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Muslim community is running a campaign where they purchase houses and land of Hindu community at rates which are several times over the state government specified rates.

Now, BJP MLA claims there is ‘land jihad’ in Rajasthan townSubscriber Only

September 18, 2021 09:48 IST

Speaking in the Assembly, Lal said that Malpura is a sensitive town and has constantly witnessed communal incidents since 1950 which have led to deaths of more than 100 people.

BJP MP Tejasvi Surya. (Express File Photo)

PM may push for uniform civil code before second term ends: Tejasvi SuryaSubscriber Only

September 18, 2021 03:09 IST

Tejasvi Surya was in Ahmedabad to participate at a youth summit organised by the BJYM at Karnavati club.

Capt Amarinder Singh, Harish Rawat and Navjot Singh Sidhu

‘Pressure’ from Punjab MLAs: urgent Congress Legislative Party meet todaySubscriber Only

September 18, 2021 03:03 IST

This comes two days after several MLAs wrote to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, making it clear that the government cannot move ahead in this fashion, a senior All India Congress Committee (AICC) leader told The Indian Express.

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Rahul Gandhi failed to emerge as alternative to PM Modi, Mamata should lead Opposition, says Trinamool paperSubscriber Only

September 18, 2021 10:00 IST

The article stated, “Rahul Gandhi got the opportunity on many occasions but failed. The alternative coalition will be made with the Congress, but in the campaign there should be a strong face, and that face is Mamata Banerjee.”

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PM’s work makes India proud: Rajendra TrivediSubscriber Only

September 18, 2021 02:56 IST

Rajendra Trivedi visited Rajkot Friday to preside over a government function for distributing aid and assistants to beneficiaries of various government schemes in the auditorium of BAPS Swaminarayan Temple on Kalavad Road of the city.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File)

Gujarat: Essay writing competition on PM held in state schoolsSubscriber Only

September 18, 2021 02:47 IST

The directive issued to all District primary Education officers (DPEOs) of the state by Gujarat SCPCR on September 15 mentions that the selected 71 students and 71 schools would be awarded by the commission.

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel with former minister for home dept Pradipsinh Jadeja during Pradhan Mantri Ujwala Yojana 2.0 free gas connection distribution program held at Tagore hall in Ahmedabad on Friday.
(Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)

Instead of sourcing O2 from cylinders, trees being planted, says CM Bhupendra PatelSubscriber Only

September 18, 2021 02:40 IST

Bhupendra Patel said a total of 375 programmes are being held across the state on Friday that is targetted at the "poor."

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Vijay Rupani: Resigned as CM in a whisker, only Rajkot BJP worker can do soSubscriber Only

September 18, 2021 02:27 IST

Addressing a gathering of BJP workers at the Pramukh Swami Auditorium on Raiya Road, which falls under his constituency, Rupani said that he remained a common man - which he abbreviated to 'CM'- throughout his five-year tenure as chief minister.

Regarding the menu of the mid-day meal, the administration said instead of meat, other nutritious items, including fruits, have been added to the menu.

In boost to Lakshadweep admin, Kerala HC rejects PIL against reformsSubscriber Only

September 18, 2021 02:14 IST

A slew of reforms that have been proposed and, in some cases introduced, in Lakshadweep since January this year, had created a furore in the islands as well as in mainland Kerala.

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Bombay HC permits private doctors to visit accused Rakesh Wadhawan at KEM HospitalSubscriber Only

September 18, 2021 02:10 IST

A single judge bench of Justice Bharati H Dangre was hearing the bail plea filed by Wadhawan seeking release on health grounds.

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Bommai govt rolls back hoardings move made on last day of BSY tenureSubscriber Only

September 18, 2021 02:07 IST

The notification titled Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Advertisement Rules, 2021, essentially allowed the return of advertisement hoardings in the city despite the city council deciding on imposing a moratorium on hoardings in 2018.

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Seven months after MP Mohan Delkar’s death, son being wooed by parties for bypollSubscriber Only

September 18, 2021 01:57 IST

Speaking to The Indian Express, Abhinav said he has already received feelers from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena requesting him to be their candidate in the upcoming by elections.

The findings are part of the BMC’s annual Environment Status Report (ESR) of 2020-21. (Representational)

Mumbai: Air pollution dropped in past year but still above safe levelsSubscriber Only

September 18, 2021 01:47 IST

The data from nine air quality monitoring stations under the System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) was analysed between April 2020 and March 2021.

