news-in-politicsBJP's Nirmal Singh sworn in Deputy CM of Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu, March 1 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nirmal Singh was on Sunday sworn in as the deputy chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP's national
Mufti Sayeed is Jammu and Kashmir's Chief Minister
Jammu, March 1 (IANS) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was sworn in as the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Sunday in a ceremony here attended by Prime Minister
Sajad Lone to be sworn in as Minister
Jammu, March 1 (IANS) Sajad Gani Lone, former separatist leader and chief of the Peoples Conference, has reached here and will be sworn in as a minister in the PDP-BJP government in Jammu and
Budget disappointed Odisha: CM
Bhubaneswar, Feb 28 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday slammed the union budget, saying it disappointed and neglected his state."As regards Odisha, I am deeply disappointed both
Budget allocates Rs.806 crores for judiciary
New Delhi, Feb. Feb 28 (IANS) The union budget for 2015-16 has earmarked Rs.806.2 crore for the development of judicial infrastructure in states and union territories, the National Mission for
Defence Ministry clears mine sweepers, Trainer Aircraft Deals
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) India's defence ministry Saturday cleared a project worth Rs.32,000 crore for 12 mine sweeping vessels to be made in the country, along with some other projects including
Heroin worth Rs.50 lakh sized, two held
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Two drug traffickers, including a woman, were arrested in two separate raids and 500 grams heroin worth Rs.50 lakh in the international market seized from them, police
Child dies of swine flu in Bengal, toll 8
Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) The toll due to swine flu in West Bengal Saturday rose to eight with the death of a two and-a-half-year old child at a city hospital while three fresh cases were reported,
Special assistance announced for Bihar, Bengal
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) In a move apparently dictated more by politics, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday proposed a series of sops for Bihar and West Bengal, which are set to hold assembly
Information and broadcasting ministry outlay up by 16.8 percent
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The information and broadcasting ministry has been allocated Rs.3,711 crore in the 2015-16 union budget, marking an increase of 16.8 percent over the last fiscal, where
Allocation to Smart Cities Project Lowered
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Prime Minster Narendra Modi's pet project of building 100 smart cities has only been allotted Rs.143.05 crore in the union budget Saturday - down from Rs.7,016 crore.Of the
Samajwadi Party, CPI-ML slam union budget
Lucknow, Feb 28 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party and the CPI-ML Saturday slammed the union budget, saying it had disappointed the common man.Samajwadi Party spokesman and cabinet minister Rajendra
Tamil Nadu leaders term budget disappointing
Chennai, Feb 28 (IANS) Tamil Nadu's major political leaders Saturday expressed their disappointment at most proposals made by union finance minister Arun Jaitley in his 2015-16 budget while
Budget Pro-Rich, Pro-Corporate: Assam CM
Guwahati, Feb 28 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogol Saturday termed the union budget for 2015-16 "pro-rich and pro-corporate", while regional political party Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) said it
Black money abroad? Be ready for jail, huge fines
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Saturday unveiled a slew of stringent steps to battle black money stashed abroad, including a new law that will entail rigorous imprisonment
Nod for Odisha's Rs.101 Crore Investment Plan
Bhubaneswar, Feb 28 (IANS) Odisha's State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) Saturday approved a Rs.101 crore investment proposal in the state, an official said.The SLSWCA, in a
Home Ministry gets Rs.62,124 Crore in Budget
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The union home ministry was Saturday allocated Rs.62,124.52 crore in the budget for 2015-16, an increase of Rs.5,752.07 crore from that of the last fiscal.Finance
Police planted false evidence, Uber cab driver tells court
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The Uber cab driver, accused of raping a woman executive he was ferrying, told a court here Saturday that the Delhi Police planted false evidence against him, while
Budget will widen income, wealth inequalities: CPI-M
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The CPI-M Saturday denounced the union budget as pro-rich and said it will only widen "the already large income and wealth inequalities" in the country."This budget, while
Budget allocation for AIIMS cut marginally
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The allocation for the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here witnessed a marginal drop in the budget for 2015-16 presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
