financial assistance

New Delhi, April 1 The Delhi government has launched the 'Lakhpati Bitiya Yojana', aimed at supporting the education and long-term financial security of the girl child through phased financial assistance from birth until higher education.In a gazette notification issued on March 30, the...

Tamulpur/Udalguri/Nalbari, April 1 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday that two women from the same family will be included in the 'Orunodoi' scheme in households with a larger number of members, relaxing the existing one-family-one-beneficiary norm.Addressing...

Patna, April 1 – Following the deadly stampede at the Sheetla Mata Temple in the Nalanda district, police have arrested four priests and filed a case against 40 individuals.The incident, which occurred a day earlier, resulted in the deaths of nine devotees and left several others injured.The...

Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu), April 1 Chief Minister MK Stalin accused the BJP on Wednesday of plotting to cause violence in Tamil Nadu, similar to what happened in Uttar Pradesh and Manipur, and asserted that his party had successfully thwarted their plans.Addressing a DMK rally here for the...

Jammu, March 31 Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday that ₹3.80 crore has been disbursed as a UT subsidy in favor of 4,288 consumers of Kashmir and Jammu Power Distribution Companies under the PM Surya Ghar - Free Electricity Yojana.Responding to a question raised by BJP legislator...

Hyderabad, March 31 The CAG has found loopholes in the implementation of the Telangana government's 'Kalyana Lakshmi' scheme, which resulted in ineligible beneficiaries receiving the benefit.Kalyana Lakshmi is a welfare scheme, introduced by the previous BRS government in 2014, to alleviate...

Kolkata, March 31 Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee questioned on Tuesday whether the people of Balurghat in West Bengal's South Dinajpur district had actually received the benefits of any Central government schemes, despite the presence of a "double-engine government" in...

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah informed the Legislative Assembly today that ₹3.80 crore has been disbursed as a UT subsidy to 4,288 consumers of Kashmir and Jammu Power Distribution Companies under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that the Chief Minister...

Amaravati, March 31 The Andhra Pradesh government will provide free electricity to weavers starting Wednesday, with 200 units for handlooms and 500 units for powerlooms, at an estimated annual cost of ₹150 crore.According to a press release, the initiative aims to reduce the burden of power...

Raipur, March 31 Former Chhattisgarh chief minister and senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday of making false claims regarding the actions taken against Naxals during the previous Congress government in the state.Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai...

"Vote for us," blares from the speakers in the autorickshaws, as Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee chief Ve Vaithilingam walks through the residential areas of the Thattanchavadi constituency, seeking votes.Vaithilingam, a 75-year-old former chief minister and now an MP, walks with his...

Nalanda, March 31 – Police have confirmed that eight people died and eight others were injured in a stampede at the Nalanda temple on Tuesday.The stampede occurred during prayers at the Mata Sheetla Temple in Nalanda.In a statement, the police said that earlier in the day, the situation at...

New Delhi, March 31 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his grief over the loss of lives in the tragic stampede at the Nalanda temple on Tuesday and announced financial assistance for the families of the deceased.A stampede broke out during prayers at the Mata Sheetla Temple in Nalanda on...

March 30, Kohima: The Central Government has allocated ₹3,880 crore to Nagaland under the 'Pride of Hills: Special Development Assistance for the Hill States' scheme for the financial year 2026-27.This initiative, part of the Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) program...

March 30, Kohima: The Central Government has allocated ₹3,880 crore to Nagaland under the 'Pride of Hills: Special Development Assistance for the Hill States' scheme for the financial year 2026-27.This initiative, part of the Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI), has a...

March 30, Kohima: The Central Government has allocated ₹3,880 crore to Nagaland under the 'Pride of Hills: Special Development Assistance for the Hill States' scheme for the financial year 2026-27.This initiative, part of the Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI), has a...

March 30, Kohima: The Central Government has allocated ₹3,880 crore to Nagaland under the 'Pride of Hills: Special Development Assistance for the Hill States' scheme for the financial year 2026–27.This initiative, part of the Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI), has a...

New Delhi, March 30 Only around 14,000 of the 50,000 vacancies announced under Delhi's old-age pension scheme last September have been filled so far, which is significantly slower than 2024, when about 80,000 beneficiaries were enrolled over a year, a source said.The pace of enrollment since...

Gangtok, March 30 Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Monday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for launching the "Pride of Hills" initiative under the Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) framework.This significant...

Puducherry, March 30 Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy said that the NDA, led by the AINRC, would form the next government for a consecutive term after the April 9 Assembly polls in the union territory.While campaigning in the neighbouring Muthialpet constituency, Rangasamy undertook a...