Punjab Finance Minister and Chairperson of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on the "War Against Drugs," Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema, announced on Saturday that the arrest of Joga Singh, former security officer to MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira, is a major breakthrough in the pursuit of justice for vict
Notably, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has asked the Commissioners of Police, Deputy Commissioners and Senior Superintendent of Police to make Punjab a drug-free state. The Punjab government has also constituted a 5-member Cabinet Sub-Committee, led by the state's Finance Minister, Harp
Karnataka Cabinet approved an increase in the reservation quota for minority communities under various housing schemes from 10 per cent to 15 per cent.
While speaking to reporters on the Cabinet Sub-Committee on reservations in recruitment, Abdullah said, "When Mehbooba Mufti needed votes, she strictly banned her party members from even talking about reservation... When contesting elections from Anantnag and needing votes from Rajouri an
Assam Minister Atul Bora said that, under the visionary leadership of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Assam government remains steadfast in its commitment to safeguarding the rights of the indigenous people of Assam and ensuring their holistic development.
The Sub-Committee on GRAP, in its meeting today, further reviewed the air quality scenario in the region, as well as the forecasts by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the air quality index of Delhi.
The sub-committee for invoking actions under Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) have opined that invoking Stage-I of the GRAP may not be necessary at this stage, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said in a press release on Monday.
He said the cabinet members will work at the district level, holding meetings with administrative (state and police) authorities. The sub-committee meetings will happen on weekly basis, Cheema added.
"The AQI of Delhi has been recorded as 286 for 03.02.2025 which is 64 points below the 350 mark to implement Stage-III as per the extant directives of the Supreme Court. Further, the forecast by IMD predicts very light rain/ drizzle and favourable wind conditions in the days to come," the or
The sharp increase in AQI levels of Delhi, which reached 365 at 4:00 PM today prompted the sub-committee on GRAP to hold an urgent meeting. Accordingly, the sub-committee decided to invoke all actions "under Stage-III of the extant schedule of GRAP", with immediate effects.
The decision was made after the Sub-Committee on GRAP reviewed the current air quality index (AQI) levels and forecasts from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM).
The Haryana Cabinet on Saturday approved the revision of the Indexation mechanism for the calculation of External Development Charges (EDC) of various potential zones in the state.