Coming out as a response to the opposition claims that the Budget favoured Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states, especially poll-bound Bihar, she said no state had been neglected under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership.
Jharkhand’s claim of Rs 1.36 lakh crore in pending dues from the Central government has become a contentious issue, prompting the state government to release a detailed financial breakdown in response to opposition criticism.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has strongly criticized the Union Budget 2025-26, stating that it has overlooked all major demands of the state, including a relief package for landslide-hit Wayanad and financial aid for the Vizhinjam port.
The BJP Kerala unit has on Monday announced the names of party’s office bearers for the district- and booth-level committees with a higher representation for women, youth, Christians, Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) and backward-class communities in top organisational posts.
With farmers committing suicide allegedly due to crop loss and debt-related issues resurfacing across Odisha in the recent past, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Centre and State to furnish Action Taken Reports (ATRs) within six weeks to arrest the disturbing trend.
An NCSM official said a team is working on it for the last eight to nine months. It started working right after the content was decided after talks with the state government officials.
The Odisha Skill Conclave 2023, which was inaugurated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday concluded successfully today. The CM in his inaugural address called for enhanced cooperation between centre and states in new-age tech skilling in the country.
The decision was taken at the meeting of the state Cabinet held under the chairmanship of MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Telangana industry minister’s challenge came a day after Modi blamed the Telangana government for delay in Central government projects.
The Health Department is on the job to prepare a preliminary project report to be discussed in detail with JICA.
