Chandigarh, April 14 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) General Secretary Bikram Singh Majithia on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Centre over its notification concerning the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), alleging that it amounts to an erosion of Punjab’s powers. He also accused the state government of colluding with the Centre and failing to safeguard Punjab’s interests.Reacting to the Central government notification regarding amendments to the BBMB, Majithia told IANS that the …
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Chandigarh, April 14 (IANS) Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Hooda on Tuesday termed the new notification by the Centre that changed eligibility criteria for top Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) posts reserved for Punjab and Haryana as “anti-state”. Speaking to reporters, he said when the state was carved out of Punjab, specific rules for the board were formally established. These rules included several provisions designed to safeguard Haryana’s interests. For instance, it w…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an Action Taken Report (ATR) within two weeks from multiple authorities, including the Madhya Pradesh government and the Centre, over allegations of financial irregularities and mismanagement of Waqf properties linked to Bhopal in Mecca and Medina. A Bench presided over by member Priyank Kanoongo took cognisance of a complaint alleging mismanagement of the Bhopal “Rubat” properties — Waqf-linked accommodation…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Centre on Monday notified the Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 (FoF 2.0), announcing a fresh corpus of Rs 10,000 crore aimed at boosting venture and growth capital availability for startups across the country. The move builds on the performance of the earlier Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS 1.0), which was launched in 2016 under the Startup India Action Plan to bridge funding gaps and catalyse domestic capital in the startup ecosystem.Under the new scheme, the Rs 10…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday criticised Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, MK Stalin, and accused him of creating a false narrative on the Centre’s advisory to states to encourage farmers to grow more pulses and oilseeds as these are in short supply in the country and huge amounts have to be imported to meet the domestic requirement.The Finance Minister pointed out that the communication to the States is an invitation to share the responsibility of national …
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre, the Election Commission of India (ECI) and all states on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking implementation of fingerprint and iris-based biometric identification of voters at polling stations to curb electoral malpractices.A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi passed the order while hearing a petition filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay.Issuing a notice, the C…
Bhopal, April 13 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet has warmly welcomed the Centre’s decision to convene a special three-day Parliament session from April 16 to 18, to introduce and pass a Constitutional Amendment Bill aimed at implementing the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’ (Women’s Reservation Act) from the 2029 Lok Sabha elections.Addressing the media after Monday’s Cabinet meeting, Minister Narendra Shivaji Patel said the state government has extended its felicitations and profound grat…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The Centre on Saturday increased excise duties on petroleum products, including high-speed diesel, with immediate effect, according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Finance.The Union government has hiked the export duty or windfall tax on diesel by Rs 34 per litre to Rs 55.5 per litre from Rs 21.5 per litre, with immediate effect.As per the Gazette notification, the Special Additional Excise Duty on high-speed diesel has been raised to Rs 24 per litre.In a s…
Bengaluru, April 10 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Friday expressed confidence that the Congress party will win the bypolls to two Assembly constituencies, asserting that there should be no doubt about the party’s victory.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Parameshwara said the party is certain of winning both segments despite reports of relatively low voter turnout in Davanagere South and Bagalkot. He noted that turnout patterns differ between general elections and bypolls…
Chennai, April 9 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin, has strongly criticised the Centre’s proposed delimitation exercise, terming it not a genuine reform but an attempt to consolidate political power. He also criticised the Centre for linking women’s reservation with the delimitation process.In a post on X, CM Stalin said the proposal to increase the number of parliamentary constituencies under the guise of delimitation runs contrary to the BJP’s own slogan of “minimum governm…