Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis on Friday visited the Noida residence of veteran sculptor Ram Sutar to present him with the Maharashtra Bhushan 2024 award. LIVE | ज्येष्ठ शिल्पकार राम सुतार यांना 'महाराष्ट्र भूषण 2024' पुरस्कार प्रदान कार्यक्रमानंतर माध्यमांशी संवाद। 🕗 रा. ८.०५ वा. | १४-११-२०२५📍नोएडा.#Maharashtra #RamSutar #MaharashtraBhushan https://t.co/f1fzxh2p5u — Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) November 14, 2025 He was accompanied by Deputy CMs Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar as well as Maharashtra Culture Minister Ashish Shelar. Sutar, best known for creating several iconic works including the Statue of Unity, is regarded as one of India’s foremost sculptors. The state government had announced his selection for the top state civilian honour on March 20, with CM Fadnavis making the declaration in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 25 lakh, along with a citation and a medal. (With PTI inputs)
14 November,2025 11:01 PM IST | Mumbai | A CorrespondentPadma Shri awardee and environmentalist 'Saalumarada' Thimmakka passed away at a private hospital here on Friday. The 114-year-old was ailing for quite some time and was hospitalised for treatment where she breathed her last, her family sources said. Born on June 30, 1911, Thimmakka earned the fame 'Saalumarada' after she planted 385 banyan trees all along the 4.5 km stretch between Hulikal and Kudur in Ramanagara headquartered Bengaluru South district. With no formal education, Thimmakka started the plantation campaign as she treated them as her children to fill the void in life for being childless. For her work, she received 12 awards, including Padma Shri in 2019, Nadoja award by the Hampi University (2010), National Citizen Award (1995) and Indira Priyadarshini Vrikshamitra award (1997). In his condolence message, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said, "I am deeply saddened to hear the news of the demise of Salumarada Thimmakka. Thimmakka, who planted thousands of trees and nurtured them like her own children, dedicated most of her life to environmental conservation." He said even though Thimmakka had left for the heavenly abode, her love for the environment has made her immortal.The region has become poorer with the demise of Thimmakka, the CM added. Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, his son and Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, Karnataka ministers, MPs and MLAs and several political leaders have mourned the demise of Thimmakka. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.
14 November,2025 09:06 PM IST | Bengaluru | PTIThe Raghopur constituency in Bihar offered a moment of relief for the Mahagathbandhan after its chief ministerial candidate and of Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD) Tejashwi Yadav, secured a clear victory. He won 1,18,597 votes, defeating the BJP Satish Kumar, who received 1,04,065 votes, reported the ANI. Tejashwi, the sitting MLA and Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar elections 2025, has maintained a strong hold over Raghopur, having won the seat in 2015 and 2020, both times defeating Satish Kumar Yadav. The Jan Suraaj Party finished far behind, with only 2,399 votes. A long-standing stronghold of the Yadav family, Raghopur once again delivered a solid victory for the RJD despite intense competition from the BJP and other contenders. Raghopur has a deep political history tied to the Yadav family. Lalu Prasad Yadav won the seat in 1995 and 2000, both times while serving as Chief Minister. His wife, former Chief Minister Rabri Devi, later represented the constituency three times -- from the 2000 by-election and the following two assembly elections. However, in 2010, Satish Kumar, then with the Janata Dal (United), defeated Rabri Devi in an unexpected political upset, winning by a margin of 13,006 votes. He secured 64,222 votes, compared with Rabri Devi’s 51,216. Satish Kumar later lost the seat to Tejashwi Yadav in both 2015 and 2020. As per the Election Commission, by 7:30 pm, the NDA won 133 seats -- BJP 68, JD(U) 50, LJP(RV) 12, HAM 2 and RLM 1. The Mahagathbandhan lagged behind with 19 seats -- RJD 15, Congress 2, CPI(M-L) 1 and CPI(M) 1. The Bihar election 2025 saw a renewed and well-coordinated BJP–JD(U) alliance, which significantly reshaped the political landscape. With Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly backing CM Nitish Kumar, the coalition projected unity, focusing on welfare schemes, development projects, infrastructure growth and administrative stability. The combination of PM Modi’s national popularity and Nitish Kumar’s grassroots presence proved to be a powerful electoral force, helping the alliance move towards a sweeping victory. As counting neared completion, the Modi–Nitish partnership emerged as the decisive factor of the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections. Bihar also recorded a historic 67.13 per cent voter turnout -- the highest since 1951 -- with women voting in higher numbers than men (with PTI inputs)
