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Congress-called shutdown hits parts of Tripura

November 3rd, 2009 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS -
Agartala, Nov 3 (IANS) Over 400 Congress activists were arrested in Tripura Tuesday as they tried to enfore a 12-hour shutdown in parts of the state to protest an alleged attack on ...

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Campaigning for Himachal by-polls picks up

Campaigning for Himachal by-polls picks up

November 3rd, 2009 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS -
Shimla, Nov 3 (IANS) With less than 56 hours left for the end of campaigning for the by-elections for two assembly constituencies, electioneering has finally picked up in Himachal Pradesh. Though no ...

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Karnataka flood relief turns into political battle (Letter from Bangalore)

Karnataka flood relief turns into political battle (Letter from Bangalore)

October 26th, 2009 - 10:07 am ICT by IANS -
By V.S. Karnic Bangalore, Oct 26 (IANS) As over a million flood-devastated people in north Karnataka struggle to put their lives back on track, the state's main political parties are locked in ...

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BJP, Congress name candidates for Chhattisgarh bypoll

BJP, Congress name candidates for Chhattisgarh bypoll

October 20th, 2009 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS -
Raipur, Oct 20 (IANS) Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the main opposition Congress Tuesday announced candidates for the bypoll to Vaishali Nagar assembly seat scheduled for Nov 7. ...

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BSP not to contest Chhattisgarh assembly bypoll

BSP not to contest Chhattisgarh assembly bypoll

October 17th, 2009 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS -
Raipur, Oct 17 (IANS) The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has decided not to contest an assembly bypoll in Chhattisgarh Nov 7. "The BSP will not put up a candidate for Vaishali Nagar ...

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Kerala Congress (Secular) to merge with Kerala Congress (Mani)

October 9th, 2009 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS -
Kottayam (Kerala), Oct 9 (IANS) The Kerala Congress-Secular (KC-S), supporting the state's opposition Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF), Friday announced it will merge with the Kerala Congress-Mani (KC-M). The mergers decision was unanimous, ...

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Sex for certificate racket: Opposition accuse BSP of protecting accused

Sex for certificate racket: Opposition accuse BSP of protecting accused

October 5th, 2009 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Oct 5 (IANS) The opposition Congress and Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh Monday charged the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) of shielding officials of a private hospital who are accused ...

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Chhattisgarh police summons Balco CEO for chimney crash

Chhattisgarh police summons Balco CEO for chimney crash

September 30th, 2009 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS -
Raipur, Sep 30 (IANS) Chhattisgarh police have summoned the CEO of aluminium major Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd (Balco) for the Sep 23 collapse of an under-construction chimney at a power plant ...

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Political activity picks up in Himachal ahead of bypolls

Political activity picks up in Himachal ahead of bypolls

September 26th, 2009 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS -
Shimla, Sep 26 (IANS) Political activity in Himachal Pradesh has picked up ahead of by-elections to two assembly seats. The two main political parties in the state - the ruling Bharatiya Janata ...

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Balco chimney crash toll rises to 40, several workers trapped (Second Lead)

September 25th, 2009 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS -
Raipur, Sep 25 (IANS) The bodies of 40 workers, all badly disfigured, were recovered till evening from under the debris of a collapsed chimney at the Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd (Balco) plant ...

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Virbhadra seeks CBI probe into Himachal call girl episode

Virbhadra seeks CBI probe into Himachal call girl episode

September 22nd, 2009 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS -
Shimla, Sep 22 (IANS) Union Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh Tuesday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into police in Himachal Pradesh giving a clean chit to all the accused ...

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Call girl episode: Himachal police give clean chit to accused

Call girl episode: Himachal police give clean chit to accused

September 19th, 2009 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS -
Shimla, Sep 19 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh police Saturday gave a clean chit to the accused in a high-profile "call girl episode", saying nothing objectionable was found against them nor had ...

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Left Front faces debacle in Siliguri civic body polls

Left Front faces debacle in Siliguri civic body polls

September 15th, 2009 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS -
Siliguri (West Bengal), Sep 15 (IANS) West Bengal's ruling Left Front (LF) Tuesday faced yet another electoral debacle with the opposition Congress and Trinamool Congress alliance wresting the Siliguri Municipal Corporation ...

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Congress see Vijayan’s hidden agenda in Muthoot murder probe

September 12th, 2009 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS -
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 12 (IANS) Pinarayi Vijayan, state secretary of Kerala's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), has a hidden agenda in the probe into the murder of Paul M. George, son of ...

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Free power to farmers is investment, not subsidy: Akali Dal

Free power to farmers is investment, not subsidy: Akali Dal

September 11th, 2009 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS -
Shimla, Sep 11 (IANS) Free power to the farmers in Punjab is an investment, not a subsidy, Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal said here Friday. "Free power to the farmers is an ...

