Guwahati: Raijor Dal chief and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi slammed BJP-led govt for removing a mural of climate and social activist Sonam Wangchuk on Sunday and a mural of singer Zubeen Garg in June. He asked why the govt was “scared of murals, artists and peaceful protests”.The Wangchuk mural, painted on the Basistha flyover, was…
times News NetworkKanpur: Activists of the Akhil Bharatiya Pichhda Varg Federation staged a protest at Phoolbagh in Kanpur on Saturday afternoon against the Central govt over the forcible removal of social activist Sonam Wangchuk from Delhi’s Jantar-Mantar. The protesters questioned the action taken against Sonam Wangchuk, sought an answer from the govt, and demanded protection…
Cuttack: Orissa high court on Wednesday stayed the July 17 release of the animated film ‘Mahaprabhu Jagannath’, saying its screening during Rath Yatra could disturb public order.A division bench of Chief Justice Harish Tandon and Justice MS Raman passed the order on a PIL filed by Mahesh Kumar Sahu of Angul, Dr Pramod Kumar Acharya…
Aizawl: BJP Mizoram unit president Dr K Beichhua on Thursday condemned the alleged vandalism of an under-construction Mizo Synod church at Subhasgram in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, calling it an attack on religious freedom and demanding immediate action against those responsibleIn a statement, Beichhua said he was deeply anguished and saddened by the…
Justice Mohammed Shaffiq made the query, on a plea moved by P Vadivelu, a daily-wage labourer from Tondiarpet, seeking ₹50 lakh compensation for the death of his 14-year-old daughter Yuvasree in a stampede during a relief distribution program organised by AIADMK at R K Nagar, in Dec 2023 Chennai: Can the state govt be directed…
Justice Mohammed Shaffiq made the query, on a plea moved by P Vadivelu, a daily-wage labourer from Tondiarpet, seeking ₹50 lakh compensation for the death of his 14-year-old daughter Yuvasree in a stampede during a relief distribution program organised by AIADMK at R K Nagar, in Dec 2023 Chennai: Can the state govt be directed…
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke “Meet me at the airport.” That’s the call to supporters from 30‑year‑old Abhijeet Dipke, founder of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), who says he will return from the US on June 6, “fully aware I may be arrested as soon as I land”.Dipke told TOI his purpose “is to lead a peaceful,…
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh unit of AAP Sunday organised a training programme on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in Sector 35. The session was attended by booth-level agents (BLA-2s), party office-bearers, municipal councillors, volunteers, and senior leaders. Former Delhi education minister Manish Sisodia and Delhi MLA and Chandigarh in-charge Jarnail Singh were present at the…
New Delhi: Residents had complained for at least seven years but footpaths around Vikaspuri remained choked with encroachments, forcing pedestrians to dodge traffic on busy roads while risking their safety.It took a high court order for civic agencies to finally step in, conduct a joint inspection, and confront the scale of the encroachment in the…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Election Commission of India’s power to conduct Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls as “legally tenable”, ruling that the exercise advances the constitutional imperative of free and fair elections. Meanwhile, Opposition leaders criticised the Supreme Court’s verdict, while the BJP leaders hailed the decision. So, we raise…
