Shimla, March 31 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu announced on Tuesday that the entry tax for small passenger vehicles would be reduced to Rs 100 from the earlier Rs 130, in response to protests by people from neighboring states."The government has reduced the toll tax rate for...
Hyderabad, March 30 – Telangana's Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, 2026, was referred to a Select Committee of the State Legislative Assembly for detailed scrutiny after members expressed concerns over certain provisions and potential misuse.Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar...
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March 27, Kohima: The State Legislative Assembly passed the Nagaland Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, on the final day of the session today.The Bill was moved by Deputy Chief Minister Yanthungo Patton and was adopted by voice vote.The legislation aims to rationalize...
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Gangtok, March 26 Governor Om Prakash Mathur expressed confidence on Thursday that Sikkim would make a significant contribution to a developed India, and said that the Himalayan state was on track to achieve its own development goals with assistance from the central government."Sikkim is...
Ahmedabad/Anand, March 23: The Gujarat unit of the Congress party has begun the process of selecting candidates for the upcoming by-election to the Umreth Assembly constituency, with party-appointed observers set to hear prospective candidates, party leaders confirmed on Monday.In a letter...
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Mumbai, March 18 The state legislative assembly passed the Wildlife Protection (Maharashtra Amendment) Bill, 2026, on Wednesday, with the government asserting that it would not lead to the issuance of permits for hunting wild animals, including leopards.The bill aims to facilitate better...
Guwahati, March 9 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma congratulated National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidates Jogen Mohan, Teroes Gowala, and Pramod Boro on Monday after they were unopposed elected to the Rajya Sabha from Assam.In a post on social media platform X, the Chief...
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The Mizoram state legislative assembly unanimously adopted an official resolution today, moved by State Education Minister Vanlalthlana, seeking the inclusion of the Mizo language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India.Participating in the discussion, Chief Minister Lalduhoma...
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The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to change the name of the State of Kerala to Keralam. Speaking to the media after the Cabinet meeting, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that after Cabinet approval, the President of India will refer a Bill, namely the Kerala...
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New Delhi, February 24 Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor offered a witty comment on Kerala's name change on Tuesday, asking what happens to the terms "Keralite" and "Keralan" for the "inhabitants" of the new "Keralam."The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the...
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Mumbai, February 24 The Maharashtra government on Tuesday presented supplementary demands of ₹11,995.33 crore in the state legislative assembly, with the largest allocation of ₹4,066 crore proposed for the energy, labor, industries, and mining sectors.The supplementary budgetary demand was...
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Guwahati, February 17 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday claimed that then Congress president Sonia Gandhi had asked him to decide on the date for his swearing-in as chief minister when 58 party MLAs had supported him in 2014.However, the situation changed after Rahul Gandhi...
Guwahati, February 17 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed on Tuesday that then Congress President Sonia Gandhi had asked him to decide on the date for his swearing-in as chief minister when 58 party MLAs had supported him in 2014.However, the situation changed after Rahul Gandhi...
Bengaluru, February 17 – Karnataka Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Information Technology, and Biotechnology, Priyank Kharge, son of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, attempted to downplay the controversy surrounding the recent foreign trip of some Congress legislators...
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