Raipur, March 3 (IANS) As a token of some relief to commoners, the Chhattisgarh government slashed Value Added Tax (VAT) on Petrol by Rs 1 per litre. State Finance Minister O.P. Choudhary made the announcement while presenting the state Budget 2025-26 in the Assembly on Monday. The cut in petrol prices will be effective from … Read more
Jaipur, March 1 (IANS) The hearing on the claim regarding a Shiva temple in the sanctum sanctorum of Ajmer Dargah which was scheduled on Saturday has been postponed to April 19. The postponement happened due to the Ajmer bandh observed on Saturday in response to the Bijaynagar rape and blackmail incident which was supported by … Read more
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Delhi Forest and Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Saturday announced a ban from April 1 on sale of fuel to vehicles older than 15 years and constituted a team to identify and restrict movement of overage, polluting vehicles in the city. Addressing media persons after a meeting, Sirsa said, … Read more
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) A day after 26 year old woman was raped inside the state transport bus in Swargate depot from Pune, Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik on Thursday announced a slew of measures to upgrade security in buses and depots of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC). The minister called for the … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a review meeting on the implementation of three new criminal laws in Jammu and Kashmir, in the presence of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, in New Delhi on Tuesday. The meeting reviewed the implementation and present status of various new … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a review meeting on the implementation of three new criminal laws in Jammu and Kashmir, in the presence of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, in New Delhi on Tuesday. The meeting reviewed the implementation and present status of various new … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The 25bps rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is anticipated to complement the consumption-boosting measures announced in the Union Budget 2025-26, providing a boost to domestic demand drivers, industry leaders said on Friday. According to RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, the MPC has also unanimously decided to continue … Read more
Bhubaneswar, Feb 3 (IANS) The organisational elections in the main opposition party in Odisha, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) will be completed by the first week of April, a party leader said on Monday. BJD leader Pradip Kumar Amat on Monday revealed this following the meeting of the party’s coordination committee at Sankha Bhawan here. … Read more
Jaipur, Jan 29 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court has directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to complete the Bhankrota flyover project in Jaipur by April 1, 2025, without any further delays. A hearing was held on Wednesday regarding the delay in constructing the Bhankrota flyover on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway. The court further expressed … Read more
