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Shimla, March 30 The debt liability of the Himachal Pradesh government increased by ₹10,966 crore in 2024-25, reaching ₹1,03,331.91 crore, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) revealed in its latest Financial Report.This figure is up from the ₹92,365 crore that the state owed as of April...

New Delhi, March 29 The Delhi government's subsidy bill for the free bus travel scheme for women and electricity has increased significantly, even as funds for its ambitious IT projects have been cut, according to revised budget estimates for the current year.The revised estimates (RE) figures...

Ranchi, March 29 Jharkhand BJP chief Aditya Sahu on Sunday alleged that the state government is constructing a new residence for Chief Minister Hemant Soren at a "cost of Rs 100 crore" and announced that the party would protest the move.Addressing reporters at the party headquarters, Sahu...

March 27, Kohima: Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio said the state budget for 2026-27 reaffirmed the government's commitment to balanced and equitable development across all districts, ensuring that no one is left behind.In his concluding remarks on the general discussion on the state budget today in...

New Delhi, March 27 There is no possibility of imposing a lockdown in the country, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, and indicated raising additional resources to compensate for the shortfall arising from the excise duty cut on diesel and petrol.She also...

The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly passed three key Appropriation Bills today during the ongoing Budget Session. Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that earlier, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah moved the bills for consideration and passage. The bills include: A Bill to authorize payment...

New Delhi, March 26 AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday criticized the BJP government in Delhi, stating that the people of the capital are feeling cheated for voting for the saffron party.The remarks followed a resident of Rajinder Nagar raising a water-related issue, claiming that there...

New Delhi, March 26 – Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta launched a scathing attack on former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday after a video related to the controversial "Sheesh Mahal" (former official CM residence) surfaced publicly.She stated that the truth, which had been hidden for...

New Delhi, March 26 An officer who intentionally asks "any offensive or improper question" during the 2027 Census will face punishment, including imprisonment of up to three years, upon conviction, according to the latest circular issued by the Registrar General of India.In a note circulated...

Kohima, March 25 The second phase of the Nagaland assembly's budget session will begin on Thursday, with key financial matters, including the presentation of the state budget, scheduled over two days.This is the first time the assembly is holding a session in two phases, with the first phase...

Bengaluru, March 25 – Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday, alleging that the state has been trapped in a cycle of borrowing to repay existing debt and describing the 2026–27 Budget as a "borrowing budget".Speaking in the...

Bhubaneswar, March 25 Opposition MLAs demonstrated wearing black T-shirts in the Odisha assembly on Wednesday, demanding the resignation of Health Minister Mukesh Mahaling over the death of 12 patients in a fire at a state-run hospital in Cuttack.The demonstration by the opposition MLAs over...

Mumbai, March 24 Only 52% of the works undertaken under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in Maharashtra were completed between 2019-20 and 2023-24, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has said.The CAG report, presented to the state...

Mumbai, March 25 The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has said that out of the 25.72 lakh works approved during 2019-20 to 2023-24 in the state under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), only 52.81 per cent were completed.The CAG report, which...

Shimla, March 25 As many as 27,000 social security pensions are awaiting approval in Himachal Pradesh, Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Dhani Ram Shandil said in a written reply in the assembly on Wednesday.He was responding to a question raised by BJP MLAs Vinod Kumar and Jeet Ram...

Mumbai, March 25 The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has flagged an unwarranted expenditure of ₹297.97 crore in road projects in Maharashtra executed under the Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM).The report was presented in the state legislative assembly on Wednesday.HAM is a...

Mumbai, March 24 The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has flagged several financial irregularities in the functioning of the Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights during the fiscal year 2018-19, raising serious concerns over weak internal controls and accounting...

New Delhi, March 24 Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced on Tuesday the allocation of Rs 10 crore for the establishment of a state-of-the-art emergency operation centre (EOC) to handle disaster-like situations in Delhi.Presenting the 2026-27 budget, she said that the EOC will be set up through...

Hyderabad, March 24 The Telangana Assembly on Tuesday witnessed a heated exchange over the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, as the ruling Congress linked Nathuram Godse to the RSS, while BJP floor leader Maheshwar Reddy countered that the Sangh had no ties to the assassin.During a discussion...

New Delhi, March 24 – Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta presented a ₹1.03 trillion budget for FY27, announcing several welfare schemes, including free diagnostic tests for newborn babies, free bicycles for 1.3 lakh girl students, and laptops for meritorious students, as well as a new...