The Ministry of Home Affairs office at North Block in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on March 28 extended the validity of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) registration of non-government organisations (NGOs) and associations till June 30. Registrations of many NGOs are up for renewal since … Read more
The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations has announced that the computer-based test (CBT) for admission to engineering and pharmacy courses will be held in various phases from June 1 to 9. The examinations will be held across the State as well as centres in Dubai, Mumbai and New Delhi, according to an official release. The test … Read more
The Department of Skills Development and Training and AP State Skill Development Corporation are going to organise a ‘Mini Job Mela’ in Vijayawada on June 27. In a release on Saturday, NTR district Collector S. Dilli Rao asked the unemployed youth to attend the job mela. Five companies will recruit over 500 candidates to the … Read more
West Bengal Law Minister Molay Ghatak. File | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday (June 23) issued a summons to West Bengal Law minister Moloy Ghatak asking him to appear before its officers in New Delhi on June 28 in connection with its probe into the coal pilferage case in the … Read more
The story so far: Just a few days after the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government promised free power up to 200 units for eligible domestic households in Karnataka under the Gruha Jyothi scheme, came a shocker to citizens as the tariff for the month of June was hiked by an average of ₹2-2.5 per unit across electricity supply … Read more
A woman makes her way towards the destination during heavy rainfall, in Kolkata on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI The sub-Himalayan districts of West Bengal are set to get a respite from the heatwave conditions with the likely advancement of the southwest monsoon, officials said on June 9. The southern districts of the State will … Read more
Sharing his views on several issues in the run up to the Lok Sabha election, Deepak Prakash, Jharkhand BJP State president, says the Opposition meet of June 23 in Patna is a “get-together of corrupt leaders and corrupt parties”. Mr. Prakash calls Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as “Mungeri Lal” [daydreamer]. He also points out … Read more
Finance and Health Minister T. Harish Rao on Friday said the IT hub at the district headquarters would be inaugurated on June 15 by Minister for Industries and IT K.T. Rama Rao. Mr. Harish Rao, along with Collector Prashanth J. Patil and other officers, reviewed the ongoing works at the IT hub, which, he said, … Read more
The Chief Minister directed ministers and legislators to ensure that the Shakti scheme reaches all eligible beneficiaries, regardless of their caste, religion and class. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday, June 9, directed all district in-charge ministers and MLA’s to launch Shakti — the scheme allowing women to travel … Read more
Two big anti-KCR faces, Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy and Jupally Krishna Rao set to announce their association with the Congress party on June 12 | file photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu Telangana politics is likely to go through a huge churning with two big anti-KCR faces, Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy and Jupally Krishna Rao set to announce … Read more