Gangtok: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to reach Sikkim on Monday for a two-day tour, during which he will hold a roadshow, attend the closing ceremony of 50 years of statehood and launch projects worth Rs 4,000 crore, officials said. Elaborate security arrangements have been put in place in the state capital and surrounding…
Kolkata: The Election Commission on Sunday announced a stringent security plan for the second phase of the West Bengal assembly polls, making it clear that any attempt to disrupt voting or obstruct electors would be dealt with firmly, an official said. The EC directed security personnel to carry out constituency-wise deployment and step up area…
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday registered a case to probe recovery of 79 crude bombs in poll-bound West Bengal, officials said. The move came following a directive by the Union Home Ministry in this regard, they said. In pursuance to the home ministry’s order, the anti-terror agency on Sunday registered a…
Thiruvamamtapuram: The IMD on Sunday issued a yellow alert for high temperatures in several districts of Kerala for the two days, warning of hot, humid weather across much of the state. According to the weather department, maximum temperatures are likely to reach around 40 degrees Celsius in isolated places of Palakkad district and 39 degrees…
Kolkata: (Apr 26) A high-level coordination meeting involving poll officials, police officers, and commanders of central forces from three election districts under Kolkata will take place here on Sunday to review preparedness for the upcoming second phase of the West Bengal assembly polls, a senior official said. The meeting, scheduled at the Dhana Dhanya Auditorium,…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the ongoing Census exercise is not just a government task but a responsibility of all citizens, and the participation of everyone is vital. In his monthly radio address ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Modi also said that all information provided by the people during the Census will remain…
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday asserted that his party will return to power in West Bengal by winning 225-odd seats in the 294-member assembly, while the BJP will not be able to bag 50 constituencies. Addressing an election rally in Bally, Banerjee, who is considered number 2 in the TMC…
New Delhi: Leaders quitting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have not done so out of fear but due to a growing sense of ” disappointment, disengagement and disgust” with the organisation, Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha said on Saturday, a day after he joined the BJP along with six other party MPs. Referring to the…
Hooghly: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that the Narendra Modi government has filed several cases against him but not against Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, claiming this is because she does not “directly” fight the BJP. Stating that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) questioned him for 55 hours over five consecutive days, the Congress…
New Delhi: Former Army chief Gen Manoj Naravane has come out with two books since his unpublished memoir, “Four Stars of Destiny”, caused a controversy earlier this year and looking back, he said it was “not warranted” to unnecessarily quote and drag him into the limelight for the book. The general, who recently released “The…
