Monday, August 26th, 2019
Jagan Reddy Plans Four Capitals for Andhra Pradesh, Claims BJP MP TG Venkatesh
The debate over moving Andhra Pradesh’s capital away from Amaravati gathered pace on Sunday after BJP MP TG Venkatesh claimed that Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy intends to declare four capitals for the state and has already informed the Centre. The claim Speaking at an event in Kurnool on Sunday, Venkatesh said Reddy was considering capitals at Vizianagaram, Kakinada, Guntur and Kadapa so that development could be spread across every region of the state. According to him, the Centre has been told that Amaravati would lose its status asRead More
Amit Shah to Review Anti-Naxal Operations With Maoist-Hit States on Monday
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will on Monday assess the progress of operations against Naxals and of development schemes in Maoist-affected areas, officials said in New Delhi. Who will attend Chief ministers or their representatives, together with senior police and civil officials from 10 states affected by Naxal violence, are expected at the meeting. It will be the first such review since Shah took over the ministry about three months ago. Senior officers of the paramilitary forces and the home ministry will also take part. A home ministry official saidRead More
BJP MLA Gopal Bhargava Accused of Threatening Power Board After Cows Electrocuted in Sagar
BJP leader Gopal Bhargava, the MLA from Rehli, is alleged to have threatened an attack on an electricity board office after a herd of cows died of electrocution in Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh. The alleged threat Bhargava reportedly warned the board of strong protests and demanded compensation for the owners of the dead cattle. According to a report by the news agency ANI, a video shows him telling officials that stones would be thrown at the board’s building. The report said the MLA blamed the board for refusing toRead More
Mamata Banerjee, KCR Skip Amit Shah’s Review Meeting on Naxal-Hit States
Two chief ministers, Mamata Banerjee of West Bengal and K Chandrashekhar Rao of Telangana, stayed away on Monday from a New Delhi meeting, presided over by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, to review operations against Naxals and development work in Maoist-affected areas. Chief ministers or their representatives, along with senior police and civil officials from 10 states hit by Naxal violence, were expected at the meeting, the first of its kind since Shah took charge of the ministry about three months earlier. Who stayed away Banerjee, a sharp critic ofRead More
EC Bars JD(U) From Using ‘Arrow’ Symbol in Jharkhand and Maharashtra Polls
The Election Commission has stopped the Janata Dal (United) from contesting elections in Jharkhand and Maharashtra on its reserved ‘arrow’ symbol, because it closely resembles the ‘bow and arrow’ used by the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) in Jharkhand and by the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra. Why the concession was withdrawn The commission had earlier allowed JD(U), under a provision of its rules, to use the symbol in the two states. It reversed that decision after the JMM approached it and argued that the near-identical symbols could mislead voters. JD(U), theRead More