state politics

Silchar, March 14 Asserting that the Centre is working to minimize the impact of global conflicts on the people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday alleged that the opposition Congress is acting "irresponsibly" by trying to create panic in the country.Addressing a public meeting in...

Alappuzha, March 13 Security has been increased at the residence of rebel CPI(M) leader G Sudhakaran in Alappuzha following protests by party workers over his decision to contest the upcoming Assembly elections as an independent candidate from the Ambalapuzha constituency.Police officials said...

Ranchi, March 12 Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said on Thursday that he had a discussion with Assam Congress Chief Gaurav Gogoi on the election strategy for the upcoming assembly elections in the northeastern state.Earlier, Gogoi called on Soren at his residential office here."Our...

New Delhi, March 12 Members of Parliament from the Trinamool Congress had sought an appointment with President Droupadi Murmu to inform her about the welfare initiatives of the West Bengal government, but the President's office turned down their request, citing "lack of time", a source said on...

Amaravati, March 12 – YSR Congress Party always stands for values and credibility, party president and former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said on Thursday.Addressing a gathering at the party's formation day celebrations at YSRCP’s central office, Reddy said the party was born to keep...

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...

Hyderabad, March 11 Telangana's new Governor, Shiv Pratap Shukla, stated on Wednesday that the state represents aspirations, innovation, and resilience.In his first message to the people of Telangana after assuming office as Governor, he said that the determination of the people, the state's...

Bhubaneswar, March 11 A day after quitting the opposition BJD, former MP Rabindra Kumar Jena joined the ruling BJP in Odisha on Wednesday, citing the lack of a succession plan in the regional party.Jena, along with his supporters from Balasore, Bhadrak, and Mayurbhanj districts, joined the...

Kochi, March 11 The ruling CPI(M) in Kerala on Wednesday inaugurated one of the completed sections of NH-66, hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated it to the nation, in protest against the exclusion of state PWD minister P A Mohammed Riyas from the PM's event.Riyas had held a...

Imphal, March 11 Congress Legislature Party leader Keisham Meghachandra Singh urged the Manipur Assembly on Wednesday to pass a resolution to postpone the census in the troubled state until normalcy is restored.Singh told the House that conducting a headcount "without the resettlement and...

Kochi, March 11 The ruling CPI(M) in Kerala on Wednesday inaugurated one of the completed sections of NH-66, hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicates it to the nation, in protest against the exclusion of state PWD Minister P A Mohammed Riyas from the Prime Minister's event.Riyas is...

Bengaluru, March 10 – The BJP urged the state government on Tuesday to address the concerns raised by doctors in Karnataka, following an announcement by the State Doctors' Association to go on strike starting Thursday. Responding to the concerns, the government said it had invited...

Trichy (Tamil Nadu), March 9 Ruling DMK president and Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday alleged that a "saffron-colored group" wanted to "annex" the southern state, but asserted that his party would not allow it.Addressing a large party conference here, he also launched a scathing attack...

Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu), March 9 Tamil Nadu BJP chief Nainar Nagenthran denied any talks with actor-politician-led TVK for an alliance on Monday, stating that the NDA is firm on AIADMK leading the alliance in the state.Dismissing it as a "rumour," Nagenthran said there were no talks with...

Churachandpur (Manipur), March 6 The Central Village Defence Force (CVDF) organized a road march in Churachandpur town, Manipur, on Friday, protesting the death of BJP MLA Vungzagin Valte and other members of the Zo community who were victims of the ethnic violence in the state.Valte, who had...

Kolkata, March 5 In a dramatic development days before the schedule for the West Bengal assembly polls will be announced, Governor C V Ananda Bose resigned on Thursday evening, sending political ripples across the state, with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressing shock and hinting at...

Shimla, March 5 Upset over the Congress's decision to nominate its Kangra district unit chief, Anurag Sharma, for the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh, party leader Anand Sharma said on Thursday that "telling the truth has become a punishable political crime".Anand Sharma, a former...

Kolkata, March 5 West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose resigned from his post on Thursday evening, triggering a fresh political storm in the state just days before the schedule for the crucial assembly elections is expected to be announced.The sudden development, which came while Bose was in...

Bhubaneswar, March 5 BJD president and Leader of the Opposition in the Odisha Assembly, Naveen Patnaik, on Thursday alleged that the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in the state were in grave danger and needed to be strengthened.Patnaik made this statement while paying tribute to his father...

Patna, March 5 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah praised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's governance over the past two decades on Thursday, even as the latter signed nomination papers for his next political journey, from the legislature to the Parliament, while also paving the way for a...