Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, July 20 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Sunday, set the tone for Trinamool Congress’s annual Martyrs’ Day rally slated for Monday and made it clear that the issue of alleged harassment of Bengali-speaking people in BJP-ruled states would be the main focus of her address at … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) As the Monsoon Session of Parliament kicks off on Monday, July 21, and continues till August 21, political leaders across party lines on Sunday expressed optimism for a smooth and productive session. The session, expected to be a stormy one, will be the first since … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, July 16 (IANS) Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said on Wednesday in the Assembly that no poor person in Vidarbha will be rendered homeless due to the ‘Zudpi Jungle’ land issue. The state government will ensure complete protection of poor people and will not leave anyone in the lurch, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, July 16 (IANS) Responding to Andhra Pradesh Education Minister Nara Lokesh’s invitation to the aerospace industry — following the Karnataka government’s decision to withdraw the acquisition of 1,777 acres of land near the Bengaluru airport for a proposed Aerospace Park — Karnataka Minister for Large and Medium Industries M.B. … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) Minister Uday Samant on Friday in the state assembly announced that a high-power committee will be formed to investigate the matter in the wake of continuous complaints from citizens regarding the waste management process at the dumping ground at Kanjurmarg in Mumbai city. He was replying … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Thiruvananthapuram, July 11 (IANS) A day after the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Kerala government suffered a blow following the cancellation of the results of KEAM (Kerala Engineering, Architecture and Medical) entrance exam by the Kerala High Court, Higher Education Minister R. Bindhu on Friday said the state government did things in good … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Hyderabad, July 10 (IANS) The Telangana Cabinet, on Thursday, decided to issue an ordinance to increase the reservation for Backward Classes (BCs) in local bodies to 42 per cent in the state. The Cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy decided to conduct the local body elections … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, July 10 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court on Thursday issued directions to serve notice to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife, B.M. Parvathi, in connection with the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam. CM Siddaramaiah has been named as the first accused, while his wife Parvathi has been named as the … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) The Maharashtra Legislative Council on Thursday witnessed a verbal duel between the Tourism Minister Shambhuraj Desai and Shiv Sena UBT MLC Anil Parab over the issue of reservation in housing schemes. However, the ugly war of words between the two later turned into hurling abuses and … Read more