaders, including its Bihar chief Sanjay Jaiswal, were hinting that Sahani - with whom the party was at odds since his decision to contest the recent UP Assembly elections and attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath - was going to be axed after it lured away all the three VIP MLAs and inducted them into the party.
A Trinamool perspective on recurring political violence in Bengal
Under attack for the Birbhum violence, the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal has called it a conspiracy to defame the law and order situation in the state. Trinamool MP Dola Sen, in an exclusive conversation with IANS, said, "Under Mamata Banerjee, the law and order situation in the state is at its best. Mamata di is such a leader who does not compromise on law and order. And we do not need advice from the BJP and the CPI(M)."
Assembly of blunders: Speaker, ministers get their facts wrong in R'sthan House
They are seen making inaccurate statements and tabling wrong facts which have to be withdrawn later. Surprisingly the entire episodes are being telecast live on YouTube and giving them all more eyeballs. One such controversy was triggered recently over the issue of the demolition of the Salasar Temple gate.This gate, located on a road leading towards the famous Salasar Balaji Temple, was demolished for widening the road by the state PWD department.
Polarising Karnataka: As election year nears, state sees deepening of communal divide
First it was the cow slaughter ban, then the anti-conversion bill, later the hijab row; then it was the murder of Bajrang Dal activist Harsha followed by the proposal to introduce the Bhagavad Gita in the school syllabus; strict implementation of the hijab verdict by not allowing Muslim students wearing hijab into exam rooms; announcement on celebration of Ugadi festival as 'Dharmikadina'; ban on Muslim traders at Hindu religious fairs and temples for protesting against the High Court verdict on wearing the hijab.
Digvijaya Singh sentenced to one year jail in decade-old case, granted bail
Later on Saturday evening, all the convicted persons were released on bail after furnishing an amount of Rs 25,000 each. After getting bail, Singh said that he has been falsely framed in the case, and he will challenge the decision in the high court. Three other accused in the case were acquitted in the absence of appropriate evidence against them.
BJD registers landslide victory in urban body polls
The State Election Commission (SEC) conducted elections for 109 ULBs on March 24. The results of 105 municipalities/notified area councils (NACs) and three municipal corporations of Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Berhampur were declared on Saturday. However, the counting of votes of Dhamnagar NAC was halted due to some reason, sources said. The BJD has won chairperson seats in 73 municipalities/NACs and mayor seats in all three municipal corporations -- Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Berhampur.
Reduce VAT on fuel instead of making 'The Kashmir Files' tax-free: Cong MLA
Instead of declaring "The Kashmir Files" tax-free, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant should have emulated his predecessor late Manohar Parrikar, and lowered the VAT on fuel prices, Congress MLA Yuri Alemao said on Saturday. "The Chief Minister has declared the film tax-free. The loss to the state exchequer would have gone to the director as benefit or the producer of that particular film," Alemao told reporters at the state legislative assembly complex.
Yogi extends free ration scheme by three months
In his first decision after taking over the reins of Uttar Pradesh for the second time in a row, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday announced to extend the free ration scheme by three more months. Talking to reporters here, the Chief Minister said that under the scheme, costing around Rs 3,270 crore, approximately 15 crore people of the state will be provided pulses, oil, salt and sugar, besides food grains, free of cost.
Danish Azad Ansari: Know the only Muslim Minister in Yogi 2.0 government
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath on Friday took oath as the Chief Minister of the state for the second time. Among these, 31 are first-time ministers who will assist CM Adityanath in efficient governance. Among these 31 fresh faces is Danish Azad Ansari, the only Muslim in the cabinet. Hence, it becomes important for us to know about this self-made, grassroot leader who has earned a place in the state’s administration.
Governor is like a punching bag who is also called party's 'agent': Dhankhar
Sharing the challenges being confronted when a state's ruling party is not in power at the Centre, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday opened his heart out in the Rajasthan Assembly and said that a Governor is like a punching bag who is also termed as the party's agent deputed to fulfil the party's agenda.
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