Politics

MLA and his friends allegedly forced the pub staff to serve them liquor and play music even after 11:30 pm.

BJP justified the government action in the Gopal Subramanium case saying it has every right to put forth its views under the Constitution.

The latest revision in these states was due this month.

Rijiju s assurance came when Arunachal Pradesh PWD Minister Gojen Gadi called on him in New Delhi on Saturday, Gadi said on Sunday.

Sources say the Home Ministry is likely to assure states of all support from the Centre to fight the Naxal challenge.

The Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) cautioned the state government through a resolution of its joint meeting held at Congress Bhavan.

The government had on June 20 announced a steep hike in suburban train fares, which was later partially rolled back.

These issues came up during a presentation given to the Home Minister about the functioning of the police division.

According to state government officials over 17 lakh free laptops worth Rs 2,500 crore have been distributed to the students since 2011.

The meeting was also attended by Finance Minister E Rajender and several senior officials, a state government release said.

"Congress has to be united and work together to fight against the NDA and BJP," the chief minister said.

Besides the steep increase in passenger fares, freight rate for all commodities will also go up by about 6.5 per cent from Wednesday.

Subramanian Swamy further claimed that Indian fishermen were invariably crossing the international medial border line in the Gulf of Mannar.

The ruling BJD, however, defended the government saying that the CAG report is not final.

Kiren Rijiju indicated that the "politically motivated" decision will be reviewed by the NDA government.

In a pre-budget move, Railways effected a steep hike of 14.2 per cent in passenger fares in all classes and a 6.5 per cent increase in freight rates.