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These mobile phone smugglers were trying to infiltrate from India to Bangladesh.”The security personnel who were on duty saw one smuggler coming towards the border fence, who was in the process of throwing some goods over it. Seeing this, the officer immediately challenged and chased the smuggler. The smuggler fled from the spot seeing the troops coming towards him. Thereafter, during a thorough search of the area, the security personnel seized 32 mobile phones of different brands from the spot,” the official added.The official said that seized goods were handed over to the Customs Department in Malda, West Bengal, for…

In a post on X, Kharge said, “The Modi government has increased unemployment among the youth of the country the most since Independence. There is no youth who has not been cheated by the BJP. All the statistics show that far from providing two crore jobs annually, the Modi government has only taken away jobs from the youth year after year.”He added that in the last three years alone, 31 lakh people have lost their jobs, of which 26 lakh are women.Kharge also said that 32.06 crore people in the country do not have jobs. Women’s participation in jobs and…

In a post on X, Congress General secretary Jairam Ramesh said, “Today, 20 Congresswomen addressed the media in 20 different cities across the country demanding implementation of one-third reservation for women in the Lok Sabha from 2024 itself, along with reservation for women belonging to the OBC communities.”In Chandigarh, Congress spokesperson Radhika Khera led the charge and hit back at the government, saying that women’s reservation is important for half the population for their political engagement and empowerment.She said that with the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill, many more women will come into the Parliament and the state Assemblies.Stating…

The love story of the couple — Ulrik Jason and Shivaji Panda — has caught the attention of people of Subarnapur district of Odisha.”I like the village life, which is full of nature. I like the Mahanadi… the cows. I was surprised by the way his family welcomed me. We have a school nearby and I work with the teachers there. I am now the daughter-in-law of Odisha and will spend most of the time here,” Ulrik Jason said in Odia.Shivaji, who is deaf and mute, hails from Sindurpur village in Subarnapur district.Ulrik, a sign language professor at a university…

“Strict action will be taken against government and private agencies if they don’t follow the norms. It is mandatory for all government and private construction agencies to provide on-site training to construction workers regarding the guidelines. The government is preparing a winter action plan on 15 focus points to tackle pollution during winter, including curbing dust pollution. It will be mandatory for the construction agency to install anti-smog guns on sites having construction area equal to or more than 5,000 square metre,” said Rai on Monday.In the meeting, 14-point guidelines to prevent pollution were explained in detail to all government…

The second list of 39 candidates was released on Monday, hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally in Bhopal.The list also includes the name of BJP’s national General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya from Indore-1.Importantly, Vijayvargiya will be contesting the Vidhan Sabha polls a decade after he won the Mhow seat for the second time in 2013. On the other hand, Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar will contest Assembly elections after two decades. He had last won Assembly polls from Gwalior for the second straight time in 2003.The list of 39 candidates released by the party includes the names of…

Assam Congress Working President and MLA, Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha, said, “AIUDF has been in a secret tie-up with the BJP. If you clearly look at the chain of events, anybody can understand this. The biggest beneficiary in the BJP regime is Badruddin Ajmal. He has expanded his business manifold in the last few years.”He also added that there is no difference between the BJP and the AIUDF.Another Congress MLA Rana Goswami supported the statement of Purkayastha.”Badruddin Ajmal and his party were working on Himanta Biswa Sarma’s instructions. They tried to mislead the leaders of the INDIA bloc initially and were…

In a post on X, Ramesh, who is a Congress General Secretary and Communication incharge said: “Today, when the issue of development of backward classes has been raised, it is important to remember that former Chief Minister of United Madhya Pradesh Arjun Singh, while being the Human Resource Development Minister, had played an important role in getting 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in 2006.””Nevertheless, more concrete steps will have to be taken to connect the backward classes with the development of the country. According to a report by Azim Premji University, the participation of backward classes in big enterprises…

Addressing reporters, he said: “I am requesting the hotel owners to close down the hotels and observe bandh till 6 p.m. in Bengaluru. If anyone tries to remain open and creates confusion and result in collapse of law and order, they will be held responsible. “There should be no confusion in this regard. We have taken the decision after discussing the Cauvery water dispute. The Bengaluru bandh called on Tuesday must be successful without giving room for any confusion.”Yediyurappa said that MLAs, MPs, MLCs will stage a protest near the Mahatma Gandhi statue. He alleged that the Congress government had…

“The accused persons, all from Bihar, have been identified as Mo Sartaj (29), Chandan Kumar (23) and Dara Kumar (29),” Inspector of RPF Margao, Vinod Mishra,told IANS.According to Mishra, on September 12, a case was reported wherein eight passengers of Vasco-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express were drugged and looted. Subsequently, a similar case ofdrugging was reported from Konkan Kanya Express onSeptember 20.”The accused persons used to mix sleeping pills in chocolate/soft drinks and give them to the passengers after befriending them on the train. After the passengers fell unconscious, they looted their belongings,” Mishra said, adding that sedatives were recovered from the…