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New Delhi/Bangalore, May 17 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and sought additional quantity of rice from the central government to implement the subsidised rice scheme for the poor.
“It was...
New Delhi, May 9 The Delhi High Court issued notice to the central government on a PIL seeking direction to evolve a new plan for revival of Super Bazaar, Delhi’s first chain of retail stores.
A division bench of Chief Justice D. Murugesan and...
New Delhi, March 13 The Supreme Court said the allocation of coal blocks prima facie seemed to be arbitrary and the procedure adopted by the government does not appear to be legal. It warned of cancelling the blocks if procedures were not followed.
The...
Mumbai, March 7 The central government has provided Rs.5.74 billion so far to help combat drought in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said.
The money is being utilised for water supply and water augmentation schemes in the state’s...
Mumbai, Jan 1 The central government’s direct cash transfer of subsidies to bank accounts of beneficiaries will kick-off in six districts of Maharashtra Tuesday, an official said.
Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan will launch the scheme in Mumbai...
New Delhi, July 9 Over two years after the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE) was notified by the central government, more than 95 percent of schools in the country do not comply with its guidelines, a study by an NGO has found.
Data...
New Delhi, July 5 The central government advised metros to revise the fares periodically to offset input costs. But Delhi Metro said it had no plans to hike fares for now.
“All the state metros have been advised to periodically revise the fairs...
Kolkata, Sep 16
Denouncing the petrol price hike as anti-people, West Bengal’s opposition Left Front parties have decided to hit the streets to empathise with the people.
“Prices of essentials will go up,” Left Front chairman Biman...
Kolkata, Aug 19
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday re-launched the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme to offer loans to farmers for cultivation.
“Under the initiative, the farmers would not only get a loan of Rs.50,000 or more for...