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Akhilesh, Mayawati join the tricolor campaign; SP, BSP wary of BJP's 'non-patriotic' statements

Samajwadi Party spokesperson Gandhi also said that Samajwadi Party’s campaign should not be linked with electoral politics. As part of the nationwide “Har Ghar Tiranga” campaign under the “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” by the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath-led party government to make sure that 4.5 crores, tricolors flag is hoisted in Uttar Pradesh from 11 to 17 August.  Rival parties including the SP (Samajwadi Party) and BSP (Bahujan Samaj Party), an initiative to mark the 75th anniversary of Independence Day, have also actively joined the campaign.  On Monday, Akhilesh Yadav, President of…

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Relatives standing for women panchayat representatives: MP sent notice after oath controversy

The command was issued after the father-in-law, husband, and brother-in-law of appointed women representatives in at least three panchayats of Damoh, Sagar, and Dhar districts administered the official oath. On Monday the Panchayat Raj Department of MP provides a command directing the district collectors to take mandatory action against the officials who govern the oath of office to the un-elected people in the three-tier panchayat system and submit the action taken report. The command was issued after the father-in-law, husband, and brother-in-law of appointed women representatives in at least three panchayats of Damoh, Sagar, and Dhar districts administered the official…

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Ashok Gehlot says the death penalty for rape leads to murder

Opposition parties including the Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party as well as the Delhi Commission for Women pulled up Gehlot for his remarks. A disagreement has exploded over Ashok Gehlot’s (Chief Minister of Rajasthan) declaration that ever since the death punishment for rape was introduced, assault rape victims are being murdered by the accused to prevent them from giving proof.  Anti-parties as well as the AAP and the Bharatiya Janata Party as well as the New Delhi Commission for Women pulled up CM Ashok for his declaration. Speaking on the sidelines of Congress’s protest against inflation in…

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Ayodhya MLA, Mayor in District Land Authority's list of 'illegal' land dealers

Ayodhya MLA Ved Prakash Gupta and Mayor Rishikesh Upadhyay were among more than a dozen buyers of illegal land. Ayodhya city mayor Rishikesh Upadhyay, sitting Ayodha MLA from the district’s Sadar constituency Ved Prakash Gupta and former MLA from Milkipur constituency Gorakhnath Baba,  designated as “illegal colonists” of land plots and building infrastructure by the Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) Out of 40 persons.  On Saturday the list was released and was signed by Ajay Bharti, the accountant of the ADA (Ayodhya Development Authority).  Vice Chairman of ADA (Ayodhya Development Authority) Vishal Singh told news agency PTI (Press Trust of India)…

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Mahua to Carla: There's always something about Marie

Claim more, especially from female politicians, and harm Marie Antoinette. A common villain, from India to America and Europe. She was an unlucky figure whose name has become synonymous with aristocratic carelessness and pathetic indifference towards the people.  In modern political discourse, Marie Antoinette, who was Queen of France before the French Revolution and is best known for her public conviction in 1793 following the overthrow by revolutionaries and the abolition of the monarchy, is used by media and politicians around the world.  Portray women as public figures – often, politicians themselves or companions of high-profile politicians – as cold-hearted.…

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Shivpal vs Ramgopal: The long-running Yadav family saga

Shivpal vs Ramgopal, On Tuesday, when Ramgopal met Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. His focus was not on the SP of his party, but on the sharpest attack on Shivpal. They may both be out from the Samajwadi Party led by Akhilesh Yadav. But it hasn’t brought cousins (Brother) Ram Gopal Yadav and Shivpal Yadav closer together.  Ramgopal met Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday. His focus was not on the SP of his party, but on the sharpest attack on Shivpal.  The leader of the PSP (Progressive Samajwadi Party), who was appointed as an MLA on a Samajwadi Party ticket,…

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TMC weak spots behind Mamata's new district move

Announcing the latest decision of her cabinet, CM of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee said that it aims to streamline and decentralize administrative functions. After coming to CM power in West Bengal in 2011 after ending the 34-year-long rule of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Front, the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC (Trinamool Congress) government has so far accepted the creation of 11 new districts.  which seven have been accepted. Mamta Banerjee cabinet on Monday, which has taken the total number of districts in the state to 30.  Declaring the newest decision of her cabinet, West Bengal CM Mamta Banerjee said…

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Northeast to Maharashtra and now, Jharkhand: BJP's Himanta Sarma

Himanta Biswa Sarma is called upon by the member of the party every time he needs to step up or pull the carpet from under the feet of a government-run by opposition parties. Amit Shah (Union Home Minister) is well known to hardly trust those who have come from other parties, mainly when it comes to carrying out the assignment organized by him.  But within a month of leaving the Congress to join the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2015, Himanta Biswa Sarma had obtained the trust of both Narendra Modi (Prime Minister) and Amit Shah (Union Home Minister).  The CM…

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Congress MLAs of Jharkhand arrested in Bengal

Congress MLAs of Jharkhand were apprehended in Bengal after being caught with Rupees 49 lakh in cash. Police said that cash worth Rs 49 lakh has been confiscated from Rajesh Kachhap, Naman Vixel Kongari, and Irfan Ansari. An aide and driver of the Jharkhand MLAs have also been in custody by police. On Sunday Howrah police apprehended three Congress MLAs of Jharkhand Naman Vixel Kongari, Irfan Ansari, and Rajesh Kachhap, who were taken in custody after a huge amount of cash was retrieved from their vehicle in West Bengal on Saturday, officials said.  Police said the cash retrieved is Rupees…

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Pb health minister, Maharashtra government sack Bengal minister's aide

Newsmakers of the week: Chetan Singh Joura, Majra Health Minister of Punjab, who is now in the eye of a storm, and T Krishna Prasad, former DGP of Telangana, who is now ready to join the Bharatiya Janata Party. We bring to you the Newsmakers of the Week- Chetan Singh Jaura majra Health Minister of Punjab, Bhagat Singh Koshyari Governor of Maharashtra fired Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee’s assistant Arpita Mukherjee and Uttarakhand minister over the ‘do a Jal Abhishek’. Health Minister of Punjab Chetan Singh Jouramajra Chetan Singh Jauramajra, Health Minister of Punjab is in the eye of a storm…

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