D Devaraj Urs (1972-77) and Siddaramaiah (2013-18) BENGALURU: Karnataka’s politics has been marked by instability, resignations, coalition collapses and leadership changes so much so that, since 1956, only S Nijalingappa (1962-68), D Devaraj Urs (1972-77) and Siddaramaiah (2013-18) have completed full five-year tenures.1958 | S Nijalingappa | The veteran Congressman assumed charge as CM after…
Chennai: A day after reconciling with the rebel MLAs who had been stripped of their party postings, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday instructed party office-bearers not to publish newspaper advertisements listing the MLAs’ former positions. The directive applies to the 21 MLAs, including senior functionaries S P Velumani, K P Anbazhagan, P…
The pullback also comes amid an intense summer during which several Haryana districts have recorded temperatures above 43°C The pullback also comes amid an intense summer during which several Haryana districts have recorded temperatures above 43°C The pullback also comes amid an intense summer during which several Haryana districts have recorded temperatures above 43°C The…
Kolkata: Kolkata Police has set up a five-member expert committee to overhaul its anti-rioting infrastructure.Formed under the directive of police commissioner Ajay Nanda, the panel will evaluate advanced crowd-control gear, used by the Delhi Police and CAPFs, to upgrade the local armoury. The committee, chaired by joint commissioner of police (modernisation) Nilanjan Biswas, includes DCP…
Noida: Noida Authority is set to build two digital libraries in Sectors 44 and 52 to provide students and competitive exam aspirants free access to books, computers and modern study facilities. Officials said drawings and designs for both projects have been finalised and tenders for construction will be floated shortly.The libraries will come up on…
Canacona: Frequent sightings of leopards and bisons in Canacona over the last few days has alarmed the villagers. They said there has been an increase in incidents of disappearance of domesticated animals, as well as many animals in their livestock are getting injured by the wild animals’ movement. Poinguinim village has been particularly hit by…
Ahmedabad: Tension gripped a Vatva society on Wednesday after a decomposing body of an unidentified man, bound and gagged, was found inside a locked rented flat in Satej Homes near Vatva Gamdi Road. The man, believed to be 40 years old, was not the flat’s tenant, Vatva police said.The first-floor flat had been rented out…
Panchkula: Panchkula police Thursday launched a month-long anti-drug campaign, “MAIDAN 2.0”, aimed at cracking down on drug trafficking and substance abuse across the district.The drive will focus on identifying drug hotspots, increasing surveillance and taking action against traffickers and repeat offenders.The campaign was announced during a video conference chaired by police commissioner Pankaj Nain, attended…
Pune: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange on Thursday reiterated that he would go on an indefinite hunger strike in Antarwali Sarati village from Saturday, even as chairman of the cabinet sub-committee formed to oversee the issue Radhakrisha Vikhe Patil said he would meet the activist on Friday to convince him to not start an agitation…
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