Amid a noisy walkout by the opposition, Uttar Pradesh Energy Minister AK Singh clarified in the state assembly on Tuesday that the state plans to develop its power department under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.
The verbal sparring between the ruling Congress and opposition BRS turned ugly after Forest Minister Konda Surekha made a personal attack on BRS working president KT Rama Rao which not only bordered on character assassination but also dragged the name of a prominent South Indian star through the mud.
Ahlawat, a surprise name in the cabinet, will take oath on September 21 along with other familiar faces, Saurabh Bharadwaj, Kailash Gehlot, Imran Hussain, and Gopal Rai.
Dr Shashi Panja, minister of women and child development and social welfare and Trinamul Congress spokesperson today lambasted the BJP for using the R G Kar tragedy for political gains.
Shreshtha's father, Aabhas Satpathi, an AGM at SBI, expressed anguish over the lenient treatment of the accused. "This is a travesty of justice. My daughter is gone forever, and the person responsible for her death was released within half an hour," he said.
The government is mulling bringing the responsibility of operation and maintenance of new airports under the ambit of the Karnataka State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (KSIIDC), official release from the large and medium industries ministry stated on Saturday.
The notice was issued on the orders of its Chairman Vijay Sampla after the state government failed to submit an action taken report (ATR) to the Commission despite the two prior notices.
Punjab's NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal called for an end to the practice as the NRIs protested against the farm laws, which were later repealed, for the love of their motherland.
Minister alleged that the then-cabinet secretary had informed govt that ex-accountability czar Shehzad Akbar had handed Imran a sealed envelope.
Odisha Health Minister Naba Kisore Das was today shot at by a policeman at Gandhi Chowk near Brajarajnagar in Jharsuguda district on Sunday, an eyewitness told agency.
