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Tribal student bodies hold rallies in Manipur, Delhi pressing for UT demand

Sep 1, 2024

New Delhi/Imphal, Aug 31 (IANS) Thousands of tribal men and women belonging to the Kuki-Zo community on Saturday took out rallies in three tribal-dominated Manipur districts and at the Jantar Mantar in Delhi in support of their demand for a separate Union Territory.The participants in the rallies raised slogans against Manipur Chief Minister N.…

Bengal govt approaches SC against release of Nabanna Abhijan convenor

Sep 1, 2024

Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) The West Bengal government on Saturday approached the Supreme Court challenging the Calcutta High Court's order directing the Kolkata Police to release Sayan Lahiri, one of the convenors of the Nabanna Abhijan (March…

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Punjab Governor, CM pay obeisance at Harmandir Sahib, Durgiana Temple

Sep 1, 2024

Amritsar, Aug 31 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Saturday paid obeisance at Sri Harmandir Sahib and Sri Durgiana Mandir here to pray for the progress of the state and the prosperity of its…

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Ahead of JD(U) switch, Shyam Rajak praises Nitish’s vision, cites Chandra Shekhar’s teachings

Sep 1, 2024

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Senior politician Shyam Rajak, who recently quit the primary membership of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and stepped down as its General Secretary, is all set to make a return to Bihar’s ruling party Janata Dal…

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1991-batch IAS officer Manoj Pant appointed Chief Secretary of Bengal

Sep 1, 2024

Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) The West Bengal government on Saturday announced the appointment of Manoj Pant as the new Chief Secretary of the state following the retirement of his predecessor Bhagwati Prasad Gopalika.Although the state…

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AIMPLB delegation seeks K’taka govt’s support to oppose Waqf Bill

Aug 31, 2024

Bengaluru, Aug 31 (IANS) A delegation of the office-bearers of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at his residence Kaveri in Bengaluru on Saturday and sought the Karnataka government’s support to oppose…

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Naqvi criticises Mamata’s approach, slams Cong-NC alliance for J&K polls

Aug 31, 2024

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Former Union Minister and senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, on Saturday, rebuked West Bengal government’s method of seeking justice for the doctor, whose rape and murder at a state-run hospital there left…

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RG Kar horror: Delay in informing police, language in FIR under CBI lens

Aug 31, 2024

Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing the ghastly rape and murder of a junior doctor at the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata is trying to join some missing dots in the case, especially the…

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Will continue protests till RG Kar victim gets justice: ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ convener

Aug 31, 2024

Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) Sayan Lahiri, one of the conveners of the Nabanna Abhijan (march to Bengal secretariat), on Saturday afternoon said that he would continue to protest over the R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital rape and murder…

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Grant sanction for prosecution against Kumaraswamy, says Cong memorandum to K’taka Guv

Aug 31, 2024

Bengaluru, Aug 31 (IANS) The Karnataka Congress on Saturday submitted a memorandum to Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot demanding sanction for prosecution against Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, HD Kumaraswamy, former BJP…

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