Advani to the rescue in WB
In a last ditch attempt to save his party's alliance with Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L K Advani yesterday rang up Mamata Banerjee and requested her to see what could be done about the seat adjustment between the two parties for next month's crucial panchayat polls in the state.
Stop this "cold war" between Centre & states, DMK tells PM
Countering the AIADMK demand for the dismissal of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Government, the DMK executive on Saturday appealed to Prime Minister A B Vajpayee to "stop the cold war between the Centre and the state governments and instead concentrate on nation-building activities."
Lok Shakti plans agitation to checkmate Jaya-Swamy nexus
The Tamil Nadu unit of the Lok Shakti has threatened to launch a state-wide agitation if AIADMK leader J Jayalalitha and her partymen "did not stop the false propaganda" against the party's all-India leader and Union Commerce Minister Ramakrishna Hegde.
Al-Umma enjoyed AIADMK support, alleges BJP report
The Al-Umma led by Syed Ahmed Batcha of Coimbatore "enjoys the support of various political parties including some ruling AIADMK leaders" alleged a 1995 report of the BJP's parliamentary delegation led by the (then) leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Sikandar Bakht after visiting Chennai on July 29 and 30, 1995.
Raghuvanshi elected Bar Council chairman
Advocate Rajendra Raghuvanshi was yesterday unanimously elected chairman of the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa, a statutory body regulating the activities of more than 40,000 professional advocates in the two states. Raghuvanshi was elected in the first meeting of 25 council members held after last month's general elections.
Gen Secy of Nashik Cong unit resigns
Congress' Nashik city unit general secretary Bhagan Bhoge has tendered his resignation in protest against the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee president Ranjit Deshmukh, joint secretary Jaiprakash Chhajed and city unit president Murlidhar Mane. The squabble within the city unit came to the forefront when Bhoge accused all the three of dictatorial style of ruling.
