Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, April 19 (IANS) The Karnataka government on Saturday ordered to prepare a draft of the Rohit Vemula Act aimed at ending discrimination towards students of oppressed communities in educational institutions. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, in his letter to the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, said … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Hyderabad, April 14 (IANS) The Telangana government has prepared a draft bill for the welfare and security of gig and platform workers, and the same will be finalised later this month. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday said that this legislation should serve as a model for the entire … Read more
Hyderabad, March 6 (IANS) A two-day crucial meeting of sports ministers of all states and senior officials is beginning here on Friday to prepare India’s roadmap for the 2028 Olympics. With a strategic vision for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and India’s ambitious bid to host the 2036 Olympics, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and … Read more
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 28: Secretary Rural Development Department and Panchayati Raj (RDD &PR), Mohammad Aijaz Asad, today conducted a comprehensive review of the draft Annual Action Plan (AAP) and Labour Budget (LB) for MGNREGA for the fiscal 2025-26, focusing on 10 districts of Kashmir division. Secretary in RDD & PR Department, Rachna Sharma; DG Rural Sanitation, … Read more
Chandigarh, Feb 25 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday hailed the Punjab government’s decision to reject the Centre’s proposed agricultural marketing reform draft in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha. This decision makes Punjab the first state to reject this “anti-farmer” draft, protecting the interests of farmers and stakeholders in the state’s agricultural sector, said … Read more
Chandigarh, Feb 25 (IANS) Amidst the absence of BJP’s two legislators in the 117-member house, the Punjab Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution against the Centre’s draft National Policy Framework on Agricultural Marketing, terming it an “attempt to bring back the three farm laws repealed by the Centre in 2021 following widespread farmer protests”. … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 20 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said that the draft UGC Regulations brought out by the Centre infringe upon the powers of the states in legislating higher education, and thus undermine the federal foundations of the country. “It is in this context that this national convention assumes significance. The onus … Read more
Mumbai, Feb 15 (IANS) The Maharashtra government has constituted a seven-member committee, led by the state’s Director General of Police (DGP), to examine the legal aspects of a proposed law against forced religious conversions and cases of so-called “love jihad.” Reacting to this development, Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha welcomed the move, calling it … Read more
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IANS) Maintaining its individual identity despite alliances and adopting equal aggression against both the ruling Trinamool Congress and the BJP, will top the agenda at the CPI(M) state conference scheduled in West Bengal later this month, a party leader said on Monday. The conference, to be held from February 22 to 25 … Read more