14 November,2025 08:42 PM IST | Patna | mid-day online correspondentTwo people were injured in a leopard attack after it entered a residential locality in Nashik district of Maharashtra. The officials said that the leopard was later rescued. According to the officials, the leopard entered Vanvihar Colony near the Parijat Nagar-Bhosala School area in Nashik, on Friday afternoon, leaving two people injured. Residents panicked as the animal moved through the neighbourhood, prompting an immediate response from the authorities, the said. Teams from the Nashik Forest Department, with assistance from the RESQ CT team, tracked and monitored the leopard. After several hours, officials successfully darted the animal at around 5:45 pm, officials said. A leopard entered Nashik’s Vanvihar Colony near Parijat Nagar–Bhosala School on Friday afternoon, injuring two people and causing panic among residents. Forest officials and the RESQ CT team quickly launched a search and containment operation.After hours of tracking, teams… pic.twitter.com/r2Q7PNS8gG — Mid Day (@mid_day) November 14, 2025 They said that the injured people were taken to hospital for treatment, and officials said their condition is stable. The forest department and RESQ CT team will later safely relocate the leopard after a thorough medical examination. In an official statement, the Forest Department said that on November 14 at around 3:30 pm, a leopard was spotted in Gangasagar Colony, Kamgar Nagar area of Nashik city. As soon as information was received that the animal had attacked some residents, the Forest Department’s rescue team and Nashik City Police immediately rushed to the spot. Due to the huge crowd, noise, and chaos in the locality, the rescue operation became extremely challenging. The frightened leopard was running around in the residential area. During the operation, two forest guards, Santosh Bodke and Praveen Golait, were seriously injured after the leopard struck them with its paw. In addition, four to five citizens were also injured." It said that after the police brought the crowd under control, the leopard was located in an open space behind a house, where the rescue team’s wildlife veterinarian tranquilised it using a dart gun. Once the team confirmed that the leopard was fully sedated, it was placed in a cage and shifted to the Wildlife Treatment Centre at Mhasrul. "The rescue operation was successfully carried out through the joint efforts of officers and staff from the West Nashik Forest Division, Rescue Nashik Division, and Nashik City Police," the statement said.
14 November,2025 08:16 PM IST | Nashik (Maharashtra) | Ranjeet JadhavPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday evening reached the BJP headquarters in New Delhi and credited women and young voters for the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) sweeping victory in the Bihar elections 2025. Taking a swipe at the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), PM Modi said parties in Bihar had long depended on the traditional Muslim–Yadav support base, but this election showed that the rising aspirations of women and young people had overridden that. “Bihar has one of the highest youth populations, and they come from all castes and religions. Their dreams and aspirations have rejected the communal MY formula of the jungle raj era,” he said. PM Modi also said young voters had shown strong support for the revision of electoral rolls, noting that the cleanliness of the voters’ list had become an important issue for the electorate. Speaking to BJP workers and supporters, PM Modi said that the mandate has given rise to a new “MY – Mahila and Youth” formula. He said this “positive MY” has defeated what he described as the Opposition’s “communal MY formula”. PM Modi said that the people of Bihar had once again upheld the values of democracy. “Bihar, the land that gave India the honour of being the mother of democracy, has ensured that those who attack democratic institutions are made to bite the dust,” he said. PM Modi added that the results showed that “lies are defeated and public trust wins”, and that the huge mandate had further strengthened people’s confidence in the Election Commission. His remarks come amid continuing allegations from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who has accused the EC of “vote theft” and collusion with the BJP. He praised Nitish Kumar and the NDA partners for the alliance’s strong performance, saying the people of Bihar had expressed “unshakeable faith” in the coalition. Earlier, in a post on X, PM Modi wrote, "Gratitude to each and every person of Bihar for blessing the NDA with a historical and unparalleled victory in the 2025 Vidhan Sabha elections. This mandate gives us renewed strength to serve the people and work for Bihar." He also praised the Election Commission and security forces for conducting peaceful elections in Bihar, recalling that “violence used to be the norm during jungle raj”, reportedly referring to past RJD governments. (with PTI inputs)
