The central government on Thursday announced amendment to the Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Rules of 2023 that deal with the imposition, collection and utilisation of environmental compensation for stubble burning.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's Political Secretary Naseer Ahmed alleged that the BJP-led central government wants all the agencies to harass CM Siddaramaiah. However, he added that they will not find anything.
After National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah demanded an investigation into Budgam terror attack, Nationalist Congress Party (SCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday suggested the central government and Home Ministry to take it seriously and try to resolve the issue.
As cyclone, Dana made landfall in Odisha in the wee hours of Friday, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said that every possible effort should be made to protect lives and property in the affected areas.
Naidu said that the project will go a long way for the state capital and that they will be inviting PM Modi to lay the foundation stone for the Visakhapatnam Railway Zone.
Calling the issue of statehood for Jammu and Kashmir a sensitive one, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ravinder Raina said that the elected government of the union territory and the union government should hold discussions together to work for the security of the people.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann called on the Central Government to assist with paddy procurement, aiming to clear the state's mandis and facilitate wheat production for the upcoming harvest season.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday hailed the Union cabinet's decision to hike 3 per cent Dearness Allowance (DA) for government employees and called it a 'gift' to the Central Government employees on the occasion of festivals.
Kerala Minister for Minority Welfare, Sports, Waqf, and Pilgrimage, V. Abdurahiman, has presented a resolution urging the Central Government to withdraw the 2024 Waqf (Amendment) Bill, citing that it violates the basic principles of the Constitution.
The Ministry of Finance will engage with key bilateral and multilateral agencies, including the Japan International Cooperation Agency, Asian Development Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, and New Development Bank, following the Union Cabinet's approval of Chennai Metro Rail Project