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Arvind Kejriwal launches party’s LS poll campaign in Gujarat
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday launched the Aam Aadmi Party’s Lok Sabha election campaign in Gujarat, where he said only his party can finish off the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from the country. He also urged people to help his party win the two Lok Sabha seats that it is contesting in Gujarat so that the issues faced by them can be raised in Parliament.
Ram Gopal Varma to contest against Pawan Kalyan from Pithapuram in AP
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Verma (RGV) on Thursday made an unexpected announcement from his X (formerly Twitter) account saying that he would be contesting in the ensuing elections in Andhra Pradesh RGV declared that he would be contesting the elections from Pithapuram Assembly Constituency in the State. “SUDDEN DECISION..Am HAPPY to inform that I am CONTESTEING from PITHAPURAM (sic.)” he wrote in his post.
Adityanath, Akhilesh, Mayawati pay tributes to Kanshi Ram on his birth anniversary
Lucknow: Senior politicians, including Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, paid tributes to prominent Dalit leader and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) founder Kanshi Ram on his birth anniversary on Friday. "Humble tributes to Kanshi Ram, who fought throughout his life for the rights and overall development of the Dalits, the deprived and the exploited, on his birth anniversary," Adityanath said in a post in Hindi on X.
Mamata Banerjee's health condition stable
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's health condition is "stable", a senior official of the state administration said on Friday. The 69-year-old Banerjee, who suffered a major injury on her forehead and nose during a fall inside her Kalighat residence in South Kolkata on Thursday evening, also "slept well", he said. "The CM's health condition is stable. She had a good sleep in the night as senior doctors kept a close watch on her throughout the period.
Election Commission to announce schedule for Lok Sabha Polls on March 16
New Delhi: The Election Commission will announce the schedule for the Lok Sabha polls on Saturday. In a post on X, the poll panel said a press conference to announce the schedule for Lok Sabha elections and some state assemblies will be held at 3 pm on Saturday. The term of the present Lok Sabha ends on June 16 and a new House has to be constituted before that. Last time the Lok Sabha polls were announced on March 10 and held in seven phases beginning April 11. Votes were counted on May 23.
Former Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa booked under POCSO
Bengaluru: Karnataka’s former Chief Minister and senior BJP leader B S Yediyurappa faces an FIR under the stringent Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO). The FIR has been filed against the former CM for allegedly assaulting a minor girl. As per the FIR the alleged offence took place on February 2 in Bengaluru and the FIR was filed by a police station in the city.
Muslims supporting BJP in Chevella: Konda Vishweshwar Reddy
Muslims are in open support of the BJP in many pockets of the state including many mandals of Chevella Lok Sabha constituency limits, said Konda Vishweshwar Reddy, the BJP candidate from the constituency. Muslim women have realised that the claims of the opposition parties about the Citizenship Amendment Act are fraudlent. “The Congress is creating confusion about CAA. The Congress leaders are indulging in vote-bank politics by misguiding Muslims,” he said.
Rahul Gandhi assuring 1 lakh assistance for women is a big joke: Bandi Sanjay
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi giving an assurance to provide Rs 1 lakh assistance to every woman for self-employment and provide 50 per cent reservation for women in government jobs, if the party cames to power at the Centre, is a big joke, said BJP leader Bandi Sanjay Kumar. The Congress came to power in Telangana state by giving a false promise of Six Guarantees. The Revanth Reddy government was near bankrupt with no funds to give salaries of the employees, he claimed.
Heatwave in Rayalaseema
Visakhapatnam: Rayalaseema will face severe heat conditions from next week, according to an IMD Amaravati forecast on Thursday. Temperatures have already crossed 40 degrees Celsius in Nandyal, Kurnool, Anantapur and Kadapa. They are expected to slowly increase in the ensuing days. “We may have heatwave conditions from this Sunday onwards. Spells of these heat waves will be longer compared to previous years,” said senior scientist at IMD Amaravathi Dr. S. Karunasagar on Thursday.
Jagan Accuses TD of Making False Promises Again
Kurnool: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has alleged that Telugu Desam Chief Chandrababu and Jana Sena leader Pawan Kalyan lack “credibility and values.” Alleging that their alliance with the BJP posed a threat to the welfare of the poor, the Chief Minister urged people on Thursday to use their franchise wisely. Jagan Mohan Reddy addressed the public in Banganapalle in Nandyal after his disbursement of Rs 629.37 crore under the EBC Nestham scheme to 4,19,583 beneficiaries.
Cyberabad Police Prepare for Lok Sabha Elections
Top Cyberabad police officials joint commissioner, traffic, D. Joel Davis, discussed preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections at a meeting here on Thursday. The meeting focused on ensuring adherence to guidelines set by the Election Commission of India. The meeting emphasised the need for police personnel to maintain impartiality and discussed measures to curb transportation of money, liquor, drugs, and precious metals.
CM MK Stalin Wants Release of MGNREGS Dues
Chennai: Chief Minister M K Stalin urged Union Minister of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Giriraj Singh, to personally intervene and ensure the disbursal of the pending Rs 1,678.83 crore dues to 24.41 lakh households in the State for those who worked under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) for the period of December, 2023, to February, 2024.
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan Denounces Implementation of CAA
Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 which seeks to treat Muslims as second-class citizens, will not be implemented in Kerala. At a press conference here, the chief minister termed the act "anti-constitutional" which would give legal validity to discrimination based on religion.
AP Assembly polls: TDP releases second list of 34 candidates
Vijayawada: Telugu Desam chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu released the party’s second list of candidates for 34 Assembly segments in AP through his social media page on Thursday. The names of 16 more Assembly candidates, as also of LS nominees, are yet to be announced by the party. Naidu noted that the first list of contestants had already been released. “The lists were finalised after taking opinions from the general public also.
Revanth meets Jithender Reddy
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy met senior BJP leader and former Mahbubnagar Lok Sabha member A.P. Jithender Reddy at his Nandagiri Hills residence here on Thursday for about 30 minutes. The development assumes political significance, coming a day after the BJP denied the Mahbubnagar ticket to Jithender Reddy and selected D.K. Aruna in its second list.
Rajeev Chandrashekar joins BJP party
Thiruvananthapuram: Rajeev Chandrashekhar, the NDA candidate from the prestigious Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency and rival of high-profile sitting MP Shashi Tharoor, received a shot in the arm on Thursday with three key functionaries of the Congress in the Capital city joining the BJP.
President Droupadi Murmu To Grace Global Spirituality Mahotsav In Hyderabad
President Droupadi Murmu will be gracing the Global Spirituality Mahotsav in Hyderabad on March 15. The Four-Day, one-of-a-kind spiritual congregation yesterday and will continue till Sunday at Kanha Shanti Vanam, the headquarters of Heartfulness, situated on the outskirts of Hyderabad. The Event is bringing spiritual leaders from all faiths and beliefs to one platform at the world’s largest meditation centre.
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