NEW DELHI: After three years of suspension of MGNREGS in West Bengal, the Centre is said to have told a key parliamentary panel that it will resume the flagship scheme in the state as per orders of Kolkata HC.According to sources, rural development secretary Shailesh Kumar Singh told the Public Accounts Committee that the Centre…
The Bankipur seat is set for a tight three-way battle between RJD’s Rekha Kumari, BJP’s Nitin Nabin, and JanSuraaj’s Vandana Kumari. With polling concluded, the constituency recorded a higher turnout than five years ago, reflecting significant political stakes in Bihar’s broader narrative. NEW DELHI: Bankipur seat is poised for a three-way contest between RJD’s Rekha…
NEW DELHI: As counting begins at 8am for Bihar’s 243 assembly seats, all eyes will be on Tarapur, where Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Samrat Chaudhary faces his first electoral test on a saffron ticket. He faces RJD’s Arun Shah and JS’s Santosh Singh. The seat, part of Munger district and falling under the…
NEW DELHI: Expressing shock over a trial court not framing charges against an accused despite the chargesheet having been filed almost four years back, SC has sought an explanation from Maharashtra police and the trial court for the delay which has resulted in the accused languishing in jail.As the state govt blamed delaying tactics on…
NEW DELHI: In Bihar’s Sahebganj Assembly constituency, early trends indicate a close contest.BJP’s Raju Kumar Singh is leading with 16,737 votes (+3,388), while RJD’s Prithvi Ray trails at 13,349 votes, in the fourth round of vote counting.A hotly contested three-way battle is underway where candidates from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD),…
Canada’s minister for international trade Maninder Sidhu, who is in India to take forward the bilateral dialogue on trade and investment ties, says that his government is looking for skilled workers from foreign countries, focusing more on quality. In an interview, he tells TOI that India and Canada are taking one step at a time…
A voter clicks a selfie at a polling station during the second phase of the Bihar assembly elections, in Kishanganj on Nov 11. (Pic credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: The Kishanganj Assembly constituency recorded a robust 79.93% voter turnout on November 11, as the region went to polls in the second phase of Bihar’s ongoing Assembly…
NEW DELHI: A tense contest can be seen in Bihar’s Kalyanpur assembly constituency, where candidates from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), and Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) will be competing for the seat. Polling has concluded, and the results will be out on November 14.Sachindra Prasad Singh from BJP, Manoj Yadav from…
NEW DELHI: Bettiah seat is set for a closely contested race between BJP’s Renu Devi, INC’s Wasi Ahmed, and Jan Suraaj’s Anil Singh as the constituency awaits results today. Bettiah assembly constituency is one of the 243 assembly seats in Bihar and is part of the Paschim Champaran parliamentary constituency. It is a General category…
