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Mumbai, March 23 Opposition Shiv Sena (UBT) member Anil Parab challenged the ruling Shiv Sena and NCP to step down from the Mahayuti government on Monday, following allegations by two BJP ally ministers that police personnel had manhandled them during the Satara Zilla Parishad (ZP) president...

Hyderabad, March 23 Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said on Monday that for the "first time" in the world, an underground traffic tunnel is being constructed beneath the runway of Begumpet Airport here to ease vehicle congestion coming from the northern part of the state into the city...

Hyderabad, March 23 – Members of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) staged a protest near the Telangana Assembly building on Monday, demanding the immediate release of funds for fee reimbursements.Before the start of proceedings in the Legislative Assembly and Council, BRS MLAs and MLCs gathered...

Mumbai, March 20 The Maharashtra government has said that it is holding consultations with stakeholders regarding a Uniform Civil Code, after a BJP MLC demanded in the state council a legislation, similar to the one in Uttarakhand, which promotes common laws for every citizen across all...

Bengaluru, March 18 Karnataka Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said on Wednesday that a legal opinion would be sought on whether any property can be declared as Waqf, based solely on the gazette notification.He also said that he would issue a joint circular to list those Waqf properties...

Mumbai, March 18 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis informed the Legislative Council on Wednesday that municipal corporations will be empowered to take action against markets selling plastic flowers, and specific instructions will be issued to enforce a ban on plastic flowers.He...

Mumbai, March 18 The Maharashtra government is preparing guidelines for granting permission to establish spa centers, and these will include obtaining approval from the police, a minister told the Legislative Council on Wednesday.Yogesh Kadam, Minister of State for Home (Urban), made the...

Bengaluru, March 18 – Karnataka Food and Civil Supplies Minister K.H. Muniyappa informed the Legislative Council on Wednesday that the state is facing a shortage of commercial LPG cylinders and urged hotel owners and other commercial users to cooperate for a week until fresh supplies arrive...

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...

Bengaluru, March 18 – Karnataka's Congress MLC Ivan D’Souza raised concerns in the Legislative Council on Wednesday about the shortage of commercial LPG cylinders, stating that the crisis has led to the closure of several hotels and disrupted the availability of food in many places.D’Souza...

Mumbai, March 17 – The Legislative Council passed the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, on Tuesday, amid concerns expressed by both opposition and ruling legislators about the potential misuse of its provisions by authorities and self-proclaimed protectors of religion.The government...

Bengaluru, March 17 Karnataka Sugar Minister Shivanand Patil said on Tuesday that the state government had taken multiple measures to support sugarcane farmers and had fulfilled its promise of providing additional financial assistance, while asserting that most farmers were satisfied this year...

Bengaluru, March 17 Karnataka School Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa stated on Tuesday that there is no proposal to transfer administrative control of pre-university education officials to Zilla Panchayats.The minister's clarification comes in the wake of lecturers threatening to boycott...

Hyderabad, March 16 Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday urged Congress party legislators to focus on the government's achievements and future plans during the debates in both the Assembly and Council.Addressing the Congress Legislature Party (CLP), he said that debates on the...

Mumbai, March 16 A committee headed by senior officials from the Urban Development and Health departments will review hospitals and nursing homes in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra, and will take action against unauthorized establishments, the legislative council was told on Monday.In a...

Bengaluru, March 16 The Karnataka government is set to implement a centralized ambulance management system under the unified emergency helpline number '112', Medical Education & Skill Development Minister Sharanprakash Patil announced in the Legislative Council on Monday.The minister said the...

Hyderabad, March 16 – The Telangana state budget for 2026-27 will be presented in the state Assembly on March 20.Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikarmarka, who is also the Finance Minister, will present the budget in the Assembly, while Legislative Affairs Minister D. Sridhar Babu will...

Bengaluru, March 15 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Sunday that he has written to the Centre, urging it to explore alternative measures, including importing LPG from other countries, to address the shortage of cooking gas being reported in parts of the state.Speaking to reporters...

Bengaluru, March 13 Karnataka Food and Civil Supplies Minister K H Muniyappa told the Legislative Council on Friday that supplying commercial cylinders to hotels or restaurants will be difficult for about a week or ten days because there is no stock.Amid supply constraints caused by the West...

Mumbai, March 13 The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) fixed deposits (FDs) currently stand at over Rs 81,000 crore, Maharashtra Minister Uday Samant told the Legislative Council on Friday, and assured that savings earmarked as a Pension Fund would not be touched.Samant said that the...