Chandigarh, July 27 (IANS) A Punjab BJP delegation led by the party’s National President of the Central Valmiki Sabha India, Gejja Ram Valmiki, on Monday met the Governor of Punjab and submitted a memorandum seeking justice for sanitation workers who were cane-charged by police during a protest in Barnala town.In the memorandum, Valmiki, a former Chairman of the Punjab Safai Karamchari Commission, said the peaceful protest by ‘safai karamcharis’, demanding legitimate rights, was met with a…
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Hyderabad, July 27 (IANS) Telangana High Court on Monday directed the Chief Secretary to immediately replace Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) Commissioner, A.V. Ranganath for repeatedly flouting court orders.Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti asked Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju to identify a suitable officer to replace Ranganath as the head of HYDRAA.The High Court gave the direction on a contempt case relating to a 40-acre parcel of land at Lothkunta involving a private co…
Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) NITI Aayog has initiated a competitive developmental benchmark among states across key indicators directly impacting human life. To ensure Maharashtra achieves the top position nationwide across all Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) parameters, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday directed all government departments to formulate structured, outcome‑driven plans for the next four years. Addressing a review meeting on NITI Aayog’s SDG parameters, CM Fadnavis ca…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Centre on Thursday approved the appointment of Bihar cadre IAS officer Prashanth Kumar as the Private Secretary to the Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav. The order issued by the Centre’s Department of Personnel said that the appointment “at the level of Deputy Secretary is for a period of five years with effect from the date of assumption of the charge of the post or on co-terminus basis with the Minister or till he ceases to…
Bhopal, July 22 (IANS) In a major bureaucratic transition spanning both the Centre and state administration, senior IAS officer Anurag Jain has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog. Concurrently, the Madhya Pradesh government has appointed senior bureaucrat Ashok Barnwal as the state’s officiating Chief Secretary. According to an official order issued by the Central Government, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved the posting of Anurag Jain, a 1…
Raipur, July 16 (IANS) In a major boost to industry and entrepreneurship, the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly has passed the Chhattisgarh Ease of Doing Business Act, 2026. It is a comprehensive risk-based business approval system. After a debate and an amendment replacing “coordinator” with “Secretary” (the state’s chief secretary), the Bill was passed by voice vote. The new law aims to dramatically reduce bureaucratic hurdles for businesses by categorising them according to risk profiles base…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Rajasthan OBC Commission will begin a statewide door-to-door survey of Other Backward Class (OBC) families from Friday to assess reservation requirements for the upcoming Panchayati Raj and Urban Local Body elections. The survey is scheduled to continue until July 23, after which the Commission will compile its findings and submit a report to the state government.The State Election Commission is expected to announce the election schedule only after receiving the Com…
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) The Maharashtra state government will conduct an inquiry into the altered alignment of the Nashik Ring Road project, a critical infrastructure development for the upcoming Kumbh Mela, within the next three days. Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Thursday made this announcement in the Legislative Assembly, assuring the House that no farmers will be subjected to forced land acquisition and that fair compensation will be provided under the law.The development follow…
Jaipur, July 8 (IANS) Rajasthan has become the first state in the country to sign the “Framework for Action – Advanced Clean Energy, Driven Sustainable Development” with the International Solar Alliance (ISA), a coalition of 128 countries promoting solar energy. The agreement, signed in the presence of Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, aims to accelerate the state’s transition to clean energy through a comprehensive strategy covering solar power generation, transmission, storage and distributi…
Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of the Taratala warehouse collapse incident, seeking a detailed report on the matter from state government officials within two weeks. In a statement issued on Thursday, the NHRC sent notices to the Kolkata Police Commissioner, the State Chief Secretary and the Municipal Commissioner, seeking information on what investigation has been carried out into the incident and how much compensation has been p…