With trends pointing at Trinamool victory in rural polls, clamour grows in party against poll violence

Kolkata (IANS) With counting trends on Tuesday pointing at a thumping victory for Trinamool Congress in the panchayat elections in West Bengal, several ruling party heavyweights, including two ministers, have become vocal over the violence and bloodbath…

Bengal rural polls: BJP wins big In Suvendu Adhikari’s bastion Nandigram

Kolkata (IANS) Despite being way ahead of the opposition parties in most parts of West Bengal as per the counting trends for the panchayat polls on Tuesday, the ruling Trinamool Congress received a major jolt at Nandigram in East Midnapore district,…

Bengal panchayat polls: With three more deaths, casualty figure rises to 39

Kolkata (IANS) With two deaths reported on Monday, the total casualty figure in poll-related violence for the panchayat elections in West Bengal has reached 38.

Local Trinamool Congress leader from Raninagar Murshidabad district, Sirajul Sheikh,…

With flood situation in Punjab worsening, Army deployed

Chandigarh (IANS) With the flood situation in Punjab's Ropar and Patiala districts worsening owing to incessant rain and heavy flow of water in rivers on the third consecutive day, the Army was deployed on Monday to carry out evacuation, and take…

Bengal panchayat election: Re-polling underway in 696 booths amid reports of sporadic violence

Kolkata (IANS) Fresh polling was underway on Monday at  696 booths across19 districts of West Bengal for the three- tier panchayat system with reports of sporadic violence coming from different pockets of the state.

However, the reports and…

Vehicle transporting tomatoes to market robbed in B'luru

Bengaluru (IANS) A vehicle transporting 2,000 kg of tomatoes to a market was robbed by unidentified miscreants in Bengaluru, police said.

The incident took place on July 8 in the limits of the RMC Yard police station near Chikkajala.

According…

Ordinance row: SC issues notice to Centre on Delhi government’s plea

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday sought response of the Centre on the Delhi government’s plea challenging the constitutionality of the ordinance brought by it on control of services in the national capital in wake of the apex court order.

EC has no authority to change political party’s name: Uddhav Thackeray

Amravati (Maharashtra) (IANS) Reiterating that the ‘Shiv Sena’ name and party belongs to him, Shiv Sena-UBT President and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday asserted that the Election Commission (EC) has no authority to change…

Post agreement, US Navy’s Salvor docks at L&T’s Shipyard for repairs

Chennai (IANS) US Navy Salvor has docked at the Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T) shipyard at Kattupalli here for voyage repairs.

The ship arrived at the shipyard on Sunday.

According to the US Consulate General Chennai, USNS Salvor is the third…

30 students rescued from high mountains in Himachal

Shimla (IANS) Thirty college students, who were travelling from Spiti to Manali, have been rescued to safety after snapping of the road link owing to flash floods and landslides in high mountains in Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Sunday.