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New Delhi, February 18 The Kerala government moved the Supreme Court on Wednesday, challenging a Kerala High Court order that overturned its decision to allocate ₹20 crore for the Nava Kerala Citizen Response Programme.The move came a day after the high court described the decision as a...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 18 The Left government filed a Special Leave Petition in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, challenging the Kerala High Court's verdict that overturned its order allocating ₹20 crore for the Nava Kerala Citizens' Response Programme, a source said.This move came a day...

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah presented 13 demands for grants and 19 supplementary demands in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, seeking approval for allocations across key departments. The discussion will continue on February 18–19, followed by his response and voting on the grants...

The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, expressed satisfaction with the progress of Rabi sowing. During a high-level meeting held in New Delhi, he reviewed the status of Rabi crop sowing and the price situation of key agricultural commodities.He stated...

Shimla, February 18 Himachal Pradesh BJP president Rajiv Bindal accused the Congress-led state government of spreading false narratives regarding the Revenue Deficit Grant and central aid on Wednesday.In a statement, he said that at the all-party meeting convened on February 13 to discuss the...

New Delhi, February 18 Chief Minister Rekha Gupta inaugurated projects worth more than Rs 2,000 crore in the water and sewage sector on Wednesday.The chief minister said that the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) projects, including laying of new water pipelines, sewer lines and construction of...

Jaipur, February 18 Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot alleged on Wednesday that the Rajasthan Budget for 2026-27 has left persons with disabilities feeling "cheated" as it did not include any allocations for their welfare.The budget was presented by Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Diya...

REASI, February 17: Chairman of the Reasi District Development Council, Saraf Singh Nag, chaired a meeting to review the physical and financial progress of the District Capex Plan for 2025-26. The discussion focused on sector-specific priorities, effective use of funds, and the timely completion...

Palakkad (Kerala), February 17 The opposition Congress on Tuesday criticized the Kerala government over its ongoing Nava Kerala Survey initiative, alleging that it was an attempt to channel government funds to the ruling CPI(M) and its youth wing, DYFI, for election campaigning.The ruling...

Amaravati, February 17 Andhra Pradesh Minister G Ravi Kumar announced on Tuesday that the state government is providing subsidized power to aquaculture farmers at Rs 1.5 per unit.Addressing the Assembly, the state energy minister said that 5.2 lakh aquaculture farmers are receiving electricity...

Kochi, February 17 – In a major setback for the Pinarayi Vijayan government, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday struck down the controversial "Nava Kerala Survey," calling it unlawful and questioning how it was funded and executed.The ruling comes amid growing opposition allegations that the...

New Delhi, February 16 Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced on Monday special financial assistance worth several thousand crore rupees to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to strengthen roads, sanitation, schools, and civic facilities across the national capital, according to an...

Chandigarh, February 16 – The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of using government funds to hold a rally in Moga on Monday. The SAD urged Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria and the Election Commission of India (ECI) to investigate the matter.In a statement here, SAD...

New Delhi, February 16 The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by the Delhi government against an order by the Delhi High Court, which directed retrospective payment of enhanced remuneration to legal researchers.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya...

February 14, New Delhi – The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the launch of the Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) with a total Central Assistance (CA) of Rs. 1 lakh crore. The CA will cover 25% of the project cost, subject to raising a minimum of 50% of the project cost...

New Delhi, February 14 The government said on Saturday that it has approved a Rs 10,000 crore Fund of Funds for mobile venture capital and to support deep tech, tech-driven innovative manufacturing startups, and early-growth stage enterprises.This was the second part of the Fund of Funds (FoF)...

New Delhi, February 14 The Cabinet has approved the second tranche of the Startup India Fund of Funds Scheme, with a corpus of ₹10,000 crore, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday.The key focus will be on deep tech startups, early-stage startups through smaller funds, tech-driven...

New Delhi, February 14 The Union Cabinet has approved the launch of the Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) with a total central assistance of ₹1 lakh crore, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday.Under the scheme, central assistance will cover 25 per cent of a project's cost, provided that...

Bengaluru, February 14 – The Union Ministry of Agriculture has positively responded to a request submitted by Karnataka Agriculture Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy, seeking the release of pending funds under the PM-Kisan scheme to thousands of farmers in the state.Reacting to the development...

Chandigarh, February 13 Senior AAP leader Anurag Dhanda launched a scathing attack on the BJP government in Haryana on Friday, accusing it of using people's hard-earned money to "buy" MLAs in Punjab.Dhanda's attack came a day after AAP MLA in Punjab, Narinder Kaur Bharaj, claimed that Haryana...