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War of words: CMO Nagaland, NDDP deny Neiphiu Rio being quizzed by ED
Are the developments linked to the fate of Naga peace talks or just electoral games ahead of the elections which are due early next year? The Chief Minister's Office issued a statement on Friday evening calling the news item carried in a national newspaper as 'Fake News'. Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio's party NDPP also issued a statement saying there was no truth in the claims made in the news report.
Key meeting on Gujarat polls being held at PM Modi's residence
BJP state President C.R. Patil was also present at the ongoing meeting, where, according to sources, the agenda was the forthcoming elections to the 182-member Assembly. It is expected that the Election Commission, which announced elections to the Himachal Pradesh Assembly on November 12, is likely to announce the dates for Gujarat after Diwali (October 24).
Over 51% say BJP will win Himachal election again: Survey
According to the CVoter survey, conducted for ABP News, respondents, asked irrespective of whichever party you support or vote for, which party or alliance do you think will win the Himachal polls, a total of 51.1 per cent said that the BJP will win the election.
Haryana for starting SYL canal construction, Punjab says not even drop of water to share
After the two-hour long meeting, Khattar told the media that as directed by the Supreme Court, the meeting was held with the Punjab CM but both States reached no consensus on the construction of the SYL canal. Outrightly rejecting Haryana government's proposal to start construction of the SYL canal, Mann categorically told the media that there "is no question of initiating this work, as the state does not have even a single drop of water to share with Haryana".
PM Modi to address law ministers' conference in Gujarat on Oct 15
The two-day conference is being hosted by the Ministry of Law and Justice at Ekta Nagar, Gujarat. The objective of the conference is to provide a common forum for the policy makers to discuss issues related to the Indian legal and judicial system, an official statement said.
SC imposes Rs 20K fine on plea to declare Satyendar Jain of 'unsound mind'
A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and A.S. Oka said the plea filed by a Delhi resident is frivolous and dismissed the petition with a fine of Rs 20,000. "It is such a misconceived and frivolous petition that it deserves to be dismissed with a cost of Rs 20,000," it said. Satyendar Jain has been in judicial custody in a money laundering case since May 30.
PM Narendra Modi to dedicate 75 digital banking units to nation on October 16
As part of the Union budget speech for 2022-23, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced the setting up of the 75 DBUs in 75 districts of the country to commemorate 75 years of Independence. The DBUs are being set up with an objective to ensure benefits of digital banking all over the country, a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office said.
PM Modi towers over Opposition in Himachal
Less than half of that, or about 22 per cent said they are not happy with the BJP government and want to change it. Similarly, 36.6 per cent of the voters rate the performance of the state government as good while 34.6 per cent rate it as poor. Then again, results of the exclusive CVoter survey for ABP News show that while 37.6 per cent of respondents rate the performance of Chief Minister Jairam Thakur as good, as many as 33.7 per cent rated his performance as poor.
Will never go with BJP again for entire life, CM Nitish asserts
"I will never go with them (BJP) for my entire life. The previous leaders of BJP like Atal ji (Atal Bihari Vajpayee), Advani ji, (L.K. Advani), Joshi ji (Murli Manohar Joshi) were the real leaders who believe in work. The present leaders of the BJP are only talking and have nothing to do with working," CM Nitish said during the inauguration of an engineering college at Samastipur.
Ahead of panchayat polls in Haryana, Dera Sacha Sauda chief gets 40-day parole
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's family had sought the parole for him. "The decision of parole has be taken in accordance with the law," state Jails Minister Ranjit Singh told the media. During the parole, he will be staying on the Dera's premises in Rajasthan.
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