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Amaravati, April 4 Construction projects worth nearly Rs 51,000 crore have been initiated in the Greenfield city of Amaravati, officials informed Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday.During a review meeting with officials and construction agencies at his office, the chief minister...

Mumbai, April 3 The Maharashtra State Contractors' Association wrote to the Mahayuti government on Friday, threatening to halt work from April 7 if dues amounting to more than Rs 96,000 crore are not paid soon.The state government had cleared about Rs 20,000 crore last year following protests...

The government has announced a series of measures to mitigate the impact of the global situation and the resulting increase in fuel, construction material, and related logistics costs on National Highway Projects. These measures are aimed at providing relief to contractors and concessionaires...

New Delhi, March 31 Six states have taken significant action by imposing penalties in cases of financial irregularities and poor-quality work under the Centre's Jal Jeevan Mission since 2021, the government informed the Rajya Sabha.These states are Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Gujarat, Assam...

Chandigarh, March 28 – State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Working President Ashwani Sharma on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government, alleging that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has remained silent on a series of serious scams and irregularities...

Lucknow, March 28 Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday accused the BJP-led state government of undertaking large-scale infrastructure projects primarily to benefit select contractors, pointing out that six out of the seven airports inaugurated in recent years were non-functional...

The National Council for Cement and Building Materials (NCB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UltraTech Cement Limited today to strengthen skill development and capacity building in the construction sector. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry stated that the partnership aims to...

Bengaluru, March 24 – Leader of the Opposition and senior BJP leader, R. Ashoka, launched a sharp attack on the Karnataka government on Tuesday, alleging a complete collapse of civic administration amid the ongoing garbage crisis in Bengaluru.In a strongly worded statement, Ashoka said the...

Mumbai, March 16 Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Vijay Wadettiwar said on Monday that the Maharashtra government has been favoring legislators from the ruling parties by allocating funds to them while ignoring opposition MLAs.Participating in the discussion on budgetary demands in the...

New Delhi, March 13 The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has stated that private contractors are responsible for collecting municipal waste from households, markets, and streets in its South, Central, and West zones.The MCD said this in a communication issued to several private companies...

Mumbai, March 12 – Congress legislative party leader Vijay Wadettiwar launched a scathing attack on the Mahayuti government in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday, demanding immediate clarity on the terms and conditions of the recently announced farm loan waiver scheme, which offers up to Rs 2...

Wayanad (Kerala), March 12 Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has urged the central government to clear the outstanding payments for work completed under the Jal Jeevan Mission.Vadra, the Congress MP from the Wayanad parliamentary constituency, has written to Union Minister of Jal Shakti C...

Mumbai, March 6 – Former chief minister and Shiv Sena UBT leader Uddhav Thackeray on Friday described the Maharashtra budget as a "mirage of development," claiming it involves "setting off firecrackers on borrowed money" while the state's financial condition remains dire.Uddhav Thackeray...

Mumbai, March 6 The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi on Friday criticised the Devendra Fadnavis government's 2026-27 budget for Maharashtra, claiming that it was a "contractor-centric" exercise that ignored farmers, the middle class, and the rural economy.Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray...

Aizawl, March 5 Forty-five villages in Mizoram remain classified as un-electrified or de-electrified, Power and Electricity minister F Rodingliana informed the state Assembly on Thursday.In a written reply to queries from opposition BJP member Prova Chakma, the minister said that efforts are...

In Jammu and Kashmir, the Directorate of Geology & Mining has directed all treasuries across the Union Territory not to release payments to contractors or executing agencies involved in development projects unless a valid Royalty Clearance Certificate (RCC) is produced. An Akashvani Jammu...

The Directorate of Geology & Mining, Jammu and Kashmir, has directed all treasuries across the Union Territory not to disburse payments to contractors or executing agencies involved in development projects unless a valid Royalty Clearance Certificate (RCC) is produced.According to a...

Bengaluru, March 4. Former minister and senior BJP leader D.N. Jeevaraj has alleged criminal activity related to the stamp papers used under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) and has demanded that the state government order a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the matter.Addressing...

New Delhi, February 27 Delhi BJP leader Manoj Tiwari on Friday said the legal battle in the excise policy case was far from over and mocked former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, suggesting even his "tears should be tested in a lab".Earlier in the day, the Rouse Avenue Court discharged...

Mumbai, February 25 The Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) on Wednesday criticised the Mumbai municipal body's Budget for 2026-27, alleging it was designed to benefit contractors and terming it the BJP's roadmap to exploit citizens.The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) proposed a budget...