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Bengaluru, March 9 – The Congress-led government in Karnataka announced on Monday that it would develop localities and allot land to retired soldiers across the state this year. Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda made the announcement in the Legislative Assembly in response to a question raised...

New Delhi, March 9 Ahead of the Assam assembly elections, former Asom Gana Parishad leader Jayanta Khaund joined the Congress on Monday, with Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi praising his entry into the party.Days after resigning from the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), Khaund joined the Congress...

Hyderabad, March 9 Congress candidates Abhishek Singhvi and Vem Narender Reddy were unopposed elected to the Rajya Sabha from Telangana on Monday.The Returning Officer announced their election after the deadline for withdrawing nominations had passed.Narender Reddy, a close aide of Chief...

Mumbai, March 9 – The Maharashtra government on Monday indicated that the suspension of M Devender Singh, a 2011-batch IAS officer and Member Secretary of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), is likely to be lifted.This followed high-level discussions in the Legislative Assembly...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 9 – As the Kerala Assembly elections approach, the focus of political activity has temporarily shifted from the state to the national capital, as senior leaders of the Congress and the BJP are heading to Delhi for crucial discussions with their central leadership on...

Bhubaneswar, March 9 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday informed the Assembly that a total of 44 prisoners have escaped from different jails of the state during the last five years.A total of 33 were under-trial prisoners (UTPs) and 11 convicted prisoners have escaped from...

Inspection of the pending Mini Secretariat project brings renewed focus on early construction as public delegations highlight development needs across the Gulmarg constituency areasMarch 8, Gulmarg: Member of Legislative Assembly, Gulmarg, Farooq Ahmad Shah visited the Mini Secretariat...

Hyderabad, March 8 – On Sunday, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy inaugurated the renovated Telangana Legislative Council building within the Assembly complex.The old Assembly building, where legislative business was conducted in the former Hyderabad State, has now become the Legislative...

Patna, March 7 – Former Speaker and senior BJP leader Nand Kishore Yadav met Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at his official residence, 1 Anne Marg in Patna, on Saturday, after being appointed as the new Governor of Nagaland.During the meeting, the Chief Minister congratulated him on his new...

Mumbai, March 7 – Following his unopposed re-election to the Rajya Sabha, former Union Minister and NCP-SP President Sharad Pawar, on Saturday, issued a heartfelt letter expressing his deep gratitude towards the people of Maharashtra.Due to ongoing health concerns and medical advice to rest...

New Delhi, March 6 – The Delhi Assembly’s Privileges Committee Chief, Pradyuman Singh Rajput, said on Friday that former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders could not provide any factual documents to support their claims about the existence of a 'gallows' on...

Bengaluru, March 6 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar assured the KSCA on Friday that he and Public Works Minister Satish Jarkiholi would facilitate a meeting with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to resolve their issues.Addressing members of the Karnataka State Contractors' Association...

Amaravati, March 6 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday accused the YSR Congress party of shirking its responsibility to attend the Legislative Assembly, and said that the status of opposition is determined by the people, not the government.Speaking on the Appropriation...

Chandigarh, March 6 – The Punjab government has taken a historic step towards Universal Health Coverage by extending 100 per cent health coverage to the entire population of the state under the 'Mukhya Mantri Sehat Yojana', said Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Friday.In the Governor’s Address...

Kochi, March 6 The Kerala High Court on Friday observed that it would be difficult to prove that former state Transport Minister Antony Raju had the intention to tamper with evidence in a 1990 drug case when he was a junior lawyer.Justice C Jayachandran also asked whether Raju's senior lawyer...

Kochi (Kerala), March 5 The state government filed a statement in the Kerala High Court on Thursday opposing the plea of former state Transport Minister Antony Raju to suspend his conviction in a case of tampering with evidence, arguing that granting this relief "would undermine the integrity of...

Mumbai, March 5 The Maharashtra government told the legislative assembly on Thursday that it would revisit the demand to confer the Bharat Ratna posthumously on freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.Speaking during a discussion on a private member's resolution moved by BJP's Sudhir...

Bhubaneswar, March 5 Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and the party's nominee, Santrupt Misra, along with the opposition parties' joint candidate, Dr. Datteswar Hota, filed their nominations for the Rajya Sabha biennial elections on Thursday.Former Chief Minister and BJD president, Naveen...

Raipur, March 5 The opposition Congress in Chhattisgarh has renominated senior tribal leader Phulo Devi Netam, an incumbent Rajya Sabha member, as its candidate for the March 16 biennial Rajya Sabha elections.The party announced Netam's candidature on Wednesday night.Of the five Rajya Sabha...

Mangaluru (Karnataka), March 4 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker U T Khader on Wednesday sought an inquiry after a large number of Aadhaar cards were found on the banks of the Nethravathi River here.The cards were found in Farangipete, a village in Pudu, which is part of Khader's...