Gandhinagar, Feb 28 (IANS) The Gujarat government has provided 4,555 new agricultural power connections in Bhavnagar district over the past two years, with expenditure of Rs 66.85 crore (Rs 6,685 lakh), the Assembly was informed on Saturday.Responding to a question on general agricultural power connections in the Legislative Assembly, Energy Minister Rushikesh Patel said the state is committed to supplying affordable and quality electricity to support farmers’ economic upliftment.“The state …
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Jaipur, Feb 20 (IANS) Congress has appointed Vinod Jakhar as the new president of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI). Jakhar has served as the Rajasthan University Students’ Union (RUSU) state president for the last two years. In 2018, he became the first Dalit president of RUSU after contesting as an independent candidate. In the 55-year history of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), a student leader from Rajasthan’s desert region has been appointed as the organisation’s…
Bengaluru, Feb 17 (IANS) In view of the upcoming elections to the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and local bodies in Karnataka, a delegation of Congress leaders, led by Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar, met the State Election Commissioner G.S. Sangreshi on Tuesday and submitted a memorandum seeking rectification of errors in the voter list revision.The delegation included Ministers Ramalinga Reddy and Dinesh Gundu Rao, former Congress MP D.K. Suresh, MLAs Rizwan Arshad and A.C. Srinivas…
Chandigarh, Feb 12 (IANS) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday announced to start a mass contact programme from February 17 in Qadian town in Gurdaspur district to launch the first phase of an election campaign comprising 40 rallies in nearly one month for the Assembly polls slated early next year.A decision to this effect was taken by party President Sukhbir Singh Badal after consultation with the senior party leadership.Speaking on the issue, Badal said, “We will take up all the burning i…
Jammu, Feb 11 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday tabled data in the Legislative Assembly showing a disparity in the issuance of reserved category certificates between Jammu Division and the Kashmir Valley.Official figures presented by the Jammu and Kashmir government in the Assembly revealed a significant regional imbalance in the issuance of reserved category certificates between the Jammu and Kashmir divisions.The data was tabled in response to a cut motion moved by Peoples C…
Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh, Feb 10 (IANS) Just 10 kilometres from Burhanpur district headquarters, the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Residential Girls’ Hostel, located in village Daryapur, is emerging as a grassroots example of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Atmanirbhar Bharat vision. The hostel is home to 50 Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe girls from nearby rural areas who are not only pursuing education but are also learning skills to become self-reliant.Along with academic studies, the g…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Delhi Social Welfare Minister Ravinder Indraj Singh on Saturday lauded the Union Budget 2026–27, saying that the enhanced allocation for social justice and welfare sectors will help take both the nation and Delhi to new heights.He highlighted that provisions for sectors related to social justice and welfare have been increased by approximately 12.5 per cent to around Rs 14,800 crore, which will strengthen efforts for the upliftment of weaker and disadvantaged sections.T…
Patna, Jan 29 (IANS) The Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government on Thursday approved 31 proposals during a cabinet meeting held in Patna. The meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, was attended by both Deputy Chief Ministers and ministers from various departments.One of the major decisions taken was a significant hike in the Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) students, effective from the financial year 2025–26.The revised annual scholarship amo…
Chennai, Jan 29 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday welcomed the new regulations issued by the University Grants Commission (UGC), stating that it will “eliminate caste-and gender-based discrimination” in higher educational institutions and said that this was long overdue and necessary “reform” of an inequitable academic system. Notably, the UGC recently notified fresh guidelines mandating formation of Equality Committees in universities and colleges, with the objectiv…
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) Aruna Mardi, the first wife of West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) two-time Lok Sabha MP and state tribal front president Khagen Murmu, joined the Trinamool Congress in Kolkata on Wednesday. Senior Trinamool Congress leader and State Education Minister Bratya Basu and State Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Forests, Birbaha Hansda, handed Aruna Mardi the Trinamool flag at the party’s headquarters.During the joining ceremony, Bratya Basu introduced the new T…