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New Delhi, March 27 The Delhi government has raised concerns about "persistent and systematic violations" of the Right to Information Act, 2005, by its departments, and has directed each office to ensure compliance with the transparency norms mandated under the law, officials said.A letter...

New Delhi, March 27 Delhi Cabinet Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said in the Assembly on Friday that the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report concerning the now-scrapped excise policy has exposed the “deliberate policy manipulation” under the previous government led by Arvind Kejriwal...

Hyderabad, March 26 Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said on Thursday that the state government will introduce a special policy to attract more Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds and to ensure their effective utilization.As a move to encourage companies to contribute more CSR...

Patna, March 25 – As part of his ongoing "Samriddhi Yatra" (Progress Journey), Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visited the Buxar and Bhojpur districts on Wednesday, inaugurating and laying the foundation for a large number of development projects aimed at accelerating growth in the region...

Kolkata, March 24 The state administration issued strict directives to all government departments, employees, and officials in West Bengal on Tuesday, making it clear that "any unrest will not be tolerated" during the upcoming Assembly elections.The instructions were issued as part of the...

New Delhi, March 24 The National Green Tribunal has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the Irrigation and Flood Control Department of the Delhi government to take appropriate remedial action regarding the regular cleaning and maintenance of the Palam drain in Dwarka.The...

Kohima, March 20 The Naga Students' Federation (NSF) on Friday demanded the termination of all illegal appointments made in various state government departments within 45 days.In a representation submitted to the Chief Secretary, the federation alleged that 109 posts across 16 government...

Shimla, March 20 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Friday that 1,098 government buildings in the state remain unoccupied as they have not been put to any use.He said this while responding to a question raised by BJP MLA Satpal Singh Satti in the state Assembly...

Patna, March 20 The Bihar Police's Economic Offences Unit (EOU) has formed a dedicated team to monitor irregularities in the tender process across all government departments, a senior official said on Friday.The five-member team, headed by EOU SP Pankaj Kumar, includes a DSP and inspectors...

Amaravati, March 19 Andhra Pradesh Human Resource Minister Nara Lokesh announced on Thursday the release of a job calendar for over 10,000 jobs, specifying the notification dates and other details.The minister promised to conduct the recruitment examinations according to the defined timeline...

New Delhi, March 19 A nine-judge constitutional bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on the contentious issue of defining the term "industry" under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.The bench, headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant, heard the submissions of various lawyers...

Bengaluru, March 18 Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti on Wednesday set a deadline of March 25 for the state government to provide all pending responses, warning that action would follow on the next day if the direction is not adhered to, while state Home Minister G Parameshwara...

New Delhi, March 18 As many as 63 appointments have been made in various government departments through lateral entry since 2018, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.Lateral entry refers to the appointment of specialists, including those from the private sector, in government departments...

Bengaluru, March 16 Upset over the insufficient number of written replies from government departments to MLAs' questions, Karnataka Assembly Speaker U T Khader adjourned the House and walked out on Monday, stating that he would not run the House until concerned ministers and secretaries provide...

In Jammu and Kashmir, the Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner (Migrants), Dr. Arvind Karwani, today chaired a meeting to review the ongoing development works in the Jammu migrant camps. An Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that the Relief Commissioner also reviewed the needs and projects...

In a significant move, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has decided to review the rules governing the appointment of Class IV employees, commonly referred to as multi-tasking staff. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that to initiate the process, the Government has constituted a high-level...

March 13, Kohima: Procedures for police recruitment were discussed in the Nagaland Assembly on Thursday.During the question hour, MLA Achumbemo Kikon raised concerns about the 300 rupee application fee for police constable recruitment.He noted that many applicants come from economically...

Kohima, March 12 Deputy Chief Minister Yanthungo Patton assured the Nagaland Assembly that the government would not allow any additional collection of money from candidates selected for police training, warning that strict action would be taken against officials if such practices are reported...

Chandigarh, March 12 – The investigation into the IDFC First Bank scam has revealed that the main accused created several shell companies and illegally transferred government funds to various accounts, said Additional Director General of Police Charu Bali, who is posted with the State Vigilance...

New Delhi, March 11 The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at 19 locations on Wednesday in connection with alleged embezzlement of ₹590 crore from the accounts of the Haryana government, maintained with IDFC First Bank in Chandigarh, sources said.The agency conducted searches in...