New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): Congress leader Pramod Tiwari on Wednesday said that veteran leader Mallikarjun Kharge has won the elections held to elect the party's president.

New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): As the centre launched its 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign under the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, various leaders from the Congress party took a jibe at the central government over the campaign by adding former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's picture to their Twitter display picture and said that it was good that the government was recognising the tricolour.

New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): Soon after the Congress marked all three Rajya Sabha seats it contested in party-ruled Rajasthan, Congress General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala thanked party's president supremo Sonia Gandhi and leader Rahul Gandhi and assured of 'doing the work properly'.

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], June 10 (ANI): Fearing poaching of legislators ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections, the Rajasthan government on Thursday ordered the suspension of internet services in the Amer area of Jaipur district for 12 hours till 9 am on Friday, where Congress MLAs are staying after they returned from Udaipur.

Udaipur (Rajasthan) [India], June 3 (ANI): Congress leader Pramod Tiwari, who is a party nominee for the Rajya Sabha elections in party-ruled Rajasthan, on Friday expressed confidence that all three party nominees will win the polls.

Pratapgarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 27 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Pramod Tiwari on Sunday alleged that "mafia and criminals entered politics in Uttar Pradesh after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) formed an alliance to form the government in the state in 1996".

Patna : The death toll of Bihar Hooch Tragedy has reached to 38 as new deaths were reported till Saturday. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called for a fresh awareness campaign, against the consumption of liquor in the dry state. Police is investigating the matter and has made few arrests. The errant officials have been punished in connection with the sale of illicit liquor. So far, 15 people have died in Bettiah, 11 in Gopalganj, and six each in Muzzafarpur and Hajipur.

New Delhi [India], October 29 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming assembly election in Uttar Pradesh, senior Congress leader Pramod Tiwari on Friday said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has nothing to say about their work that's why they target the Gandhi family.

Lucknow Sep 26 PTI A police official has been suspended following Saturdays incident in which BJP MP Sangam Lal Gupta had accused former Congress MP Pramod Tiwari of leading a mob of his partys workers to beat him up and his partys activists during a social function Pratapgarh district Lalganj Circle Officer Jagmohan Singh has been suspended for laxity in duty Additional Director General of Police Law and Order Prashant Kumar said on SundayIn a statement issued here Additional Chief Secretary Home Awanish Awasthi said that additional director general of police administration in his report had mentioned that Circle Officer Singh did not arrange adequate police force at the venue of the important programme -- Gareeb Kalyan Mela -- in Sangipur block in PratapgarhDue to this a serious law and order situation emerged the statement saidCiting the report he added that it is clear from it that the circle officer showed laxity and inaction in discharge of duty which is not expected from a gazetted police officerThis has tarnished the image of the government and the department Hence he has been suspended with immediate effect and departmental action has been initiated against him Awasthi saidBJPs Pratapgarh MP Gupta on Saturday accused former Congress MP Tiwari of leading a mob of his party workers to beat him up and his partys activists during a the function in Sangipur blockThe issue prompted police to register a case against 27 persons including the senior Congress leader and his daughterThe alleged incident led Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya to order the district administration to take strict action in the incident in which Gupta alleged his kurta was also torn by the assailantsInstructions have been issued for speedy and strict action in the incident of attack on BJP MP and national general secretary of BJPs Pichhda Varg Morch Sangam Lal Gupta during the Gareeb Kalyan Mela in Sangipur block in Pratapgarh district Maurya had said in a tweet on SaturdayActing Superintendent of Police Prakash Dwivedi said that acting on the complaint lodged by the BJP MP a case has been registered against 27 persons including Pramod Tiwari his daughter Aradhana Misra and 50 unknown persons under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Criminal Law Amendment Act PTI NAV ANB ANB