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New Delhi: BRS chief K Chandrashekar Rao’s daughter, K Kavitha, on Friday, was arrested after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided her residence in Hyderabad in connection with the Delhi liquor policy case. The BRS MLC was brought to Delhi for further questioning. According to reports, an argument ensued between ED officials and BRS leader KTR, who is also Kavitha’s brother, when the probe agency served an arrest memo on the BRS leader. KTR alleged ED produced an “illegal arrest warrant” against Kavitha. ED officials told KTR not to “obstruct” the team’s work. Earlier in the day, BRS spokesperson Sravan Dasoju…

New Delhi : Noting that he fully respects the Supreme Court order on electoral bonds, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the scheme was introduced to end black money in politics and added that it should have been improved rather than scrapped. Mr Shah also said that the one nation, one election is the concept of the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and when it is implemented, it will ensure faster development and end recurring expenditure. “Electoral bonds were introduced to end the influence of black money in Indian politics. Everyone has to accept the decision given…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Congress’ Aldona MLA Carlos Alvares Fereira on Saturday came down heavily on BJP supporters on Electoral Bonds. He said that despite having been exposed to the great loot via Electoral Bonds, shameless BJP spin masters are at work, to fool people that they got the lowest amount of money in the bonds!! “One such tactic is dividing the amount with the States (28 states 8 UTs) and comparing with one regional party in only one state and claiming that this regional State party got more money!!!,” Carlos wrote. He said even more bizarre is the technique of…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant today said that Cabinet has accorded approval to Mining Dump Handling Policy. “Today cabinet has granted nod to Mining Dump Handling Policy. In the first phase, erstwhile leaseholders where dumps are in their own private property will be permitted to handle the dumps,” said Sawant. He further many amendments have been made in the Mining Dump Handling Police and no one just quote i.e either he should be the lease holder for export. “Earlier anyone used to quote the same and block it. Erstwhile leaseholders where dumps are in their own private property…

Goemakrponn desk PANAJI: The Government has constituted a Committee named as the “Exposition Secretariat” to monitor the day-to-day functioning and to oversee all activities related to the forth coming Exposition of sacred relics of St. Francis Xavier Old Goa to be held from November 21, 2024, to January 5, 2025. Exposition Secretariat headed by Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant comprises of Minister for Panchayats Shri. Mauvin Godinho as Dy. Chairman, Minister of Environment Shri. Aleixo Sequeira as Dy. Chairman, Secretary (Revenue) Shri. Sandeep Jacques as Commissioner-I (Infrastructure, Services & Coordination) Exposition, Principal Chief Engineer, Public Works Department Shri. Uttam P.…

The vacancies had come up after the retirement of Anup Chandra Pandey on February 14 and the sudden resignation of Arun Goel on March 8. New Delhi: The Supreme Court refused to put a hold on the appointment of two Election Commissioners – Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu – whose names were finalised yesterday. The court will hear the matter on Thursday. Former IAS officers Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu had been picked by a selection committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Gyanesh Kumar retired as secretary of the cooperation ministry in February, while Sukhbir Singh Sandhu,…

The four states expected to vote in April/May are Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and Sikkim, with Maharashtra, Haryana, and Jharkhand to vote later this year. New Delhi: Dates for the 2024 Lok Sabha election will be announced at 3 pm Saturday, the Election Commission of India said this afternoon. The ECI posted a brief statement on X (formerly Twitter) that said dates for four Assembly polls – scheduled to be held around the same time – would also be released. The Model Code of Conduct will come into force from the time the dates are announced. The four states…