Politics

SP supporters thrash toll plaza employees in Barabanki, Politicos condemn state govt for 'deteriorat

Barabanki/ New Delhi, Nov 22 (ANI): Supporters of the ruling Samajwadi Party leader Abhay Singh were caught on camera mercilessly thrashing toll plaza attendants in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh in broad daylight. No formal complaint has been filed with the police yet. Although Barabanki SP Abdul Hamid said that case lists names of three unidentified people and investigations are on. The whole incident was recorded by a close circuit camera inside one of the booths. Condemning the state government, party president in UP, Laxmikant Bajpai said that if police don't take action in the case, people of UP will take action during the state polls. BSP leader Sudhindra Bhadoria and Congress' Rashid Alvi also took jibe on SP government in UP and said that law should take its course or else it could lead to further depleting the law and order situation in the state.

Nov 22, 2014

Hindu Women Conference discusses role of fair sex in Indian Politics

New Delhi, Nov 22 (ANI): Hindu Women Conference, a part of World Hindu Congress being held in New Delhi, on Saturday discussed the role that the fair sex can play in Indian politics and urged them to emerge as powerful as their counterparts were in ancient times. The three-day event began on Friday and will culminate on Sunday. Addressing the gathering, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that politics is an open box of which women have always been a part since ancient times. Sitharaman encouraged the women present at the conference not to keep a low profile in the field of politics, otherwise they will be lost. Sitharaman also added that even the most powerful maker (God) had to have a feminine quality in hand. She also advised women politicians to speak up for their work. The conference is scheduled to have 45 sessions attracting educationists and scientists from across the globe.

Nov 22, 2014

All states in favour of interlinking rivers: Uma Bharti

New Delhi, Nov 22 (ANI): Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Saturday said that all the states, barring one or two, were in favour of inter-linking rivers, while addressing the 'Jal Mathan' conference. Bharti inaugurated the national conference, 'Jal Mathan', which will take up consultations with state irrigation ministers, secretaries for water resources. The three-day conference will also discuss issues like water security, water projects, farm water management and rejuvenation of water bodies. Bharti said the government would address concerns of the states and environmentalists. She said that even though the society was in favour of inter-linking rivers, environmentalists had apprehensions.

Nov 22, 2014

J and K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah hits out at opponents for demanding polls in flood hit state

Bandipora, Nov 22 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday hit out at his opponents for demanding elections in the state in wake of massive floods. Abdullah alleged that central ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), opposition Congress party and state's main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), didn't care for distressed people. Hundreds of people were killed and thousands of villages were devastated by the worst flooding in decades in the Kashmir valley. Roads in Srinagar, Kashmir's main city, were transformed into stagnant canals strewn with wreckage, trash and dead animals. Meanwhile, Abdullah also replied to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's allegation that state government was enmeshed in corruption. Abdullah also gave reasons for not implementing Food Security Act in the state, a flagship scheme of the previous central government.

Nov 22, 2014

Opposition boycott overshadows Bahrain election

Voting began Saturday in Bahrain's first legislative elections since a failed pro-democracy uprising in 2011, with the opposition boycotting the polls in the tiny Gulf monarchy. Duration: 01:00

Nov 22, 2014

Egypt to offer slew of projects at eco meet in March

Egypt will offer a slew of projects to domestic and global investors at a conference in March aim at kick-starting an economy battered by years of political unrest, officials said. Duration: 01:15

Nov 22, 2014

Tunisian wins Muslim beauty pageant, calls for free Palestine

A Tunisian woman calls for a free Palestine as she wins a pageant exclusively for Muslims in Indonesia, seen as a riposte to Western beauty contests. Duration: 01:53

Nov 22, 2014

Mulayam Singh addresses rally in Rampur on his birthday

Rampur, Nov 22 (ANI): While addressing a rally in Rampur on his 75th birthday, Samajwadi Party Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav thanked party leader Azam Khan for organizing the grand celebration. Yadav promised the people to pay more attention on poor farmers and to ensure employment to the youth. He added that it is a historical day of his career.

Nov 22, 2014

End dynastic rule, says Modi in Kishtwar's rally

Kishtwar, Nov 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing a massive rally in poll-bound Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar on Saturday urged the people to unshackle themselves from the yoke of dynastic politics. Without naming either the Congress or the National Conference, Modi said that the state had been held hostage by two families for over 50 years. The Assembly polls in the state will start from November 25 and end on December 20. The results will be out on December 23.

Nov 22, 2014

Kishtwar Rally: Modi says will bring back Bollywood to Kashmir

Kishtwar, Nov 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing a massive rally in poll-bound Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar on Saturday promised to bring back "Bollywood to Kashmir". The Assembly polls in the state will start from November 25 and end on December 20. The results will be out on December 23.

Nov 22, 2014

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