Mumbai, June 15 (IANS) In a bid to streamline public transit across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), the state Urban Development Department on Monday issued a Government Resolution (GR) to establish a Technical Group and a Study Group. These groups are tasked with formulating a comprehensive roadmap for an integrated bus transportation system across various municipal transport undertakings. This initiative falls under NITI Aayog’s broader pilot project concept of transforming select urban…
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Mumbai, June 12 (IANS) The Maharashtra Women Farmers Empowerment Bill, 2026, will be introduced during the forthcoming Monsoon Session to provide legal recognition to women farmers as independent farmers in the state. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday directed officials to formulate a comprehensive policy to safeguard the rights of women farmers and promote their holistic empowerment. He was speaking at a presentation on the Women Farmers Empowerment Bill. CM Fadnavis said women account…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Delhi Lieutenant Governor T.S. Sandhu has relieved Tapasya Raghav, IAS, Special Secretary (H&FW), from the city government for her new assignment in the Central government, an official said on Friday. Raghav, who was holding additional charge of Project Director (CATS), CEO of the State Health Agency and State Mission Director, Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), was relieved on Thursday, said the official.She is expected to take up her new assignment as Deputy S…
Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister said on Friday that the census will start from August 1, while asserting that the late beginning of the process had been due to the lackadaisical approach of the previous Mamata Banerjee-led government. “The Union Government sent a communique to the previous state government in February last year to begin the process. But the previous state Cabinet did not act based on that communique. The previous state government did not even bother to reply …
Bengaluru, May 29 (IANS) The Governor of Karnataka, Thaawarchand Gehlot, on Friday accepted the resignation tendered by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and dissolved the Council of Ministers headed by him.In the proceedings issued by the Governor on May 29, it was stated that Siddaramaiah, in a letter dated May 28, had submitted his resignation from the office of the Chief Minister of Karnataka.The order stated: “In exercise of the powers vested in me under Article 164(1) of the Constitution of In…
Srinagar, May 23 (IANS) Central government and the representatives of Ladakh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) have reached an understanding in principle which will give the UT an elected chief minister with powers on bureaucracy, a legislative body and protections under Article 371. World-renowned climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was also part of the discussions.In what is seen as a path-breaking understanding aimed at political empowerment and safeguards for Ladakh, the Centr…
Hyderabad, May 20 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has appealed to people to remain vigilant and take precautionary measures following the IMD warning of severe heat wave conditions.In view of the prevailing severe heat wave conditions in North Telangana districts, the Chief Minister directed the officials concerned to take all necessary precautionary measures.The authorities were instructed to ensure the availability of adequate ORS packets, supply of drinking water and uninterr…
Bhopal/Ujjain, May 19 (IANS) A controversy has erupted as Leader of Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, Umang Singhar, raised serious allegations over a land deal near the Mahakal Temple in Ujjain, claiming government land used for parking was sold to a company linked to a BJP MLA.Singhar alleged that land originally designated as government property was first privatised and then sold to Utopia Hotel and Resort Private Limited, whose directors include BJP MLA from Alot, Chintamani Malviya…
Guwahati, May 16 (IANS) Former Leader of Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly, Debabrata Saikia, has written to the Assam Chief Secretary alleging serious malfunctioning of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) Assam website and its associated helpline numbers, calling the situation “highly unprofessional” and unacceptable. In a letter addressed to the Chief Secretary on Saturday, Saikia claimed that while attempting to retrieve his own NRC details through the “Know Your ARN” s…
Bhubaneswar, May 14 (IANS) Amid opposition parties’ criticism over rising violence, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday directed the Odisha Police to adopt a more proactive, people-centric approach and intensify efforts to completely eradicate organised crime in the state. Reviewing the law-and-order situation in the state with senior administrative and police officials, district collectors, and Superintendents of Police, CM Majhi emphasised that the police should take steps to earn th…