Hubballi (Karnataka), Feb 28 (IANS) Union Minister for Food and Public Distribution, Pralhad Joshi, on Saturday, alleged that the Congress is spreading misinformation among the people of the country regarding the Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act (VB-G RAM G) scheme. He was speaking at a programme organised at the district BJP office in Aravind Nagar in Karnataka’s Hubballi, where he addressed party members about the VB-G RAM G initiative.Union Minister Joshi…
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Barnala (Punjab), Feb 28 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday delivered a stern message to the Punjab Congress leadership, urging them to end internal bickering and function as a united team ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.Addressing party workers at a rally in Barnala under the ‘Save MNREGA, Save Farmers’ campaign, Gandhi said no individual, regardless of seniority or stature, is bigger than the party.“A single player cannot win the game. We have an e…
Chandigarh, Feb 26 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday said Lord Ram “represents the very soul of India, its moral foundations and the bedrock of its civilisation”, while also clarifying the objectives and scope of a new rural employment initiative during the Budget Session of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha.He said “it is deeply unfortunate that Congress harboured an aversion towards this sacred name”. He alleged that the Congress had historically opposed the invocatio…
Bengaluru, Feb 23 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said on Monday that the BJP is nearing its final days. Speaking at the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (MGNREGA) Bachao convention at Chikkaballapura, he said, “Like the lamp which burns bright before dying, the BJP is nearing its end as they are planning to finish the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi.”“We are organising this event to save the nation. The Congress party had given employment guarantee…
Chikkaballapur, Feb 23 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday urged people to support the nationwide Congress-led protest until the Viksit Bharat, Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act is repealed and the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (MGNREGA) is reinstated. He alleged that the new Act undermines rural employment rights.He announced the launch of the nationwide “Save MGNREGA” campaign.”During the winter session, the…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving into a foundational pillar of rural transformation in India, serving as integrated public infrastructure and driving inclusive development, an official document government said on Monday.Through a combination of strategic vision, governance safeguards, digital public infrastructure, multilingual platforms, and sectoral integration across agriculture, healthcare, education, skilling, and local governance, AI is being institutionali…
Agartala, Feb 17 (IANS) The opposition Congress on Tuesday organised a massive rally in Agartala, accusing the BJP-led Central government of weakening and effectively withdrawing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). Hundreds of Congress supporters, led by senior leaders carrying party flags and banners, joined the rally that began from Swami Vivekananda Maidan.The Lok Bhavan (Governor’s house) bound rally was stopped by police at the Buddhamandir areas amid hea…
Aizawl, Feb 17 (IANS) Mizoram Governor General Vijay Kumar Singh (Retd) on Tuesday said that security and enforcement agencies have seized narcotics valued at over Rs 1,047 crore in the state during 2025-26, along with large quantities of illegal arecanuts, liquor, arms, explosives, and counterfeit currency, leading to numerous arrests. Addressing the opening day of the sixth sitting of the 9th Mizoram Assembly, which is also the budget session, the Governor said that the overall law and orde…
Lucknow, Feb 17 (IANS) The Budget Session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly is underway amid noisy scenes and repeated disruptions by the opposition INDIA bloc allies — the Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP) — who are pressing separate demands. Although both parties are allies at the national level under the INDIA bloc umbrella, they have chosen to agitate on different issues in the state.The Congress has sharpened its attack on the BJP-led state government over alleged dilution and irregularit…
Gandhinagar, Feb 16 (IANS) The Congress on Monday held a ‘Jan Akrosh Sabha’ in Gandhinagar against the Centre’s proposal to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, coinciding with the opening of the Gujarat Assembly’s budget session. Organised by the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee, the rally was attended by senior leaders, MLAs, MPs, and party workers, along …