14 November,2025 08:10 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondentA woman Sikh pilgrim has gone missing from a group of devotees who travelled to Pakistan on November 4 to celebrate the Parkash Purab (birth anniversary) of Guru Nanak Dev. The pilgrim has been identified as Sarabjit Kaur, a resident of Kapurthala district in Punjab. According to official records, she travelled to Pakistan with a group of 1,923 pilgrims via the Attari border in Amritsar under a bilateral agreement that facilitates visits to religious shrines. The jatha was led by Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj of Akal Takht Sahib. After spending 10 days visiting various gurdwaras in Pakistan, 1,922 pilgrims returned to India on Thursday evening. Immigration records revealed that Sarabjit Kaur was missing from the returning group. Her name was not found in Pakistan’s exit records, nor does it appear in India’s re-entry records. Following her disappearance, intelligence agencies in both India and Pakistan have launched efforts to trace her whereabouts. Sources in the Indian government told IANS that the Indian mission in Pakistan is in contact with Pakistani authorities. On November 4, the Sikh pilgrims travelled to Nankana Sahib in Pakistan to celebrate Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Parkash Parv. However, Pakistani officials reportedly denied permission to 14 Hindus from Delhi and Lucknow who had planned to accompany the Sikh group. Last month, the Union government granted permission for the 10-day pilgrimage to Nankana Sahib, nearly two weeks after initially denying the request due to security concerns. Every year, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) sends a delegation of Sikh devotees to Pakistan to offer prayers at historic gurdwaras associated with the Sikh faith, particularly on the occasion of Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Parkash Purab. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
14 November,2025 07:49 PM IST | Chandigarh | IANSGangster-turned-politician Anant Kumar Singh, who is in jail after being arrested in the murder of Jan Suraaj Party supporter Dular Chand Yadav, bagged the Mokama seat in Bihar on Friday. Singh, a JD(U) candidate, defeated his nearest rival, Veena Singh of the RJD, by 28,206 votes, according to the Election Commission. Singh bagged 91,416 votes, while the RJD nominee secured 63,210 votes. He was arrested for the murder, which rocked the state amid the electioneering, a few days before polling in the seat. The Mokama seat has remained with Singh's family since 1990, whatever the party affiliation may be, except for a brief interlude. Singh gave the mantle to his wife Neelam Devi in 2022, when his conviction in a UAPA case led to his disqualification from the assembly. He was recently acquitted in the case by the Patna High Court. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.
14 November,2025 07:43 PM IST | Patna | PTIAs the Bihar Election Results 2025 rolled in on Friday, Patna’s Veerchand Patel Marg reflected two contrasting moods. At one end, BJP and JD(U) offices buzzed like festival grounds, filled with drums, firecrackers, and the aroma of fresh laddoos. At the other end, RJD headquarters wore a heavy silence, with long faces, whispered conversations, and disbelief growing with every update from the Election Commission. With the NDA heading toward a decisive victory, the BJP headquarters erupted into celebration. Workers surged past the iron gates, some cycling in from the old city, others spilling out of auto-rickshaws brimming with fluttering party flags, turning the street into a festive spectacle. The party office's courtyard changed colours with every firecracker, orange from the saffron smoke, grey from the debris, and red from the gulal smeared on jubilant faces. Workers wearing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar masks held their position at the entrance, breaking into impromptu jigs each time the BJP tally flickered upward on the large LED screen fixed above the porch. "Modi ka Parivar!" they roared in unison, waving miniature cut-outs of the PM. Close by, women workers in saffron saris punched the air with scarves, chanting, "Bharat Mata ki Jai!", "Narendra Modi zindabad!", "Nitish Kumar zindabad!" The drumbeats were relentless, threatening to drown out even the fireworks. "With one-sided leads, the NDA appears invincible! The public has rejected the politics of lies, loot and illusion," shouted a woman worker from Purnea, raising her voice above the crescendo. A young man, perched precariously on a guardrail, added: "Bihar is once again with the NDA, this is the verdict against the Thugbandhan!" Inside, senior leaders exchanged restrained smiles, cautious but widening steadily as the BJP shot past the 90-seat mark of the 101 it contested. Workers distributed laddoos, declaring the party "on course for its biggest-ever assembly tally in Bihar, burying the ghost" of