Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS: JP Nadda To Release Sankalp Patra For Tripura Elections On February 9
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Bharatiya Janata Party National President JP Nadda will release the Sankalp Patra for Tripura elections on February 9. BJP President will also visit Tripura Sundari Temple in the morning and address rally in the afternoon.
A sick passenger forced an emergency landing at Jodhpur airport for an IndiGo flight from Jeddah to Delhi on Tuesday.
The bail pleas of Christian Michel James, the alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland chopper scam for which the CBI and Enforcement Directorate have filed two separate cases, were turned down by the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Two people were shot at near Ludhiana court complex in Punjab, said the Police reported PTI.
"A firing incident came to light outside Ludhiana court premises near Kochhar Market side. There was a stir after the incident. Three bullets were shot. The accused is absconding, investigation underway. One person is injured," said Sumeet Sood, ACP, reported ANI.
Customs Department at Delhi's IGI airport arrest 2 Indian passengers with approx 4.5 kg of gold paste. The passengers had arrived from Dubai and were hiding the gold paste in their undergarments.
The Saket Court in Delhi has taken cognizance of the charge sheet filed against accused Aftab Poonawala in Shraddha murder case. The matter is posted for scrutiny, on February 21.
Supreme Court dismisses plea of journalist Rana Ayyub challenging summons issued to her by a special PMLA court in Ghaziabad in a money laundering case lodged against her by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Former Punjab Minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot has been arrested by the vigilance bureau for amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. A case has been registered in Mohali under Prevention of Corruption Act.
At least 137 nursing and paramedical students have fallen ill due to suspected food poisoning at a hostel in Mangaluru, and have been admitted to City Hospital.
More than 4,000 people have been killed so far due to deadly earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, according to the Associated Press. Turkey was hit by three consecutive devastating earthquakes of magnitude 7.8, 7.6 and 6.0.
With only one day left for filing of nomination for the February 27 Nagaland Assembly election, only six candidates of different political parties have submitted their papers so far,according to news agency PTI.
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Nomination Filing For East Erode Bypolls To End On Tuesday
The filing of nominations for East Erode by-elections will end on Tuesday. DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance has already fielded senior Congress leader and former Union minister, EVKS Elangovan for the seat. By-elections to the Erode East assembly seat have been necessitated due to the passing away of E. Thirumahan Everaa, who is the son of EVKS. Elangovan.
The Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) candidate and party district secretary, A.M. Siva Prasanth has already filed his nomination papers. Naam Tamilar Kazhagam (NTK) of actor-turned-politician, Seeman has fielded Menaka Navaneedhan as the party candidate. According to the Election Commission officials, already 46 people have filed their nominations, IANS reported.
Nomination Filing For Nagaland Polls To End On Tuesday
A total of only six candidates have submitted their nominations so far for the February 27 Nagaland assembly polls, an official said. The deadline for nomination submission is Tuesday.
Of the six, two are from the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) and one from its ally, the BJP. There are also two Independents, while one contestant belongs to the Rising People’s Party, a new entrant in Nagaland politics, the official said.
The NDPP and the BJP are contesting on a 40:20 seat-sharing arrangement in their bid to return to power for the second time in a row in the northeastern state.
The Naga Peoples’ Front (NPF) has announced 22 candidates, and the Congress released the names of 25 nominees so far.
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), National Peoples’ Party and the Nationalist Congress Party have also named their candidates.
Elections to the 60-member assembly will be held on February 27.
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