Chennai, July 16 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay will meet on Thursday to approve the State Budget for 2026-27, clearing the way for its presentation in the Legislative Assembly during the first week of August. The meeting, scheduled at the Secretariat, is expected to finalise the government’s first full-fledged Budget since the TVK-led administration assumed office earlier this year. The Budget is expected to reflect the new government’s governance p…
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Agartala, July 13 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Monday said that the state government’s public welfare programmes should be implemented more effectively by ensuring greater public participation and creating wider awareness about various development initiatives. Chairing a meeting of the Task Monitoring System through video conference from the State Civil Secretariat, the Chief Minister reviewed the progress of development works and assessed the functioning of key sectors, including…
Shillong/Aizawl, June 1 (IANS) The crucial meeting of the North Eastern Council (NEC) will be held in Meghalaya’s capital, Shillong, on 4 June, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is the Chairman of the regional planning body, likely to preside over the meeting, officials said on Monday. Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) and Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia, who is the Vice-Chairman of the NEC, will also attend the meeting.A senior NEC official said the Govern…
Jaipur, May 14 (IANS) Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday issued a stern warning to Pakistan, stating that any hostile act against India would invite consequences “never witnessed before”.Reaffirming India’s policy of “zero tolerance” against terrorism, he said the country would respond decisively to any threat to its sovereignty and security.Rajnath Singh said India’s national security policy has undergone a historic and comprehensive transformation over the past decade und…
Hassan, April 23 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Thursday expressed concern that guarantee schemes offering Rs 2,000 cannot drive development and have instead pushed state finances into distress. He urged women not to be swayed by such small monetary benefits, stating that they cannot ensure family welfare.Speaking at the renovation programme of the Sri Veeranjaneya Swamy Temple in Uddanahosahalli village of Holenarasipura taluk in Hassan district, the mi…
Navsari, April 18 (IANS) Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Jagdish Vishwakarma on Saturday accused the Congress of obstructing the Women’s Reservation Bill, alleging that the opposition prevented a key measure aimed at ensuring greater political participation for women. Addressing a ‘Vikas Sankalp Sabha’ at Chikhli in Navsari district as part of the party’s campaign for local self-government elections, Vishwakarma said the Bill was introduced under the leadership of Prime Min…
Bengaluru, April 18 (IANS) Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Saturday called for a reimagining of law, policy and innovation to advance energy justice, saying that India’s development path must balance economic growth with environmental sustainability as the country looks ahead to 2047. Delivering the inaugural address at the Commonwealth Legal Education Association (CLEA) International Conference on Sustainable Energy, themed “An Agenda for India @ 2047”, he emphasised that achieving e…
Raipur/New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai is set to hold crucial high-level meetings in the national capital on Tuesday as the focus shifts towards the holistic development of the Bastar region in the “post-Maoist era”.CM Sai is scheduled to arrive in New Delhi later on Monday night at around 11.30 p.m.On April 7, he will first meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 11 a.m., followed by a meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah. Both meetings are considered highly si…
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) India has recorded a significant decline in two of its most persistent internal security challenges — Left Wing Extremism (LWE) and militancy in Jammu and Kashmir — over the past 12 years, with sustained security operations, better intelligence coordination and development-led interventions playing a decisive role, according to a report.On the Naxalism front, the report highlights a sharp contraction in both the geographical spread and operational capabilities of Maoi…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday launched a strong attack on Maoist ideology in the Lok Sabha, asserting that the core principle of Maoists — “political power grows out of the barrel of a gun” — shows they have no interest in serving the people or promoting development. “Their only aim is to spread their ideology among tribal communities and capture power. There is no discourse on development, democracy or progress in their doctrine,” HM Shah said.Th…