Dr Sikander Kumar’s election to Upper House seen as move to woo state’s 25.22 per cent scheduled caste population.
Named "Vision Document, 2022", the party's poll manifesto puts renewed emphasis on infrastructure development, tourism, stopping migration, employment generation, empowerment of women, farmers, horticulture and dairy...
CPI(M) state secretary Surjya Kanta Mishra said Bhattacharjee's decision was in line with the party's stand to not accept any such state-instituted award and nothing else should be read into it.
AAP is now focusing on Rajasthan with the party holding a two-day convention in Jaipur to strengthen the organisation in the state.
Raising the issue of the rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits during the Zero Hour in the Rajya Sabha, the Shiv Sena MP said they have been living in exile for 32 years and they continue to be denied the right to return home.
Singh had earlier warned to stage a sit-in before the chief minister's official residence if the latter did not give him time to meet by January 20.
On the opposition's jibes on industrialists, BJP MP KJ Alphons argued that while every country honours people who create jobs, the opposition believes in shaming them.
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram downplayed foray of AAP and TMC in Goa, saying his party is best placed in the state to defeat BJP and form next government.
Kushan Mitra, son of Chandan Mitra, said that his father had been suffering from ailments for a while.
