Political

24 Feb

‘Pardon me’: BJP MLA Bhupesh Chaubey holds his ears, sits ups on dais

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Bhupesh Chaubey squatted on his chair on the dais whilst retaining his ears in the course of a public meeting in Sonbhadra and advised human beings to forgive him for the “mistakes dedicated knowingly or unknowingly in the remaining five years.” A video of the incident went viral on social media. Bhupesh Chaubey is in the fray from the Robertsganj meeting constituency in Sonbhadra, which is scheduled to vote in the seventh segment on May 7. He persevered with the sit-ups despite human beings attempting to stop him from doing so. “All of you gave…

23 Feb

Student leader’s death : Two cops suspended, SIT visits casualty’s home

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The metropolis erupted in regularly occurring protests on Tuesday as Left-backed college students and Aliah University college students on the Park Circus campus protested towards the demise of Anis Khan. Central Kolkata came to a standstill with the blockade leaving heaps of home-bound commuters stranded for hours in the Central Business District. Students, who have just started going to faculties after two years, additionally faced shuttle difficulties. Police stated that 58 protesters have been detained and later released on bail. Large components of central and south Kolkata - lying between Park Circus-Moulali, SN Banerjee Road and College Street - have…

21 Feb

Modi says new framework for homeless dairy cattle after outcomes: Will procure from even manure

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With homeless cows arising as a significant survey issue in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said another strategy will be acquainted with tackle it after March 10, when political decision results will be reported, adding that pay can be produced using the compost of creatures. Talking in Unnao Sunday, Modi said: "Whole UP is adulating the endeavors of Yogiji's administration to control floods. Aap logon ko chutta jaanvaron se jo pareshani hoti hai, ussey dur karne ke liye, 10 March ke baad nayi vyavasthayen banayi jayengi. Aur Unnao ke simple bhai-beheno, simple ye shabd likh kar rakhiye, ye…

21 Feb

RJD pioneer Lalu Prasad Yadav gets 5-year prison sentence, Rs 60 lakh fine in fifth fodder scam case

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An extraordinary CBI court today reported a 5-year prison sentence and Rs 60 lakh fine for Lalu Prasad Yadav in the fifth grain trick case. Lalu Yadav was announced blameworthy on February 15. Of the 99 charged for the situation, 24 were cleared, while three-year prison terms were articulated for 46 blamed. Yadav has been seen as at fault for illicit withdrawals of Rs 139.35 crore from the Doranda depository by an extraordinary CBI court in Jharkhand's Ranchi. Lalu Prasad has been condemned in four feed trick cases. This case (RC 47A/97) was the fifth and last one and the…

21 Feb

Eshwarappa says Muslim thugs killed Bajrang Dal lobbyist; govt denies Hijab point

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Section 144 was forced in the Shivamogga region of Karnataka following a 23-year-old Bajrang Dal extremist was killed on Sunday night. He was taken to the Mc Gann locale clinic where he died. Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said that the matter was not connected with the continuous hijab line in the state. "However, we really want to sit tight for additional examinations prior to coming to an end result," he said. Araga Jnanendra addressed the group of the perished, who was a designer, in Shivamogga. "The homicide happened at 9:30 pm on Sunday. The police have revealed a few…

18 Feb

West Bengal: Abhishek Banerjee retains his position as national general secretary of TMC

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Abhishek Banerjee was appointed Trinamool Congress national general secretary a working committee meeting on Kolkata on Friday. Party supremo Mamata Banerjee, chairing the first working committee meeting since all posts were dissolved on February 12, retained nephew Abhishek in a post he held earlier. Emerging out of the meeting, senior party leader Partha Chatterjee said, “Yashwant Sinha, Subrata Bakshi and Chandrima Bhattacharya will be the party national vice-presidents; Sukhendu Sekhar Ray will be the national spokesperson.” The rift inside the party came to the fore on several occasions, the latest being the tweets of Abhishek loyalists on one-man-one-post which the…

18 Feb

Calcutta HC dismisses plea seeking removal of Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar

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The Calcutta High Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking the removal of West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on grounds that he was destroying the spirit of federalism. A Bench of Chief Justice Pakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj dismissed the petition filed by lawyer Rama Prasad Sarkar on the grounds that the court, even with the limited scope of judicial review in the case, was not satisfied that the material placed along with the petition furnished any ground to entertain the plea. Chief Justice Srivastava observed that Article 361 of the Constitution provides that the Governor shall not be…

15 Feb

Minister’s Son, Accused Of Running Over Farmers In UP, Released

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Union minister Ajay Misra's son Ashish Misra, who was arrested in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, walked out of jail on Tuesday after he was granted bail. Ashish Misra was released from jail after he was granted bail by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court. Ashish Misra's lawyers submitted two bail bonds of Rs 3 lakh each in regards to his bail orders on Monday. Ashish Misra was arrested on October 9 last year in connection with the violence that erupted in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri. On October 3, 2021, eight people, including four farmers, were…

15 Feb

Lalu Yadav Convicted in Fodder Scam Case

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Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav was convicted on Tuesday in the Rs 139.35-crore Doranda treasury scam, the fifth fodder case in which he was named as a conspirator. Yadav, who was then the chief minister of Bihar, was named in the scam relating to embezzlement in the state’s animal husbandry department between 1991 and 1996. Prasad had earlier been sentenced to 14 years in jail in four other fodder scam cases. "Lalu Prasad has been convicted. The quantum of punishment will be pronounced on February 18," the CBI counsel said. The court of Special CBI Judge SK…

14 Feb

Mamata Banerjee Announces Goutam Deb as Siliguri Mayor

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Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal Chief Minister, announced former State Minister Gautam Deb as the next mayor of Siliguri after Trinamul wrested the Siliguri Municipal Corporation board from the Left Front after seven years, making it a defeat 4-0 lead in this round of the civic polls before leaving for North Bengal on Monday. Goutam Deb won from ward 33 of the Siliguri Municipal Corporation by over 3,000 votes. The timing of Mamatas’s visit to North Bengal, the visit when the Trinamul has wrested the only municipal corporation run by the Left in the state, could not have been better. Seven…