Jaipur, Feb 1 (IANS) Rajasthan Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra has termed the Union Budget ‘extremely disappointing,’ alleging that despite Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma’s frequent visits to Delhi, Rajasthan has not received a single rupee in the budget.Speaking to the media at his residence in Sikar, Dotasra said the Chief Minister visited Delhi nearly 60 times over the past two years but failed to secure any special package or financial allocation for the state.“Even if a slip o…
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New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu, addressing a joint session of Parliament at the start of the Budget Session on Wednesday, lauded India’s strides in agriculture, industry, healthcare, and social welfare, calling the nation’s rapid progress “a topic for global discussion”.Highlighting record foodgrain production of over 350 million tonnes in the past year, the President announced that India has now become the world’s largest rice producer.She further noted that the cou…
Bengaluru, Jan 27 (IANS) A delegation of the ruling Congress party in Karnataka, comprising of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, AICC General Secretary and Karnataka Incharge Randeep Singh Surjewala and other prominent leaders met Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot on Tuesday and submitted a memorandum demanding restoration of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).The party is objecting to the enactment of the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for…
Lucknow, Jan 24 (IANS) The Congress suffered a major political jolt on Saturday as former minister and senior party leader Nasimuddin Siddiqui resigned along with dozens of his associates, sending ripples throughout Uttar Pradesh.Announcing his resignation, Siddiqui said he is a grassroots worker but was unable to effectively carry forward his political struggle within the Congress.In his written resignation letter, Siddiqui said he was relinquishing his primary membership and all organisational…
Mandya (Karnataka), Jan 23 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Friday strongly criticised the Congress government in Karnataka, stating that the slogan “Go back Governor” raised by the state Congress would achieve nothing and was merely a political drama.He alleged that instead of introspecting, the Congress-led government was indulging in a false campaign against the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G Ram G) scheme…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The Congress high command said on Thursday that there was no question of change of party’s leadership in Punjab. The high command also issued strict instructions against airing any views in the public, which should be raised only with it.A meeting of senior party leaders was held at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters, which was chaired by the Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and attended by Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, party’s Ge…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The Congress high command has made it clear that indiscipline and public airing of party issues would not be tolerated. The directions were issued after a meeting of senior party leaders at the residence of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, chaired by him and attended by Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal, general secretary in charge of Punjab Bhupesh Baghel, senior leader Ambika Soni and others. From Pu…
Chennai, Jan 20 (IANS) Minutes after Governor R. N. Ravi walked out of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly without delivering the customary Governor’s Address on Tuesday, Lok Bhavan issued a detailed clarification, asserting that the Governor was denied an opportunity to speak.The clarification comes against the backdrop of escalating tensions between the Governor and DMK government, leading to a sharp confrontation on the opening day proceedings of the Assembly.According to the statement rele…
Hyderabad, Jan 18 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday criticised the BJP, alleging that the party posed a threat to democracy and the Constitution.Addressing a public meeting organised by the Communist Party of India (CPI) at Khammam as part of its centenary celebrations, he accused the BJP of attempting to snatch the voting rights of the poor in the name of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and alleged that the saffron party is conspiring to permanently remain in power.The…
Chandigarh, Jan 1 (IANS) The 1992-batch IPS officer Ajay Singhal on Thursday took charge as the 42nd Director General of Police (DGP) of Haryana from the outgoing DGP O.P. Singh.His father, Om Prakash Singhal, was present when he assumed charge.DGP Singhal said policing “is a dynamic and challenging responsibility that continuously evolves with changing crime patterns, technology, and public expectations”.He emphasised that Haryana Police “is fully prepared, alert, and committed to dealing…