Politics

Militant hideout busted in J&K, cache of arms & ammunitions recovered

Baramulla, March 30 (ANI): Paramilitary forces on Sunday busted a militant’s hideout in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir ahead of upcoming general election. A huge cache of arms and ammunitions were recovered from the hideout during a joint operation by Rashtriya Rifles and Police in Tangmula forest of Baramulla district. Following this the security had been beefed up in the valley. The restive region has witnessed numerous militant attacks, insurgency, and infiltration attempts from across the border in the last two decades. This is the third hideout busted by security forces in the past one week after two militant hideouts were busted in Bandipora district of Kashmir.

Mar 30, 2014

Jaswant Singh has no plan to form a new party, or join anyone, says his wife

Jaisalmer, Mar 30 (ANI): Expelled BJP leader Jaswant Singh’s wife Sheetal Kanwar, on Sunday gave her reviews about the BJP and its attitude towards her husband. Kanwar said that the party is a building prepared by some senior leaders and if even one of its founders is removed, it will not stand. Sheetal Kanwar specifically termed the elections as a game of respect instead of success or failure and also expressed her unhappiness with BJP leader Nitin Gadkari. Kanwar further stated that BJP has exposed itself and clarified that Jaswant Singh is not planning to form a new or join another party.

Mar 30, 2014

103 year old Sarmaya Chettri all set to practice her franchise in 2014 general elections

Jalpaiguri, March 30 (ANI): A 103-year-old Indian woman Sarmaya Chettri from Jalpaiguri in West Bengal has joined poll fervour as she is all set to cast her vote in the upcoming 2014 general elections. What makes Chhetri special is that she is among the first Indians to cast vote since 1951 when India first went to polls. Expressing her happiness for being witness to all the historic elections of India, she asked the government to arrange for her transportation that would ferry her to the polling station for exercising her franchise. Her son, who had been accompanying her to the polling stations during all elections that she had witnessed through her life span till date, spoke about the significance of casting vote.

Mar 30, 2014

Arvind Kejriwal holds road show for Gul Panag in Chandigarh

Chandigarh, March 30 (ANI): AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday held a road show in Chandigarh to garner support for party candidate Gul Panag for the upcoming general elections. Kejriwal urged people to vote for AAP candidate Gul Panag to save the country. A large number of police personnel have been deployed to prevent any untoward incident during the event. The general elections will be held in nine stages staggered between April 07 and May 12.

Mar 30, 2014

Mayawati addresses rally in Chandigarh, attacks Congress & BJP

Chandigarh, Mar 30 (ANI): BSP supremo Mayawati on Sunday targeted the Congress and the BJP during her rally in Chandigarh. Attacking the BJP, the BSP supremo questioned why the party’s PM candidate Narendra Modi, who promises to solve all problems of the country as soon as he comes to power, didn’t do anything when his party was ruling the country for six years.

Mar 30, 2014

Youth get training to make bamboo products in Manipur

Imphal, March 30 (ANI): All together 30 trainees are undergoing a one-month residential artisans' training programme on bamboo handicraft and furniture at the Naoremthong Laishram Khulem Leikai Community Hall in Imphal. The training programme is organized jointly by the Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre, Burnihat Assam and Lifeline Development Organisation and State Bamboo Mission, Manipur. The objective is to make the youth self-reliant and provide them a source of income. These youth are quite happy to learn new bamboo crafts and designs, under master trainers from Assam, Tripura and Manipur.

Mar 30, 2014

Lok Sabha Elections 2014: Deadlock Continues over BJP-TDP Seat Sharing in AP

Deadlock was continuing on seat sharing talks between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday.