its Lok Sabha dip last year. A few hundred metres away, the JD(U) office was exploding in its own shade of euphoria - green. As the EC trends nudged the party to an 82-seat lead, the compound erupted with rolling dhols, green gulal clouds and crackers. A giant poster of Kumar was hoisted above the crowd, its edges snapping sharply in the November breeze. "Nitish ji ki paanchvi jeet likhi ja chuki hai, ab sirf formalities baaki hain! (Nitish ji's fifth victory is already written; only the formalities remain now)," a worker shouted into a TV camera. Elderly loyalists sat under a tarpaulin canopy, clapping gently to a lone dholak. "From 2005 till today, people know who actually governs and who only makes noise," Ramesh Yadav from Nalanda told a news channel, claiming he had attended every Nitish victory celebration since the JD(U) leader's debut win. A volunteer dressed as "Vikas Purush" posed for cameras with cardboard cut-outs of roads, irrigation canals and welfare schemes pasted onto his kurta. A youth group marched past with a giant green thermocol arrow, the JD(U) symbol, chanting, "Teer chalega, Bihar badega!" Steaming buckets of jalebis disappeared before they could be placed on tables; even policemen stationed at the gate smiled wryly as green gulal settled on their uniforms. "Paanchvi jeet ka josh alag hi hota hai (The excitement of a fifth win has a different energy altogether)," one of them remarked. But just across the road, within full view of the celebrations, the RJD office lived an altogether different morning. Faces turned grim as early trends strengthened into what looked like a rout. The RJD, which had entered the campaign confident of repeating its "single-largest" status from 2020, found itself gasping for relevance by noon. "We are very disappointed," said Nishant Yadav, former Patna University Students' Union vice president. "We wanted to give Tejashwi Yadav a chance. But the trends are not in our favour." Outside the gate, a group of women sang self-written songs referencing 'Mai Bahan Yojana', one of the RJD leader's key promises. One of them sighed, "Victory and defeat are two sides of the same coin. Sometimes students prepare well, but write the exam badly." Meanwhile, at the BJP office, celebrations reached their theatrical peak when actor Phool Singh, wearing a saffron jacket and a framed Modi locket, arrived atop a "Vijay Rath". "Wherever Modi ji wins, my chariot will go. Bihar today, Jharkhand tomorrow," he declared. Adding a cross-state flavour, AIADMK workers from Tamil Nadu, clad in dual BJP-AIADMK scarves, posed for photos. "We came here to celebrate NDA's success. Bihar, like Tamil Nadu, is rejecting dynastic politics," said K Shanmugaraja. By afternoon, Veerchand Patel Path had turned into a split-screen of Bihar's political churn: saffron-and-green ecstasy on one side, red-and-white gloom on the other. Every firecracker, every drumbeat and every chant told the same story, as the NDA marched toward a comfortable majority, Patna's streets echoed the soundscape of a state choosing continuity over change. (With PTI inputs)
14 November,2025 06:54 PM IST | Patna | mid-day online correspondentAam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener Arvind Kejriwal congratulated the party on the victory in Tarn Taran bye-elections, saying people of Punjab prefer "politics of work." The ruling AAP's candidate Harmeet Singh Sandhu won by a margin of 12,091 votes in the Tarn Taran bypolls. Sandhu is a Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) turncoat and a three-time MLA. In an X post, Arvind Kejriwal lauded Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's leadership, while extending wishes to the public and party workers. "This historic victory in the Tarn Taran bye-election has clearly shown that the people of Punjab prefer politics of work and the honest leadership of Bhagwant Mann ji. Punjab has once again expressed its trust in AAP. This victory is the victory of the people, the victory of every hardworking worker. Heartiest congratulations to the people of Punjab and all workers," he wrote. Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) candidate and Azad Group leader Sukhwinder Kaur could gain 30,558, finishing behind Sandhu who won 42,649 votes. Congress' Karanbir Singh lost the polls by a margin of 27,571 votes, while BJP's Harjit Singh Sandhu could win only 6,239 votes. A total of 15 candidates contested the bypolls. The seat fell vacant after the death of the sitting Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA, Kashmir Singh Sohal, in June this year. Bye-elections were held on eight seats across six States and one Union Territory. Meanwhile, BJP's Devyani Rana won by a margin of 24,647 votes in the Nagrota seat in Jammu and Kashmir. In the Dampa seat in Mizoram, Mizo National Front candidate R Lalthangliana won by a margin of 562 votes. In Rajasthan's Anta constituency, Congress' Pramod Jain won by a margin of 15,612 over BJP's Morpal Suman. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.
