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'Muslim sounding names' of UP's Gorakhpur wards changed
The move has evoked a sharp reaction from the leaders of the Samajwadi Party and the Congress. According to official sources, the changing of names was part of the delimitation exercise, under which the number of wards went up to 80 in Gorakhpur, with several of these named after iconic personalities and freedom fighters. A senior official said that people can file their objections within a week and after their disposal, the delimitation will be approved. Samajwadi Party leader and Ismailpur corporator Shahab Ansari charged that changing of names is an attempt at polarisation.
BJP may again have Jammu, but Kashmir remains the challenge
The BJP went into the 2014 Assembly polls in erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state with the 'Mission 44-plus', marking its intention to get a majority in the then 87-member House. It did well by winning 25 seats and occupying the position of a king-maker then. The rise of the BJP did happen in J&K, but it could not secure anything in Kashmir. The wins were in Hindu-majority Jammu while Muslim-majority Kashmir said a big no. The party not only drew a blank in the valley, all its 34 candidates lost their deposits.
After years of discrimination, two communities find their voice in J&K politics
After decades of discrimination and subjugation, the West Pakistani Refugees (WPRs) and the Valmiki community have a lot to cheer about. It has taken 75 years for the WPRs and 65 years for the Valmiki community to finally get voting rights in J&K and live with honour and dignity. The WPRs comprise members of Hindu and Sikh communities, who migrated from Pakistan after Partition in 1947. As per official records, there are nearly 5,400 families who migrated to the border areas of Jammu -- to Kathua, Samba and Jammu districts. The community leaders say these families have now grown to over 22,000 families.
Bengal's scams, their time frame and the controversies around them
The chit fund bubble burst at the end of 2012 and because of the combined pressure of different central agencies, the Ponzi activities totally dried up by the beginning of 2014. Besides the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), other agencies like the Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), the investigation arm of the Union ministry of corporate affairs, also became active in the matter. The combined pressure of these four agencies forced the Ponzi entities to go underground by closing down several offices and deactivating their agents' network.
Kashmiris ignore calls for bandh & boycotts, eager for elections
Sustained action by the government against the separatist elements has dealt a major blow to them. Their top leaders, such as Yasin Malik and Shabbir Shah, are in jail. Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who was the patron of the Pakistan-sponsored separatist movement in the valley, died alone with no valley outpouring of grief for him even on his final journey. Most of the separatist leaders and their sympathisers have been exposed through sustained action by various government forces.
Only BJP has a future in India: Amit Shah
Amit Shah said this while addressing a programme of the SC/ST Morcha here on Saturday. He also said that the Narendra Modi government has ensured the security of the country. Amit Shah cited the Pulwama incident and said that India retaliated inside Pakistani soil to the carnage in Pulwama, adding the Congress government never had the guts to do this. The senior BJP leader also said that Communism was fast losing its relevance, and is disappearing from the world.
BJP can be reduced to 50 seats in 2024 LS polls: Bihar CM
While addressing JD-U's National Executive Committee in Patna, Kumar said that he is working on uniting opposition leaders in the country. "We are working to make opposition leaders united in the country. We have interacted with the Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao a few days ago and I am regularly interacting with leaders of the opposition parties over phone. If opposition parties will fight against BJP, they will reduce it to nearly 50 seats," the Chief Minister added.
BJP likely to withdraw support from Meghalaya's MDA govt
The BJP with two MLAs is a junior ally of the National People's Party (NPP) dominated six-party coalition government. As said that discussions are on at various levels of the party, which would finalise the whether to support the MDA government or not, within a month. The BJP leader said that the party has been studying the reports on the various corruption allegations against the state government and the CBI would handle the charges once they acquire all the papers.
About 9K voters to elect Cong President; row over electoral list deepens
In the last such election that was held in 2000, current interim President Sonia Gandhi had defeated Jitendra Prasada, who managed just 94 out of 7,542 votes. Prior to that, Sitaram Kesri had defeated Sharad Pawar and Rajesh Pilot by securing 6,224 votes. Pawar had secured 882 votes, while Pilot got 354 votes.
Thackeray-Shinde groups' tug-of-war for Shiv Sena Dassehra Rally at Shivaji Park
The Shiv Sena President and ex-Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is facing competition from the rebel faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and even the Raj Thacekray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena is toying with the idea of a rally at the Shivaji Park.
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