Upon reaching Sandeshkhali, CPI-M leader Brinda Karat says, “We came here to meet the women because they had called us. They claimed that they were called to the TMC office and TMC goons assaulted them sexually. The Kolkata High Court lifted section 144 yesterday. When we reached here, the police said that the peace would be disrupted. This is unacceptable. Whatever Yogi government did in Hathras, Mamata government is doing the same thing in Sandashkhali.”
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari and other party MLAs stopped by police from going to Sandeshkhali.
Calcutta High Court yesterday granted him permission to visit Sandeshkhali.
Delhi HC asks BJP MLAs, suspended for interrupting the Lieutenant Governor’s address, if they were willing to apologise to the authority.
The Eiffel Tower in Paris, one of the world’s top tourist attractions, is closed after staff went on strike. The strike, which was called to protest over the way the monument is managed financially, could be extended, unions say.
Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday will embark on a whirlwind tour of Bihar, during which he is likely to cover all 38 districts of the state within a span of 11 days.
Evocatively titled ‘Jan Vishwas Yatra’, a mass outreach programme aimed at winning “public trust”, Yadav, who recently lost the deputy chief minister’s post, will commence the tour from Muzaffarpur.
He is scheduled to address two more public meetings, in Sitamarhi and Sheohar, before reaching Motihari, the town where East Champaran district is headquartered, for a night halt.
Security has been heightened in Jammu in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit today.
The PM will inaugurate, dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over Rs 30,500 crore.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia Krišjānis Kariņš arrives in Delhi for Raisina Dialogue 2024.
Similarly, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden Tobias Billström arrived in Delhi as well.
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose arrives at Islampur circuit house in North Dinajpur district.
He will meet the family members of the four children, who died allegedly after a mound of soil caved in during drainage expansion near the India-Bangladesh border in the Chopra area.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee writes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over ‘sudden deactivation’ of Aadhaar cards in the state.
The Maharashtra government will hold a special Vidhan Sabha session for one day on Tuesday to hold discussion on the Maratha reservation issue. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde stressed on Friday that reservation to Marathas will be given according to the terms of the law after presenting the report in during the special assembly session called for February 20.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Jammu on Tuesday to launch multiple development projects, including for education, railway, aviation, and road sectors, worth over Rs 32,000 crore.
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Traffic Diversions In Noida Due To VIP Visit Today:
The Gautam Buddh Nagar police warned commuters on Monday about brief traffic disruptions in anticipation of Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel’s planned visit here on Tuesday afternoon, news agency PTI reported citing officials.
According to the report, Patel plans to visit the Saras Ajeevika Mela here in the afternoon.
According to the police advisory, traffic will be diverted along the Chilla border, the DND Loop, the Film City flyover, Sectors 18, 27, the Elevated Road, the NTPC underpass, and the Sector 31-25 intersection.
Diversions may also have an impact on traffic at the Gijhor intersection, routes around Sector 60, Model Town, and Shilp Haat in Sector 33, according to the PTI report.
“The traffic going from the Chilla border to Greater Noida will be able to reach the destination via the DSC route from Sector 14 A flyover to the Sector 15 roundabout. Vehicles going from DND border to Greater Noida will be able to reach their destination via Sector 18 from the Rajnigandha Chowk,” the police, as reported by PTI.
Amid Rumours Of Kamal’s ‘Kamal’ Tilt, Central Leader To Meet MLAs In Bhopal Today:
Amidst rising tensions within the Madhya Pradesh Congress, AICC in-charge General Secretary for the state, Jitendra Singh, will arrive in Bhopal on Tuesday for critical discussions with party MLAs to assess the on-the-ground situation in the midst of speculation about former Chief Minister Kamal Nath’s next move.
The visit comes amid intense speculation about the future moves of Congress veteran Kamal Nath, who is currently camping in New Delhi, despite repeated assurances from his associates in the national capital on Monday that he has no plans to leave the party and join the ruling BJP.
A close aide to Kamal Nath addressed the media after a meeting with MLAs and other camp leaders in New Delhi, where the party flag with the words ‘Jai Shri Ram’ briefly went missing before reappearing.
Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose To Visit Chopra On Tuesday:
West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose will visit Chopra in Uttar Dinajpur district on February 20 to speak with the families of the four children who died allegedly after a mound of soil caved in during drainage expansion near the India-Bangladesh border, an official said on Monday.
Bose will leave for Kishanganj on Monday night and arrive in Chopra on Tuesday, he said.
“The Governor is scheduled to visit Chopra on Tuesday. “He will speak with the families of the four children who died in the incident,” the official told PTI.
On February 12, four children, aged five to twelve, were buried alive when a mound of soil caved in and fell on them while an excavator was digging a trench in Chetanagach village, Chopra block. The Border Security Force (BSF) carried out the construction work.