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Bengal panchayat polls: C-Voter exit poll indicates tough contest for Trinamool in many districts
The exit poll has indicated that Trinamool Congress might lose its control over the zilla parishad, the highest tier in the three- tier panchayat system, in Cooch Behar district and BJP might take control over the zilla parishad there.
Kejriwal cancels officials' weekly off, calls on them to inspect rain-hit areas
"Yesterday, Delhi received 126 mm of rainfall. Only 15 per cent of the total monsoon rainfall occurred within a span of 12 hours. People faced significant problems due to waterlogging. Today, all the ministers and the mayor of Delhi will inspect the problem areas.
Cutting across political divide, most NE parties stand united against Uniform Civil Code
Like the CAA, the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF), the Congress and the smaller parties including the Zoram Peoples Movement (ZPM), Mizoram People’s Conference (MPC) and other non-political organisations are strongly opposing the UCC.
In tribal-dominated Chhattisgarh, BJP maintains studied silence on UCC
While the BJP maintained studied silence on the UCC in Chhattisgarh, the Congress claimed that it is for creating a Hindu-Muslim divide.After the Prime Minister, during his visit to Bhopal last month, advocated for the UCC.
BJP's Meghalaya ally opposes UCC; against idea of India, says CM Sangma
Conrad Sangma-led coalition government, in which BJP is also a partner, has clearly said: "Meghalaya will not allow the UCC to be implemented in the hilly state.Meghalaya Chief Minister Sangma said, "India is a diverse country, and diversity.
GoM headed by Rijiju to lead BJP's UCC outreach to secure consensus
However, the government and the BJP are not hurriedly persuading the UCC issue as its adaption will affect Muslims as well as other communities including Christians and Sikhs. Even Hindus too would be affected by it; especially it will have a wide impact on Scheduled Tribes.
With Raj Cong and BJP projecting no CM face, party workers left confused
The announcement comes as a shocker as the present CM Ashok Gehlot has been working hard to ensure the return of the party while the rival camp headed by Sachin Pilot was expecting that their leader will be announced as the CM face.
Rajasthan: ‘Congress means loot shop’,says PM Modi
“We send money for schemes from Delhi but the Congress loots it. The Congress government has damaged Rajasthan in four years and Congress leaders also know this well,” Modi said, while addressing a public rally in Bikaner’s Naurangdesar village.
Over 66% turnout in 'bloody' panchayat polls in Bengal; death toll 15
The maximum number for deaths was reported from Murshidabad district at five, followed by two each in Cooch Behar, East Burdwan, Malda and North Dinajpur districts, and one each in South 24 Parganas and Nadia districts. With this, a total of 34 persons have lost their lives in poll-related violence since the announcement of polling date on June 8.
Central agencies tame Mayawati, relegate her to the sidelines of politics
However, the parting gained an element of permanence in 2003 when the Taj Heritage Corridor case emerged. This was an alleged scam in 2002–2003 in which the then chief minister Mayawati and a minister in her government, Naseemuddin Siddiqui, were charged with corruption.
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