File photo of K. Annamalai | Photo Credit: M. Periasamy The BJP on Friday (August 29, 2024) appointed a six-member committee to oversee the party’s activities in Tamil Nadu in the absence of its State president K. Annamalai, who will be attending an education training programme in the United Kingdom for three months, from September … Read more
Image used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: PTI The working committee of Bharatiya Janata Party’s Rajasthan unit, which met on July 13welfare for the first time after the party came to power in the State in December 2023, took a pledge to take the public welfare schemes and policies of the “double engine” … Read more
Revenue Minister K. Rajan tabled the subject committee report related to the Kerala Revenue Recovery (Amendment) Bill, 2024, in the Assembly on Thursday. A key amendment empowers the State government to declare a moratorium on revenue recovery proceedings subject to conditions and guidelines. Earlier, the Kerala High Court had observed that the government was not … Read more
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly Petition Committee has expressed strong displeasure with the Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) over the slow progress of works and lack of basic amenities at Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout. During a hearing on Thursday, June 27, the committee addressed three key petitions related to the layout. These petitions included concerns over the BDA’s … Read more
BJP leader Piyush Goyal. File | Photo Credit: PTI Union Minister Piyush Goyal put an end to speculation about a leadership change in Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) following its recent disappointing performance in the Lok Sabha election by confirming on Tuesday that there will be no change. “There is no change. We have to … Read more
Director General of the NTA, Subodh Kumar Singh. Photo: YouTube The National Testing Agency (NTA) has decided that a high-powered committee will analyse the grievances of 1,600 students who appeared for the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2024 for admission into medical colleges. The results for the medical entrance exam NEET-UG were announced on June 4. … Read more
The Bill, which seeks to undo the changes that were brought by the BJP government in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, had been referred to the select committee by the Legislative Council. | Photo Credit: File photo Recommending reforms to the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committees (APMCs) in the State, the select committee of the Legislative … Read more
Image for representation. | Photo Credit: The Hindu A parliamentary committee has emphasised the need to launch the next phase of the Centre’s flagship Smart Cities Mission with a thrust on tier-2 cities located within 100 km of State capitals. The Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs also cautioned that digital infrastructure created under … Read more
The District Congress Committee presidents in Tamil Nadu Congress Committee, who met with the TNCC president K.S. Alagiri to discuss preparations in the lead-up to the Lok Sabha elections in 2024, have reportedly pushed the State leadership to distribute Lok Sabha tickets to ‘new faces’ instead of those from ‘well-known Congress families’ here in Chennai … Read more
For representation. | Photo Credit: AP The National Medical Commission (NMC) will constitute a committee on the issue of live demonstration of medical surgeries and discuss with stakeholders the way forward on the subject, noted a senior health official. Last month, the Supreme Court issued notice to the Centre and the NMC in a plea … Read more