Addl chief secy Rajesh Rajora replaced by 1993-batch IAS officer Neeraj Mandloi. Latest rejig, involving 10 IAS officers, had been under consideration for a month, it is learnt.
The BJP leader, a crucial tribal face for party with political heft in MP, is now under fire for remarks against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi. Action ‘certain to follow’ against him.
While much of the country has rightly condemned the statement, it’s important to ask a question: how does someone in a position of power feel comfortable saying something like this in the first place?
BJP MLA Golu Shukla's son Rudraksh & 8 others allegedly assaulted a priest of a temple in Dewas after latter refused to let them in around midnight as the gates had closed by then.
BJP has been hit by a series of setbacks in MP, including a case of alleged corruption in the transport department, 'tax evasion' by a minister and protests against the suspension of a revenue officer.
On Sunday, Madhya Pradesh CM renamed Gajnikhedi to Chamunda Mata Nagar, Jahangirpur to Jagdishpur & Molana to Vikram Nagar. Yadav was furthering Sangh's agenda, alleged Congress.
Though it has come as an embarrassment amid Oppn's ongoing attack on the party over 'EVM tampering', BJP has defended the cancellation, saying it’s not 'shy of taking bold actions'.
Less than yr after BJP's spectacular victory in Madhya Pradesh & Mohan Yadav's unexpected appointment as CM, state leaders are accusing him and his administration of 'apathy'.
A number of incidents highlight fault lines within the party, revealing divisions over honouring commitments made by previous govt and delays in CM making appointments to boards & nigams.
4-phase voting, extending tenure of state chief helped in MP. In Rajasthan, inexperienced CM, replacement of state chief & sidelining of senior leaders worked against BJP, say leaders.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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