local politics

Kolkata, March 29 The influence of the Adhikari family, led by former union minister Sisir Adhikari, and the shifting of its political allegiance is a factor in three assembly constituencies in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district, with the contest intensifying between the ruling TMC and the...

Mathura/Varanasi, March 27 Ram Navami was celebrated in a grand manner across Uttar Pradesh on Friday, with special rituals at renowned temples and instances of communal harmony in several locations, officials said.In Varanasi, a group of Muslim women participated in the 'aarti' of Lord Ram...

Kathmandu, March 27 Barely 26 minutes of speeches across five political meetings during a two-week campaign across Nepal.For the rapper-turned-politician, Balendra Shah 'Balen,' who is set to become Nepal's youngest elected prime minister on Friday, this was enough to garner 5.2 million votes...

Gangtok, March 26 – The Citizen Action Party (CAP) announced on Thursday that it will boycott the upcoming Urban Local Bodies (ULB) elections in Sikkim if they are conducted on a party basis, reiterating its long-standing demand for non-party grassroots democratic processes.CAP spokesperson...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 25 A leader of the UDF in this area has criticized the incumbent MLA and the LDF candidate for the April 9 elections, U Prathibha, claiming that she is "profiting" from her eloquence and beauty to secure a third term in the constituency.A Irshad, a leader of the...

Kolkata, March 22 On the campaign trail in West Bengal these days, the distance between a candidate and a voter can be measured not merely in speeches or slogans but sometimes in rotis rolled, beards shaved and hymns sung.From kitchens in Hooghly to roadside barber stalls in Birbhum and kirtan...

Mumbai, March 21 Former Mumbai deputy mayor and sitting corporator Alka Kerkar died on Saturday after a brief illness, Maharashtra minister Ashish Shelar said. She was 74 years old.Kerkar, who had served as a corporator from Bandra West for three terms, was re-elected in the recent...

Jammu, March 21 BJP leader Jahanzaib Sirwal alleged on Saturday that he was physically assaulted by a leader of the National Conference during Eid prayers in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.He said the incident took place inside the Kishtwar Jamia Masjid while he was participating in...

Kannur, March 21 – The election office of former CPI-M leader V. Kunjikrishnan, who is now contesting as an Independent backed by the Congress-led UDF in Payyannur, was shut down on Saturday following alleged threats from local CPI-M workers to the landowner.The office, located at Kothayi...

Kolkata, March 21 Disputes over ticket distribution among parties, combined with the SIR (Special Intensive Revision) process, have added a new layer of uncertainty to West Bengal's political landscape, raising questions about party unity and electoral strategies ahead of the assembly elections...

Kolkata, March 19 A local TMC leader was allegedly murdered in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, which is heading for elections, police said on Thursday.The deceased was Masiur Gazi (41), president of booth number 178 in Champatala gram panchayat in the Deganga area, a senior TMC...

Chennai, March 15 – While the world outside is constantly discussing potential alliances, a quiet hope permeates the air at the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) headquarters in Panaiyur, Chennai.Inside the newly built office, with its imposing white walls, the transition from being a fan to...

Kolkata, March 14 – A local BJP leader in Galsi, East Burdwan district, alleged on Saturday that despite his name appearing on the list for the West Bengal government's Awas Yojana (Housing Scheme), the funds never reached his bank account.The BJP leader alleged that after going door-to-door...

Shimla, March 11 Former Himachal Pradesh minister Ram Lal Markanda said on Wednesday that he has been meeting leaders across the state to gauge their views amid speculation about the formation of a third political front ahead of the 2027 assembly polls.With around 21 months left for the...

Baruipur (WB), March 11 A local BJP leader was seriously injured after being shot, in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Wednesday, police said.The assailants, on a motorcycle, fled the area after firing two shots at Trilokesh Dhali's abdomen in Sagar Island, a police officer...

Anand, March 6 – Govind Parmar, an MLA from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Umreth constituency of Anand district in Gujarat, died on Friday while receiving treatment at a hospital.He was 82 years old. Parmar had been ill and was being treated at the hospital in Anand, where he passed...

Three candidates filed their nominations for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Assam on Thursday. The nominations were submitted to the Returning Officer by the ruling NDA – BJP's Jogen Mohan and Terash Gowala, along with UPPL's Pramod Boro.Notably, no opposition or independent...

Pune, February 25 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) are likely to form the governing body in the Raigad Zilla Parishad, while the third Mahayuti ally, Shiv Sena, may sit in the opposition despite emerging as the single largest party in the recent elections...

Thane, February 24 Relations between the Mahayuti alliance partners, the BJP and the Shiv Sena, reached a critical point in the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) on Tuesday, a day after chaos erupted in the general body meeting.The discord led to a series of demands from the BJP and a sharp...

New Delhi, February 22 – On Sunday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in Delhi listened to the 131st episode of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Mann Ki Baat" programme at 1,350 Shakti Kendras, along with local citizens, according to a party leader.Union Minister of State for Corporate...