Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina expressed the party's strong support for the Election Commission's announcement of dates for the upcoming assembly elections in the region, hoping for a high voter turnout similar to the Lok Sabha elections held earlier this year.
In the wake of the vandalism by an unidentified mob at RG Kar Medical College during the night of August 14-15, Kolkata Additional Commissioner of Police Murlidhar Sharma said that 25 individuals have been arrested and sustained interrogation is being conducted to determine if there is an
Sanjay Nirupam of the Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) has taken a jab at UBT leader Aditya Thackeray for his remarks on the Election Commission of India not announcing the Maharashtra election date.
On the announcement of the date of the Haryana Assembly Elections, INLD leader Abhay Singh Chautala on Friday thanked the Election Commission and asserted that the people of the state are in trouble for the past 10-years of the BJP rule, adding that a lot of "venom was spewed" in the name of
Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury on Friday welcomed the announcement of assembly elections in Haryana and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and said that Congress will sweep the elections and form a government.
Following the announcement of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election schedule, Jammu and Kashmir opposition leaders of the PDP and National Conference welcomed the Election Commission's decision and hoped that the assembly polls would be conducted in a "free and fair" manner.
Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Kumar Goyal urged people not to believe in "rumours" and "narratives" created by some people in the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata and said they should have faith in the CBI which is investigatin
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar on Friday said that the high demand for security forces in Jammu and Kashmir is the primary reason for not holding elections in Maharashtra.
Four IAS officers in Punjab posted as Deputy Commissioner in Punjab have been transferred with immediate effects. Regarding the same, an official order has been issued.
Soon after the Election Commission announced the dates of the Jammu and Kashmir polls, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday asserted that his party is ready for the polls and campaigning will begin soon.
The Assembly elections for Haryana will be held in a single phase on October 1 and the polling in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will be held in three phases from September 18 to October 1, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced on Friday.