The collegium had recommended her transfer on August 28, after which she had made a representation requesting it to reconsider the proposal.
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal for 'one nation, one Election' as recommended by the Kovind panel, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday.
'My primary point was where is the Mamata Banerjee who jumps and reaches out, starts talking directly and starts solving over the heads of the bureaucracy.'
The first phase of Election 2024 on Friday, April 19, 2024, covered 102 seats across 21 states and Union Territories.
At least 52 percent -- 813 out of 1,563 candidates -- appeared for the retest on Sunday, said NTA.
Jonathone N Sangma was on his way to constituency when the convoy came under attack.
Independence Day was celebrated across states and Union territories on Thursday, as several chief ministers announced job schemes while some others vowed their support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a Viksit Bharat by 2047.
The veteran diplomat said Hasina has stayed in India before after the assassination of her father and Bangladesh independence hero Sheikh Mujibur Rahman who later became the country's prime minister. Rahman was assassinated in August 1975.
Though seven opportunities have been granted to the states, it appears that full compliance has not been affected and several states are in default, it said.
The chief minister of Meghalaya had met Shah late on Friday night urging the Central government to implement Inner Line Permit in the state.
Apart from Sangma, 11 other cabinet ministers were also sworn in by the governor.
The bench issued notice to the Meghalaya government, the centre and others seeking their response on various issues connected with coal mining in the state and posted the matter for hearing February 19.
The minister was scheduled visit the two states on Sunday and Monday. The ministry cited no reason for the cancellation.
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Nimrat Kaur in the 'abode of the clouds' -- as Meghalaya is known in Sanskrit -- makes for beautiful viewing.
According to an official release, the voting percentage is likely to go up when reports from all polling stations are obtained, as polling was scheduled until 6 pm in many constituencies.
Thousands of pro-democracy protesters were killed on June 4, 1989 in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square as the People's Liberation Army launched a brutal crackdown on those demonstrating there against the ruling Communist Party of China for weeks.
On May 15, the weather office had announced the onset of monsoon over Kerala by May 31.
Polling will be held between 7 am and 4 pm, except in some polling stations of the interior districts of Nagaland, where the process is scheduled to conclude at 3 pm. The two states have a 60-member House each, but voting will be held for 59 constituencies in both.
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Close to half of the total 543 Lok Sabha seats are bracing for multi-cornered fight this time, making the contest way more interesting and intense than it was in the 2019 elections.
The Uniform Civil Code is a common set of laws on marriage, divorce and inheritance that would be applicable to all Indian citizens irrespective of religion, tribe or other local customs.
Government sources said Modi will also chair meetings to review the aftermath of the Cyclone Remal, especially in the north east region hit by natural disasters.
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The rains after arriving over Kerala will quickly cover Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, but then might slacken a bit, which could delay its arrival over Northwest India.
Six ULFA anti-talk insurgents were apprehended with arms and ammunition by a joint Army and Meghalaya police team in Meghalaya along Assam border, a defence officer said in Guwahati on Wednesday.
The CPI-M and Congress have suffered their worst defeat yet in the north-east, losing Tripura and Meghalaya respectively, in election results announced on Sunday, with the triumphant BJP adding Nagaland as well to its tally of states.
'We are not secessionists, we want to coexist with our countrymen but not on the terms that will strip us off our dignity and a right to peaceful existence.'
Six non-Congress parties and an independent MLA constitute the MDA government.
Gujarat has witnessed the steepest decline in the number of contestants in the fray for its 26 seats, from 371 five years ago to 266 in 2024.
Want a detailed break-up of the winners and losers of Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura poll? Here's the verdict mapped out for you.
Voting was underway on Friday in 102 Lok Sabha seats spread across 21 states and Union territories in the first of the seven phases of the world's largest electoral exercise, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging voters to exercise their franchise in record numbers.
If 74.9 per cent of NRI voters are from Kerala, Andhra Pradesh at 6.4 per cent, Maharashtra at 4.7 per cent, Tamil Nadu and Telangana at 2.9 per cent each follow way behind.
Adding petrol and diesel to GST was a challenging task due to their significant role as revenue generators for both the central and state governments.
"You will not see him (PM) hug a poor person," Gandhi said.
Nongriat, in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya, is one of India's most challenging non-motorable polling stations.
Security forces recovered two pistols, some ammunition from the slain militants, a defence source informed.
Susngi said there was slight dip in the water level in the mine shaft, but it was not significant enough.
There have been allegations of inflation of marks in NEET-UG which has led to a record 67 candidates sharing top rank with perfect score.
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