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Itanagar, March 11 The Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly passed a government bill on Wednesday to regulate and rationalize the transfer and posting of teachers and other employees of the state education department.The Arunachal Pradesh Transfer and Posting of Employees of Education...

Mumbai, March 11 – Maharashtra Congress Legislative Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar raised the issue of gas shortages in Mumbai and other parts of the state in the Assembly on Wednesday, amid escalating conflict in West Asia, demanding immediate clarification from the government.Describing the...

March 10, Kohima: Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has emphasized the importance of an accurate census to support effective planning and policy in Nagaland.Speaking in the ongoing Nagaland Legislative Assembly session on Tuesday, he highlighted the upcoming 2026-27 census, and cautioned that...

Raipur, March 10 Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma said on Tuesday that most paramilitary forces deployed in the Bastar region of the state are likely to be withdrawn by March 31, 2027.Responding to a discussion on the budget demand proposals of his departments in the assembly...

Bengaluru, March 10 Demanding tertiary treatment of water under the KC Valley project, which pumps treated sewage water from Bengaluru to lakes in drought-prone Kolar and Chikkaballapura districts, JD(S) MLA Samruddhi Manjunath on Tuesday displayed a bottle containing discolored water in the...

Bengaluru, March 10 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar hosted a dinner party at a five-star hotel in the city on Tuesday to celebrate the completion of six years as the Congress state president.Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his cabinet colleagues, and many MLAs attended the dinner...

Farooq Ahmad Shah reviews developmental works of past year, discusses future plans and stresses public participation for grassroots governance in constituencyMarch 10, Tangmarg: Member of Legislative Assembly Gulmarg, Farooq Ahmad Shah, chaired a meeting of officers and members of the public...

Bengaluru, March 10 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who recently presented his record 17th budget as the state's finance minister, recalled on Tuesday that he first took on the responsibility in 1994 at the insistence of then CM H D Deve Gowda.Speaking in the Legislative Assembly, he...

Mumbai, March 10 – Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik informed the Legislative Council on Tuesday that the state government is committed to rehabilitating eligible encroachers residing on the periphery of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP).A comprehensive decision will be announced...

Bengaluru, March 10 Opposition BJP leaders criticized Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, questioning his absence during the pre-budget meetings and his silence on the state budget presented by CM Siddaramaiah last week.Leader of Opposition R Ashoka and...

Raipur, March 10 As many as 38 elephants and nine tigers died due to various reasons, including electrocution, poaching, and infighting, in Chhattisgarh over the past 26 months, state Forest Minister Kedar Kashyap informed the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday.During the same period, 562 other...

Bengaluru, March 10 Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao expressed hope on Tuesday to find a solution to the issues raised by the KGMOA and other health department employee associations, as they have called for a statewide strike.As part of the phased statewide agitation by the Karnataka...

Mumbai, March 10 – The Privileges Committee of the Legislative Council submitted its report on NCP(SP) leader Suryakant More on Tuesday, recommending a 30-day imprisonment for his objectionable remarks against Maharashtra Legislative Council Chairman Ram Shinde during the recent local body...

Mumbai, March 10 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Tuesday that a committee headed by the Director General of Police (DGP) would be formed to curb attempts to defame individuals through social media.The CM made the statement in the legislative assembly while replying to a...

Bhubaneswar, March 9 No candidate withdrew from the race for the Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha on the last day for withdrawing nominations on Monday, leaving five nominees in the fray for four seats, and setting the stage for a contest after a gap of 12 years, officials said.The candidates...

Mumbai, March 9 The Maharashtra assembly passed a bill on Monday to amend the Stamp Act, aimed at expediting the disposal of pending cases related to stamp duty and improving administrative efficiency in the revenue department.Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule told the legislative...

Shimla, March 9 Shiv Kavinder Gupta, who was recently appointed as the governor of Himachal Pradesh, said that he would work for the welfare and progress of the state by taking all sections of society into account.Speaking to the media on his arrival here on Monday evening, Gupta said that...

Amaravati, March 9 – The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday directed Bihar Inspector General of Police, Sunil Kumar Naik, to appear before the Andhra Pradesh Police by March 12 for questioning regarding the alleged custodial torture of former Member of Parliament K. Raghurama Krishna Raju...

Chandigarh, March 9 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Monday that the opposition's frustration over the announcement of Rs 1,000 per month for women clearly reflected their fear of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) returning to power in Punjab in 2027.Addressing the legislative Assembly...

Chennai, March 9 – Six candidates from major political parties in Tamil Nadu were unopposed elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament, on Monday. This was because the number of candidates matched the number of seats available.The elected candidates include DMK leaders Tiruchi...