The BMC, in a bid to keep a check on misuse of civic funds, last week issued a circular making it mandatory for corporators who are using civic funds to distribute freebies, to adhere to these new rules.

Corporators using civic funds to give freebies to put out ads, seek applicationsSubscriber Only

September 18, 2021 01:37 IST

The BMC, in a bid to keep a check on misuse of civic funds, last week issued a circular making it mandatory for corporators who are using civic funds to distribute freebies, to adhere to these new rules.

Maharashtra schools for classes 1 to nine and 11  will function 'full day' till April 30. File.

Second year in a row, govt schools step in to help students pay Board feeSubscriber Only

September 25, 2021 01:58 IST

The Board had in 2019 sharply increased its examination fees, making it Rs 1,200 for SC/ST students and Rs 1,500 for the rest in both classes X and XII.

The police said the incident took place on Tuesday at 4.45 pm, when the accused entered the office of a certain Joitkumar Bhomchand Jain in Kalbadevi. According to police, Jain is a landlord and rents out property on the pagdi system.

Mumbai: 3 GST inspectors among 4 held for stealing Rs 11 lakh in illegal raidSubscriber Only

September 18, 2021 01:29 IST

The three inspectors have been identified as Hitesh Vasaikar, Macchindranath Kangane and Prakash Shegar, while the fourth accused, Santosh Jagdale, is a tax consultant.

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Cutting down dust: Onus on pvt firms to stick to 14-point planSubscriber Only

September 18, 2021 13:41 IST

All private agencies are required to hold review meetings at their construction sites to ensure whether the guidelines are being followed, besides appointing an employee to ensure that they are followed.

Beneficiaries at D.Y.Patil Hospital in Navi Mumbai for Sputnik Vaccination. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

Mumbai: 1.52 lakh people get Covid-19 jabs, 2nd highest in a daySubscriber Only

September 18, 2021 01:24 IST

While 1.07 lakh women were administered vaccines at civic and government-run centres, 20,000 women received jabs at 136 private hospitals.

The court held that Upadhyay is entitled for bail as he has been in jail since 2015.

Chintan Upadhyay gets bail after nearly six years in prison for alleged murder of wife and her lawyer in 2015Subscriber Only

September 18, 2021 01:09 IST

The bodies of Upadhyay's wife and Haresh Bhambhani were found in a box thrown in a nullah at Kandivali on December 12, 2015.

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Syllabus changes: 130 English teachers write to Delhi University dept headSubscriber Only

September 18, 2021 13:41 IST

DU’s Oversight Committee (OC) had come under criticism after they removed two women Dalit authors, Bama and Sukhirtharani, as well renowned author Mahasweta Devi’s short story, Draupadi, from the fifth semester English syllabus.

Police said the car turned turtle due to the crash, killing driver Kishan Chandravadiya, his younger brother Mayur and their cousin Ghelubhai on the spot.

Gujarat: 4 of family killed in Porbandar accidentSubscriber Only

September 18, 2021 01:05 IST

Police said the incident took place at around 6 am when the car in which five men were driving hit the crash-barrier in the approach to a river bridge on the highway and then rammed into the road divider.

Police said the deaths occurred one month after Bhavesh’s wife Manisha committed suicide by consuming poison.

Month after wife took own life, Gandhinagar man kills self, two daughtersSubscriber Only

September 18, 2021 01:00 IST

The victims have been identified as Bhavesh Kumar Prajapati and his daughters Hansy (5) and Pansy (3).

Delhi High Court says preventive detention unsustainable on ‘stale grounds’

Delhi court raps police for ‘lackadaisical’ approach in riot cases, warns of salary cutsSubscriber Only

September 18, 2021 13:41 IST

CMM Garg warned the police of passing adverse orders if this continues including the imposition of adjournment costs on the state with a further direction to deduct it from the officers’ salary.

Dismissed Mumbai Police officer Sachin Waze. (File)

Antilia bomb scare case: NIA opposes Waze’s default bail pleaSubscriber Only

September 18, 2021 00:50 IST

In its reply, the NIA said that it had filed the chargesheet much prior to the last date and hence, Waze was not entitled for release on grounds of delay in filing the chargesheet.

Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. (File)

ED moves court against Anil DeshmukhSubscriber Only

September 18, 2021 00:44 IST

The ED plea seeks directions from the court under Section 174 of the Indian Penal Code, which has provisions for action against a person not obeying a summons, notice, order or proclamation from any legally competent public servant.

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