Shivamogga (Karnataka), Feb 27 (IANS) Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Friday described former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa as an indefatigable leader who led continuous struggles and protests for the state, even during the days when the BJP had a limited presence in the state.He was speaking at a felicitation programme organised in Yediyurappa’s hometown of Shikaripura to mark his 84th birthday.Joshi praised the people of Shikarip…
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Bengaluru, Feb 27 (IANS) Criticising the state government, former Union Minister and senior BJP leader A. Narayanaswamy said on Friday that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had betrayed the Madiga community, which had struggled for 35 years for internal reservation. He alleged that not only the Madiga community but Dalits across the state had been deceived, and accused the government of misleading 101 castes on the issue of internal reservation. He also alleged that job-aspirant youth had been misled…
Chennai, Feb 26 (IANS) In a significant move aimed at promoting inclusivity in the education sector, the Tamil Nadu government has reduced the minimum qualifying marks for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in the Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test (TNTET) Papers I and II from 50 per cent to 40 per cent. With this revision, PwD candidates will now be placed on par with applicants from Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Caste Arunthathiyars (SCA) and Scheduled Tribes (ST), who are also required to s…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Relevant provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act have been invoked in the case related to racial abuse and humiliation of three women from Arunachal Pradesh in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar, officials said on Wednesday. The police said that the relevant provisions were invoked based on the material available on record. They further noted that one of the accused, Ruby Jain, has been arrested.”The investigation is now being conducted …
Itanagar, Feb 23 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday underscored the crucial role of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector in driving India’s economic growth, stating that since 2014, several policy interventions have been undertaken under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to strengthen the country’s economy.Under the MSME policies, there has been special emphasis on uplifting Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes through the creation of…
Bengaluru, Feb 23 (IANS) A BJP delegation has submitted a memorandum to Karnataka Governor Thawarchand Gehlot alleging that the Congress-led government in the state has mishandled the issue of internal reservation among Scheduled Castes and created uncertainty instead of ensuring social justice.The delegation included former Deputy Chief Minister and MP Govind Karjol, former Union Minister A. Narayanaswamy, MLA Duryodhan Aihole, Basavaraj Mattimadu and retired IAS officer Lakshminarayan.In the m…
Ranchi, Feb 21 (IANS) Campaigning for the February 23 elections in 48 municipal bodies across Jharkhand came to an end at 5 p.m. on Saturday. Voting will be held in a single phase on Monday (February 23) from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Counting of votes will begin at 8 a.m. on February 27.The elections are being conducted for nine municipal corporations, 20 municipal councils and 19 Nagar Panchayats across the state.Apart from the posts of mayor and chairperson, polling will be held for ward councillors i…
Ranchi, Feb 21 (IANS) The issues of increasing the retirement age of government employees and filling long-pending backlog vacancies dominated discussions in the Jharkhand Assembly on Saturday.Clarifying the government’s position, Finance Minister Radha Krishna Kishore said there is no proposal under consideration to raise the retirement age of state employees. At the same time, he assured the House that backlog vacancies would be filled on a priority basis through a transparent recruitment pr…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 20 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday said the state Budget for the 2026–27 financial year would accelerate development and fulfil the dreams, hopes, and aspirations of people across all sections of society.Majhi, who also holds the Finance portfolio, presented the annual Budget in the Odisha Assembly earlier in the day and later described it as a roadmap for building a prosperous, inclusive, and future-ready state.Interacting with mediapersons after pre…
Hyderabad, Feb 19 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao on Thursday wrote an open letter to Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, seeking allocations in the state budget for implementing the poll promises of the Congress.He said though the Congress has been in power in the state for almost half its term, 95 percent of the promises made by it were yet to be fulfilled.Stating that no allocation was made in two previous budgets, the BRS leader said the people of …