Chandigarh: Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday handed over his resignation to the governor. He was joined at the Raj Bhavan by his cabinet collagues. Central BJP leaders, including Union minister Arjun Munda and former Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, are in the state to oversee the changes. The BJP legislature party may…
Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government undertakes developmental works as part of its mission to build the nation and not to win elections as perceived by some people. He was speaking at an event in Sabarmati area of Gujarat’s Ahmedabad city where he inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of Rs…
New Delhi: The rules for implementation of the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) 2019 were notified on Monday, paving the way for granting citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, according to officials. With the CAA rules being issued, the Modi government will now start granting Indian nationality to persecuted non-Muslim migrants…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar asserted on Monday there is no question of releasing Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu at any cost now. Amid criticism and protests against the government over allegations that Cauvery water was being released from Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) dam to Tamil Nadu, he clarified that the discharge…
Chandigarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay foundation stones of 112 national highway projects across the country worth Rs 1 lakh crore from an event in Gurugram on Monday. According to an official statement, the prime minister will inaugurate the Haryana section of the landmark Dwarka Expressway, which will help improve traffic flow…
Mysuru (Karnataka): Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Sunday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for 22 National Highway projects, spanning 268 Km and valued at over Rs 4,000 Crore here. Notably, initiatives like the Huliyar-KB cross-Chunchanahalli-Nelligere Road aims to enhance connectivity between Mysuru and North Karnataka, while the Mysuru Ring…
New Delhi: Two election commissioners are likely to be appointed by March 15 to fill the vacancies created by the retirement of Anup Chandra Pandey and the surprise resignation of Arun Goel, sources said on Sunday. Days before the poll panel is expected to announce the schedule for the Lok Sabha polls, Goel resigned on…
Raipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his government has resolved to make three crore women in the country “lakhpati didi” and asserted that women’s welfare is their priority. The PM was speaking after virtually inaugurating the ‘Mahtari Vandan’ scheme in Chhattisgarh to provide monetary assistance to women. “It is fortunate that today I…
New Delhi: A day after Arun Goel resigned as election commissioner, the Congress and other opposition parties on Sunday asked whether he did so due to any differences with the chief election commissioner or the Narendra Modi government. Taking potshots at the BJP, some opposition leaders also wondered if Goel resigned to contest the Lok…
Karwar (Karnataka): Six years since Anantkumar Hegde said the BJP would change the Constitution to do away with the word “secular” in its preamble, the BJP MP on Sunday said that to amend the Constitution, the public must ensure two-thirds majority for the saffron party in Lok Sabha. The BJP needs a two-thirds majority in…
