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]Governor needs sleeping pills, Bengal minister retorts after former talks of violent polls
Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar said there is a general perception that elections in Bengal are marked by bloodshed.
Updated on Jan 02, 2021 12:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | HT Correspondent
Naga body cautions against short-term gains after Governor’s controversial remarks
The Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) warned that a divided Naga house is in nobody’s long-term interest,
Updated on Dec 04, 2020 12:53 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Kohima | Alice Yhoshü
CPI(M) criticises Bengal governor for sharing photos of ailing ex-CM on social media
Dhankhar and his wife went to Bhattacharya’s two-room government apartment at Palm Avenue in south Kolkata to check on his health and offer greetings
Updated on Oct 26, 2020 01:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | HT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha
Arrest Anurag Kashyap for sexual harassment, minister Ramdas Athawale to Governor
Earlier this month, an actor had alleged that Kashyap had harassed her around the time he was making one of his films and threatened to sit on hunger strike if the filmmaker was not arrested.
Updated on Sep 30, 2020 01:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Naresh Kamath
Himachal governor goes into self-isolation
As many as 280 fresh infections were reported in Himachal, taking the state’s tally to 13,049
Updated on Sep 23, 2020 10:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times/Shimla | HT Correspondent, Shimla/dharamshala
‘Don’t want clashes, hope governor holds assembly session from July 31’: Rajasthan govt
Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot held a cabinet meeting at his residence, where the three conditions raised by governor Kalraj Mishra for convening the assembly session were discussed.
Updated on Jul 28, 2020 01:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by: Amit Chaturvedi
Gehlot resends proposal for assembly session to governor, no mention of floor test
Rajasthan is facing a political crisis due to a rebellion by Sachin Pilot and a section of Congress legislators supporting the former deputy chief minister.
Updated on Jul 26, 2020 02:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Meenakshi Ray
Goa’s complacency led to Covid-19 spike, says Governor after meeting with CM
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant came under the scanner with the Governor Satya Pal malik questioning the ‘error of judgment’ in not locking down Vasco da Gama, Goa’s port town which is now the epicentre of the spread of the virus in the state.
Published on Jul 16, 2020 08:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | Gerard de Souza| Edited by Sabir Hussain
Ahead of trust vote in MP, Congress asks Governor to rescue its MLAs
The Congress insists that Governor Lalji Tandon must “rescue” its MLAs held “captive” by the BJP in Bengaluru.
Updated on Mar 15, 2020 11:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | HT Correspondent
‘Come and watch’: Shiv Sena parades MLAs at Mumbai hotel, tweets invite to Governor Koshyari
Sanjay Raut’s tweet came after the Sena, NCP and Congress summoned their MLAs to a hotel in Mumbai to exhibit their strength after the three parties staked claim to form a government with the support of 162 MLAs.
Updated on Jul 29, 2020 03:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Invest in research at universities: PM Modi to governors
Referring to the development of tribal areas, Modi pressed for an appropriate use of technology and adoption of progressive schemes in the sphere of sports and youth development.
Updated on Nov 25, 2019 08:33 AM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Governors should listen to needs of common man, says PM Modi
In his speech at the 50th conference of governors and lieutenant governors here, PM Modi made a special mention of health care, education and tourism sectors which offered new opportunities for job generation and betterment of the poor and downtrodden, a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office said.
Published on Nov 24, 2019 12:49 AM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Amit Shah ends silence on Maharashtra impasse, packs in swipe at Sena
The Shiv Sena this week pulled out its lone minister Arvind Sawant from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet, signalling the end of partnership between the two parties in Maharashtra.
Updated on Jul 23, 2020 04:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Manohar Khattar to meet governor, stake claim today
The efforts culminated on Friday night, with the BJP announcing an alliance with the fledgling Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), which won 10 of Haryana’s 90 seats and was expected to play a key role in state politics.
Updated on Oct 26, 2019 01:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Separatists, Kashmiri leaders did not lose their own to terrorism: Governor
Governor Satya Pal Malik accused leaders of the Hurriyat, mainstream parties and religious preachers of inciting children of ordinary Kashmiris to become fodder for terrorism by inciting them in the name of Allah and Jannat (paradise).
Published on Oct 22, 2019 07:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jammu | Ravi Krishnan Khajuria
Kamal Nath meets Governor, discusses ordinance to hold mayoral elections
The MP state cabinet had approved the Ordinance on September 25 to amend the law for running of local bodies and reinstate the 20-year-old system of indirect mayoral elections. But even after 10 days, the Governor is yet to decide on the Ordinance.
