Govt reaches out to CJP amid raging protest; JP Nadda holds talks with 2-member team
New Delhi: A two-member delegation of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Monday met Union Health Minister JP Nadda, who initiated the dialogue on behalf of the government as protesters led by the outfit stormed into central Delhi and tried to march to Parliament. The CJP said Nadda has assured them that he would hold…
Tripura DGP Anurag Dhankar was found dead at the police headquarters
Agartala: Tripura Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag Dhankar was found dead in his office in the state police headquarters in Agartala on Monday. The 1994-batch IPS officer of the Tripura cadre was rushed to Govind Ballabh Pant (G B Pant) Hospital, where doctors declared him dead at 12.48 pm, sources who spoke to TNIE confirmed. The…
‘Voice of HCA’ complaint to BCCI vindicates TCA’s long-standing concerns: TCA
Our Sports Desk Hyderabad: The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) on Monday claimed that the formal complaint reportedly submitted to the BCCI by an individual identifying himself as “Voice of HCA” has independently brought several governance issues concerning the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) into the public domain, vindicating concerns consistently raised by the TCA over the…
SC to direct CBSE to implement Orissa HC verdict on APAAR consent forms across country
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said it will direct the CBSE to implement a direction of the Orissa High Court to amend the model consent form for the generation of Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry IDs to provide parents with the option to refuse consent or opt out of the scheme. Under the…
Newly-elected members take oath in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan on Monday administered oath to nine newly-elected members of the Upper House. The members who took the oath represent the states of Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Rajasthan and West Bengal. The newly-elected members who took the oath on the first day of the Monsoon session…
CJP march: Forces lathicharge as protesters try to breach barricades near Parliament Street
New Delhi: Forces resorted to a baton charge near Parliament Street after thousands of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protesters allegedly tried to breach barricades while marching towards Parliament on Monday. At around 11.25 am, protesters attempted to push through multiple barricades erected in the high-security zone, sources said. A scuffle-like situation ensued, in which some…
Wangchuk seeks temporary discharge from Safdarjung Hospital to join ‘Sansad Chalo’ march
New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Monday requested the medical superintendent of Safdarjung Hospital to allow him to leave “even if temporarily” to participate in the Cockroach Janta Party’s Parliament march, asserting that he was feeling “very fine” and that his health parameters were normal. In a handwritten letter addressed to the medical superintendent, Wangchuk…
Sonam Wangchuk’s wife moves Delhi HC, appeals against Sunday’s order
New Delhi: Sonam Wangchuk’s wife Gitanjali J Angmo on Monday moved the Delhi High Court to appeal against an order refusing to interfere with the fasting activist’s ongoing treatment at Safdarjung Hospital. In her appeal, Angmo contended that the single judge’s Sunday order illegally confines Wangchuk to Safdarjung Hospital without any arrest and effectively directs…
CM Omar Abdullah leaves for Delhi to join NC’s statehood protest
Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah left for Delhi on Monday to join the National Conference’s protest there demanding restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. The demonstration coincides with the commencement of the Monsoon Session of Parliament and will be led by the National Conference president Farooq Abdullah. “Under the leadership of our president, the…
DMK legislator held for defamatory speech against TN CM
Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu): The opposition DMK’s Vilathikulam MLA, G V Markandeyan, was arrested on Monday for making defamatory speech against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, police said. The legislator was picked up by a police team from his residence amidst protests by his supporters who raised slogans condemning the police action. He was…
