Udupi (Karnataka), May 16 (IANS) Karnataka Minister for Women and Child Welfare Laxmi Hebbalkar on Saturday urged political parties not to politicise issues related to education, stating that students’ interests and future should not be compromised.Commenting on the controversy surrounding the state government’s move to remove the ban on hijab and other religious symbols, Hebbalkar said students should not be dragged into political debates.“There should be no interference in education. Stu…
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Agartala, May 15 (IANS) Tripura Power Minister Ratan Lal Nath on Friday said the state is moving rapidly towards expanding solar energy and announced that all offices of the eight Zila Sabhadhipatis would be brought under solar power by the end of this month. The Minister made the announcement after chairing the 29th Governing Body Meeting of the Tripura Renewable Energy Development Agency here on Friday.Speaking to the media after the meeting, Nath said that all eight Zila Sabhadhipatis are mem…
Chandigarh, May 15 (IANS) Punjab Minister Aman Arora on Friday slammed the Central government over the continuous rise in fuel prices and inflation, stating that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government has pushed the common man, farmers and small businesses into financial distress while favouring a handful of corporate houses. Cabinet minister Arora told the media here that the entire country “is witnessing the suffering caused by rising inflation despite the tall promises made by PM Modi be…
Bengaluru, May 13 (IANS) Commenting on the shocking developments surrounding the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) re-examination after a question paper leak, Karnataka Minister for School Education and Literacy, Madhu Bangarappa on Wednesday demanded that the National Testing Agency (NTA) be scrapped.“At least in the future, the Centre should hold discussions with state governments regarding NEET,” he demanded.Speaking to reporters at Vidhana Soudha, Bangarappa said, “I am the…
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) In a move towards administrative austerity, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday entered ‘action mode’, ordering the immediate cancellation of previously approved foreign tours for state ministers and high-ranking civil servants. Based on the CM’s directives, previously approved foreign tours for ministers and bureaucrats have been suspended, and international collaborations will be handled via virtual platforms to reduce government spending and s…
Lucknow, May 12 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has issued a comprehensive set of directives aimed at radical austerity and self-reliance, urging the people of Uttar Pradesh to align with PM Modi’s national call for resource conservation. In a high-level meeting on Tuesday with top administrative and police officials in Lucknow, the Chief Minister announced an immediate 50 per cent reduction in the vehicle fleets of himself, state ministers, and other dignitaries, ordering…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution, and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi has slammed the Congress government in Karnataka, alleging that it is immersed only in price hikes, appeasement politics, and internal power struggles among Members of the Legislative Assembly and ministers. He said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was “wasting time criticising others instead of fixing his own house”.Responding sharply to the Chief Minister’s statement that PM Modi’s s…
Hyderabad, May 12 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao slammed the Central government over cancelling the NEET undergraduate exam over question paper leaks. He said the Central government should be ashamed that the situation has deteriorated to the point where the entire exam had to be cancelled due to the NEET question paper leak.The former minister accused the Central government of playing with the lives of countless students who studied tirelessly day and night…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Highlighting the multifaceted India-Nepal partnership, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated on Tuesday that New Delhi has received an invitation for Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri to visit Nepal, the dates of which will be decided as per mutual convenience of both nations. Addressing a weekly media briefing on Tuesday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal recalled the interactions between two nations after Balen Shah assumed office as Nepal’s PM. He stated that the …
Bhopal, May 11 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh will accelerate police recruitment and roll out new welfare measures for personnel, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced on Monday, declaring that the state has eliminated Naxalism after a decades-long fight. Addressing the K.F. Rustamji Awards Distribution Ceremony at Ravindra Bhawan in Bhopal, Yadav said the state government is expediting recruitment so more youth can join the force and strengthen public safety and law and order.He said recruitment pr…