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West Bengal update: BJP WILL START “JAIL BHARO ANDOLAN”

West Bengal update: BJP WILL START “JAIL BHARO ANDOLAN”

Majumdar has rejected West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s affirms and accused Trinamool Congress (TMC), party workers, of the violence that occurred on Tuesday (September 13) in Kolkata.The TMC worker has made people creep into the campaign and instigate a violence. Police have also provoked it too and stopped people at railway stations. BJP WB chief said we will start out “‘jail bharo andolan” after Durga Puja,” On Wednesday, Mamata Banerjee accused BJP workers in the state of escalating violence during protests against her government and said action would be taken against those creating nuisance.“Citizens were trashed and vandalized and…
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Nupur Sharma again refuses to turn up at police station in Kolkata

Nupur Sharma again refuses to turn up at police station in Kolkata

Suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma, on Saturday, once again refused to adhere to the summons from a police station in Kolkata.According to the summons issued by Amherst Street police station under the north and north suburban police station under Kolkata Police, Sharma was supposed to be present at said police station on Saturday afternoon. However, a letter from Sharma reached the Kolkata Police through email on Saturday. This is the second time that Sharma has ignored the summons from the city police. Earlier, she was sent a notice from the Narkeldanga Police station under Kolkata Police’s eastern suburban division where…
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Mamata Banerjee tells police to ensure no riots happen during RSS chief’s stay in Bengal

Mamata Banerjee tells police to ensure no riots happen during RSS chief’s stay in Bengal

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday directed the police to ensure that no riots break out when Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat is camping in the state. “The RSS chief will be in Keshiari from May 17 to May 20. What is his purpose? Give him security and make sure there is no riot. The administration sent him sweets and fruits. He should feel that we welcome our guests. But don't go overboard or else he might take advantage too. Keep a real watch,” Banerjee told the officer-in-charge of Keshiari police station on Tuesday. She was…
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West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee bats for creation of more districts in state

West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee bats for creation of more districts in state

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday stated there is a want to create more districts in the state for expediting development work, but it has been constrained by using lack of manpower and infrastructure. Speaking at a assembly with West Bengal Civil Service officers at the renovated Town Hall here, she said the area of the present 23 districts in the state is vast, so there is a need to divide them and amplify the number. The nation wants more manpower and infrastructure for this purpose. "We need to divide the districts as these are very large. The…
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Rajiv Kumar selected as next Chief Election Commissioner, to take charge on May 15

Rajiv Kumar selected as next Chief Election Commissioner, to take charge on May 15

The Union Law and Justice Ministry on Thursday introduced the new Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, who will take over as the next Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) from May 15. Kumar will take over from CEC Sushil Chandra, who is retiring. "In accordance with clause (2) of Article 324 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Rajeev Kumar as the Chief Election Commissioner with effect from May 15, 2022. My best wishes to Shri Rajeev Kumar," the Union law said. Minister Kiren Rijiju. Kumar took over as the Election Commissioner of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on…
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Jaipur royal scion and MP Diya Kumari stakes claim on land on which Taj Mahal was built

Jaipur royal scion and MP Diya Kumari stakes claim on land on which Taj Mahal was built

Bharatiya Janata Party MP and former Jaipur princess Diya Kumari claims that the land on which the Taj Mahal was originally built belongs to her family. Diya Kumari asserts that she has archives that show the Jaipur royal family's declaration of land. Dia Kumari's statement came after a petition was filed in the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court asking the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to examine the 22 locked rooms of the Taj Mahal to check the presence of Hindu idols. Speaking in support of the petition, BJP chief Diya Kumari said, “There must be an inquiry…
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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal says subsidy on electricity to become optional from October 1

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal says subsidy on electricity to become optional from October 1

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) authorities will subsidize electricity only to those citizens of the national capital who want it. He said residents will be asked if they want to go ahead with the subsidy and the exercise in this regard will begin soon. “The Delhi government will now ask people whether they want to get electricity subsidy or not. From October 1, only those consumers who opt for it will be provided the subsidy," he said during an online briefing. Currently, customers in Delhi run a "zero" energy bill for…
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PM Narendra Modi meets Queen of Denmark Margrethe II

PM Narendra Modi meets Queen of Denmark Margrethe II

Queen of Denmark Margrethe II prolonged a warm reception to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Copenhagen on Tuesday. Prime Minister Modi felicitated the Queen on the event of the Golden Jubilee of her reign, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Twitter. The 82-year-old Queen has been Denmark's reigning monarch for the reason that 1972. The Danish monarchy is one of the oldest in the world. “Her Majesty, the Queen of the Kingdom of Denmark, Margrethe II extended a warm reception to PM @narendramodi. Prime Minister felicitated Her Majesty on the event of the Golden Jubilee of…
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“Kick Me Out If I Don’t…”: Arvind Kejriwal On Schools In Gujarat

“Kick Me Out If I Don’t…”: Arvind Kejriwal On Schools In Gujarat

Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal these days made some other pitch for alternate in Gujarat, providing the governance mannequin that has been vastly profitable in Delhi and more recently, in Punjab. Citing the Delhi faculties in Gujarat's Bharuch -- where tribals form a chunk of the population -- he claimed the situation of faculties in Gujarat is truely bad."There are 6,000 government colleges in Gujarat, which have been shut. Many others are in dilapidated conditions. The future of lakhs of teens has been disrupted. We can alternate this future. The way we modified colleges in Delhi," the Delhi Chief…
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BJP holds massive protest outside Kejriwal’s residence, demands reduction of fuel tax

BJP holds massive protest outside Kejriwal’s residence, demands reduction of fuel tax

Amid rising fuel prices, the Delhi unit of the BJP on Saturday staged a huge protest outside the residence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, traumatic that VAT be reduced on fuel. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his first reaction to rising gas prices, had said some states had not reduced gasoline taxes. He asked these states to decrease taxes now. He said, "States like Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Telangana, Maharashtra, Kerala and Jharkhand did now not limit tax on fuel, and should do it now." "Centre decreased the excise obligation on fuel costs closing November and also requested states…
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