Guwahati : The nomination papers of Trinamool Congress candidate in Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency in Assam were rejected during scrutiny on Friday, the election office here said. Besides papers Trinamool Congress nominee Kamala Kanta Daimary, those of two Independent candidates of Kokrajhar were also rejected. The TMC has fielded […]
Kolkata : The Election Commission Friday appointed two additional police observers for the two Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal, where polling will be held in the first phase on April 11, a senior official said. The two Lok Sabha seats are Coochbehar (SC) and Alipurduar in north Bengal. […]
Bengaluru : Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli on Friday overtook Suresh Raina to become the leading run-getter in the Indian Premier League. India captain achieved the feat during the game against Kolkata Knight Riders. He scored a delightful 84 off 49 balls, taking his IPL runs tally to […]
Gondia : The 2019 Lok Sabha polls is a contest between “nationalists” and those taking “favours from anti-national elements”, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said here Friday. He was addressing a rally in Amgaon town in Gondia district for the BJP’s Gadchiroli-Chimur Lok Sabha candidate Ashok Nete. “This general […]
Mumbai : The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) said Friday that it has seized 19 kg of smuggled gold worth Rs 5.54 crore. Acting on a tip-off, DRI officials intercepted five containers carrying metal scrap at Hind Terminal container freight station outside the country’s largest container port, JNPT, near […]
Jammu : Six narcotics smugglers have been arrested and 550 kg of contraband was recovered from them here, officials said Friday. A police team intercepted a truck on the highway at Nashri in Ramban district and recovered 300 kg of poppy, concealed in 12 gunny bags, on Friday night, […]
New Delhi/Amaravati : The Election Commission Friday ordered the transfer of Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary Anil Chandra Punetha and posted IAS officer L V Subrahmanyam in his place, officials said. The EC has asked the state government to effect the order by Saturday forenoon. The poll panel’s move comes […]
Chandigarh : A Shiv Sena leader was allegedly shot dead in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district on Friday evening by three youths over a dispute, police said. Ajay Thakur, 25, was about to board a bus from near a bus stand in Purana Shalla area. Three youths, who have been identified, […]
Amaravati : The Election Commission Friday removed Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary Anil Chandra Punetha from the post and appointed senior-most IAS officer L V Subrahmanyam of the 1983 batch in the place of the former. The EC stated this in a communication to the Andhra Pradesh government. Earlier, […]
Lucknow : Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Friday said yoga is gaining popularity across the world as it helps in reducing mental stress and in treatment of several serious ailments. He also said non-communicable diseases were a “deeply disturbing trend” and called upon the medical fraternity to educate the […]
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