The initiative comes weeks after a spate of attacks on some Kashmiri students, in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed in south Kashmir on February 14.

Unusual flowering in the orchards may affect both the quality and quantity of mangoes produced in the Konkan region, pushing up the price of the much-awaited fruit in local markets.

Several protests followed in Lahore on April 12, 1919 — one in which crowd tore pictures of the British monarch, and another where Hindu leaders addressed a gathering at Lahore’s Babri mosque.

Among the events planned in the city to mark the 100th anniversary of Jallianwala Bagh massacre, CM Amarinder Singh is expected to take part in a candle march in Amritsar on April 12. Vice President Venkaiah Naidu is slated to address a gathering at Jallianwala Bagh on April 13.

This time BSP is not contesting alone but with four other parties under the Punjab Democratic Alliance (PDA), which is an alliance of six parties including BSP, Punjabi Ekta Party (PEP), Lok Insaaf Party and AAP’s rebel MP Dahramvir Gandhi’s Punjab Manch, Communist Party o India (CPI) and Revolutionary Marxist Party of Indian (RMPI) group. Under PDA, the BSP has got three tickets — Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur and Anandpur Sahib.

The Congress is wary that the issue may not spark a row in the party and may end up annoying Majhbi Sikhs and Valmikis across the state that could caste a shadow on all the seats across the state.

About the probe against Vadra, he said that his government had “given the documents and material to the (investigative) agencies”, and it was now up to them to take the case forward.

While the party high command is reluctant to appoint him as state Congress president by replacing Ashok Tanwar, former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has staked claim to contest from Sonepat seat. His son Deepender Hooda, the sitting MP from Rohtak, is set to contest again from the seat.

“Forty-seven companies have been deployed in Cooch Behar. The remaining (36) are in Alipurduar. In Cooch Behar, 760 polling stations will have static posting of central forces,” Special Police Observer Vivek Dube told The Indian Express.

On the evening of March 11, the accused broke into the classroom of a government school and left the victim in a drugged state, SSP N Kolanchi said.

Most recently, the Income Tax Department has carried out searches on premises of aides and relatives of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on charges of suspicious movement of unaccounted money.

Candidates are required to carry their mobile phones and HSC (Higher Secondary Certificate) exam hall ticket to be able to appear for the online test at respective centres.

The Sangh workers have been honed to think and act in such a manner that they were often the leaders to bring about change, be it in the field of education, arts, culture or societal reforms, said Joshi.

A First Information Report in this regard has been registered at the Shivajinagar police station by a 37-year-old resident of Bopodi. Based on the complaint, the police have booked the proprietor of the firm, who had an office on Fergusson College Road that has shut down.

He said the BJP had failed to fulfil any of the assurances that they gave to the voters during the previous elections, adding that there was no credibility as voters were disappointed with the performance of the BJP.

This 43-year-old Independent candidate for Lok Sabha elections will be cycling along several routes in the city from Wednesday, posing for selfies with youngsters, women and senior citizens to upload on Instagram and Facebook.

As per the information given by Lonavala Rural Police, the two have been identified as Rohit Kodgire and Sujit Ghule, both 21 years old. Kodgire was from Nanded and Ghule was from Ahmednagar.

Fifty per cent of the seats are reserved for SC/ST/VJ/NT/OBC categories. The 16 per cent reserved seats for socially and educationally backward classes (SEBC) quotas while 10 per cent total reserved seats for economically weaker section (EWS) quota.

“I have been travelling across the state, addressing rallies and interacting with voters. The atmosphere is in favour of the BJP-Sena-RPI alliance... I am confident that the alliance will win all 48 seats in the state,” said Aaditya.

“The BJP has been ruling in Maharashtra for the last four and-a-half years. It has also completed five years at the Centre. If they wanted to take action against leaders of the Congress and NCP, then they would have done that," Chavan said.

There are more than 352 districts in the country, spanning 16 states, including Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Maharashtra, which are facing drought-like situations, he said.

Four men allegedly attacked a 31-year-old man with a knife on Bhirobanala Road and stole his laptops, watch and cash on Sunday.

There is a strong sense of disappointment among senior citizens who say they feel neglected that political parties have not included their concerns in the election manifestos.

Following the complaint, Pimpri Chinchwad police arrested brick kiln owner Sandip Pawar (42), who belongs to the upper caste Maratha community. Pawar was, however, released on bail a few days later.