Mumbai, Nov 13 (IANS) The mood seems to be – the more the merrier – in the upcoming Nov. 20 elections for the Maharashtra Assembly, in which a whopping 4,136 candidates are contesting for the 288 constituencies spread across 36 districts, officials said here on Wednesday.

From the total of 4,136 – comprising various political parties and independents - there are 2 Transgenders, 363 women nominees and an overpowering horde of 3771 male...

Srinagar, Nov 13 (IANS) Security forces intensified the cordon around the holed terrorists on Wednesday in J&K’s Kulgam district.

Earlier, a joint party of the security forces was fired upon by hiding terrorists in Badimarg village of Yaripora area in Kulgam district.

The security forces were laying a cordon around the area after receiving intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists in the area.

The terrorist fire was retaliated after which an...

Srinagar, Nov 13 (IANS) In the wake of the ensuing winter season, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar in J&K on Wednesday chaired a meeting to review the power scenario to ensure adequate electricity supply in the district.

The DC reviewed the progress under the CSS-RDSS Scheme, PM Surya Ghar, Muft Bijli Yojana, buffer stock availability of transformers and other related issues including winter Preparedness.

While reviewing the Curtailment Schedule...

Hyderabad, Nov 13 (IANS) A court in Telangana’s Vikarabad district sent Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader and former MLA Patnam Narender Reddy to judicial custody for 14 days for his alleged involvement in the attack on officials during a public hearing on ‘Pharma Village’ two days ago.

Narender Reddy, who was arrested in Hyderabad on Wednesday morning, was taken to Kodangal, the Assembly constituency of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. After a medical...

Kolkata, Nov 13 (IANS) Enforcement Directorate (ED) said on Wednesday that they have arrested four persons in connection with a hawala racket having Bangladeshi links.

ED said that among the four arrested, two are Indian citizens and the other two are Bangladeshi nationals.

“They all have been arrested in Kolkata and ED is taking transit remand to bring all of them to Ranchi, Jharkhand. These arrests were made by ED after extensive searches conducted at 17 locations...

Guwahati, Nov 13 (IANS) Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya interacted with ten IPS probationers of this year's Assam-Meghalaya cadre at Raj Bhavan on Wednesday. He asked the probationers to become role models for others.

Governor Acharya asked the probationers to work responsibly, recognising the high expectations placed on them.

The Governor asked them to be committed to their work and sport polite behaviour towards all individuals who interact...

Bhopal, Nov 13 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) Sudhir Saxena on Wednesday chaired a meeting with senior cops to start preparation for Simhastha Kumbh-2028 in Ujjain.

Retired IPS officers, who served in the previous two Simhastha (2004 and 2016), including former DGP Sarabjeet Singh, who was IG Ujjain in 2004, were special invitees to the meeting held at Police Headwaters (PHQ).

In the meeting, retired IPS officers shared their experiences in two...

Patna, Nov 13 (IANS) The by-election voting for four Bihar Assembly seats was conducted smoothly on Wednesday, recording an average voter turnout of 52.84 per cent.

Among the constituencies, Belaganj in Gaya district saw the highest turnout with 56.21 per cent, followed by Ramgarh at 54.02 per cent, Imamganj (SC) at 51.01 per cent, and Tarari at 50.10 per cent.

According to a statement from the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Bihar, a total of 38...

Patna, Nov 13 (IANS) Rajesh Ranjan, also known as Pappu Yadav, an independent Member of Parliament from Bihar’s Purnea Lok Sabha constituency, received another life threat on Wednesday.

A letter containing life threats was sent via speed post to his office at Arjun Bhawan in Purnea, with the sender warning that Yadav's "countdown has started" and promising action against him and exploding his office within 15 days.

The letter, sent by an individual...

Bhopal, Nov 13 (IANS) Voting for the by-elections in Budhni and Vijaypur assembly seats of Madhya Pradesh concluded amid mild violence, protest and allegations of booth capturing on Wednesday.

According to the Election Commissioner, Vijaypur recorded 75 per cent voter turnout, while Budhni at 72 per cent.

Clashes between Congress and BJP workers that began with the start of the voting, remained till the end, especially in Vijaypur. Besides clashes...

Imphal, Nov 13 (IANS) Amid the escalating violence, the Centre has decided to provide an additional 20 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to deal with the prevailing law and order situation, an Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) official said.

A top Manipur Home Department official said that the 20 companies of CAPF (around 1,700 to 1,800 personnel) would soon arrive in the state and they would be deployed in militancy-infested districts.

According to the MHA...

Imphal, Nov 13 (IANS) Two trucks, carrying foodgrains and essentials, for the tribal districts in Manipur, were reportedly set on fire by suspected militants on the Imphal-Jiribam National Highway (NH-37) on Wednesday, police said adding that the security forces launched a search operations to nab the perpetrators.

Police said that the two Noney, Longmai and Tamenglong districts bound trucks transporting rice, potatoes and onions were burnt down by the suspected militants at Old...

Guwahati, Nov 13 (IANS) The Assamese actress Sumi Borah lodged in jail in the trading scam appealed for bail in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Wednesday, however, the court will hear her plea in the next hearing.

Along with the accused actress in the online trading scam, her husband Tarkik Borah also submitted his bail plea before the Court.

The controversial actress Sumi Borah and her husband Tarkik Borah were sent to judicial...

Mumbai, Nov 13 (IANS) A special court here on Wednesday issued a fresh bailable warrant against former BJP MP Pragya Thakur, who is the prime accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.

This was the second warrant issued within two weeks against Thakur by the special court for National Investigation Agency (NIA) cases. Before it, a bailable warrant was issued on November 5 and she was asked to be present in court on November 13.

However, she failed to appear before the court...

Bhubaneswar, Nov 13 (IANS) The Odisha government will soon form an Inter-Ministerial committee to resolve all inter-state disputes with the neighbouring states.

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi took the decision during a high-level meeting held at Lok Seva Bhawan here on Wednesday.

As per a press note released by the Chief Minister’s Office, the high-level meeting chaired by the Chief Minister held a threadbare discussion on various inter-state...

Bengaluru, Nov 13 (IANS) The by-elections held for three Assembly constituencies in Karnataka on Wednesday recorded a remarkable turnout of over 80 per cent at the end of the poll, according to the State Election Commission's data.

The poll panel reported a voter turnout of over 80 per cent between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. as the bypolls are being held for the Channapatna Assembly constituency in Ramanagar district, Sandur Assembly seat in Bellary district and Shiggaon Assembly segment...

Agartala, Nov 14 (IANS) Union Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia would arrive here on Thursday and attend the Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas celebration on Friday, officials said.

Scindia, who also holds the Communications portfolio, besides attending the Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas celebration at Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhavan here would also hold a meeting with Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha to review the implementation of the Central government...

Guwahati, Nov 14 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters in Assam's Samaguri celebrated on Wednesday, claiming that they will win this Assembly seat in the bye-election.

A senior BJP leader said, "We will definitely win this seat ousting the Congress party."

These five Assembly constituencies -- Dholai, Samaguri, Behali, Bongaigaon, and Sidli became vacant following the elections of five legislators in the lower house of the Parliament in this year's Lok Sabha...