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CM Bhupesh Baghel launches scheme for pension to construction workers

Under this, construction workers who have been registered for ten years and have completed 60 years of age, will be given a pension assistance of Rs 1,500 per month for life

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel launches schemes for safe travel for women

The schemes include the provision of a panic button in every passenger vehicle. In order to locate the vehicle once panic button is pressed, GPS services will also be installed

Fully committed to INDIA bloc: Kejriwal after Congress MLA arrest in Punjab

The Punjab Congress has been severly critical of the Bhagwant Mann government over the arrest of Khaira alleging political vendetta by the state govt

Ahead of Rajasthan elections, Devi Singh Bhati rejoins BJP after 4 years

Bhati had tendered his resignation in 2019 after BJP decided to give a ticket to MP and Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal to contest the Lok Sabha elections

Chhattisgarh Assembly polls: Amit Shah, Nadda hold meet with BJP leadership

During the six-hour meeting at the party's state headquarters, several key issues were addressed such as discussions on candidate selection and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visits to Chhattisgarh

Rahul Gandhi to join 'Jan Aakrosh Yatra' in Madhya Pradesh on Sept 30

The Congress party is taking out 'Jan Aakrosh Yatra' from seven different regions across the state from September 19 covering 11,400 kilometres and nearly all the assembly constituencies

Political vendetta, alleges Congress Punjab chief on Khaira's arrest

Ahead of protes by the Congress in Bhatinda, Warring said that a delegation of Punjab Congress had gone to meet Khaira but they were informed that Khaira was being moved to Fazlika jail

Senior BJP leaders scrambling to avoid fighting: Congress ahead of MP polls

Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala stated that the BJP has run short of candidates in Madhya Pradesh and its big leaders are in a race to avoid being in the fray

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Rahul Gandhi meets carpenters, builds furniture in Delhi's Kirti Nagar

After porters in Anand Vihar and passengers on a train in Chhattisgarh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi interacts with carpenters in Asia's largest furniture market

Kerala CM protecting culprits behind Karuvannur bank scam: Cong-led UDF

A day after Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan claimed that the state government had taken action against those involved in the Karuvannur bank scam case, the Congress-led UDF opposition on Thursday reiterated its allegation that he was protecting the culprits behind the fraud. Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the assembly V D Satheesan alleged that the chief minister was defending and protecting those who looted over Rs 500 crore from cooperative banks in Thrissur. Vijayan on Wednesday had said that if one bad grain was found in a bowl of rice, the entire bowl cannot be thrown away. In response to this, Satheesan contended that the chief minister needs to realise that the entire bowl was full of bad grains. The LoP further contended that the stand taken by Vijayan amounts to discrediting the cooperative sector in the state and turning a blind eye to the suffering of the investors. He said that even the opposition does not want the cooperative sector to be harmed and urged the ..

Chhattisgarh polls: Congress enlists social media influencers for campaign

The social media influencers will leverage social media platforms to inform the public about the achievements and work accomplished during the Congress's five-year rule in the state of Chhattisgarh

Congress leader Deepak Singh booked for remarks against Smriti Irani

A case has been registered against local Congress leader Deepak Singh here for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Union Minister Smriti Irani. On the complaint of BJP leader Keshav Singh, the case was registered against Singh in Gauriganj police station area for his remarks against the local MP, Superintendent of Police, Ilamaran said on Thursday. Singh held a two-day dharna against the suspension of licence of Sanjay Gandhi Hospital here which ended on Wednesday evening with a candle march. A decision to resume the dharna outside the office of the chief medical officer here will be taken after the Allahabad High Court hears the plea against suspension of licence of the facility on October 3, party sources said. However, the dharna by employees and doctors of the Sanjay Gandhi Hospital against suspension of its license continued on Thursday. Sanjay Gandhi Employees Union president Sanjay Singh said they have faith in the judiciary but dharna of employees and doctors will

