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Chandigarh, March 11 The Punjab government will consider the possibility of imposing an entry tax on vehicles registered in Himachal Pradesh, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema informed the state assembly on Wednesday.Cheema also criticized the Congress-led Himachal Pradesh government for...

Chandigarh, March 11 The ongoing Budget Session of the Punjab Assembly saw heated exchanges between the ruling AAP and opposition legislators on Wednesday over alleged derogatory remarks made by Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira about women.Unruly scenes erupted in the House after Finance...

Bengaluru, March 10 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who recently presented his record 17th budget as the state's finance minister, recalled on Tuesday that he first took on the responsibility in 1994 at the insistence of then CM H D Deve Gowda.Speaking in the Legislative Assembly, he...

New Delhi, March 10 The government on Tuesday sought approval from the Lok Sabha for an additional expenditure of over Rs 2.81 lakh crore in the current fiscal year.The second batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants was presented in the Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman...

New Delhi, March 10 The government on Tuesday sought approval from the Lok Sabha for an additional expenditure of over Rs 2.81 lakh crore in the current fiscal year.The second batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants was presented in the Lok Sabha by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman...

Amaravati, March 8 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday said that women entrepreneurs will play a key role in strengthening economic empowerment in the state.Addressing International Women's Day celebrations at Amaravati Parade Grounds here, the chief minister greeted...

Agartala, February 28 – The budget session of the Tripura Assembly will commence on March 13, with Governor Indrasena Reddy Nallu scheduled to address the House on the opening day, officials said on Saturday.A senior Assembly official said that the Governor's address would mark the beginning...

Mumbai, February 25 The Dearness Allowance (DA) for employees and other eligible staff of the Maharashtra government will be increased by three per cent to 58 per cent, effective from July 2025, announced Minister of State for Finance Ashish Jaiswal in the legislature on Wednesday.The revised...

Ranchi, February 24 The Jharkhand government on Tuesday presented a ₹1.58 lakh crore budget for the 2026-27 fiscal in the assembly, and announced a scheme for women engaged in agricultural activities.The JMM-led government had presented a ₹1.45 lakh crore budget in 2025-26."I have placed...

Ranchi, February 24 The Jharkhand government on Tuesday presented a ₹1.58 lakh crore budget for the 2026-27 fiscal in the assembly.The JMM-led government had presented a ₹1.45 lakh crore budget in 2025-26."I have presented a budget of ₹1.58 lakh crore for the 2026-27 financial year before...

Chandigarh, February 23 – Projecting excise revenue of ₹12,800 crore for 2026-27, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema said on Monday that the state's excise reforms are now directly strengthening public welfare by funding schools, hospitals, and other schemes that benefit the public...

Mumbai, February 23 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis led leaders from various parties in paying tributes to the late Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on the first day of the state legislature's budget session, stating that he was "the best CM the state never had".Deputy Chief...

Mumbai, February 23 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday that Ajit Pawar, who died in a plane crash last month, was "the best CM the state never had".Maharashtra has lost a towering leader and administrator, he said in a glowing tribute to Ajit Pawar in the state...

The Budget Session of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly will begin today. The session, which will continue until March 20th, will consist of a total of 15 sittings. It will begin with the address of Governor Ramen Deka. Finance Minister O. P. Choudhary will present the budget for the 2026-27...

Chennai, February 20 Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu said on Friday that Rs 5,000 was directly credited into the bank accounts of women beneficiaries of a state government scheme with compassion and clinical precision by Chief Minister M K Stalin.He said the disbursement...

Bhopal, February 18 – Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Kamal Nath, criticised the BJP-led state government's budget for 2026-27, presented by Deputy Chief Minister Jagdish Devda in the Assembly on Wednesday.Senior BJP leader Devda, who has been heading the state's...

Chennai, February 17 – Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thenarasu presented an interim budget of ₹2.55 lakh crore for the 2026-27 fiscal, with a focus on the state's upcoming elections. A significant portion, ₹4,000 crore, was allocated to the DMK's flagship scheme of free bus travel for...

Chennai, February 17 – Leader of the Opposition and AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami launched a scathing attack on the Tamil Nadu government’s Interim Budget for 2026-27 on Tuesday, describing it as a “hollow shell” that appears impressive on the surface but lacks substance...

Chennai, February 17 The opposition AIADMK criticized the interim budget for 2026-27 as "mere words" and claimed that it "deceived" the people.The party's legislators, who attended the presentation of the interim budget estimates by Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu, displayed invitation...

Chennai, February 17 Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thenarasu presented the Interim Budget for 2026-27 in the state Assembly on Tuesday. For social security schemes, he made a total allocation of Rs 5,463 crore.In his address, the minister also alleged that the union government appeared...