New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) The Bihar Road Construction Department has formulated a rehabilitation policy for those displaced by the Ganga Bridge Project in Patna and Vaishali districts. This policy included provisions for allotting land to displaced families who did not own houses in Patna or Hajipur. Deputy Chief Minister cum Road Construction Minister Vijay … Read more
Bengaluru, Feb 14 (IANS) The four-day Karnataka’s Global Investors’ Meet (GIM) concluded on a high note in Bengaluru, with the Congress-led government claiming it brought in a record Rs 10.27 lakh crore in investments and confirming the creation of 6 lakh jobs. The announcement was made by the Large and Medium Industries Minister M B … Read more
Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) Amid demand from elected representatives and various organisations, the Maharashtra government on Friday formed a seven member committee headed by the state director general of police to study the legal provisions to curb the ‘love jihad’ (euphemism for interfaith relationships) and forced conversion or conversion by cheating. The committee is expected … Read more
Bengaluru, Feb 14 (IANS) A Special Court in Bengaluru has started the process of handing over the seized property of jewellery and other valuables belonging to late former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, an official said on Friday. The property documents, 11,344 silk sarees, 468 gold and diamond ornaments and other jewellery weighing 7,040 … Read more
Gandhinagar, Feb 14 (IANS) As part of the ‘100 Days TB Eradication Campaign,’ a special programme was organised on Friday in Gandhinagar under the chairmanship of Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel. The event featured a seminar attended by ‘TB-cured patients’, ‘TB patients’, and ‘TB champions’, aiming to raise awareness and encourage those battling the disease. … Read more
Bengaluru, Feb 14 (IANS) The Karnataka government will bring the shutters down on nine of the 10 new universities that were established during the tenure of the BJP government after it was found that only one of them was fully-functional, sources confirmed on Friday. The decision in this regard was taken in the Cabinet subcommittee … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) In fresh trouble for former Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Kumar Jain of the Aam Aadmi Party, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs has requested President Droupadi Murmu to grant prosecution sanction for initiating legal proceedings against him in a money laundering case, official sources said. The President’s approval has been … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Dishing out data on the AAP government’s good financial performance, outgoing Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Friday sought to plug any chance for the next BJP government offering an excuse of lack of funds for not implementing schemes like Rs 2,500 monthly financial assistance to women. Addressing the media here, … Read more
Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) Amid rising fiscal deficit and public debt, the Maharashtra government has introduced an austerity drive directing 30 per cent cut in expenditure by all departments. The government has also directed a 20 per cent cut in expenses incurred on the use of fuel in government vehicles. The government has released a … Read more