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BJP dominates in Nandigram, Hussain traps patch in Rejinagar: By-elections in 6 seats, CM victory in two seats in Tamil Nadu is the first test of victory
By-elections will be held on October 6 in two assembly seats in West Bengal, two in Tamil Nadu, one in Puducherry and one in Nagaon Lok Sabha seat in Assam. The results will be announced on October 9. The results of this election will not decide the future of any government, but it will definitely give a glimpse of the political equations and the grip of parties at the grassroots level after the assembly elections. The most eyes are on the Nandigram seat in West Bengal. This is the traditional seat of CM Suvendu Adhikari. He defeated Mamata Banerjee, who was the chief minister in 2021, from th
Campaigning for by-elections in 4 states, including Tamil Nadu, ends: Vijay holds 40 km roadshow in Dharapuram; Voting will be held on October 6
Campaigning for the bypolls to the Madurantakam and Dharapuram assembly seats in Tamil Nadu ended on Sunday. Both the seats are reserved for the SC and there is a five-party contest. Ruling TVK founder and Chief Minister Joseph C. Vijay held a roadshow in Dharapuram that lasted for more than three hours. He covered a distance of about 40 km and made short meetings with the people. As per the Election Commission rules, there is a ban on any kind of campaigning from 6 pm on Sunday till the end of polling. Polling will be held in both the seats on Tuesday. The counting of votes will be held on Oc
Kerala govt orders probe against Gyanesh Kumar: 2006 PWD engineer's suicide case; Chief Election Commissioner was the secretary in the state at that time
Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala on Sunday ordered an inquiry against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The case is related to the suicide of Malaysian civil engineer Lee Si Bin. He was associated with the PATI-BEL consortium working on the upgradation of MC Road under the Kerala State Transport Project (KSTP). It is alleged that the engineer's suicide note also included the name of Gyanesh Kumar, who was the state PWD secretary at that time. The Kerala Home Department has summoned all the files related to the 2006 investigation. Cockroaches will come to Delhi on October 10, sa
Floods in UP's Lucknow, 10,000 evacuated: 27 dead, 20 missing in Bihar; Monsoon leaves 4 states, including Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh
The rains have stopped in UP, but the rivers are still flowing at a stormy pace. In 11 districts, 10 rivers are flowing above the danger mark. More than 40,000 houses have been inundated due to the rise in the water level of the Gomti river in Lucknow. More than 10,000 people have left their homes and moved to safer places. Boats are plying in the streets. So far, 27 people have died in different flood-related incidents in Bihar. Of these, 12 people have died due to drowning in flood waters in Saran, while more than 20 people are missing. Six children have died due to drowning in flood waters
Army personnel steal weapons in Hyderabad: Main accused retired due to indiscipline, plan to rob bank
Seven people, including 3 Army personnel, were arrested on Saturday in connection with the theft of weapons from an Army facility in Hyderabad. This information was given by Malkajgiri Police Commissioner B. Sumathi. The main accused in the case is former Havildar Upputhalla Mallesh of Nagarkurnool district of Telangana. He was arrested on September 11. Mallesh is accused of stealing AK-203 assault rifles and ammunition from Kothi and Battalion magazine in Bolaram on the night of August 30 and 31. The stolen goods were hidden at his father's house in Achampet in Nagarkurnool. The police said t
Rahul Gandhi launches 'Satyagraha' initiative: Says people should send their problems; Mahatma Gandhi also adopted the same method, even today 8,500+ letters in record
Rahul Gandhi has started an initiative called Satyagraha to unite the voices of people fighting for injustice and their rights across the country. Rahul said that those who are fighting against injustice should send their story. I stand with you from Parliament to the road as the Leader of the Opposition. The name of this initiative of Rahul ji is associated with Mahatma Gandhi's 'Satyagraha'. During the freedom struggle, Gandhiji also adopted the same method. According to the Gandhi Heritage Portal, at that time people sent information to Gandhiji about matters related to land, property, jail
Floods in 255 villages of 6 districts of Bihar: 15 rivers in UP above danger mark; Temperature crosses 40°C in Rajasthan
In Bihar, about 255 villages in 6 districts, including Saran, are in the grip of floods due to the breach of embankments in the Gandak river. About 4 lakh people have been affected by this. About 44 thousand people have left their homes. The major rivers of the state have also been flooded. In Uttar Pradesh, the sun has been shining in most of the districts since this morning. The Meteorological Department has not issued a rain alert in any district today. Rivers in the state are still at Ghodapur. 15 rivers, including Ganga, Sharda, are flowing close to the danger mark. In Unnao, the water of
Deleted, and left in limbo
Across Bihar and West Bengal, lakhs of voters were deleted from the electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, leaving them unable to vote in the 2025 and 2026 Assembly elections. Over 47 lakh names were deleted in Bihar and nearly 91 lakh in West Bengal. Shrabana Chatterjee and Senjuti Sengupta met some of those affected, documenting the uncertainty, paperwork, and repeated attempts to prove their citizenship and eligibility that followed the deletions
2 lakh people affected by floods in Bihar: Monsoon begins to return in UP, floods in 26 villages; Temperature in Kedarnath minus 4°C
The departure of monsoon has started in UP. The water of the Ghagra river has entered 26 villages of Gonda. About 6,000 people have been affected due to the floods. Boats are running on the roads. 2 people have died due to drowning in the water. Due to floods in 6 districts of Bihar, 2.03 lakh people have been affected. Due to heavy rains in Nepal, many rivers including Gandak and Kosi have been flooded. After the dam breached in Hazalpur village of Chhapra, a house collapsed and was swept away in the strong flow of water. There is a possibility of rain in 5 hilly districts of Uttarakhand toda
EC clarification on 97 voters decommissioned in Goa SIR: 88 forms have been received; 3 have Portuguese passports, 6 are being contacted
In Goa, the Chief Electoral Officer informed about 97 people whose names were not included in the voters' list. The forms of 88 of them have been submitted. Three people have Portuguese passports, while 6 people live abroad. Officials said that efforts are being made to contact these 6 people. In fact, there are 97 voters in Goa, who were considered eligible by the electoral registration officers, but they could not be included in the final voters' list due to software problems. Election Commission conducts door-to-door survey of missed voters Goa's Chief Electoral Officer Sanjay Goel on Septe
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