Addressing a gathering of CII members at a two-day conference held by the industry body in Hyderabad, on February 21, 2024, Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said that the Government is here to work with investors and entrepreneurs. File | Photo Credit: PTI Allaying apprehensions that the Congress government in Telangana will re-write policies, introduce … Read more
Naveen Patnaik. File. | Photo Credit: ANI With the model code of conduct expected to be in force anytime due to the upcoming polls, the Naveen Patnaik government in Odisha has stepped up earmarking cash incentives across different sectors. Approximately 70 lakh self-help group members, regarded a significant support base for the ruling Biju Janata … Read more
Maratha activists participate in a bike rally in Karad on Wednesday to press for reservation. | Photo Credit: PTI Mumbai The Maharashtra government on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that it was taking “all necessary steps” to include eligible Marathas in the Other Backward Castes (OBC) category by granting them Kunbi caste certificates. The … Read more
Fancy hookahs on display. File | Photo Credit: KAMAL NARANG Telangana Government has prohibited the operation of Hookah parlours in the State with immediate effect. The legislative assembly has unanimously passed “The Cigarettes and other tobacco products (prohibition of advertisement and regulation of trade and commerce, production, supply and distribution) (Telangana Amendment) Bill 2024” unanimously … Read more
The decision to include healthcare workers in the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana was announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the presentation of the interim Union Budget. File After the Central government announced its decision to include Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) and Anganwadi workers and helpers into the free cover for health … Read more
In this combo of file photos of (L-R) former Prime Ministers P.V. Narasimha Rao and Charan Singh, and agriculture scientist M.S. Swaminathan, who will be honoured with the Bharat Ratna – country’s highest civilian award. | Photo Credit: PTI Samyukt Kisan Morcha on February 10 welcomed the conferring of Bharat Ratna on Chaudhary Charan Singh … Read more
Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan presented her traditional address to the joint sitting of the legislature on February 8, 2024. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement Telangana Government will set up a dedicated AI city in 50 acres to 100 acres. The Government will position Hyderabad and Telangana as the AI capital of the country by inviting … Read more
Parliamentarians in Lok Sabha in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a Bill which seeks to deal sternly with malpractices and irregularities in government recruitment examinations, with provisions for a maximum jail term of 10 years and a fine up to ₹1 crore. Piloting the Public Examinations (Prevention … Read more
The Government collected ₹601.97 crore from the public as penalty for not linking PAN with their Aadhaar from July 1, 2023 to January 31,2024. The last date for linking PAN with Aadhaar was June 30, 2023. Representational Image. The Government has collected over ₹600 crore as penalty for delay in linking PAN with Aadhaar, and … Read more
: The State government has constituted an inquiry committee led by retired IAS officer S.D. Meena to probe observations made by the Principal Accountant General in the Compliance Audit of Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd. (KEONICS) for the period 2018-19 to 2022-23. According to the order, the panel includes one financial expert (retd. SAAD … Read more