Mamata plans to ban online lottery
byKolkata, May 21 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced Tuesday that the government would ban online lottery “Online lotto”. The necessary notification…
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UPA is losing ground, say opinion polls
byNew Delhi, May 21 (IANS) On the eve of the fourth anniversary of UPA-II, opinion polls have not brought any cheer to the government,…
Bengal surveying extent of encroached tribal land
byKolkata, May 21 (IANS) The West Bengal government is conducting a survey for gauging the extent of tribal land encroached upon in the state’s…
Akali Dal claims clean sweep in Punjab local polls
byChandigarh: Punjab’s ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party combine today claimed a “clean sweep” in the zila parishad and block samiti elections. An Akali Dal…
Bengal to give Rs.750 stipend to 4,000 folk artistes
byKolkata, May 21 (IANS) The West Bengal government would provide monthly stipends of Rs.750 to nearly 4,000 folk artistes across the state, Chief Minister…
Karnataka CM promises cheaper rice for lower middle-class families
byMysore, May 21 (IANS) The Congress, which wrested power from BJP in Karnataka early this month, is taking forward its pledge of 30kg rice…
Court rejects former Karnataka minister’s plea in graft case
byBangalore, May 21 (IANS) Former Karnataka BJP minister Murugesh Nirani Tuesday suffered a set as the high court rejected his plea to quash a…
People should oppose FDI in retail: Mahasweta Devi
byKolkata, May 21 (IANS) Supporting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s decision to withdraw from the UPA last September on the issue of FDI…
Mandi bye-election in Himachal Pradesh on June 23
byShimla: Election commission of India today announced June 23 as the day for holding the bye-election to the Mandi parliamentary seat. Making an announcement…
Uttarakhand Kranti Dal lets the people down
byHaving spearheaded the statehood movement, the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal is a non-entity in the state politics today, making most question what all the violence and protests were for when the issue was being hotly agitated.