Mar 30, 2014

Naqvi should apologize or prove, otherwise will protest outside his house: Sabir Alis wife

New Delhi, March 30 (ANI): Following Former JD (U) Leader Sabir Ali’s membership cancelled by BJP after Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi alleged Ali’s links with Yasin Bhatkal, his wife Yasmin Ali said that Naqvi should either write an apology letter or prove the allegations within 24 hours or else she will protest outside his house. She said that such allegations cause major harm to the family and this is not right on Naqvi’s part to do it. Further, Sabir Ali challenged Naqvi for a debate in front of the media and to prove his point

Mar 30, 2014

Maoists in Bastar threaten people to boycott general elections

Bastar, Mar 30 (ANI): As India prepares for mammoth general elections that are just a week away, Maoists in ‘red corridor’ of Bastar district of Chhattisgarh held a Jan Adalat on Saturday (March 29), asking villagers to boycott polls. The red rebels held a rally in the dense forests of the region and threatened not to vote. Not only the villagers, the politicians and candidates are also under the constant threat of Maoists, who are braving the situation and are working to encourage people to vote. A big challenge being faced by security officials is the holding of polls without any troubles or disruptions. The Maoists say they are fighting for the rights of millions of landless tribal people. Apart from prisoner releases, the Maoists have also demanded an end to tourism in parts of the state where many tribes exist. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has previously described the Maoist insurgency as India's biggest internal security challenge.

Mar 30, 2014

Three-day Cultural Dance Fest in Manipur

Imphal, March 30 (ANI): The three day cultural dance festival - Chhau Parva is drawing large audience to the Imphal city of Manipur. The festival is being held for the first time in the province and has been organized by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi, National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama in association with Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur dance Academy of Manipur. The Director of Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy (JNMDA) Upendro Sharma explained what Chhau dance form is all about. The festival was inaugurated by the Governor of Manipur Vinod Kumar Duggal in the presence of Vice Chairman of JNMDA N Tombi Singh and Director Sharma himself. The festival was kick started on Saturday with six dance performances.

Mar 30, 2014

Bangladesh celebrates its 43rd Independence Day

Dhaka, Mar 30 (ANI): Bangladesh celebrated its 43rd independence day in a grand, memorable and historic manner. More than 2 hundred thousand people from various walks of life including Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina came together in Dhaka to collectively sing the national anthem ‘Aamar Sonar Bangla’. On 26 March 1971 the independence of Bangladesh was declared by the father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the Liberation War began. The people of the country are now seeking a ban on the Jamaat-e-Islami for its involvement in crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. The young generation in Bangladesh clearly wants a government and a society that promotes pluralistic Bengali culture not hatred. Progressive Bangladeshis believe that continuing to allow the Jamaat to participate in political activism is an abuse of the very principles on which Bangladesh was formed.

Mar 30, 2014

Smriti Irani highlights Congress economic deficiencies

Ahmedabad, Mar 30 (ANI): BJP leader Smriti Irani attacked the Congress- led UPA government for spoiling the economic status of the country in the last 10 years. Irani stated that post Congress leadership the country is left to face some of the biggest economic challenges including rupee depreciation, policy paralysis and subsidy amounts. She further said that Congress Government itself had accepted in the Parliament that a major portion of their projects have been stagnated due to policy paralysis.

Mar 30, 2014

Odisha prepares itself for 2014 general elections, deploys helicopters

Bhubaneshwar, Mar 30 (ANI): As India prepares for general elections, maoist red hit area in Odisha deploys additional security forces along with three helicopters. The poling authorities are being more cautious this time as the area has the history of witnessing Maoist attacks in the last elections which had taken place in the year 2009. Chief electoral officer (CEO), Mona Sharma on Saturday said the copters are likely to reach a couple of days before polling day. This time special emphasis has been on preventing the recurrence of incidents of burning and snatching of electronic voting machines by Maoists from polling booths which had taken place in the last general elections.

Mar 30, 2014

Ramdev questions Kejriwals economic & foreign policies

Ghaziabad, March 30 (ANI): Yoga Guru Ramdev on Sunday said that Aam Aadmi Party Chief Arvind Kejriwal has never clarified his stand on the foreign policies and the country’s economy. He added that Kejriwal, therefore, has no right to ask for votes from people.

Mar 30, 2014

Narendra Modi takes Maharashtra cotton farmers plight as poll agenda in Akola

Akola, March 30 (ANI): BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Sunday, while addressing a rally in Akola district of Maharashtra paid heed to the plight of state’s cotton farmers and asked Sharad Pawar on why the cotton exports were stopped. He said that this move by the central government has incurred loss on the Gujarat as well as farmers of other states. Modi further said that the government also started subsidized export of meat, which can prove fatal for the animal reserves of the nation.

Mar 30, 2014