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19

Feb

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Siddaramaiah gets clean chit from Lokayukta in MUDA scam case

The Lokayukta police probing the MUDA site allotment case on Wednesday said that the charges against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his wife Parvathi could not be proved for want of evidence.   The probing officers said they have submitted the final report to the High Court.   "Since the above allegations against accused-1 to accused-4 in the case have not been proven due to lack of evidence, the final report is being submitted to the High Court," the Lokayukta police said in a letter to activist Snehamayi Krishna who is a complainant in the MUDA case.   Besides Siddaramaiah…

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19

Feb

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Standing outside Mann’s home but he is hiding: Bittu

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is scared of meeting a minister, says Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu on Wednesday as he accused the CM of avoiding meeting him.    Bittu reached the official residence of Mann here to meet him in connection with the cases registered against two of his supporters. Heated arguments also took place between Bittu's security officials and the Chandigarh policemen, with the former accusing cops of blocking their vehicle's way. Addressing the media here, Bittu said he came to meet the CM to seek an inquiry into the FIRs registered against his party's supporters. "The CM…

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18

Feb

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Congress fighting civic polls on local issues: Hooda

Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Haryana Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that the BJP did not do a single development in Hisar during its 10-year tenure. He said the Congress would take up the collapse of civic services and law & order in the state as primary issues in the ensuing elections.   "BJP neither built any university here, nor any thermal plant, nor any big industry or project was established. Whereas during the Congress tenure, many development works were done here. Not only this, the already approved Hisar International Airport was also shifted out of here and the…

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18

Feb

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Rahul Gandhi objects to top election officer’s appointment

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has strongly criticised the central government’s late-night decision to appoint Gyanesh Kumar as the next Chief Election Commissioner (CEC).     Calling the move a "violation of the Supreme Court order," Gandhi objected to the removal of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) from the selection committee, stating that it undermines the independence of the Election Commission. Gandhi, who is part of the three-member selection panel alongside Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, had opposed the appointment process, arguing that it should not proceed while a Supreme Court challenge regarding the selection law…

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18

Feb

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WB BJP MLAs stage sit-in on Assembly premises against Mamata govt

Bharatiya Janata Party legislators led by Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday staged a sit-in on the premises of the West Bengal Assembly in protest against alleged appeasement politics by the Mamata Banerjee government.   Shouting slogans like 'Murti bhangar sarkar aar nei darkar' (We don’t want a government that cannot stop vandalism of Puja pandals), around 30 BJP legislators squatted on the stairs leading to the main entrance of the Assembly hall.   This comes a day after four BJP legislators — Adhikari, Agnimitra Paul, Bankim Ghosh, and Biswanath Karak — were suspended on Monday for alleged unruly behaviour.   Speaking…

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17

Feb

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MP HC dismisses Hukum Singh Karada’s petition on 28-vote loss

On Monday, the Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed Congress leader Hukum Singh Karada's petition challenging his narrow loss in the 2023 assembly elections from the Shajapur seat. Karada had contested against BJP's Arun Bhimawad and lost by a margin of just 28 votes.  The court found that Karada's petition lacked specific facts and failed to meet the legal requirements outlined under Section 83(1)(a) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. Karada's petition had alleged several irregularities in the election process, particularly concerning the rejection of 158 postal ballots during the vote counting. He claimed that these ballots were improperly…

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17

Feb

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Cong mouthpiece criticises Tharoor over remark on Kerala’s growth

Veekshanam Daily, Congress party's mouthpiece in Kerala, on Monday published an editorial criticising Congress leader Shashi Tharoor — without naming him — for praising the entrepreneurial growth of the state under the Left government. It urged him not to betray the expectations of thousands of party workers ahead of the upcoming local body elections.   The strongly worded editorial stated that an anti-incumbency wave was prevalent in the state and that attempts to suppress it by those responsible for fuelling it represented a 'distorted' political practice.   The editorial came a day after Tharoor clarified that he had not praised…

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17

Feb

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Telangana CM asks Centre to address water dispute with Andhra

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday asked officials to lodge a complaint with the Centre against neighbouring Andhra Pradesh for allegedly drawing water unilaterally from the shared projects.   Reddy, who held a meeting with Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy and officials, said the responsibility of allocation of water between the two states and calculating the consumption of water by them lies with the Central Water Commission.   "The CM also asked the officials to lodge a complaint with the Union government against the shifting of water by Andhra Pradesh unilaterally. The CM said that the Central…

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17

Feb

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Hamas leaders’ photos displayed during cultural fest

Photos of terror organisation Hamas leaders were seen to be displayed at the top of elephants during a cultural festival in Kerala’s Palakkad.   The regional festival which is called ‘Thrithala’ is organised every year by the people of the Thrithala panchayat.   The organisers have claimed that these photos were put up by certain groups which participated in the festival, as several groups participated in the concluding ceremony of the festival.  Bharatiya Janata Party Kerala president K Surendran alleged that anti-national organisations are functioning from the state of Kerala.   Also read: Kerala college ragging case: Principal, assistant professor suspended…

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17

Feb

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DCM Udhayanidhi Stalin on NEP

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader Udhayanidhi Stalin on Monday hit out at the BJP-led Union government, which he alleged was attempting a Hindi imposition on the Southern state. "The Union Government has not allotted funds to us in the union budget and even Tamil Nadu's name is not there in the budget. After the cyclonic disaster happened in Tamil Nadu, we asked for funds from the central government to release funds, but they still have not allotted it; only SDRF funds were given to us. Tamil Nadu people are watching their actions and when…

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