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25 lakh new voters likely to be enrolled in J&K as non-locals residing in state to get voting rights

ION correspondentAugust 18, 2022August 18, 2022

As is the case in other parts of the country, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer Hirdesh Kumar on Wednesday said around 25 lakh new voters are expected to...

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Fresh trouble for Ashok Gehlot as 12 Cong councillors quit following Dalit boy’s death

ION correspondentAugust 17, 2022August 17, 2022

Days after the death of a nine-year-old Dalit boy who was allegedly beaten up by his schoolteacher for touching a drinking water pot in Rajasthan’s Jalore, 12 Congress councillors...

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Kashmir Pandit shot dead by militants in J&K’s Shopian, killing fuels fresh wave of fear among minorities in valley

ION correspondentAugust 17, 2022August 17, 2022

Militants shot dead a civilian and injured another, both members of the minority Kashmiri Pandit community, in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday. According to the police, terrorists fired...

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RJD gets lion’s share but JD(U) keeps plum portfolios

ION correspondentAugust 17, 2022August 17, 2022

Portfolios were allocated among members of the Nitish Kumar cabinet in Bihar with the chief minister retaining key departments like home which he had held in the previous government....

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Rajasthan Congress MLA resigns over Dalit boy’s death

ION correspondentAugust 16, 2022August 16, 2022

A Congress MLA in Rajasthan resigned from his Assembly membership over the death of 9-year-old Dalit student in Jalore district. Panachand Meghwal, legislator from Atru assembly seat in Baran...

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Nitish Kumar led grand alliance govt in Bihar to be expanded today

ION correspondentAugust 16, 2022August 17, 2022

Nitish Kumar-led grand alliance government in Bihar will be expanded today with the biggest chunk of seats going to alliance partner Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). Governor Phagu Chauhan will...

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3 jawans killed, 2 terrorists gunned down in suicide attack bid at army base in J&K’s Rajouri

ION correspondentAugust 11, 2022August 11, 2022

Three soldiers were killed in action in a pre-dawn suicide attack on an army camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri. Two terrorists were shot dead. Two soldiers were also...

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Nitish Kumar to form grand alliance Govt in Bihar; Oath taking ceremony to be held today

ION correspondentAugust 10, 2022August 10, 2022

The oath taking ceremony of the Nitish Kumar led grand alliance will be held today. Governor of Bihar, Phagu Chauhan will administer the oath to the new cabinet at...

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Oppn expresses open support to Nitish Kumar as BJP-JDU rift buzz grows louder

ION correspondentAugust 9, 2022August 10, 2022

With growing tension between JD(U) and BJP, Lalu Prasad-led RJD, the single largest party in the 243-member assembly with 79 seats, dissolved its media panel and advised all senior...

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Maharashtra Cabinet expansion to take place today

ION correspondentAugust 9, 2022August 9, 2022

Maharashtra’s Cabinet expansion will take place tomorrow. Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari will administer the oath to new members of the Cabinet at Raj Bhavan. Eknath Shinde took oath as...