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Nitish Kumar gives up home portfolio after 20 years

The home portfolio of Bihar, which Chief Minister Nitish Kumar kept with himself all through his nearly 20-year-long tenure, has been given to his deputy, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Samrat......

Delhi blast: UP ATS seeks details of Madrasa students, staff

The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad, in the aftermath of the recent Red Fort blast in Delhi, has stepped up its monitoring efforts and sought comprehensive details of madrasas, their students,......

Assam tables bill to ban polygamy, proposes 7-year jail; ST excluded

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday tabled a bill in the assembly to ban polygamy, making it an offence with up to seven years of imprisonment for first offence. IMAGE: Assam Chief......

SC orders removal of stray animals from highways, expressways

The Supreme Court on Friday directed removal of all cattle and other stray animals from highways and expressways, stating that their uncontrolled presence poses a serious and avoidable threat,......

Goa minister acquitted of charges in Parrikar plaint after 27 years

A special court in Goa on Monday acquitted State Transport and Panchayati Raj Minister Mauvin Godinho in a 1998 power rebate case, bringing an end to a 27-year-long legal battle. IMAGE: Mauvin......

Budget: MGNREGA funds cut by 13%

Allocations in the Union Budget for various flagship schemes under the Department of Rural Development was marginally reduced to Rs 1.20 lakh crore for the year 2020-21 from Rs 1.22 lakh crore in......

Rural jobs: Jairam Ramesh slams Maharashtra's apathy

Rising above party politics, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh pulled up Maharashtra on the implementation of various issues related to MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment......

How Modi's SVAMITVA scheme aims to help rural property holders

SVAMITVA is a new government project that primarily aims to demarcate abadi areas that includes inhabitant land, inhabited areas contiguous to abadi and wadis/basties in rural areas, using drone......

For panchayats, financial freedom is a distant dream

The Finance Commission has substantially increased the allocation of funds to panchayats, but a large part of it is apportioned by state governments. By increasing the share of states in the......

New migrant plan: 12 ministries, 125 days, Rs 50,000cr

Ahead of the launch of the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan scheme, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that central and state governments have meticulously mapped the skill sets of the migrant......

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Nitish Kumar gives up home portfolio after 20 years

Delhi blast: UP ATS seeks details of Madrasa students, staff

Assam tables bill to ban polygamy, proposes 7-year jail; ST excluded

SC orders removal of stray animals from highways, expressways

Goa minister acquitted of charges in Parrikar plaint after 27 years

Budget: MGNREGA funds cut by 13%

Rural jobs: Jairam Ramesh slams Maharashtra's apathy

How Modi's SVAMITVA scheme aims to help rural property holders

For panchayats, financial freedom is a distant dream

New migrant plan: 12 ministries, 125 days, Rs 50,000cr

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