CPI-M central committee meet begins in Delhi

October 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - As part of its investigation into the Oct 3 mid-air scuffle and alleged molestation on board an Air India flight, the National Commission for Women (NCW) will Wednesday meet the air hostess, the flight purser and the two pilots involved in the incident. "Members of the five-member committee constituted by the NCW will meet and take statements from the air hostess, the flight purser and two pilots," an NCW official told IANS.

September 28th, 2009 LUCKNOW - With more devout from the state applying for the Haj pilgrimage, the Uttar Pradesh State Haj Committee Monday decided to request the central Haj committee to increase its quota. "The central Haj committee will be requested to increase the quota of pilgrims allocated to the state," state committee secretary M.A.A.

August 30th, 2009 JAIPUR - Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje today left for New Delhi to meet central leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Raje, who left along with some of her supporters, will meet party senior leader M Venkaiah Naidu tomorrow.

July 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The accident at the metro construction site in south Delhi Sunday, in which six people were killed, did not take place because of any hurry to meet the Commonwealth Games deadline next year, Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy told parliament Monday.

July 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI J - The Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is likely announce it's with a decision today on the infighting in its Kerala unit. The two-day meet that began on Saturday, is discussing the fate of Kerala Chief Minister V.S.

July 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) after its two-day meet to discuss the Kerala Party matters found the Kerala CM Achuthanandan guilty of violating party's decipline and removed him from politburo. "The Central Committee decided that in view of the violations of the organisational principle and discipline by Com.

July 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A four-member committee will probe the collapse of an underconstruction Delhi Metro span that led to the death of five people in south Delhi Sunday. "The four-member committee will inquire into the accident and will submit its report within 10 days," Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) chief E.

July 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) begins a crucial two-day central committee meeting here Saturday hoping to put an end to the bitter factional feud in its Kerala unit. The two warring senior Kerala leaders Chief Minister V.S.

July 10th, 2009 Thiru - Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan left for New Delhi Friday to attend a crucial two-day meeting of the Communist Party of India Marxist (CPI-M) during which a decision is expected to be taken on ending the feud between him and party state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan.

May 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Enthused with the people's verdict in favour of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), the Congress party Saturday said it will hold a meeting of the party's working committee to discuss its performance and prepare the future strategy for staking claim to forming the government. 'CWC (Congress Working Committee) will meet tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon to discuss and deliberate on the future plans,' Congress general secretary Janardan Dwivedi told reporters here.

May 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Prakash Karat called All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Chief Jayalalithaa on Friday. Karat has invited Jayalalithaa for the Third Front meeting on May 18.

May 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat said on Wednesday that leaders of the Left and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) would meet on May 18 to discuss the possibility of forming an alternative secular government. Addressing a news conference in the national capital after a meeting of Left leaders, Karat said: "Leaders of non-Congress, non-BJP will meet here on May 18 to decide the future course of action.

March 4th, 2009 AGARTALA - The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) will hold a crucial two-day meeting in New Delhi later this week to finalise its strategy for the upcoming general elections, party sources said here Wednesday. 'The 87-member central committee would meet March 7-8 to finalise the party's election manifesto and other poll strategies,' said Bijon Dhar, CPI-M central committee member and Tripura party secretary.

February 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A crucial three-day session of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive and national council begins in Nagpur Friday to chalk out the party's strategy for the Lok Sabha elections. The session would be the last ahead of the polls and would adopt three resolutions on the country's 'sagging' economy, the political situation and the turmoil in Sri Lanka, BJP spokesperson Ravi Shanker Prasad told reporters here Wednesday.

January 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Wednesday began hearing on a petition on the implementation of the Sachar Committee recommedations on improving the socio-economic conditions of the Muslim community. Senior lawyer P.N.