MALDA: The Mercedes Benz (WMD– 4085) with a red beacon parked in Malda’s Kotwali Bhawan garage for the last 18 years serves as a reminder that the legacy of Barkat da or ABA Ghani Khan Chowdhury remains to this day in Malda.The legend goes that Ghani Khan, five-time MLA, eight-time MP and a state and…
As the political atmosphere heats up in north Karnataka, which encompasses 14 constituencies, ahead of polling on May 7, all eyes are on the Lingayat community, a dominant caste in the region. The Lingayats, constituting the state’s largest single community, make up nearly 17% of the 5.3 crore electorate, while the Vokkaligas, another politically significant…
As the political atmosphere heats up in north Karnataka, which encompasses 14 constituencies, ahead of polling on May 7, all eyes are on the Lingayat community, a dominant caste in the region. The Lingayats, constituting the state’s largest single community, make up nearly 17% of the 5.3 crore electorate, while the Vokkaligas, another politically significant…
NEW DELHI: An elaborate operation involving multiple agencies has been launched to track down the sender of the email to schools in Delhi-NCR which turned out to be a hoax. With the sender having used an email ID of Russian origin, Delhi Police is writing to VK, the parent firm which owns the email service,via…
NEW DELHI: While dismissing former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia’s second bail plea, a court rejected his contention that the proceedings in the money laundering case linked to the alleged liquor policy scam have been delayed or that the case is proceeding at a snail’s pace. The so-called delay, the court of special judge Kaveri…
AYODHYA: President Droupadi Murmu offered prayers and performed aarti before Ram Lalla’s idol amid chanting of mantras Wednesday, a day after Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai denied the allegation made by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi that she was not invited to the consecration of the Ram temple “as she is…
NEW DELHI: Pulling up ED, a Delhi court said the investigative agency was bound by the rule of law and could not act “high and mighty” against ordinary citizens who were not even suspects in a case.The observation was made by special judge (PC Act) Vishal Gogne of Rouse Avenue Court on April 30, while…
In a major embarrassment to the city crime branch, an alleged weapons supplier in the actor Salman Khan firing case, Anuj Thapan (32), was found dead in the lockup of the police headquarters at Crawford Market on Wednesday.A senior police officer said it is suspected that he died by suicide, but his family alleged foul…
On Cong plaint, EC puts 48-hour no-campaign ban on KCR Source link
Complying with a Supreme Court order, Election Commission has directed all state chief electoral officers (CEOs) to follow the new protocols on handling and storing ‘symbol loading units’ (SLUs). The Supreme Court had mandated the sealing of the machines, securing them in containers, and storing them in strongrooms alongside electronic voting machines (EVMs) for a…
