Bengaluru, Feb 1 (IANS) Criticising the Union Budget for 2026–27, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar stated that the state has received nothing, and “no high-speed rail will come to Bengaluru”.Notably, the Centre has announced the launch of a bullet train between Hyderabad and Bengaluru.Addressing the media on Sunday in Kanakapura town, Shivakumar said, “No high-speed rail will come to Karnataka. Which high-speed rail? No such rail will come to Karnataka. They do not have money ev…
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New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2026, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav launched a sharp attack on the BJP on Sunday, alleging that the government prepares budgets only for a small section of society. He claimed that the budget is meant for just one-twentieth of the population, or five per cent of the country, to benefit people aligned with the BJP.Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, Akhilesh Yadav said that he had no expectation…
Shimla, Jan 31 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Saturday directed the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department to begin the fourth phase of the below poverty line (BPL) identification survey from February 1. Chairing a meeting of the department here, the Chief Minister said the government is committed to ensuring that every eligible family is included in the BPL list so they can avail benefits of government welfare schemes. He said the survey is being cond…
Bengaluru, Jan 31 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, alleged that Congress leaders have deliberately convened a special session in Karnataka to oppose the Viksit Bharat Guarantee Rozgar Ajeevika Mission (VB-G RAM G). The Congress-led government has extended the session for two days until Feb 2 to discuss the introduction of VB-G RAM G and the scrapping of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (MGNREGA).At a press confere…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 31 (IANS) BJP president in Kerala, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the LDF government, accusing it of economic mismanagement, lack of vision, and failure to utilise borrowed funds for real development. He also said that only the development model pursued by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government can revive Kerala’s economy.Addressing a press meet here, Chandrasekhar said there was nothing inherently wrong with taking loans, but …
Shimla, Jan 30 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu, along with Cabinet colleagues and party leaders, on Friday paid tributes to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, on his death anniversary at the historic Ridge Ground in the state capital. After paying homage, the Congress leaders observed a two-hour fast from 11 am in protest against the renaming and dilution of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).The Chief Minister said the BJP-led Uni…
Shivamogga, Jan 30 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar on Friday alleged that the Centre has consistently adopted a stepmotherly attitude towards Karnataka in the Union Budget and criticised BJP MPs and Union Ministers from the state for not raising their voice on the issue.Speaking to reporters near the Shivamogga Circuit House, Shivakumar said, “The Central government has always discriminated against Karnataka in the Budget. BJP MPs and Union M…
Bengaluru, Jan 29 (IANS) Taking objection to advertisements released by the state government in all major dailies across Karnataka against the Viksit Bharat — Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB—G RAM G) Bill, 2025, the BJP has alleged that the government is leading the state towards anarchy.The BJP further alleged that the government is attempting to pit the people of the state against the Central government.BJP State President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra made these accusatio…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The BJP on Thursday criticised the Opposition for its disruptive conduct during President Droupadi Murmu’s address to Parliament at the start of the Budget Session, terming it a ‘shameful act’ and an affront to parliamentary decorum. Opposition lawmakers took to slogan-shouting while expressing strong disapproval to the newly enacted law ‘VB–G RAM G’ law, set to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).During the President’s …
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Union Health Minister and Leader of House in the Rajya Sabha J.P. Nadda on Wednesday strongly condemned what he described as the “utterly reprehensible” behaviour of the opposition, led by Congress, during President Droupadi Murmu’s address in Parliament.The opposition parties staged a protest inside Parliament over the alleged scrapping of the MGNREGA scheme while the President was addressing a joint sitting of both Houses.As President Murmu spoke about the newly …