Soon, 'Civil Lines' may be relegated to history | India News

Soon, ‘Civil Lines’ may be relegated to history | India News

NEW DELHI: The concept and nomenclature of Civil Lines, residential areas established by the British and long associated with their proximity to administrative power, may fade into history.As the Centre intensifies its efforts to replace remnants of colonial-era laws and practices with alternatives that are of Indian origin and reflect the country’s culture, the framework…

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TMC will get ‘maha-punishment’ from mothers and sisters: PM Modi | India News

TMC will get ‘maha-punishment’ from mothers and sisters: PM Modi | India News

KOLKATA: PM Narendra Modi sharpened his attack on Trinamool Congress, declaring in rallies across Bengal that “mothers and sisters” would punish it for stymying the women’s reservation bill and urging voters to deliver “maha-punishment” to what he called “maha-jungleraj”, reports Rohit Khanna. Addressing four rallies in six hours Sunday — Bankura’s Barjora, Purulia, Jhargram and…

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