14 November,2025 06:43 PM IST | New Delhi | ANIUnion Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday hailed the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA’s) strong showing in the Bihar Assembly Elections, describing the mandate as the “victory of every Bihari who believes in a developed Bihar”. He said voters had decisively rejected “jungle raj” and appeasement politics in favour of performance-driven governance. In a post on X, Shah said the results demonstrated the people’s growing trust in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and underscored the shift towards accountability-based politics. यह ‘विकसित बिहार’ में विश्वास रखने वाले हर बिहारवासी की जीत है। जंगलराज और तुष्टीकरण की राजनीति करने वाले किसी भी भेष में आएँ, उन्हें लूटने का मौका नहीं मिलेगा। जनता अब सिर्फ और सिर्फ ‘Politics of performance’ के आधार पर जनादेश देती है।श्री @narendramodi जी, श्री @NitishKumar… — Amit Shah (@AmitShah) November 14, 2025 Praising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and NDA workers for their extensive groundwork, Shah said: “Those who indulge in jungle-raj and appeasement politics — no matter what guise they come in — will not get the opportunity to loot. The public now gives its mandate solely on the basis of the politics of performance.” Congratulating the NDA leadership, he added: “I congratulate Shri @narendramodi, Shri @NitishKumar, and all the leaders and workers of the NDA… from the booth level to the state level, who realised this result through their tireless efforts.” Shah also assured voters, especially women, that the NDA government would work with renewed commitment. Meanwhile, BJP National President JP Nadda called the NDA’s victory “historic”, saying it represented a “seal of trust” in the development and welfare policies of the Modi–Nitish “double engine” government. In his message on X, Nadda said the NDA’s “resounding majority” showed that Bihar had completely rejected the Mahagathbandhan’s “jungle raj” and corruption, embracing instead the ruling coalition’s agenda of good governance, stability and development. “The historic public support received by the National Democratic Alliance in Bihar is a seal of trust from the people on the development-oriented and public welfare policies of the double-engine government,” he said. The Union Minister added that the “unprecedented mandate” would strengthen the NDA’s resolve to make Bihar a developed state and contribute to India’s goal of becoming a developed nation. The ruling alliance was poised for a sweeping victory, leading in close to 200 of the 243 seats, with the BJP emerging as the single largest party and posting an impressive 95 per cent strike rate. The Mahagathbandhan — comprising the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress and Left parties — was struggling to cross the 35-seat mark. (With PTI and ANI inputs)
14 November,2025 06:14 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondentPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday thanked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and other NDA leaders, including Chirag Paswan, Jitan Ram Manjhi, and Upendra Kushwaha, for their contribution to the alliance’s success. He called alliance party leaders as 'family members'. PM Modi called the NDA’s victory in the Bihar Assembly elections a “victory of good governance” and a strong endorsement of development and public welfare. In a post on X, the Prime Minister said the people of Bihar had given a resounding mandate, which would inspire the NDA to serve the state with “new resolve”. He added that the result was also a “victory of social justice” and showed the public’s trust in the alliance’s policies. He also expressed gratitude to NDA workers across the state, praising them for working tirelessly, taking the development agenda to the people, and countering what he described as the Opposition’s misinformation. Good governance has won. Development has won. Pro-people spirit has won. Social justice has won. Gratitude to each and every person of Bihar for blessing the NDA with a historical and unparalleled victory in the 2025 Vidhan Sabha elections. This mandate gives us renewed… — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 14, 2025 PM Modi said the NDA had ensured all-round development in Bihar, and the massive mandate reflected people’s confidence in the alliance’s track record and its vision to take the state to new heights. Meanwhile, BJP national president J. P. Nadda on Friday described the NDA’s victory in the Bihar Assembly elections as “historic”, saying it reflected the people’s trust in the development and welfare policies of the “double-engine government” led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. In a post on X, Nadda said the “resounding majority” secured by the NDA was clear evidence that the people of Bihar had fully rejected the Mahagathbandhan’s “jungle raj” and corruption, and instead embraced the ruling coalition’s focus on good governance, stability and development. He added that the “historic public support” for the National Democratic Alliance was a strong endorsement of the development-driven agenda of the Modi–Kumar government. Nadda further said the “unprecedented mandate” would help the NDA move forward with its commitment to making Bihar a developed state and India a developed nation. The NDA appeared on course for a sweeping victory, leading in nearly 200 of the 243 seats, with the BJP emerging as the single largest party with an almost 95 per cent strike rate. Meanwhile, the Mahagathbandhan—comprising the RJD, Congress and three Left parties—was struggling to cross the 35-seat mark.
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