New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) on Monday announced 17 new initiatives that will be rolled out during the Bihar Assembly polls, including compulsory webcasting and mobile phone-deposit facilities at all polling stations. At a press conference here, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar announced the “Bihar First Initiatives”, which will be unrolled at all…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the NDA government has pulled Bihar out of ‘Jungle Raj’ and given it a new direction of development and good governance, and expressed confidence that the people of the state will once again choose politics of development in the coming assembly elections. Shah’s comments came…
Patna: The RJD-Congress combine-led opposition INDIA bloc, which ran a feisty ‘vote chori’ campaign to allege the BJP of manipulating votes to change the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, will be in a direct contest with the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in next month’s high-stakes Assembly elections in Bihar. The Election Commission on Monday announced…
New Delhi: The assembly elections in Bihar will be held in two phases, polling for which will be held on November 6 and 11 while the counting of votes will be done on November 14, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar announced on Monday. The entire election process will be concluded by November 16. “Bihar elections…
New Delhi: The Centre is expected to take a call this week on government formation in Manipur, which has been under President’s Rule since February 13. A delegation of BJP leaders from the state, including former chief minister N. Biren Singh, MLAs H. Dingo, Th. Robindro, S. Ranjan, former minister Govindas Konthoujam, and Hill Areas Committee…
New Delhi: The Election Commission will announce the schedule for the Bihar legislative assembly polls on Monday. The poll authority has convened a press conference at 4 pm. The term of the 243-member state assembly ends on November 22. Political parties have urged the EC to hold the polls immediately after the Chhath festival, which…
Patna: With announcement of dates for the Bihar assembly polls expected soon, leaders of the INDIA bloc on Sunday went into a huddle and decided to make public their seat-sharing formula “within a couple of days”. A meeting of the multi-party coalition, which continued till late in the evening, was held at the residence of…
Cuttack/Bhubaneshwar: The Odisha government on Sunday night imposed prohibitory orders in 13 police station areas and suspended internet services in Cuttack, where 25 people were injured in fresh violence, following a recent group clash during a Durga idol immersion procession. Police Commissioner S Dev Datta Singh said the orders will be effective for 36 hours…
Darjeeling: At least 20 people, including children, were killed and several were injured as continuous heavy rains caused massive landslides across the Mirik and Darjeeling hills in West Bengal on Sunday, sweeping away homes, severing road links, isolating villages, and leaving hundreds of tourists stranded. According to reports compiled by the NDRF and the district…
New Delhi: The Tamil Nadu government has moved the Supreme Court against the governor’s decision to reserve the Kalaignar University Bill, 2025 for the consideration of the President instead of granting assent to the proposed law as advised by the state Cabinet. The state government has sought direction from the top court to declare the…
