Category: STATES

By: Vijay Kumar Verma ( Editor-ICN Group) SHIMLA: The Central Election Committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party today met at its New Delhi office under the Presidentship of Amit Shah to finalise the list of contestants for the forthcoming assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh . The meeting was also attended by Shri Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Prime Minister and other members of the Central Election Committee of the BJP. The Election Committee has decided all the 68 candidates for the ensuing General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh. Among the…

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma ( Editor-ICN Group) SHIMLA: Virbhadra Singh, the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh has decided to contest the forthcoming assembly elections from Arki constituency of Solan district.  Only last week he had declared his decision to contest from Theog constituency of Shimla district. The change is learnt to have been effected consequent to his meeting with Congress high command at Delhi today. In the last elections he had contested from Shimla Rural while earlier he has been contesting from Rohru constituency. In his efforts to keep his flocks…

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By: Debraj Deb ( Bureau Chief-ICN Tripura) AGARTALA: Tripura Power Minister Manik Dey alleged at a meeting of power ministers from NE Indian states that the Ministry of Power had deprived the NE while sanctioning centrally sponsored schemes like the IPDS and DDUGJY. Tripura had submitted DPR under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) for Rs. 903.01 crore for electrifying uncovered habitations for covering 100 percent households including quality power supply to rural areas. The sanctioned amount was barely Rs. 74.12 crores, which would suffice for 8.21 percent of…

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By: Vijay Kumar Verma (Editor-ICN Group) SHIMLA: Poll bound Himachal Pradesh Government  has prevailed upon the cement manufacturers in the state to roll back a hike of Rs.5 per bag enhanced recently.  In a meeting with representatives of ACC, Ambuja and Ultratech today, the chief minister Virbhadra Singh instructed the cement manufacturers to roll back the increase. The cement bag will now cost Rs.360. In the meeting Transport Minister G.S. Bali, Addl. Chief Secretary Tarun Kapur, government officials and representatives of the cement manufacturers were also present. The decision was…

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By: Kauser Khan (Associate Editor-ICN Group) The main attraction of the ten-day Mysore Dasara festival is the Mysore Palace which is illuminated daily with nearly 100,000 light bulbs from 7 pm to 10 pm on all days of the festival. Karnataka’s famous Mysore Dasara celebrations are in full swing. It is also called Jamboo Savari for its grand elephant procession taking place. Dasara festivities, which began with the Vijayanagar kings as early as the 15th century in Mysore City is all ready for the final day and this year it marks 407th edition.…

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Farmers were badly hit as they do not do transactions through phone or debit card. They use cash to buy seeds or pay farm labourers,” said Rahul. AHMEDABAD: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today hit the campaign trail in the Patidar-dominated areas of poll-bound Gujarat.Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi said that the Gujarat government is remote-controlled from Delhi. Rahul Gandhi, who is on the second day of his three-day tour of Gujarat, is slated to visit several villages and towns, such as Dhrol and Tankara that have a sizable Patel population.…

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Abdul Majid, popularly known as Majidka, was a prolific dramatist who also performed different roles in over 200 plays and worked for promoting new talents. GUWAHATI: Abdul Majid, an icon of the Assamese film industry, died on Sunday morning, a hospital official said. He was 86. Majid, a veteran actor, director and playwright, was admitted to the hospital on September 23. He died following a heart attack at GNRC hospital here at 9.30 a.m. on Sunday, a spokesman of the hospital said. The film fraternity of the state has condoled…

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Former CM Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday cautioned his supporters against “fake Samajwadis” LUCKNOW: The former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav made the remarks while addressing the state convention, which unanimously re-elected Naresh Uttam as the party’s president in Uttar Pradesh for the next five years. Addressing party workers and leaders on the occasion of the 8th state convocation of Samajwadi Party at Ramabai Ambedkar Ground in Lucknow, Akhilesh Yadav said, “Development is not the core agenda of BJP, I am sure they will bring some new distraction just before the elections”. Akhilesh Yadav…

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