Kozhikode, April 2 (IANS) The CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) on Thursday unveiled a comprehensive, two-volume election manifesto, positioning employment generation and welfare expansion at the core of its electoral pitch in Kerala.Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan released the document, underscoring the front’s promise of continuity in development over the past decade.Kerala goes to the polls on April 9 to elect 140 new legislators.A central pillar of the manifesto is an ambitious employ…
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New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Defence Ministry’s Directorate General Resettlement (DGR) will organise a mega job fair for ex-servicemen at Aravali Auditorium, Near Shankar Vihar Metro Station, Delhi Cantonment, on Friday, a Defence Ministry official said. The job fair will begin at the auditorium at 7 a.m., and the ex-servicemen will be required to carry their I-Card and five copies of their biodata, it added.The DGR said the fair will offer several benefits to industry employers, includi…
Jammu, March 11 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Minister Javed Ahmad Rana on Wednesday expressed gratitude to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for sanctioning a helipad and waiting lounge at Mendhar in Poonch district.Javed Rana is a member of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly from the Mendhar constituency, which is reserved for the Scheduled Tribe community.Officials said that the Minister for Jal Shakti, Forest, Ecology & Environment and Tribal Affairs, Javed Ahmad Rana, expressed gratitude to Chief Min…
Hyderabad, Feb 26 (IANS) The Telangana government has constituted a Cabinet Sub-Committee to prepare and submit a 99-day action plan for implementation across various departments in the state. The Sub-Committee will be chaired by Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Finance & Planning, Energy, Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka.Irrigation & Command Area Development, Food & Civil Supplies Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, Information Technology, Electronics & Communications, Industries & …
Chennai, Feb 18 (IANS) Premalatha Vijayakanth, general secretary of the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK), has said her party would announce its decision on an electoral alliance at an appropriate time, even as she signalled openness to the idea of a coalition government with a share in power in Tamil Nadu. Speaking to reporters at the Chennai airport, Premalatha said the party leadership was carefully evaluating its options ahead of the forthcoming Assembly elections.”We will take a consi…
Ahmedabad, Feb 4 (IANS) With a focus on major infrastructure, mobility, environmental sustainability, and sports facilities linked to preparations for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Wednesday presented its Draft Budget for 2026-27 with a total outlay of Rs 17,018 crore.The draft estimates revenue expenditure at Rs 7,150 crore and capital expenditure at Rs 9,868 crore. Presenting the budget, Municipal Commissioner Banchhanidhi Pani stated that no new tax…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Budget Session of the Bihar Legislative Assembly began on Monday with Governor Arif Mohammed Khan addressing the House, marking the formal start of proceedings for what the ruling alliance has described as a crucial and forward-looking session for the state.This is the first Budget Session of the current state government, and leaders from the ruling dispensation expressed optimism, calling it an important step toward strengthening governance and development in Bihar.B…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 29 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Kerala Budget presented by Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal, alleging that the State’s fiscal credibility had been “completely destroyed” and that the LDF government was merely shifting its financial burden to the next dispensation.Echoing the criticism, Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader P.K. Kunhalikutty termed the document “the best budget of a failed government.”…
Chennai, Jan 26 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a sharp attack on the ruling DMK after Chief Minister M.K. Stalin described Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “double-engine government” model as a “dummy engine”.In a strongly worded statement, BJP spokesperson A.N.S. Prasad said the Chief Minister’s remark reflected what he called the DMK’s discomfort with the Centre-state development partnership being projected by the BJP and the National Democr…
Washington, Jan 25 (IANS) Warning that unchecked immigration could erode the nation’s economic strength and political freedoms, a senior Republican lawmaker has said the United States should cap the number of new citizens at 800,000 a year, “or maybe even less.”Congressman Glenn Grothman told colleagues that allowing unlimited immigration would make the country “not only poorer, but America will become much less free.”Speaking on the floor of the US House of Representatives, the Wiscon…