Guwahati, Feb 12 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday claimed that nearly 2,676 square km of forest land — an area almost twice the size of Delhi — is currently under encroachment in the state, attributing the situation to policies followed during previous Congress governments.Taking to social media platform X, the Chief Minister said the figures were being shared to put the scale of the issue in perspective for those unaware of the extent of the problem faced by the pre…
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Panchkula, Feb 11 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday said that the state government, following Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya’s Antyodaya philosophy, has been extending benefits of development to the poorest of the poor.“The government is ensuring that the light of development reaches the last mile and that no citizen is left behind,” he said in his address at the Samarpan Diwas programme organised here to mark the death anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya.CM Sa…
Bengaluru, Jan 30 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah inaugurated the 17th Bengaluru International Film Festival on the grand steps of the Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on Thursday. He stated that the government is always ready to support socially relevant cinema.Addressing the gathering, Siddaramaiah said that films should not be limited to entertainment alone but should also work towards correcting social inequalities and addressing the shortcomings of society.The Chief Minister said ci…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court’s decision to stay the operation of the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, on Thursday triggered political reactions from across the spectrum, with the Congress welcoming the move while the BJP said it respects the apex court’s order and will act accordingly. Speaking to IANS, Congress Uttar Pradesh President Ajay Rai thanked the Supreme Court and accused the BJP-led government of p…
Bhojpur, Jan 26 (IANS) Bharat Singh Bharti, a 90-year-old folk artist from Bihar’s Bhojpur region, will be conferred with the Padma Shri Award 2026 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to traditional music. Expressing happiness after being named for the prestigious honour, Bharat Singh Bharti told IANS, “I am feeling very happy. The process adopted by the government is very good, and it will provide artists with greater opportunities to move forward.”He further said that the resp…
Kolkata, Jan 10 (IANS) Controversies erupted after an Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (AERO), engaged in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal, tendered resignation from the said exercise, accusing that attempts are being made to delete names of several genuine voters from the voters’ list by unnecessarily categorising them as “logical discrepancy” cases.Logical discrepancy cases refer to voters who were identified as having weird family tree data during progeny ma…
Hyderabad, Jan 2 (IANS) Telangana Legislative Assembly on Friday passed a resolution, demanding continuation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) as it is and terming the recently passed Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act (VB G RAM G) detrimental to the rights of the poor. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy tabled the resolution, which was passed unanimously by a voice vote.According to the resolution, the new law is against t…