Category: NATIONAL NEWS

Mumbai, May 18 (DIN NEWS) Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala’s decision to invite BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa to form the government shows that he is acting under the Modi-led central government’s pressure, Congress leader Ashok Chavan said here today. “Politics is taking place from the (Karnataka) Raj Bhavan,” he said while addressing a ‘save democracy day’ protest near the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) here. “Vala’s decision to invite Yeddyurappa to form the government shows that he is acting under the Modi-led central government’s pressure,” the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president…

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New Delhi, May 18 (DIN NEWS) The Supreme Court today ordered a floor test in the Karnataka Assembly at 4 PM tomorrow, reducing the 15-day window given by the Governor to BJP Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa to prove majority. “Let the House decide and the best course would be floor test,” a three-judge bench headed by Justice A K Sikri said. The top court said the Pro tem speaker will take decisions in accordance with the law on the issue of floor test. The apex court also directed the Karnataka…

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Raipur, May 17 (DIN NEWS) Against the backdrop of the political developments in Karnataka, Congress president Rahul Gandhi today lashed out at the BJP-led government at the Centre, saying Constitution was under “severe attack” in the country where an atmosphere of fear prevailed. Addressing a ‘Jan Swaraj Sammelan’ here on the occasion of the silver jubilee of 73rd and 74th amendment in the Constitution related to local self-governance, Gandhi accused the BJP and the RSS of capturing every democratic institution in country. Referring the press conference called by Supreme Court judges…

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New Delhi, May 17 (DIN NEWS) Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today said the fate of Karnataka’s new Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa is sealed in his letter given to Governor Vajubhai Vala as it makes no mention of a number bigger than the 104 MLAs of the BJP. His comment came after the Supreme Court said government formation in the state would be subject to the final outcome of the case before it. “Mr Yedyurappa’s letter to the Governor will seal his fate. There is no mention of a number…

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New Delhi, May 16 (DIN NEWS) Minister of State (MoS) for Electronics and IT S S Ahluwalia today said it is important that workplaces enable digital and paperless systems to help provide a carbon-free society to coming generations. The minister, who took charge of his new office today, said he will work towards expansion of the government’s Digital India initiatives. Ahluwalia was earlier serving as MoS for Drinking Water and Sanitation and has been assigned the new role as part of the recent Cabinet reshuffle. “I feel that digital, paperless offices…

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Bengaluru, May 16 (DIN NEWS) BJP’s Karnataka unit chief B S Yeddyurappa today said he met Governor Vajubhai Vala and asked him to allow him to take oath as chief minister as the party had emerged the single largest party. Soon after he was elected leader of the BJP legislature party, Yeddyurappa drove to the Raj Bhavan here and handed him a letter about his unanimous election to the post. Yeddyurappa said he requested the governor to allow him to take oath as chief minister as early as possible. The governor,…

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Panaji, May 15 (DIN NEWS) The junior alliance partners in the BJP-led Goa government today said the importance of regional parties cannot be undermined in politics. The remarks came two days after BJP chief Amit Shah said his party aimed to win in at least 35 out of the total 40 seats in the next Goa elections. The Manohar Parrikar-led state government, which came to power after the elections in March last year, is currently supported by the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), the Goa Forward Party (GFP), and three Independents. The…

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New Delhi, May 15 (DIN NEWS) Senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily today described early trends suggesting a BJP victory in the Karnataka Assembly polls as “quite disappointing and attributed his party’s loss to wrong caste management . The Congress should not have raised the Lingayat issue before the polls, Moily said, adding that the party had not managed caste equations well in its electoral strategy. He also defended Congress president Rahul Gandhi and praised him for engaging in a positive campaign as against the negative campaign carried out by Prime…

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New Delhi, May 14 (DIN NEWS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is undergoing a kidney transplant operation at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) today, sources at the hospital said. Jaitley, 65, was admitted to the hospital on Saturday and taken to the operation theatre at 8 am today, the sources said. The minister, suffering from a kidney ailment, has been undergoing dialysis for the last one month. According to sources, nephrologist Dr Sandeep Guleria from Apollo Hospital, also the brother of AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria, who is a…

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New Delhi, May 14 (DIN NEWS) After a 19-day pre-Karnataka poll hiatus, petrol price was today hiked by 17 paise a litre and diesel by 21 paise as PSU oil firms began passing on the spike witnessed in international rates to consumers. Petrol price in Delhi was hiked to Rs 74.80 per litre from Rs 74.63 while diesel rates were increased to Rs 66.14 a litre from Rs 65.93, according to a price notification issued by state-owned oil marketing companies. With this, diesel prices have touched a record high while petrol…

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