state governments

New Delhi, March 5. President Droupadi Murmu accepted the resignation of West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on Thursday and also announced a series of appointments and transfers of Governors and Lieutenants Governors across several states and Union Territories.As part of the changes...

New Delhi, March 5 – Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Mansukh Mandaviya, will lead discussions on strengthening youth engagement frameworks at a two-day "Chintan Shivir" with officials of Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat) and the National Service Scheme (NSS) in Bengaluru on March 6-7, an...

New Delhi, March 2 – Following an intelligence warning, the Union government has advised states to keep a close watch on radical preachers who are pro-Iran. The government’s communication comes in the wake of intelligence agencies signalling that some elements would attempt to take advantage of...

The Centre has issued a warning to states about the potential for violence in India following the Israeli-US strikes against Iran. Sources say that the Ministry of Home Affairs has written to all states and union territories, requesting them to identify and address pro-Iran radical preachers who...

New Delhi, March 2 In light of the escalating conflict in the Middle East, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) wrote to all states and Union Territories on Monday, advising them to exercise caution and remain vigilant regarding any law and order issues arising from demonstrations.In its...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 27 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday said he spoke to AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal after a court in the national capital acquitted him in the Delhi excise policy case, and described the verdict as a "blow" to the Union government's alleged misuse of...

New Delhi, February 26 The Samyukt Kisan Morcha announced on Thursday the launch of two nationwide campaigns to pressure state governments to oppose the proposed India-US trade deal, seeking the dismissal of Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and pushing for amendments to the GST law to...

New Delhi, February 25 The parliamentary committee examining the bills that seek to allow the removal of the prime minister and chief ministers from office due to corruption will seek the views of opposition-ruled states such as Karnataka and Telangana.The panel, chaired by BJP MP Aparajita...

New Delhi, February 23 The Election Commission will discuss sharing technology with state election panels, responsible for holding municipal and panchayat elections in states, at a conference here on Tuesday.The conference is being held after a gap of 27 years. The last such conference was...

New Delhi, February 19 – Union Minister for Minority Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, launched the NIGRANI App under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) scheme on Thursday to address infrastructure gaps, and also unveiled the Haj Wristband and Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbots.Commending...

New Delhi, February 19 – The Supreme Court on Thursday issued strong oral observations against the growing trend of political parties and state governments announcing "freebies" ahead of elections.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul...

Jammu, February 19 The Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly has admitted a private member's resolution moved by PDP MLA Waheed-Ur-Rehman Parra, strongly condemning hate crimes against minorities and calling for strict enforcement of the law.The PDP legislator from Pulwama moved the...

Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, directed officials to work at full speed to achieve the target of creating six crore "Lakhpati Didis" under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission.During a review meeting of...

New Delhi, February 18: Achieving the ambitious goal of 6 crore 'Lakhpati Didi's' would require connecting at least 10 crore women to the various financial inclusion initiatives of the Ministry of Rural Development, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Wednesday.He...

Hyderabad, February 17 Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday directed officials to study the subsidies offered by different states in the country to data centres.Reddy, who held a meeting with officials on the land and other requirements for companies who proposed setting up data...

New Delhi, February 17 Calling the interim India-US trade deal "anti-farmer," the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Tuesday demanded its cancellation, as it announced public meetings across the country before the Budget session resumes on March 9.In a statement issued following an online press...

New Delhi, February 14 Deaths caused by road accidents related to potholes have risen by 53 percent over the past five years, with 9,438 people killed across the country between 2020 and 2024, the government informed Parliament. Uttar Pradesh alone accounted for more than 54 percent of these...

New Delhi, February 13 Deaths caused by road accidents related to potholes have risen by 53% over the past five years, with 9,438 people killed across the country between 2020 and 2024, the government informed Parliament. Uttar Pradesh alone accounted for more than 54% of these fatalities...

New Delhi, February 13 The homebuyers' body, FPCE, said on Friday that many state real estate regulators are not fulfilling their statutory obligation to publish annual reports on a regular basis.In a statement on Friday, the Forum For People's Collective Efforts (FPCE) pointed out...

New Delhi, February 13 Deaths caused by road accidents related to potholes have increased by 53% over the past five years, with 9,438 people killed across the country between 2020 and 2024, the government informed Parliament.Uttar Pradesh alone accounted for more than 54% of these fatalities...