Updated on Oct 08, 2019 01:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | Shruti Tomar
TMC, JU teachers back VC after Governor indicates action for attack on Union Minister Babul Supriyo
Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar had indicated action against Jadavpur University Vice Chancellor Suranjan Das for the violence that erupted in the campus on Thursday during the visit of Union Minister Babul Supriyo.
Published on Sep 21, 2019 01:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | Snigdhendu Bhattacharya
TRS wary of Governor designate Tamilisai Soundararajan
Unlike outgoing Governor E S L Narasimhan who was from the Indian Police Service and had no political background, Tamilisai Soundararajan is an active politician and had been the BJP’s Tamil Nadu unit.
Updated on Sep 03, 2019 09:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
Kalyan Singh, Keshari Nath Tripathi likely to take BJP membership again after serving as governors
Tripathi has already met chief minister Yogi Adityanath since demitting the office of governor. For Kalyan Singh, the BJP is expected to ask its top leadership to remain present in the party headquarters to welcome him when he arrives from Rajasthan after becoming the first governor there to complete his stint in 52 years.
Updated on Sep 03, 2019 12:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | Manish Chandra Pandey, Lucknow
Ex-union minister, former MLAs, state secys in fray for BJP prez role after Tamilisai named Guv
Tamilisai Sounderarajan was named the chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Tamil Nadu unit in 2014 and her tenure was to end in December 2019.
Published on Sep 02, 2019 07:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chennai | M Manikandan
A gynaecologist, Telangana’s new governor hails from a traditional Congress family
Despite her Congress pedigree, Tamilisai chose to associate herself with BJP in the late nineties, when the party didn’t have the kind of presence it does currently.
Updated on Sep 01, 2019 11:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chennai | M Manikandan
50,000 vacancies in Jammu-Kashmir to be filled in next few months on priority: Governor
He urged the youth to come forward and participate actively in this recruitment process as this would be the largest single recruitment drive ever in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
Updated on Aug 29, 2019 12:05 PM IST
Srinagar | Indo Asian News Service
Waiting for Governor’s nod, bullet train project hits land acquisition hurdle
The NHSRCL needs over 1.4 acres (57 gunthas) of grazing land covering four gram sabhas in Thane and Palghar districts.
Updated on Aug 17, 2019 01:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Faisal Malik
Bengal, UP among six states to get new governors
Shortly after Dhankhar was appointed as the governor of West Bengal, chief minister Mamata Banerjee welcomed him while taking a swipe at the central government.
Published on Jul 21, 2019 01:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
‘Protect me’: HD Kumaraswamy’s SOS to Karnataka Speaker after Governor’s ‘love letter’
Karnataka Assembly Floor Test: HD Kumaraswamy, who led a Congress-Janata Dal Secular coalition government for nearly 15 months, appeared to acknowledge that his government was poised on the brink of collapse after the resignation of 16 lawmakers.
Updated on Jul 19, 2019 05:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bengaluru | HT Correspondent
Kalraj sixth BJP leader from UP to get governor’s post in Modi regime
In yet another move indicating the BJP leadership’s plan to continue the process of generational shift in the party in Uttar Pradesh, veteran Kalraj Mishra, 78, once considered the Brahmin face of the party, was appointed governor of Himachal Pradesh on Monday.
Published on Jul 16, 2019 06:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | Manish Chandra Pandey, Lucknow
In Bihar civil service exam, a question on governor’s role stokes controversy
Bihar Public Service Commission conducted the exam. It is a body created by the Constitution of India to select applicants for civil service jobs in the state.
Published on Jul 15, 2019 05:58 PM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Yogi government needs to be ‘woken-up’, Akhilesh tells UP Governor
After a brief lull post Lok Sabha poll results, Akhilesh Yadav has revived attacks on the Yogi Adityanath government. Earlier this week, Yadav had claimed that “the law and order has gone out of hand in UP”.
Updated on Jun 15, 2019 01:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | HT Correspondent
Governors of five states meet Home Minister Amit Shah
The governors met Shah separately and officials described the meetings as courtesy calls on the new Home Minister, who assumed charge about 10 days ago.
Published on Jun 10, 2019 04:34 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Governor seeks report from Kerala Univ as girl’s suicide bid sparks anger
Kerala Governor Justice (retd) P Sathasivam on Tuesday sought a report from the Kerala University Vice-Chancellor after the varsity’s alleged attempt to hush up the suicide bid of an undergraduate girl student sparked outrage. A first-year B.Sc student of the University College in the state capital had tried to commit suicide on Friday by slashing her wrist and taking overdose of painkillers inside a classroom.
Published on May 07, 2019 08:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram | Ramesh Babu
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