Nearly 35,000 farmers in Odisha are still awaiting procurement of around 1.5 lakh metric tonnes of rabi paddy, the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) alleged on Tuesday, accusing the BJP government of failing to honour its election promises to farmers and demanding that the procurement period be extended by at least 15 days.
Festivities prevailed at the ruling BJP state headquarters and the Chief Minister's official residence (CMR) here on Tuesday as the saffron party celebrated, in a big way, the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for the 32-year-old Yamuna Water Sharing Accord with Haryana.
UP Congress chief Ajay Rai alleged that police detained him and other party leaders before a planned visit to the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, while the BJP dismissed the charge as political drama.
Thousands of people from different sections of society on Monday gathered at the Talkatora Stadium to pay respects to the Delhi BJP’s Naresh Chaudhary who passed away on June 19. He was 62.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is the parent organisation of both the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the BJP, its political wing.
The West Bengal government on Thursday withdrew its affidavit in the election petition filed by Rekha Patra, the BJP candidate for Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency in North 24 Parganas district in the general elections this year.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP, Pratap Chandra Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput, who were injured after a scuffle in Parliament on Thursday, are stable and normal, as per the officials.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to arrive at Bagdogra Airport late tonight (Thursday) to attend the 61st Raising Day celebrations of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) at its Frontier Headquarters in Ranidanga, Siliguri
The BJP and Congress traded charges over a scuffle between lawmakers of the two parties on the Parliament premises earlier on Thursday.
The BJP on Thursday accused the AAP government of neglecting daily wagers amid the GRAP-4 restrictions, claiming that thousands of construction workers are struggling with unemployment.
