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Karnataka to send all-party delegation to PM on boundary row Karnataka has decided to send a delegation of all political parties to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to seek his intervention on a boundary row with Maharashtra. New political equation emerges in West Bengal A new political equation has emerged in West Bengal with opposition Trinamool Congress getting total support from the Congress in its protest against land acquisition for a Tatamotors car project while its one-time ally BJP seems to have gone into oblivion. Mayawati's Principal Secy joins Congress Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's Principal Secretary P L Punia today joined Congress. Party must be fully involved in governance issues Advocating a greater role for the party in governance issues in the states where it is in power, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today said the organisation should be fully involved in whatever the government does. Cong criticises Chouhan govt for failing to prevent sati Accusing BJP government in Madhya Pradesh of failing to prevent incidents of sati in Sagar and Chhatarpur districts, Congress today demanded resignation of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on "moral grounds". Cong govt trying to implicate me in false cases Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and senior BJP leader P.K. Dhumal today alleged the Congress government in the state was trying to implicate him in "false" cases before the next assembly elections. Two TDP men, one Congress activist killed Two workers of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and a Congress activist have been killed in clashes in Tumkota village here -- a naxal stronghold -- in the past couple of days, official sources said. Munda government in crisis as minister announces resignation The crisis in the Arjun Munda-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in Jharkhand deepened Tuesday morning with a minister from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) announcing his resignation. Mamata free to leave NDA - BJP leader A day after Trinamool Congress announced its support to Congress for Malda Lok Sabha bypoll, BJP today charged its ally with flouting the alliance agreement and said it was free to leave it. All-party meet on Maha-Karnataka boundary row soon An all-party meeting is expected to be held soon to chalk out strategy over the long-pending Maharashtra- Karnataka boundary row, said a leader of 'Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti'. CAG report has exposed Congress Shiromani Akali Dal President Parkash Singh Badal today asked Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to come out clean on the misappropriation of Rs 934.53 crore collected for Rural Development Cess between 2001 and 2005 as mentioned in the latest CAG report. I was punished because of my stance on US Suspended Congress leader and former external affairs minister K. Natwar Singh Wednesday said he has been punished by the party because of his stance on US policies. MLA claims he cannot go to village for fear of naxalites A ruling BJP MLA in Jharkhand assembly today claimed that he was unable to visit his village due to naxalite activities while another party member demanded the government take steps to prevent them from spreading their tentacles to unaffected districts. BJP serves show cause notice to two senior leaders The Gujarat BJP has served show cause notices to two of its senior leaders here today for "indiscipline". Digvijay Singh meets Muslim leaders All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary Digvijay Singh today met Muslim leaders and assured them that the Centre and state government were committed for the upliftment of the community. Congress demands CBI probe into implementation of schemes The Congress today demanded a CBI inquiry into the "discriminatory approach" of the Naveen Patnaik government in Orissa in the implementation of all centrally-sponsored schemes. Madhya Pradesh Speaker dismisses petition by Cong MLA Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker Ishwardas Rohani today dismissed a petition by a Congress legislator seeking termination of membership of a Rashtriya Samanata Dal MLA for allegedly violating anti-defection law.