Bhubaneswar, April 15 (IANS) Leader of Opposition (LoP) and Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday wrote to Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, expressing serious concerns over the proposed Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 202, also known as the Delimitation Bill, which seeks to alter the composition of the House of the People (Lok Sabha), claiming that, if passed, it would reduce the political representation of the state. In a letter to the Chief …
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Bengaluru, April 15 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday submitted a detailed five-page memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, outlining a series of demands and seeking urgent intervention from the Union government on key development issues. The memorandum was handed over after the Chief Minister received the Prime Minister at HAL Airport in Bengaluru during his visit to the state to attend a programme at the Adichunchanagiri Math.In his memorandum, Siddaramaiah highlig…
Chennai, April 7 (IANS) A political controversy has erupted ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections after Chief Minister M. K. Stalin strongly criticised his Maharashtra counterpart Devendra Fadnavis over his remarks linking the proposed Madurai Metro project to the electoral success of the BJP in the state.The row began after Fadnavis, speaking to the media following the nomination filing of BJP candidate Rama Sreenivasan in Madurai on Monday, suggested that the Metro Rail project for the ci…
Bengaluru, March 6 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah presented the Budget for the financial year 2026-27 — his 17th — in the Assembly on Friday with a total outlay of Rs 4,48,004 crore, marking a 13.3 per cent increase over the 2025-26 revised estimates. Siddaramiah said that Karnataka continues to lead the nation in all sectors of development. “We are one of the major states that contributes the highest to the tax revenue of the country,” he said.Defending the guarantee schemes, he…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Monday called on Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here and sought a financial package under special central assistance to cover the revenue deficit for 2026-27. The Chief Minister apprised the Union Finance Minister that discontinuation of Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) will have a far-reaching adverse impact on the financial health of the state, adding that Himachal Pradesh cannot be compared to other states who…
Shimla, Feb 26 (IANS) A Himachal Pradesh BJP delegation, led by the Leader of Opposition (LoP) Jairam Thakur, on Thursday, met Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla here and apprised him through a memorandum about the arrest of three accused by the Delhi Police relating to the AI Impact Summit case and subsequent “confrontation” with the state police. Saying placing police forces of two states in confrontation “a direct blow to the spirit of cooperative federalism”, former Chief Minister Thakur said the A…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) In a one-of-its-kind initiative, the Election Commission of India (ECI) will hold a national roundtable conference on Tuesday to deliberate and discuss measures on strengthening the electoral processes while stepping up “synergy” between various wings of the poll body, including the State Election Commissioners (SECs). During the day-long conference at the Bharat Mandapam, extensive discussions will be held centring around technology adoption, robust functioning of E…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 4 (IANS) Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday moved a resolution in the Kerala Legislative Assembly under Rule 118, expressing deep concern and strong protest over what he described as the Centre’s “continued neglect and discriminatory” approach towards Kerala on a range of critical issues.Moving the resolution, the Chief Minister said a nation can command respect globally only when all its constituent states are secure, developed and prosperous.Weakening states…
Hyderabad, Feb 1 (IANS) Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy hailed the three high-speed rail corridors between Hyderabad and other cities announced in the Union Budget and said that this would power Telangana’s economic growth.Reacting to the Union Budget 2026-27 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Sunday, Kishan Reddy said that seven high-speed rail corridors across India have been announced as growth connectors.He thanked Prime Minister Narendra Mo…
Bengaluru, Jan 30 (IANS) Karnataka government has placed its legitimate and constitutionally grounded demands before the 16th Finance Commission, seeking justice in tax devolution and fiscal federalism, stated Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The government has also released posters in this regard and launched a campaign seeking justice for the state.Siddaramaiah stated, “Through this campaign – ‘JUSTICE FOR KARNATAKA, FAIR SHARE, STRONG FEDERALISM’ – the Government has released nine posters, ea…