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Indian Express
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- Indian Express
Delhi Confidential: No child's play
Congress MP from Saharanpur Imran Masood has received a letter from an unexpected quarter: a group of children from Masoodabad colony in his constituency. The letter, signed by 21 children, requested the MP to get a plot, owned by him, cleaned so that they can play on it as they don't have any other 'open space nearby'. It mentioned that amid the overgrown grass on the plot, two snakes were spotted recently, causing fear among them as well as their parents. 'We request you to kindly have the plot cleaned and maintained so that we can play there without any fear,' read the letter. Masood, on his part, said he has promised the children to get the plot cleaned soon. Meet Expectations The courtesy meetings of UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president J P Nadda in the Capital on Saturday happened within days of the two Deputy CMs of the state — Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak — meeting the party's Central leaders in Delhi. While Pathak met Shah on July 17, Maurya met him on July 8. Maurya also met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and later called on UP Governor Anandiben Patel in Lucknow. These back-to-back meetings with UP government's top three leaders has created a buzz that a decision on the new UP BJP president will be taken soon. Also, a reshuffle of the UP Cabinet may be on the cards to maintain regional and caste balance ahead of the 2027 Assembly polls, said sources. Bureaucratic Churn The Capital's bureaucratic circles are abuzz with discussions about changes on two significant posts — Delhi Police Commissioner and Chief Secretary of the city government — which are scheduled to be vacated following the superannuation of 1988-batch Tamil Nadu-cadre IPS officer Sanjay Arora and 1989-batch AGMUT-cadre IAS officer Dharmendra in the coming months. Arora will retire on July 31, while Dharmendra will demit office in September. These bureaucratic changes are happening at a time when the BJP has its own government in the Capital, drawing more attention to the potential choices of successors of the two officers.
India Today
3 minutes ago
- India Today
Bengal asked to give up control over state Election Commission, make it independent
A fresh political tussle between the Centre and the Mamata Banerjee government may be in the offing as the Chief Election Commission (CEC) has recommended making the West Bengal Election Commission an independent body ahead of next year's state Assembly told India Today that directions have been issued to make the state election commission, which currently serves under the aegis of the state Home Ministry, an independent body. A recommendation letter has been issued to the West Bengal chief secretary in this is believed that the poll panel has taken the initiative to ensure that the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of the state does not depend on the state government before the 2026 elections. It has also directed the Chief Secretary to declare the CEO's office as an independent office soon. Currently, the CEO's office is under the state's Home Department. If it becomes independent, the CEO's office will no longer be dependent on the state financially and in terms of appointment of election development assumes even greater significance against the backdrop of the ongoing political showdown between the Centre and INDIA bloc parties and states ruled by them over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar, months ahead of state comes a day after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced that SIR would not be allowed to be implemented in Bengal. She even said that if needed, the Election Commission would be Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief made the announcement at the Martyr's Day rally on Monday. The Trinamool is running a campaign against the Election Commission's SIR exercise and is constantly opposing VS OPPOSITION OVER BIHAR SIRThe Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar remains a flashpoint between the Election Commission of India and the the poll body assured the Supreme Court that the citizenship of a person would not be cancelled if he or she is found ineligible for registration in the roll revision, Opposition leaders raised strong objections, alleging that the revision could be misused to omit the names of minority, Dalit and Opposition-leaning voters ahead of the key assembly Trinamool Congress, along with the RJD, claimed the drive could lead to mass deletions of voters from marginalised communities, especially in rural and minority-dominated response, the central government said that the SIR is a routine process and follows the guidelines set by the Election Commission.- EndsMust Watch IN THIS STORY#West Bengal
Time of India
32 minutes ago
- Time of India
Teen gang-raped by 2 while returning home from b'day party; both held
Kendrapada: An 18-year-old dalit girl was gang-raped by two men in Jagatsinghpur district while she was returning home after attending a birthday party at her cousin's place on Monday evening. Jagatsinghpur superintendent of police Bhawani Sankar Udgata said one of the accused was arrested from Cuttack on Tuesday morning, while the other, who was on the run, was arrested at night from a hideout in the district. Both are from the same village. While the one arrested from Cuttack is 23 years old, the other is 22. Police said the girl was reportedly waylaid by the duo, who dragged her to a secluded field and allegedly raped her multiple times. They also threatened to kill her if she disclosed the assault. "Primary medical reports have confirmed rape and serious injuries to her private parts," Udgata said. The girl is undergoing treatment at the district headquarters hospital and her condition is said to be serious. "She passed her HSC exam two years back but couldn't go to college due to financial issues. Two miscreants have ruined her life," said the girl's father (56), a daily wager. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Top 15 Most Beautiful Women in the World Undo She is one of three daughters. A case has been registered under different sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including gang-rape. Police have formed three special teams to investigate the case. The incident has triggered a political outcry, with opposition parties accusing the BJP govt of failing to ensure women's safety. Bhubaneswar mayor Sulochana Das, who led a BJD delegation to meet the survivor, said, "Women and girls are not feeling safe due to the govt's slipshod attitude." BJP MLA Amarendra Das defended the govt, stating that police are "leaving no stone unturned" in their investigation.
