Hyderabad, July 26 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy is in favour of lowering the minimum age limit for contesting Assembly and Lok Sabha elections from 25 years to 21 years, to enable youth to step into legislatures. He told IANS that when individuals at the age of 21 are being appointed as civil servants and becoming mayors, why can’t they be allowed to contest Assembly and Lok Sabha elections?He demanded an amendment to the relevant law to allow contesting for the Legislative…
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Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) After 14 years, the state Assembly will hold a discussion on the budgetary provisions for the West Bengal Home Department on Wednesday. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, who is also in charge of the department, will reply to concerns raised by the legislators.The last time there was any discussion of the department’s budgetary allocations was in 2012, and since then the matter has been guillotined, meaning the approval of public spending for the department was fast-tracked…
Chennai, July 21 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government will present its first full financial road map since the change of regime when Finance Minister N. Marie Wilson tables the revised Budget for the 2026-27 financial year in the State Assembly on August 5. The announcement was made on Tuesday by Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar. According to the Speaker, the Budget will be presented at 10 a.m. on August 5, while the Agriculture Budget will be introduced a day later, on August 6, by Agriculture Min…
Shillong, July 17 (IANS) The Meghalaya government has announced that it would bring a resolution in the State Assembly to formally oppose and prohibit uranium mining, with Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma asserting that his government has never given its approval for such activities in the state. The announcement on Thursday comes amid renewed speculation and media reports over the possibility of uranium mining in Meghalaya, particularly in uranium-rich areas of the state.Clarifying the state gov…
Kolkata, June 22 (IANS) The first budget under a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government in West Bengal will be presented on the floor of the state Assembly on Monday afternoon by the new state Finance Minister, Swapan Dasgupta, a journalist-turned-politician, amid expectations of new measures for the state’s own tax revenue generation, better debt management and reformed policies to attract big ticket investments.While apprehensions among common people surface before any budget about the poss…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday congratulated the people of Assam over the passage of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), a legislation that will establish a common framework for all residents on matters about marriage, divorce, separation, inheritance, succession, and live-in relationships. The Himanta Biswa Sarma-led BJP government got the UCC legislation, 2026, passed through the State Assembly today, making Assam the first North-Eastern state and, overall, the t…
Ahmedabad, May 25 (IANS) Gujarat’s industrial sector, including its textile manufacturing base in Surat, faces an estimated annual production loss of Rs 12,000-Rs 15,000 crore due to repeated election cycles and the resulting large-scale migration of migrant workers, industry leaders said on Monday. This follows after consultations held in Gujarat by the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the proposal for “One Nation, One Election” as part of its wider stakeholder outreach acros…
Gandhinagar, May 20 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Wednesday said simultaneous elections under the proposed ‘One Nation, One Election’ framework could save nearly 50 lakh man-hours in the state by reducing repeated deployment of government machinery and administrative staff for separate polls. Speaking after a meeting with the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the proposal, Sanghavi said: “The state government had extended full support to the initiative du…
Lucknow, April 30 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the Congress, the Samajwadi Party (SP), and the INDIA bloc, accusing them of being “inherently anti-women” ahead of a one-day special session of the state Assembly.Speaking to journalists in Lucknow, CM Yogi said the special session had been convened to discuss and pass a condemnation motion against the Opposition’s alleged attempts to stall the implementation of the Women’s Reservation…
Bhubaneswar, April 17 (IANS) Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President Naveen Patnaik on Friday paid rich tributes to legendary leader and former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik on his death anniversary, recalling his unmatched contribution to the nation and Odisha.Addressing the party workers on the occasion, Patnaik offered his deep respect to the “great son of the soil”, describing Biju Patnaik as a towering personality and a symbol of courage, patriotism, and self-respect. He said Biju Babu’s legacy…