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    BJP replaces Kirron Kher with Sanjay Tandon in Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat
    National

    BJP replaces Kirron Kher with Sanjay Tandon in Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat

    Chandigarh, April 10: The BJP on Wednesday announced Sanjay Tandon as its candidate for the lone Lok Sabha seat of Chandigarh, replacing two-time MP Kirron Kher. Tandon, 60, is the party's co-incharge for Himachal Pradesh and is the son of former Chhattisgarh governor late Balramji Das Tandon who...
    Assam: SC orders status quo at Doloo tea estate in Cachar
    Assam

    Assam: SC orders status quo at Doloo tea estate in Cachar

    New Delhi, April 9: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Assam government to maintain the status quo at the Doloo tea estate in the Cachar district of Assam, where Greenfield airport is proposed to be constructed. A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj...
    LS polls: Assam transgenders seek better healthcare, jobs, laws against bullying
    Assam

    LS polls: Assam transgenders seek better healthcare, jobs, laws against bullying

    Guwahati, April 9: Equal access to employment opportunities, legal safeguards against bullying, and improved healthcare are among some of the pressing issues that the transgender community in Assam wants political parties to address.Assam has 414 third-gender voters, including the highest in Nagaon...
    Assam CEO issues notice to Congress over MCC violation charges
    Assam

    Assam CEO issues notice to Congress over MCC violation charges

    Guwahati, Apr 9: The Assam Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has issued notice to the Congress on the allegation of violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), raised by the BJP.A complaint was filed by the BJP on Monday, alleging that the Congress ‘guarantee cards’, which are being distributed...
    Congress general secretary launches partys manifesto in Assam
    Assam

    Congress general secretary launches party's manifesto in Assam

    Guwahati, Apr 8: The Congress general secretary in charge of Assam, Jitendra Singh, launched the party's manifesto 'Nyay patra' in the state on Monday and claimed that the BJP-led government has "failed" to keep its promise to the people. Singh claimed that the Congress will keep all its...
    Charaideo Maidams likely to get UNESCO heritage tag this year: Assam CM
    Assam

    Charaideo Maidams likely to get UNESCO heritage tag this year: Assam CM

    Jorhat, April 8: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday that the Maidams of Charaideo, burial mounds of Ahom royals, are set to attain UNESCO World Heritage Site status by the end of this year. Praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dedication to Assam, Sarma urged the public to...
    LS Polls: Over 24k displaced people to vote from relief camps in violence-hit Manipur
    North East

    LS Polls: Over 24k displaced people to vote from relief camps in violence-hit...

    Imphal, April 7: Eleven months of conflict, over 50,000 displaced people, and an anti-poll sentiment among the few—the Election Commission in violence-hit Manipur is gearing up for the challenging task of holding Lok Sabha elections in the state where the poll scene is muted.Chief Electoral Officer...
    Its job call, cant vote in Lok Sabha polls: Jorhat-Majuli ferry operators
    Assam

    It's job call, can't vote in Lok Sabha polls: Jorhat-Majuli ferry operators

    Nimati Ghat, April 7: At a time when the Election Commission of India is leaving no stone unturned to ensure maximum participation in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, a few people whose job is to run the daily ferry service in the world's largest river Island of Majuli, will miss the voting as they...
    MP court issues permanent arrest warrant against Lalu Yadav in 1990s arms case
    National

    MP court issues permanent arrest warrant against Lalu Yadav in 1990s arms case

    Gwalior, April 6: A special court in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, on Friday issued a permanent arrest warrant against former Bihar chief minister Lalu Yadav (75) in a case related to the alleged illegal purchase of arms and ammunition in 1995–97.Mahendra Saini, Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) of...
    Manipurs Bindyarani Devi clinches bronze medal at IWF World Cup
    Sports

    Manipur's Bindyarani Devi clinches bronze medal at IWF World Cup

    Phuket, April 2: Commonwealth Games medalist weightlifter Bindyarani Devi clinched the bronze medal in the women’s 55kg event at the IWF World Cup on Tuesday.Competing in a non-Olympic weight class, the 25-year-old lifted a total of 196kg (83 kg + 113 kg) to claim the last spot on the...
    9 Naxalites killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh; arms seized
    National

    9 Naxalites killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh; arms...

    Raipur, April 2: At least nine Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces during a major anti-insurgency operation in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday morning. According to reports, the gunfight took place at 6 am in a forest area near Lendra village when a joint team...
    VVPAT machine reported missing in Assam’s Udalgiri
    Assam

    VVPAT machine reported missing in Assam’s Udalgiri

    Guwahati, Mar 30: A VVPAT machine was reported missing in Assam's Udalguri district on Friday, an official statement said.The Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machine could not be found during assembly-wise segregation after the first randomization, it said.A joint electoral officer was...
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