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Gujarat polls: BJP, Congress workers upset over candidates' selection
BJP workers on Monday staged a protest at the party office in Gandhinagar while the workers of NSUI -- the students' wing of the Congress, vandalised the party state office alleging that a senior leader took bribe to re-nominate Imran Khedawala in Khadia-Jamalpur.
Tejashwi Yadav praises Nitin Gadkari for putting nation first
The Panduka Road bridge will be constructed at a cost of Rs 196 crore and its length is 1.5 km and it will directly connect NH 19 to NH 39. With this, the distance between Rohtas and Garhwa in Jharkhand will reduce by just 63 km from the present 200 km. This bridge will also address the traffic jam of NH 19 which frequently takes place in Rohtas, Kaimur and Aurangabad districts.
CM Mamata breaks her silence, apologises for minister's comments about President Murmu
"The President is an extremely nice lady. I strongly condemn what Akhil Giri had said. Akhil was wrong. I personally apologise on behalf of the legislator. I am sorry over the entire issue," Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee told media persons at the state Secretariat, Nabanna.
Raja Singh gets angry after bulletproof vehicle breaks down
He slammed the Telangana government for providing a vehicle which is in poor condition despite the fact that he faces threat to his life from terrorists. Raja Singh, who was released from jail last week, had to call his personal vehicle after the one provided by the state police broke down in Afzal Gunj area.
Dimple Yadav files nomination papers from Mainpuri
Accompanied by SP president Akhilesh Yadav, SP MP Prof Ram Gopal Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav and others, Dimple filed four sets of nomination papers. Shivpal Singh Yadav was conspicuous by his absence on the occasion.
RCP Singh attacks Nitish Kumar, asks him to lift liquor ban in Bihar
"Due to the liquor ban, the Bihar government is losing a big chunk of revenue and it is directly affecting the common people. The developments of public welfare works are not taking place in Bihar. The roads of rural areas are having pathetic shapes. Hence, Nitish Kumar should leave his obstinacy on liquor ban. He should lift the ban to improve excise tax collection in state exchequer," Singh said.
Pressure mounts for action against Bengal Minister over derogatory comments about President
The internal grievance has been reflected over the comments by Trinamool Congress legislator and West Bengal minister of state for food department, Jyotsna Mandi, who herself hails from a tribal background.
Jammu and Kashmir: Crackdown against separatists in decisive phase, Jamaat properties seized, offices closed
After the Pulwama terror attack in February 2019, which left 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel dead, the Centre tightened the noose around the separatists and imposed a ban on Jamaat-e-Islami, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) and other organisations preaching separatism and sedition.
Can political horses win races in Jammu and Kashmir while riders sit on fence?
Omar Abdullah, former chief minister and vice president of the National Conference (NC) has said that he won't fight elections unless statehood is restored to J&K.
Congress releases new list of 33 candidates for Gujarat Assembly polls
Of 33 candidates, 22 are sitting MLAs. Some of the prominent names in the list are Leader of Opposition Sukhram Rathva who would contest from Jetpur (ST seat), former GPCC president and sitting MLA Amit Chavda (Anklav seat), Sailesh Parmar, Deputy Leader of Congress Legislative Party (Danilimda seat), among others. The list also features two women candidates -- Chandrikaben Baraiya from Garbada (ST seat) and Geniben Thakor (Vav).
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