SC fines 7 states for not responding on human rights courts
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday slapped a fine of Rs 1 lakh against Uttarakhand and Rajasthan, observing that the states …
Army, Navy rev up rescue ops in flood-hit states
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Emergency response teams of the Indian Army and Navy have been relentlessly spearheading rescue and relief operations in Maharashtra, and …
Assam BJP allays fears over Constitution provisions for NE states
Guwahati, Aug 9 (IANS) Allaying fears over the revocation of existing special constitutional provisions for some Northeastern states, Assam BJP President Ranjeet Kumar Dass on …
BJP names heads for Assembly battles in 3 states
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Ahead of Assembly elections in Delhi, Maharashtra and Haryana, the BJP on Friday appointed election heads and deputies for the …
BJP names in-charges for Assembly polls in 3 states
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Ahead of the state legislative assembly polls in Delhi, Maharashtra and Haryana, the BJP on Friday appointed election in-charges and …
Doctors’ strike affect health services in Telugu states
Hyderabad/Vijayawada, Aug 8 (IANS) Healthcare services at government-run hospitals across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh were paralyzed on Thursday as the doctors went on strike to …
CoA can’t decide on voting rights of states, SC will: BCCI lawyer
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The Committee of Administrators (CoA) chief Vinod Rai said on Monday that 26 state bodies have complied with the new …
Tripura to set up ‘Cultural Hub’ for unite NE states
Agartala, Aug 6 (IANS) The Tripura government will set up an ambitious ‘Cultural Hub’ at a cost of Rs 200 crore to promote cultural unity …
Put security forces on alert, Centre tells states, UTs
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) In the backdrop of the Centre’s decision to scrap Article 370 which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir, the …
Himachal HC penalises dam company on water project for six states
Shimla, July 30 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday penalised state-run Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (HPPCL), which is constructing a hydro-power dam …
Himalayan states for new tourist places, separate ministry (2nd lead)
Mussoorie, July 28 (IANS) A conclave of the Himalayan states here on Sunday urged the Centre for development of new tourist destinations, a new central …
Himachal CM bats for sustainable development of Himalayan states
Mussoorie, July 28 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Sunday advocated the formulation of a holistic development policy for sustainable development of …
Nirmala assures all support for Himalayan states
Dehradun, July 28 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday assured all support for the overall development of the Himalayan states and consider all …
Himalayan states for new tourist places, Union ministry
Dehradun, July 28 (IANS) A conclave of the Himalayan states on Sunday urged the Centre for development of new tourist destinations, a new central ministry, …
Himalayan states for development of new tourist destinations
Dehradun, July 28 (IANS) A conclave of the Himalayan states on Sunday urged the Centre for development of new tourist destinations, new central inistry and …
Northern states to set up task force to tackle drug menace
Chandigarh, July 26 (IANS) Terming drugs a national problem, the second Joint Conference of Chief Ministers of the northern states on Thursday decided to set …
Fire in Salt Lake BSNL exchange, services disrupt in 10 states
Agartala, July 24 (IANS) The mobile and data services of state-run telecom company BSNL due to a fire incident at an exchange in Salt Lake …
Environmental protection to be focus of first-ever conclave of Himalayan states
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The first-ever conclave of Himalayan states will be held in Uttarakhand on July 28 where the focus will be on …
CMs of Himalayan states to meet on July 29
Mussoorie, July 12 (IANS) A conference of Chief Ministers of the Himalayan states has been convened on July 28 here to discuss various issues, it …
CBI searches 110 places in 19 states, UTs
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) In a nationwide crackdown, CBI on Tuesday conducted searches at some 110 places in 19 states and Union Territories in …
Late monsoon worrying, will work with states: Agriculture Minister
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday said the delayed sowing in the country due to late arrival of …
ITBP to raise high-altitude rescue teams in 5 states
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) With the rising number of mountaineers and trekkers in the Himalayas, the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) will raise five …
Late monsoon worrying, will work with states: Minister
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday said the delayed sowing in the country due to late arrival of …
Minister tells states to help increase farm earning
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday asked states to make efforts to increase crop remuneration by helping farmers …
Kishan Reddy predicts ‘political tremors’ in Telugu states
Vijayawada, July 7 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Home, G. Kishan Reddy on Sunday predicted ‘political tremors’ in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Speaking at …
Union Budget leaves Telugu states disappointed
Hyderabad, July (IANS) Both the Telugu states were disappointed by the Union Budget 2019-20 presented in the Parliament on Friday by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. …
MHA asks states to fill security vacuum in Maoist-hit areas
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba on Tuesday directed security establishments in states and the Central armed forces to continue their …
RSS to set up ‘shakhas’ in J&K, southern states
Jhansi, July 2 (IANS) In order to consolidate its footprints on a pan-India basis, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has decided to set up more …
24 states received deficient rainfall in June (Water Woes)
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) As many as 24 states in the country, including food baskets Punjab and Haryana, have received deficient rainfall in June …
Delayed monsoon leads to 40% deficit rainfall in Telugu states (Water Woes)
Hyderabad/Vijayawada, July 1 (IANS) With about 40 percent rainfall deficit in June due to the late and sluggish southwest monsoon, parts of Andhra Pradesh and …
14% rise in revenues of 20 states after GST: Jaitley
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) As the Goods and Services Tax (GST) marks its second anniversary on Monday, former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that …
Inputs on terror threats regularly shared with states
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Intelligence inputs on terror threats are regularly shared with the states concerned, parliament was told on Tuesday. The information was …
Allot land for campuses of premier institutes in time: HRD ministry to states
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Failure to allot land within the stipulated time by states for building permanent campuses of Centrally funded institutions — IITs, …
States highlight water crisis, seek aid at high-level review meet
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) State water resources ministers and officials on Tuesday brought to the forefront the need for urgent action as the Centre …
Shah reviews party’s poll readiness in 3 states
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah here on Sunday met party core group leaders from Haryana, Maharashtra and Jharkhand …
HRD Minister calls meet with the states on draft policy
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) In a bid to fine-tune the draft National Education Policy (NEP), Human Resources Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has called a …
Bihar, MP excel on FPI, rich states lag behind: CII
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) While the low-income states, like Bihar, have done well on the overall fiscal performance index (FPI) over the years, high-income …
Tamil must be optional language in other states: TN CM
Chennai, June 5 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to include Tamil as an optional language for …
Central GST authorities outscore states in detecting fake invoices
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The central GST authorities have outscored their state counterparts in detecting cases of fake invoices for claiming input tax credit. …
‘Six EU states to take in migrants rescued off Libya’
Rome, June 3 (IANS/AKI) Portugal, Ireland, Romania, France, Germany and Luxembourg have all vowed to take a share of 100 migrants who arrived in Italy’s …
Skymet predicts late monsoon in southern, central states
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) In a latest advisory issued on Monday, private weather forecaster Skymet has said that this year the country’s southern and …