As Jharkhand gears up for the second and final phase of assembly elections on Wednesday, all eyes are on 10 out of 38 constituencies where prominent leaders, including Chief Minister Hemant Soren and BJP State President Babulal Marandi, are in the fray. Barhait in Sahibganj District is one hot seat from where Chief Minister Hemant Soren (JMM) seeks a third consecutive term. He faces Gamliyel Hembrom, a former AJSU member now with the BJP.
A total of 2174 CCEs to be conducted, the results of 1,863 CCEs have reported yield stands at 6,878 kg per hectare, up from 6,740 kg per hectare during the kharif season of last year. This figure includes both non-Basmati and Basmati varieties of paddy.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi starts a two-day visit on Tuesday to Guyana, the energy-rich nation with strong historic cultural links with India through a large diaspora. He will co-chair the India-CARICOM summit with 14 nations participating, underscoring India’s role as the voice of the Global South that supports the political and economic aspirations of those countries.
The announcement to start the march towards the national capital came after two attempts to reach Delhi by farmer groups on February 13 and February 21 were stopped by police.
The arrested officers, who were part of the Anti-Liquor Task Force (ALTF), are now facing legal proceedings, as a case has been registered against them.
The arrests were made after a joint raid led by Mahua SDPO Saurabh Suman and Mahua police, acting on SP Rai's instructions.
Taking suo motu cognizance, the Punjab State Women Commission on Monday issued a notice to former state Chief Minister and current Lok Sabha member Charanjit Singh Channi for derogatory comments against the women. The notice pertains to allegations of making vulgar and derogatory remarks about women while addressing an election rally in the Gidderbaha Assembly constituency.
