BJP-JD(S) continues protest march against MUDA scam

Ramanagar (Karnataka): The opposition BJP and JD(S), on Monday continued their week-long protest march from Bengaluru to Mysuru for the third day, against an alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority site allotment scam seeking to corner the Congress government and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The ‘Mysuru Chalo’ padayatre (foot march) — against the alleged fraudulent allotment…

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LS passes demands for grants after applying guillotine

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Monday approved the budget estimates for expenditure contained in the demands for grants for different ministries after applying a guillotine. The guillotine was applied after the House discussed demands for grants of 4 ministries — Railways, Education, Health and Fisheries. The House also passed the Appropriation Bill 2024, which…

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BSF orders ‘high alert’ along Bangladesh border

New Delhi: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday issued a “high alert” across all its formations along the 4,096-km India-Bangladesh border in the wake of the developments in the neighbouring country, officials said. BSF director general (acting) Daljit Singh Chawdhary and other senior commanders have landed in Kolkata to review the security situation, they…

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Congress slams Centre on PM-KUSUM scheme

New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday attacked the Centre over the implementation of the PM-KUSUM initiative, launched in 2019 to increase the agricultural use of solar energy across the country, and said the Modi government cannot persist with such “cavalier” implementation of schemes. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the Ministry of New…

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