‘City News’ Archives
Lalu accepts defeat, says Nitish victory a mystery
Rashtriya Janata Dal RJD chief Lalu Prasad congratulated Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the victory of the Janata Dal-United JD-U, Bharatiya Janata Party BJP combine in the Assembly elections "We respect the mandate of the people, we congratulate the new government," Lalu Prasad said, addressing a joint press conference with LJP leader [...]
Rahul failed to attract voters in Bihar
Rahul Gandhi had failed to click in Bihar, where Chief Minister Nitish led JDU-BJP alliance to victory in assembly elections Results shows that Rahul Gandhi failed to attract voters in Bihar Rahul Gandhi, Congress general secretary, campaigned extensively in Bihar, frequently accusing the cm Nitish Kumar of not doing enough for the state's [...]
Bihar Assembly results: Rabri Devi lost both seats
Lalu's wife and former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi lost the election for both Raghopur and Sonepur assembly seats RJD's brothers-in-law Sadhu Yadav and Subhash Yadav too bit the dust on Wednesday in the Bihar assembly elections Sadhu contested for the Gopalganj assembly seat on a Congress ticket, while Subhash fought from Bikram assembly [...]
Bastar: CRPF kill 9 Maoists in gunfight
Claiming it as a major success, paramilitary troopers in Chhattisgarh Tuesday killed nine Maoists in a fierce gun battle in the rebel stronghold of Bastar11th battalion of the CRPF fought a fierce gunbattle with over 150 heavily armed Maoists in Jagargunda area of Dantewada district11th battalion fought bravely with over 150 heavily armed Maoists [...]
Cong unlikely to take immediate action against YS Jagan
Congress is unlikely to take any immediate disciplinary action against party MP Jaganmohan Reddy despite his TV channel telecasting controversial remarks against the party leadership A senior party leader on Tuesday said that the party is not going to act in a haste into the issue as Jaganmohan himself had not make any remarks against Congress [...]
Govt taps about 5,000 people’s phones on average
Telephone calls of about 5,000 people are being recorded by central security agencies daily as part of security and preventive measures Government sources said on an average telephones of about 5,000 people are being kept under surveillance by intelligence agencies suspecting their linkages with terror activities, hawala operators and members [...]
High Command call for CM Rosaiah, to Discuss YS Jagan issue?
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah is expected in New Delhi to brief the Congress High Command about the political crisis in the state The Chief Minister has sought an appointment with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi but it has not been fixed yet, official sources said Rosaiah is expected to brief top All India Congress Committee AICC [...]
Lalu rubbished the exit polls, says RJD-LDP will win
Rashtriya Janata Dal 977, and understand the pulse of the people better than anybody According to my assessment, the RJD-LJP alliance will come to power as the electorate has rejected the NDA outright," the former chief minister said in Patna Angry over the news channels broadcasting exit polls midway through the elections, Prasad alleged the [...]
Navi Mumbai airport okayed with conditions
After months of uncertainty, the Navi Mumbai airport finally gets a green signal from the environment ministry00 acres will now be impacted3 at Panvel It's expected to handle an additional 60 million passengers every year
YS Jagan supporters protests against CM Rosaiah
AP Chief Minister K Rosaiah was at puttaprthi on birthday to attend satysai birthday at the ashram He has to tackle a defiant Jagan Mohan Reddy whose TV channel ran a biting program over the weekend attacking Sonia Gandhi and the Prime Minister The Congress in Delhi has described the matter as "very serious" At the Puttaparthi airport, Jagan [...]
Reddy offer money to topple Karnataka govt?
In another twist to the ongoing political drama in Karnataka - a local channel is airing visuals of what they say is recording of a meeting between the BJP's Janardhan Reddy and another man5 crore to an unidentified person to help Reddy with the CBI, the Election Commission, and if necessary with the removal of the Chief Minister1, [...]
Naxals are patriots says Arundhati roy
Writer-activist Arundhati Roy on Sunday described Maoists as "patriot of a kind" and accused the prime minister and home minister of "violating the Constitution and Panchayat Extension of Scheduled Areas Act by allowing corporates to use tribal land" "Patriot of a kind, they Maoists are But here patriotism is very complicated So at the moment [...]
High command serious, YS Jagan may face action
Taking serious note of the issue, the Congress has asked its Andhra Pradesh unit for a report on the attack launched against party chief Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by rebel MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy's TV channel and newspaper25 While 38-year-old Reddy remained incommunicado, Sakshi CEO Priyadarshini Ram said in Hyderabad [...]
BJP authorises Gadkari to decide on Yeddyurappa
Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said he has been authorised by the party top brass to discuss the crisis in Karnataka with Chief Minister B10-120 MLAs are with me, not 10 or 20 or 40 people Nobody is going to Delhi, just myself,” Mr Yeddyurappa had said in Bangalore earlier in the day Mr Yeddyurappa made the [...]
Cong workers protest against YS Jagan’s Sakshi TV
Congress workers in various parts of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday protested against the telecast of a 'blasphemous' news feature against Sonia Gandhi by a television channel owned by party MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy State Health Minister Danam Nagender and Information Technology Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, who were ardent followers of late [...]
Bhubaneswar: Clashes as ABVP, RSS protest Arundhati visit
At least five people were injured today in a clash between Sangh Parivar activists and organisers of a meeting here, when the saffron brigade opposed the presence of writer Arundhati Roy there for her recent controversial remarks on Kashmir, police said As soon as Ms Roy reached the meeting, a large number of activists of RSS and ABVP [...]
CM Rosiah condemns YS Jagan’s Sakshi TV attacking Sonia
AP Chief Minister K Rosaiah and other leaders of ruling Congress party Saturday condemned a story on the party president Sonia Gandhi aired by Sakshi television channel, owned by party MP Y998 when the party was in decline Under her dynamic leadership, the Congress party won and formed government at the national level twice in 2004 and 2009 [...]
BSY family received Rs 20 cr from Bellary mining firm
The Opposition Janata Dal Secular brought more pressure for the resignation of Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Saturday by questioning a series of cheque transactions showing Rs 20 crore was transferred to the accounts of the Chief Minister’s sons and a son-in-law from a Bellary mining company in August this year, barely days after [...]
No link with Maoists: Mirwaiz Umar
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, head of the moderate faction of the Hurriyat Conference, on Saturday refuted Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's statement that efforts were being made to link Maoists with Kashmir militants Talking to journalists at his residence here, the Mirwaiz said the “struggle for freedom” in Jammu and Kashmir was purely [...]
Delhi: Probe ordered into disruption of Metro services
The Delhi Metro instituted an inquiry into the electrical fault in a coach which led to the stalling of services on the busy Jahangirpuri-Gurgaon stretch on Friday evening, leaving thousands of commuters stranded1 p50 officials from the electrical and maintenance wings worked on the timely restoration of the damaged portion of the OHE system, [...]
