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Mumbai, Apr 1 The Maharashtra cabinet on Wednesday approved an increase in scholarships for differently-abled students in Classes 8 to 12, after a gap of 12 years.The increase will range from Rs 100-200 to Rs 500-1,000, benefiting 92,581 students, according to an official.A fund of Rs 23.11...

Mumbai, March 26 According to official documents, the Maharashtra government had sanctioned over Rs 1 crore for development works at a temple linked to the arrested self-proclaimed godman and rape accused, Ashok Kharat, in the Nashik district in 2018.The funds were approved on March 31, 2018...

New Delhi, March 25 Congress Rajya Sabha member Pramod Tiwari said on Wednesday that the allocation of Rs 5 crore per year for MPs under the MPLAD scheme was "quite less" and it should be increased to at least Rs 20 crore, besides abolishing GST on works carried out under the scheme.Under the...

Bengaluru, March 24 – The Karnataka government, led by the Congress, has announced an additional allocation of Rs 10 crore for victims of the Wayanad landslide tragedy in Kerala, sparking political controversy. The BJP and JD(S) have sharply criticised this move on Tuesday.Bengaluru South MP...

New Delhi, March 24 Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said, despite claims by the Centre that 1.29 lakh manuscripts are accessible to the public through its Gyan Bharatam initiative, "no information" is provided on access mechanisms, language interfaces, or reach.In a post on X on Monday, the Lok...

New Delhi, March 23 Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said on Monday that despite claims by the Centre about public access to the digitised versions of 1.29 lakh manuscripts under its Gyan Bharatam initiative, "no information" is provided on access mechanisms, language interfaces, or reach.In a post...

Bhopal, March 17 To emphasize its focus on cow protection, the Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday changed the name of the state veterinary department to "Gaupal and Pashupal Department," an official said.Previously, it was known as the Pashupal and Dairy Development Department.Further, the...

Bhubaneswar, March 17 Odisha's Leader of the Opposition, Naveen Patnaik, demanded the resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling on Tuesday over the deaths of 12 people in a fire at the state-run SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack.Patnaik, who visited the hospital following the...

New Delhi, March 16 The Ministry of Corporate Affairs said on Monday that 7,292 candidates had left the internship program without completing it under the Prime Minister Internship Scheme.The scheme has been implemented as a pilot project in two phases.The first phase of the project began on...

The Jammu and Kashmir government has released ₹195.96 crore under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to support rural infrastructure development and meet staff honorarium obligations across the Union Territory.Srinagar, March 13: The Jammu and Kashmir...

In Jammu and Kashmir, the government has allocated a total of ₹ 195.96 crore under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to support rural infrastructure development and meet staff honorarium obligations across the Union Territory. An Akashvani Jammu correspondent...

New Delhi, March 12 The Modi government has increased the allocation to the erstwhile rural employment scheme, MGNREGA, by nearly four times to ₹8.53 lakh crore, compared to the funds allocated by the Congress-led UPA regime, BJP member in the Rajya Sabha, Bhim Singh, said on Thursday.He was...

Bengaluru, March 12 – BJP state president and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra criticised the Karnataka government over the state budget for 2026–27 on Thursday, alleging that the government’s only achievement has been increasing borrowing while failing to ensure overall development of the state...

Chandigarh, March 11 Haryana has completed the selection of all 250 schools under the PM-SHRI scheme, with the institutions being developed as green campuses equipped with modern learning facilities and digital classrooms, an official statement said on Wednesday.This achievement positions the...

Chandigarh, March 11 – Haryana has achieved a significant milestone in strengthening government school education by completing the selection of all 250 schools under the Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme. These institutions are being developed as green campuses equipped...

New Delhi, March 11 The central government has no role in the devolution of funds to Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), and it is only the states that do so. The performance of Punjab in this regard is lower than even the national average, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday...

Chandigarh, March 8: Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party's working President Ashwani Sharma on Sunday said that the state budget "is a major betrayal of the mothers and sisters of the state and is disappointing for farmers, employees, and the common people too."Reacting to the budget for 2026-27...

Jammu, March 7 Since the formation of the National Conference-led government in Jammu and Kashmir in 2024, as many as 5,881 development projects worth Rs 22,275 crore, proposed by MLAs during pre-budget discussions for the 2025-26 budget estimates, have been accommodated, officials in the...

Aizawl, March 2, 2026: The Chief Minister of Mizoram, Pu Lalduhoma, today distributed the District Catalytic Intervention Plan Fund at the Planning & Programme Implementation Committee Room. An amount of ₹1 crore has been allocated to each district to facilitate the effective implementation of...

Chandigarh, March 2 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday presented the state's budget for the financial year 2026-27, with an allocation of Rs 2.23 lakh crore, an increase of 10.28 per cent from the revised allocation of Rs 2.028 lakh crore in the current fiscal.Presenting the...