Politics

The Congress workers sat on dharna on a road and also broke the police barricade.

"Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda has in the first instance brought a steep fare hike and has run the train over the common man," an editorial in Shiv Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' said.

The protest that lasted for a couple of hours resulted in traffic jams on many arterial roads in and around the area.

"It is baffling that the government did not even wait for the regular Railways budget and hiked the fare," the party said.

"MCGM has enough funds to carry out both the projects. It does not need a private partner," Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray said.

The previous governments did not dare to increase the fare due to coalition compulsions and also fearing a public fury over fare hike.

The Municipal Corporation will cut power, water and gas supply to the illegal flats in Mumbai's Campa Cola society.

As per the new plan, the Finance Minister may deal with states directly on their annual fund allocation.

Modi will head the Cabinet Committees on Security, Economic Affairs, Appointments and Political Affairs.

"Language battlefields have not yet dried. History has recorded anti-Hindi agitation," noted the veteran leader.

Nitish Kumar had sought Lalu Prasad's support in the coming bypoll for two Rajya Sabha seats in the state.

"E-rickshaws having motor till 650W will now be regarded as non-motorised vehicles," nion Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said.

"If Himalayas are saved, only then the country will be saved," BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi said.

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has called the CWC meeting on June 18 at the party headquarters at Nawa-e-Subah Complex.

Enthusiastic school children, some of them carrying colourful umbrellas, lined up at various sections of the route to the capital, waving the flags of the two neighbours.

The move came after Nitin Gadkari and Devender Fadnavis met Home Minister and sought a CBI probe into Munde's death.