Gandhinagar, Jan 29 (IANS) The ‘Vahali Dikari Yojana’, which roughly translates to Dear Daughter Scheme, has benefitted over 2.78 lakh girls with financial assistance exceeding Rs 3,000 crore since its launch in 2019, according to official data shared by the Gujarat government on Wednesday. “Former Chief Minister Narendra Modi kickstarted initiatives like the “Kanya Kelavni … Read more
Bengaluru, Jan 29 (IANS) The Karnataka government is holding a high-level meeting on Wednesday in Bengaluru to finalise the draft of the Ordinance to crack down on unscrupulous microfinancing companies in the state. Home Minister G. Parameshwara, Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs H.K. Patil, Minister for Revenue Krishna Byre Gowda and others will hold … Read more
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) The Maharashtra government, in a bureaucratic reshuffle on Tuesday, has transferred eight IAS officers. The government has appointed Dheeraj Kumar as the Secretary of Medical Education and Drugs while the incumbent Additional Chief Secretary Dinesh Waghmare has been appointed as the state Chief Election Commissioner. The government has transferred the Secretary … Read more
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) In a bid to strengthen the Marathi film industry, the Maharashtra government has decided to organise an international standard Marathi Film Festival this year, announced Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar here on Tuesday. This initiative stems from a realisation that while the State Marathi Film Award ceremony is being organised for … Read more
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) Amid the outbreak of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has asked the administration to make special arrangements in government hospitals to treat patients. He reviewed the present ground-level situation about the GBS during the presentation made by the public health department at the weekly cabinet meeting held on … Read more
Jaipur, Jan 28 (IANS) The Rajasthan government on Tuesday launched an interactive online interface for investors who signed MoUs during the recently concluded ‘Rising Rajasthan’ Global Investment Summit 2024. The interface, launched by the Industries Department’s nodal agency for investment promotion, the Bureau of Investment Promotion (BIP), will allow investors to check current progress on … Read more
Chennai, Jan 28 (IANS) Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) Chief Coordinator and actor-turned-politician, Seeman, launched a scathing attack on the ruling DMK government during a campaign event for the Erode East bypolls. Speaking at a public gathering in support of NTK candidate K. Seethalakshmi, Seeman criticised the DMK for neglecting basic needs like food and water, … Read more
Chennai, Jan 28 (IANS) AIADMK general secretary and leader of opposition in Tamil Nadu Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS), has criticised the DMK-led state government over the recurring arrests of Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lanka Navy. In a social media post on Tuesday, EPS accused the DMK government of merely writing letters to the … Read more
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) AICC treasurer and former Delhi Assembly Speaker Ajay Maken on Tuesday trained his guns at the AAP government for withholding financial assistance of 3.20 lakh beneficiary girls under the Ladli Yojana, launched by the Congress government in the national Capital in 2008. As part of the Congress party’s ‘AAP ke … Read more