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Failure to act on the Opposition’s notice against CEC Gyanesh Kumar will raise serious questions, Trinamool Congress’s Rajya Sabha leader Derek O’Brien says 

West Bengal Chief Minister says DA arrears to government employees will be paid from March 2026; ₹500 increase announced in monthly honorariums for purohits and muezzins ahead of Assembly elections

Despite testing positive in a narcotics test, the TDP is trying to shield Putta Mahesh Yadav, alleges Tirupati MP Gurumoorthy; it is shameful that a sitting MP has been caught at a drugs party even as Parliament sessions are going on, says APCC chief Sharmila

Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devasthanam to organise Pushparchanas, Vedic rituals and Vendi Radhotsavam from March 19 to 28, coinciding with Ugadi and Sri Rama Navami; special seva tickets priced at ₹2,500 per couple for darshan and prasadam

Puducherry will have a single phase polling on April 9 and the counting will be on May 4

Two legislators speak on the need to shun political rivalry after elections and join hands, even with arch rivals, to take the State forward in terms of development

Shettar meets Nitin Gadkari, submits letters seeking Central assistance for infrastructure, public transport initiatives in North Karnataka

Air India's long-haul flights face extended duty times due to Middle East airspace restrictions. The DGCA has granted temporary relaxations, extending flight duty limits by over an hour. However, allegations suggest Air India may have exceeded these new allowances on a Jeddah flight, highlighting the ongoing impact of regional conflict on aviation.

Vehicle owners can avail themselves of the concession on traffic violation fines if they clear the dues on or before April 30

The CEC’s statement comes amid an ongoing uproar in West Bengal over SIR, with the Opposition bloc submitting notices to move a motion in Parliament seeking his removal

Says the government had not moved “even an inch” from its earlier position of allowing women of all ages to enter the temple