Girls, women not safe in BJP's misrule: Priyanka on MP rape victim's ordeal

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday slammed the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government in Madhya Pradesh after a 12-year-old rape victim was found bleeding on a street in Ujjain, alleging that girls, women, tribals and Dalits are not safe in the BJP's "misrule". The girl, who was raped and found bleeding on a street in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain city, was on Wednesday operated upon by a team of specialist doctors and her condition is critical but stable, an official said. In a post in Hindi on X, Priyanka Gandhi said, "The brutality meted out to a little girl in Ujjain, the city of Lord Mahakal, is soul-shattering. After the torture, she kept wandering from door to door for help for two-and-a-half hours and then fell unconscious on the road but could not get help." "Is this the state of law and order and women's safety in Madhya Pradesh? Girls, women, tribals and Dalits are not safe in the 20 years of BJP's misrule," the Congress general secretary said. What is the use of maki

Bribery charges steam against Kerala's health min, Cong calls it 'shocking'

Allegations of bribery have cropped up against a personal staff of Kerala Health Minister Veena George following which the opposition Congress demanded a probe into it. Haridasan, a resident of Malappuram district on Wednesday, alleged that a personal staff member of the minister accepted Rs 1 lakh as bribe for the appointment of his daughter-in-law as a government medical officer. He alleged that a middleman approached him, saying such appointments were being made through the minister's office, and asked him to pay a huge amount as bribe in instalments. A former office secretary of CITU, the trade union wing of the CPI(M), in Pathanamthitta, who allegedly acted as a middleman, also accepted a bribe for the said appointment, he claimed and added his daughter-in-law, however, didn't get the job. Haridasan also released through the media some purported evidence of money transactions between him and the minister's personal staff member. Later in the day, he said officers of the speci

Punjab Cong MLA Khaira taken into police custody in 2015 drugs case

Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira was taken into custody by the Punjab Police in connection with a 2015 drugs case on Thursday morning, family members of the legislator claimed. However, there was no official word on Khaira being taken into police custody. A family member of the Congress MLA went live on Facebook showing that a team of Punjab Police has reached their residence to apprehend Khaira. In the video, Khaira could be seen arguing with the police team and asking them to show him the arrest warrant. The Bholath legislator could also be seen asking for the identity of the police officers who were part of the raiding team. When Khaira asked the team where he was being taken, a police official told him that he was being taken to Jalalabad in Fazilka. Slamming the Bhagwant Mann government, the Congress MLA claimed that he was being apprehended in a fake case and that "jungle raj" was prevailing in the state. The drugs case was registered in March 2015 at Jalalabad in Fazilka.

Chhattisgarh Assembly polls: Cabinet clears proposal to procure more paddy

The state government will now buy 2,000 kg of paddy per acre. Previously, it bought 1,500 kg of paddy per acre

'Height of disrespect': Congress slams BJP over its 2nd list of candidates

The BJP has thrown open the leadership in Madhya Pradesh and fielded its senior party leaders to deliver the goods for the party in the elections that are due later this year

Rajasthan's JJM connections may be better than many states, says PHED

Rajasthan has established more than 3.5 million new connections since the launch of the Jal Jeevan Mission in 2019

Cong alleges Sebi 'reluctant' to probe allegations against Adani group

The Congress on Wednesday alleged that the SEBI is "reluctant" to investigate the allegations against the Adani group and said the only way forward is a joint parliamentary committee probe to bring out the truth. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh cited a media report to say that the "stench of illegality" around another Adani-linked shell company - Opal Investment - is getting stronger. He claimed there are "fresh revelations" that the firm, which controls Rs 8,000 crore worth of equity in Adani Power, was set up as a single person company in Dubai in May 2019. "This raises several serious questions. How does a single-person firm based in Dubai come to control 4.7% of equity worth Rs 8,000 crore in Adani Power, India's largest private power generation firm? Is Opal not yet another Adani front engaged in illegal round-tripping and blatantly violating Indian securities laws," he asked in a post on X. "And why is it doing so, whose funds are these actually? What are PM Modi's .