Chandigarh, Feb 27 (IANS) The Punjab Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, on Thursday gave nod to the excise policy 2025-26 that aims to collect revenue of Rs 11,020 crore, an increase by Rs 874.05 crore over the current fiscal. A spokesperson for the Chief Minister’s office said against the target of Rs 10,145 … Read more
Patna, Feb 27 (IANS) After seven BJP legislators were sworn in as Bihar Cabinet ministers and allocated their respective ministries, several existing ministers have had their portfolios reduced or reassigned. Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha lost the Road Construction, Mines & Geology, and Art, Culture & Youth Departments after the reshuffle that took place … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The Union Cabinet has approved the amendments to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, incorporating the changes recently recommended by the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), sources said on Thursday. The Bill will now be tabled for discussion and passage in the second half of the budget session, which will be held from … Read more
Patna, Feb 26 (IANS) The new Bihar BJP ministers, who were inducted into the Cabinet on Wednesday, vowed to work for the developmental agenda of the party ahead of upcoming Assembly elections. Senior BJP MLA Jibesh Kumar Mishra, who became minister for the second time, said they have less time ahead of the Assembly elections … Read more
Patna, Feb 26 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday expanded his cabinet inducting seven BJP MLAs. The new ministers were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Arif Mohammad Khan in a ceremony at the Raj Bhavan which was attended by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar … Read more
Patna, Feb 26 (IANS) Dilip Jaiswal was warmly welcomed by the BJP leaders at the party office in Patna on Wednesday after tendering his resignation as Bihar cabinet minister under ‘one person, one post’ policy. “Dilip Jaiswal has become a 100 per cent organisation person after he resigned as cabinet minister,” said former union minister … Read more
Patna, Feb 26 (IANS) In a major political development ahead of the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025, the Nitish Kumar government will expand its cabinet on Wednesday, with the induction of seven ministers. Earlier in the day, Revenue and Land Reforms Minister Dilip Jaiswal resigned and confirmed the cabinet expansion. HAM(S) leader Santosh Kumar Suman confirmed … Read more
Patna, Feb 26 (IANS) BJP Bihar president Dilip Jaiswal announced on Wednesday that he has resigned as Revenue and Land Reforms Minister from the Nitish Kumar government. Adhering to BJP’s ‘one person, one post policy’, Jaiswal, who was appointed BJP state president, said that holding both positions goes against party principles. “BJP has a policy … Read more
Chandigarh, Feb 22 (IANS) Leaving the AAP government in Punjab red-faced, its NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal had been heading a department that existed only on paper without allocation of staff for nearly 20 months. This fact came to light in a gazette notification issued by the Chief Secretary on Friday, stating that the … Read more