Govt schemes for poor have reduced rural-urban gap in living standards: Minister

Govt schemes for poor have reduced rural-urban gap in living standards: Minister

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Various policies and programmes implemented by the Centre have been successful in reducing the disparity in expenditure and living standards between rural and urban areas, which is reflected in the household consumption expenditure surveys carried out by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI), … Read more

FM says GST rates to be reduced further, rationalised; Congress demands overhaul (Lead)

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates will be reduced further as the process of rationalising tax slabs is nearing completion. FM Sitharaman mentioned that the revenue neutral rate (RNR), which was 15.8 per cent when GST was … Read more

Reduced personal security by two-thirds to optimise manpower: J&K Police chief

Jammu, March 6 (IANS) J&K DGP Nalin Prabhat on Thursday said that he has cut two-thirds of his personal security in a manpower optimisation drive. Asserting that charity must begin at home, the DGP told reporters at a ‘Thana Diwas’ meeting here that as part of the major manpower optimisation drive, he has cut his … Read more

Whoever touches CM Siddaramaiah will be reduced to ashes: Karnataka Minister

Ballari (Karnataka), Feb 26 (IANS) Amid the infighting within the Congress party in Karnataka Congress, State Minister for Housing and Waqf B.Z. Zameer Ahmad Khan made a controversial statement saying that whoever dares to touch Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will be reduced to ashes. The remark comes amid the ongoing discussion about power-sharing and a possible … Read more

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