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09 Apr

Mamata Banerjee gets EC notice for her ‘false’ remarks. If fails to explain herself, action would be taken against her: says EC

editor0 CommentsNorth EastINDIA, Mamata Banerjee, POLITICS

Calling her statements against the Central Paramilitary Forces “completely false and provocative,” the Election Commission on Friday issued a notice to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and asked her to explain her stand on the same before 11 am Saturday. If Banerjee fails to explain herself, action would be taken against her for violating the Model Code of Conduct as well as sections 186, 189, 505 of the IPC, the notice said. In a strongly worded notice, the poll body deemed statements made by the TMC supremo on May 28 and April 7 as an attempt to “berate and vilify Central Paramilitary Forces…

08 Apr

Yogi Adityanath said that some leaders like Mamata and Rahul only became Hindus during the elections

editor0 CommentsNorth EastMamata Banerjee, Yogi Adityanath

Remembering on Swami Vivekananda, CM Adityanath said, "Being a Hindu does not mean that one person is narrow. Swami Vivekananda strongly represented Hinduism on the world stage. He was the one who said, 'Guru se kaho hum Hindu hai (say) with pride, we are Hindus). We should be Hindus, it should be a matter of pride for me, not something to be ashamed of. Those who have massacred innocents, those who have exploited people for their vote bank politics should be ashamed, "Adityanath said.The Uttar Pradesh chief minister on thursday slammed leaders who were trying to use the ‘Hindu’ card…

08 Apr

A fire broke out at a factory near MTNL office in Damodar Park, with 15 fire tenders on the spot, at Delhi

editor0 CommentsNorth EastMTNL office

A fire broke out in a four-storey building at Dilshad Garden Industrial Area on Thursday morning, according to Delhi Fire Service (DFS) officials.The fire was reported to the fire department at 8:30 a.m., after that 15 fire tenders arrived at the scene, which is reported by a senior DFS Officer. He said firefighters had carried out the operation and the cause of the fire was not yet known, when the operation done, the amount of damage will be known.

08 Apr

MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced 60-hour weekend lockdown in urban areas

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Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday announced a 60-hour weekend lockdown in the urban areas of the state in the wake of rising daily cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The lockdown, Chouhan announced, will be in effect from 6pm on Friday to 6am on Monday. “I chaired a high-level review meeting over Covid-19. In all urban areas of Madhya Pradesh, a lockdown will be in effect from 6pm on Friday till 6am on Monday. Other areas where cases are rising, the crisis management group will decide an appropriate course of action. We will also come up…

07 Apr

Maoists release picture of the jawan in their custody

editor0 CommentsNorth Eastchattisgarh, jawan, maoists, terror

The CPI (Maoists) on Wednesday released a picture of a jawan from the elite CoBRA unit to show he was in their custody. The picture was released a day after the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DSZC) of the banned organisation issued a press note demanding government-mandated interlocutors to whom the jawan would be handed over to. In the picture released by the Maoists, CoBRA jawan Rakeshwar Singh Manhas is seen sitting on a plastic mat under a temporary shelter, possibly at a Maoist camp.The picture was possibly taken at a Maoist camp Manhas had gone missing on April 3, following a fierce…

07 Apr

Punjab bans political gatherings, extends night curfew till April 30

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As Covid cases continue to remain high in the state, Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday ordered a total ban on political gatherings till April 30 and said that violators, including political leaders, will be booked under the Disaster Management and Epidemics Act.The chief minister also announced extension of night curfew from 9pm to 5am, which hitherto was imposed in 12 districts, to the entire state and reduced the number of attendees at funeral/cremations/weddings to 50 people indoors and 100 outdoors.These restrictions, coupled with the ones imposed earlier, which include the closure of schools and educational institutions, shall…

07 Apr

Didi urges Muslims to vote for TMC Minority votes are slipping: PM Modi

editor0 CommentsNorth EastMamata Banerjee, Narendra Modi

In the run-up to the third phase of polling in West Bengal on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, urging Muslim voters to support his party in the ongoing assembly elections. Prime Minister Modi said that Mamata's statement was a clear indication that she had also lost the support of minority voters. Addressing a rally in Cooch Behar, PM Modi said that had BJP made such an appeal to Hindus it would have received severe flak from the media and as well as the Election Commission. "Didi recently asked all Muslims…

06 Apr

Delhi Night Curfew

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The Delhi government has imposed night curfew in the city from today as the national capital sees a fresh wave of coronavirus. The city is recording over 3,500 new Covid-19 cases daily in the last four days. The night curfew will remain in place till April 30 from 10 pm to 5 am. An order in this regard was issued by the Delhi government on the recommendation of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA). "Situation in Covid-19 in NCT of Delhi has been reviewed and it has been observed that there has been a sudden increase in Covid-19 cases in…

06 Apr

Maharashtra continues to report the highest daily new cases accounting for 55.11 percent of the cases in the country.

editor0 CommentsNorth EastCoronavirus, INDIA, mahashtra, mumbai

ON SUNDAY, Maharashtra imposed full lockdown on weekends and fresh restrictions to last through April, but just two days before, it kept silent about any such plans during the high-level review meeting chaired by the Cabinet Secretary on Friday. Senior government officials told The Indian Express that the silence was probably explained by the fact that unlike in the initial phase, the Centre had made it clear to Maharashtra almost two weeks back that weekend lockdowns have limited impact on containing and suppressing the chain of transmission. “The Chief Secretary, Maharashtra, received the largest chunk of time during the Cabinet Secretary meeting. However, no…

06 Apr

President Ram Nath Kovind appoints Justice NV Ramana as next Chief Justice of India

editor0 CommentsNorth Eastchief justice, GOVERNMENT, INDIA, judiciary

Justice NV Ramana has been appointed as the next Chief Justice of India by President Ram Nath Kovind. He will take oath on April 24. Ramana will serve as the 48th Chief Justice of India till August 26, 2022 — a term of over sixteen months. Last month, Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, who is due to retire on April 23, had recommended Justice NV Ramana as his successor. Appointed as a judge of the top court on February 17, 2014, Justice Ramana has been a part of many significant rulings, including those on setting up of special courts for fast-tracking criminal cases…