About 2 dozen BJP leaders granted central VIP security cover in U.P., Punjab
The Hindu
S.P.S. Baghel and Hans Raj Hans accorded ‘Z’ category security
The Union government has accorded the central VIP security cover of armed paramilitary commandos to close to two dozen BJP leaders in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, including the "Z" category security cover to Union Minister S.P.S. Baghel, the Akhilesh Yadav in Uttar Pradesh, officials said on February 16.
Some candidates in these two States have been provided security till the poll process ends, they added.
The High Court of Karnataka on Friday directed the State government to file its statement of objections on an application filed by Bangalore Turf Club Ltd. (BTC), challenging the June 6 orders passed by the government in rejecting the BTC’s applications seeking permission to conduct on-course horse races and betting during the June-August season.