Vadodara, March 6 (IANS) The Vadodara District Planning Board, chaired by Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, approved development works worth Rs 16 crore under the 15 per cent discretionary provision, along with Rs 2.5 crore for municipal projects, at a meeting held at the Collector’s Office on Friday.Addressing the meeting, Sanghavi emphasised the importance of completing all Planning Board work with quality and within the scheduled timeframe.“It is essential that development pro…
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Jaipur, March 6 (IANS) Vasudev Devnani, Speaker of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, expressed strong displeasure after several MLAs who had submitted questions were found absent during Question Hour in the House. The Speaker said it was inappropriate for legislators to remain absent after raising questions that are scheduled to be answered in the Assembly. He pointed out that a similar situation had occurred a day earlier as well, when three to four MLAs were missing despite their questions b…
Amaravati, March 5 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government has initiated power infrastructure works worth ₹6,000 crore to meet the rising electricity demand.Energy Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar informed the Assembly on Thursday that new substations are being built in areas experiencing high electricity load.Responding to questions raised by MLAs Aditi Vijayalakshmi Gajapathiraju, Kolla Lalitha Kumari, and Muttumula Ashok Reddy during the Question Hour, the minister stated that the government has …
Bhubaneswar, March 3 (IANS) BJP MLA Prakash Chandra Sethi on Tuesday expressed confidence that the BJP will secure the maximum number of seats in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from Odisha.Sethi asserted that several MLAs from both the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Indian National Congress (Congress) are going to extend support to the BJP candidate in the interest of the state.The BJP MLA claimed that internal dissatisfaction within Congress and BJD could influence the voting pattern. Accord…
Bengaluru, March 1 (IANS) Amid tensions over US-Israel strikes on Iran and the retaliatory actions, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D. K. Shivakumar condemned attack on a school in which several children were killed.Talking to mediapersons, Shivakumar said, “The war currently taking place between the United States, Israel and Iran is not right. Children have died in airstrikes. Why should a school of innocent children who have done nothing be attacked? This is condem…
Bengaluru, Feb 28 (IANS) Former Congress MP D.K. Suresh said on Saturday that if it is destined, his brother, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar, will become the Chief Minister, and if it is not in destiny, nothing can alter that outcome.Responding to media queries at his Bengaluru residence, Suresh said, “If it is written in destiny, my brother will become CM. If it is not written in destiny, no one can make it happen.”When asked whether he had laid…
Shillong, Feb 24 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Tuesday rejected allegations of a lack of transparency in the implementation of the Chief Minister’s Special Development Fund (CMSDF), asserting that the scheme is driven purely by public need and has reached nearly every corner of the state. Replying to a cut motion during the ongoing Budget Session of the Assembly, Sangma acknowledged the concerns raised by MLAs but emphasised that the CMSDF operates in the spirit of op…
Shillong, Feb 23 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Monday said that 92 villages in the state have been selected under the Vibrant Village Programme-II, even as the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is yet to notify the dates for the scheme implementation. Replying to a question in the Assembly, CM Sangma said that the programme will be implemented till 2028-29 and will be overseen by the state’s Border Areas Development (BAD) department.He explained that the Vibrant Villag…
Guwahati, Feb 21 (IANS) Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi on Saturday said there was no bitterness within the party during Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s recent visit to Assam, even as senior leader Bhupen Kumar Borah resigned from the Congress and is set to join the BJP. “Priyanka Gandhi spoke to everyone during her Assam visit. There is no kind of bitterness among us. I tried to persuade Bhupen Borah to stay, but it seems he had already made up his mind,” Bordoloi told reporters.Bordoloi’s remarks…
Bengaluru, Feb 21 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday said he was happy over AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge’s assurance to senior Congress leader Satish Jarkiholi regarding resolving the leadership issue in the state.His remarks came amid continuing speculation over leadership matters within the Karnataka Congress. Public Works Department Minister Satish Jarkiholi had earlier said that Kharge informed him that a decision had been taken on the leadership issue …