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CAIT opposes proposal to impose lockdown in market areas in Delhi

Traders' body CAIT on Tuesday said a proposal to impose lockdown in market areas in the national capital may prove to be "counterproductive" as lakhs of livelihoods are at stake and urged the Centre to consult traders before taking any such decision.

 

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said he is sending a proposal to the Centre to give power to Delhi government to impose lockdown in market areas which may emerge as COVID-19 hotspots.

 

Reacting to the proposal, Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) urged "Home Minister Amit Shah and Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal to consult the traders before taking any such decision as the livelihood of lakhs of traders and their employees and other people are at stake". READ MORE...

3:15 PM

All MLAs undergo Covid-19 test ahead of Winter session of Odisha Assembly

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Bihar rejected 'goonda raj', voted for development: J P Nadda

People of Bihar rejected "goonda raj" and voted for development, BJP president JP Nadda said on Tuesday. Inaugurating six party offices in Odisha, Nadda said the people of Bihar gave their "stamp of approval" to the development agenda of the Narendra Modi government at the Centre.

 

"They strongly supported Narendra Modi's policy of 'sabka saath, sabka vikas' (with all, development for all)," he said.

 

The new offices inaugurated by Nadda are located in Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Baripada in Mayurbhanj district, Sundergarh and Bargarh. Then BJP chief Amit Shah had laid the foundation stone for the party offices on April 5, 2018. Work for six other new party offices in Odisha will start soon, Nadda announced.

2:39 PM

Bihar Assembly session to begin from November 23

The session of the Bihar Legislative Assembly will be held from November 23 to 27, 2020. On Monday, Nitish Kumar took oath as Bihar Chief Minister for the fourth consecutive term. BJP leaders Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi were sworn in as Bihar Deputy Chief Ministers.

 

The NDA has secured a majority with 125-seats in the 243-seat strong Bihar Legislative Assembly of which BJP won on 74 seats, Janata Dal (United) on 43 while eight seats were won by two other NDA constituents.The RJD, on the other hand, emerged as the single-largest party with 75 seats while the Congress only won 19 of the 70 seats it had contested.

2:30 PM

Supreme Court asks Centre to use its power against 'fake news'

The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed strong displeasure on Centre's affidavit in a case related to media reporting on a Tablighi Jamaat congregation during the onset of Covid-19 pandemic. The top court asked the Centre "to consider evolving a mechanism to address issues with content on TV, or else, the court may entrust it to an outside agency".

 

A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that the court is not happy with Centre's affidavit in the matter, as it skirts what powers government has under the Cable TV Network Act to hear such complaints. The bench asked the Centre to specify how Cable TV Network Act can be used to control the content of Cable TV network.

 

"Your affidavit is silent on it. The other issue, what steps you can take to deal with such complaints. "The mechanism -- your affidavit is silent on it. Please put all these in your amended affidavit. You (the Centre) have the power under the Act," added the bench. The Chief Justice told the Centre why should the court refer to NBSA (News Broadcasters Association), and others, when the Centre has the authority to look into it.

2:09 PM

India not 'expansionist', believes in welfare of world: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

1:58 PM

15th Finance Commission presents FY22-26 report to FM Nirmala Sitharaman

1:45 PM

First cabinet meet of new Bihar govt approves 5-day legislature session

In its first meeting on Tuesday, the new cabinet headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar gave its nod to a five-day session of the bicameral Bihar legislature from November 23.

 

The state cabinet approved the Parliamentary Affairs Department's proposal to convene the first session of the 17th assembly and 196th session of the legislative council from November 23 to November 27, minister Amarendra Pratap Singh of the BJP said.

 

Asked about the delay in the distribution of portfolios, he said it is the prerogative of the chief minister. The cabinet also authorised the chief minister to approve the draft of the governor's speech to be made during the joint sitting of both the Houses.

1:39 PM

Himachal Pradesh Assembly session to commence on 7th December 2020

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SC won't entertain plea challenging constitutional validity of Epidemic Act

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea challenging the constitutional validity of the Epidemic Act and questioned the petitioner as to why he has not moved the high court on the issue.

 

The apex court said high courts have all the power to strike down Central Acts, like the Epidemic Act, and the petitioner should go there first.

 

What kind of petition you have filed Mr Mirashi (petitioner). Don't you have the Bombay High Court to challenge the Epidemic Act? The high court has jurisdiction to strike down the Central Act, a bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud told petitioner H N Mirashi. Read on...

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Bihar Legislative Assembly session to be held from 23rd to 27th November 2020

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Making preparations to introduce Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Bill, 2020 in Assembly

Making preparations to introduce Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Bill, 2020 in Assembly. It'll provide for 5 yrs of rigorous imprisonment. We're also proposing that such crimes be declared a cognizable & non-bailable offence: MP Home Minister Narottam Mishra on 'Love Jihad'

12:11 PM

Girl found dead in Kanpur was gangraped, lungs taken out: Police

A six-year-old girl, who was found dead in a forested area in this Uttar Pradesh district on Sunday, was gangraped, killed and her lungs were then taken out of the corpse by the killers, police said on Monday.

 

The lungs were removed to perform black magic, believing that it will help a woman give birth to a child, they said.

 

The girl had gone missing on the night of Diwali from the Ghatampur area. The killers -- Ankul Kuril (20) and Beeran (31) -- who were arrested on Sunday, had removed her lungs and delivered those to key conspirator Parshuram Kuril to perform black magic, ASP (Rural) Brajesh Srivastava said.

 

Parshuram was arrested on Monday and his wife was also detained due to the apprehension that she knew about the incident, but did not talk about it to anyone, the officer added.

 

Parshuram initially tried to mislead the police, but facing intensive interrogation, broke down and confessed to his crime, the ASP said.

 

Parshuram told the police that he got married in 1999 but had not had a child so far, he said.

 

He persuaded his nephew, Ankul, and his friend Beeran, to kidnap the girl and remove her lungs, the ASP said.

12:10 PM

BJP President J P Nadda virtually inaugurates 6 new district party offices in Odisha

"It's BJP alone that gives priority to even construction of its party offices. Few parties run offices from home. Thus, they become a family party," he said.

11:36 AM

'Woman burnt alive': Rahul accuses Nitish govt of 'hiding' incident

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked the NDA government in Bihar over a woman allegedly burnt alive and accused the Nitish Kumar dispensation of "hiding" the incident for "electoral gains".

 

Along with his tweet attacking the state government, Gandhi tagged a media report which claimed that the incident of burning alive a young woman in Vaishali was kept under wraps as elections were on. The woman died after fighting for life at a hospital for 15 days, the report said. Read on...