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Karnataka orders probe into church attack

Karnataka orders probe into church attack

September 11th, 2009 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangalore, Sep 11 (IANS) Karnataka Friday ordered an inquiry into the attack on a Catholic church on the outskirts of the city by unidentified miscreants early Thursday. Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa ...

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Himachal BJP leader quits over call girl racket allegation

Himachal BJP leader quits over call girl racket allegation

September 9th, 2009 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS -
Shimla, Sep 9 (IANS) A senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Himachal Pradesh Wednesday resigned from party post after the opposition Congress raked up his alleged involvement in ...

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Tripura assembly mourns YSR’s death

September 3rd, 2009 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS -
Agartala, Sep 3 (IANS) Cutting across party lines, members of ruling Left Front and the opposition Congress in the Tripura assembly Thursday mourned the death of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara ...

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Tripura hikes salaries of ministers, legislators

September 3rd, 2009 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS -
Agartala, Sep 3 (IANS) A bill was passed in the Tripura assembly Thursday increasing the salary of ministers and legislators by 35 percent. The salaries and allowances of the chief minister, ministers, ...

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Bereft of opposition, Congress victory certain in Arunachal (News Analysis)

Bereft of opposition, Congress victory certain in Arunachal (News Analysis)

September 1st, 2009 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS -
By Syed Zarir Hussain Itanagar, Sep 1 (IANS) The ruling Congress party in the mountainous frontier state of Arunachal Pradesh seems set for another easy electoral victory in the absence of any ...

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Newspaper owners, editors court arrest in Tripura

August 31st, 2009 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS -
Agartala, Aug 31 (IANS) Editors and proprietors of newspapers in Tripura courted arrest Monday demanding withdrawal of the new newspapers guidelines, which they claimed has led to slashing of advertisement rates by ...

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Muthoot’s family alleges conspiracy behind murder

August 29th, 2009 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI -
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 29 (ANI): A week after Kerala business tycoon Paul Muthoot was found murdered, his family has refuted Kerala Police's road rage claim saying that there's something more creepy behind his ...

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Orissa cries foul after being denied IIM

Orissa cries foul after being denied IIM

August 28th, 2009 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS -
Bhubaneswar, Aug 28 (IANS) Orissa Friday complained of neglect by the United Progressive Alliance government after being denied an Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in the state. The union cabinet Thursday ...

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Himachal government being vindictive: Virbhadra

Himachal government being vindictive: Virbhadra

August 25th, 2009 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS -
Shimla, Aug 25 (IANS) Union Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh Tuesday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Himachal Pradesh was registering false corruption cases against him and his wife ...

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BJP minister loses Karnataka by-poll, Congress gets a drubbing (Lead)

BJP minister loses Karnataka by-poll, Congress gets a drubbing (Lead)

August 21st, 2009 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangalore, Aug 21 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the main opposition Congress suffered huge blows in Karnataka Friday with state minister V. Somanna and union Labour and Employment ...

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Chhattisgarh varsity refuses auditorium for Rahul Gandhi meet

Chhattisgarh varsity refuses auditorium for Rahul Gandhi meet

August 20th, 2009 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS -
Raipur, Aug 20 (IANS) Controversy erupted in Chhattisgarh Thursday between the state's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress after Raipur-based Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University refused to provide an ...

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Anti-ragging bill passed in Himachal assembly

August 17th, 2009 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS -
Shimla, Aug 17 (IANS) A legislation to curb ragging in educational institutions was passed by the Himachal Pradesh assembly Monday despite apprehensions by the opposition Congress about certain clauses. The Himachal Pradesh ...

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Noisy scenes in Himachal assembly over chief minister’s remarks

August 13th, 2009 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS -
Shimla, Aug 13 (IANS) Noisy scenes were witnessed in the Himachal Pradesh assembly Thursday over Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal's provocative remarks against the opposition Congress. The trouble started when the Congress legislators ...

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Meditation in the time of Maoism

Meditation in the time of Maoism

August 3rd, 2009 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS -
Raipur, Aug 3 (IANS) From Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh downwards, most of the state cabinet is camping in Mt Abu in Rajasthan to attend meditation classes. A Congress legislator who ...

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Himachal assembly monsoon session begins Monday

Himachal assembly monsoon session begins Monday

August 2nd, 2009 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS -
Shimla, Aug 2 (IANS) The monsoon session of the Himachal Pradesh assembly beginning Monday is likely to be a stormy affair with the opposition Congress ready to corner the ruling Bharatiya ...

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