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New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Punjab Governor and Chandigarh administrator Gulab Chand Kataria on Wednesday met Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari, Manohar Lal Khattar and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in the national capital. During the meetings, wide-ranging discussions were held on key issues concerning Punjab and Chandigarh, including infrastructure development, urban planning, road connectivity, public welfare initiatives and coordinated efforts between the Centre, the state and the Chandiga ...Read More >
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on Monday witnessed vehement protests against the ward delimitation notification, with legislators across parties presenting their reservations before Commissioner R. V. Karnan. A team of legislators from Congress party including Khairatabad MLAs Danam Nagender, Serilingampally MLA Arikepudi Gandhi, MLC Balmoor Venkat and corporator Baba Fasiuddin met the GHMC Commissioner, and submitted objections against the delimitation exercise. Speaking t ...Read More >
Hyderabad: To examine all the objections and suggestions for the delimitation of wards in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi informed that a five-member committee has been formed. She said the delimitation of wards was notified based on a comprehensive study by the Centre for Good Governance (CGG). The Mayor said that the GHMC expansion marks a new era for Greater Hyderabad, bringing more areas under unified governance, ensuring equitable development, ...Read More >
Gandhinagar, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will distribute cheques worth Rs 2,800 crore in Ahmedabad on December 17, 2025, at 3:00 PM, aimed at the holistic development of the State's Municipal Corporations and Municipalities. Guided by the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 2025 is being celebrated as the Urban Development Year under the leadership of the Chief Minister. The Rs 2,800 crore grant-in-aid is expected to provide fresh momentum to urban develo ...Read More >
Patna: Newly-appointed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive president Nitin Nabin resigned from the postitions of the road construction, as well as, the urban development and housing minister in chief minister Nitish Kumar's cabinet on Tuesday. The road construction department portfolio has now been handed over to industries minister Dilip Kumar Jaiswal. Nabin returned from Delhi on Monday evening and tendered his resignation adhering to the BJP's principle of 'one man, one post', wh ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Dec 16 (Maxim News): A five-member committee would examine all objections and suggestions received zone-wise on the delimitation of 300 wards, GHMC commissioner RV Karnan said on Tuesday.Hyderabad Local Events Here To Join Us On WhatsApp Speaking at a special council meeting at the GHMC head office, he said 3,002 objections and suggestions were received between December 10 to 17. Citizens of notified 300 wards can submit their objections and suggestions on Wednesday. Karnan reveale ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on Monday received as many as 179 complaints during its public hearing, the Prajavani programme, held at the GHMC headquarters and all circle offices. Citizens submitted requests concerning town planning, sanitation, engineering, land acquisition, and other issues. A total of 47 complaints were received in the Prajavani programme at the GHMC headquarters, with an additional 132 applications collected across the six zones of the GHMC. ...Read More >
Weekly Health Horoscope For December 15- 21: Check Your THIS Week Health Tip, Zodiacs Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav on Monday chaired a high-level meeting to undertake a detailed review of the action plans of Ghaziabad and Noida aimed at tackling air pollution in the two cities. This was the first review under a series of meetings on city-specific action plans in the NCR, which will culminate in a state-level review in the coming days. The review is ...Read More >
...The decision will be formally ratified at the Commonwealth Sport General Assembly in Glasgow next month India has been chosen to host the centenary edition of the Commonwealth Games in 2030, bringing the multi-sport event back to the world's most populous nation for the second time in two decades. The city of Ahmedabad, located in western India, was selected ahead of Abuja, Nigeria, by an evaluation commission from Commonwealth Sport, the body that oversees the Games. ...Read More >
For the first time, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday (November 18, 2025) held a separate meeting with startup founders and representatives as part of her pre-Budget consultations. "Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. @nsitharaman chairs the fifth Pre-Budget consultation with the stakeholders from the startups ecosystem in connection with the forthcoming Union Budget 2026-27, in New Delhi, today," the Ministry of Finance announced on Tuesday on its social medi ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Nov 17 (UNI) Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 32nd meeting of the Northern Zonal Council in Faridabad on Monday, even as the investigation into the Delhi blast continues. Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini received the Home Minister on his arrival at Surajkund on Sunday, the venue of the high-level session. Chief Ministers, Governors and senior security officials from six northern states and union territories are participating in the meeting which is expected to focus on i ...Read More >
Gandhinagar, Nov 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Narmada district will host the national-level celebration of Tribal Pride Day on November 15 in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, marking the 150th birth anniversary of revered tribal icon Birsa Munda, also known as Dharti Aaba. As part of the event in Dediapada, the Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay foundation stones for development projects worth over Rs 9,700 crore, jointly funded by the Centre and the Gujarat government. Chief Minis ...Read More >
Gurugram and Faridabad are set to receive 100 electric buses each by March 2026 under the PM e-bus Seva Scheme, said a senior official from the Ministry of housing and urban affairs during the curtain raiser event of the Urban Mobility India (UMI) conference. The conference will start from today and will continue till November 9. It will be inaugurated by Union minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Manohar Lal Khattar. Jaideep (single name), an official from the ministry of housing and urban ...Read More >
Guwahati: Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs,Nirmala Sitharaman said that under the Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment Scheme, the Central Government provides interest-free loans to States for a period of 50 years and Assam has performed effectively in utilizing these funds in a planned and productive manner. Sitharaman, inaugurated two landmark infrastructure projects in Guwahati this evening -- the Gateway of Guwahati Terminal and Jetty and the Brahmaputra Riverf ...Read More >
Gandhinagar: Manoj Kumar Das, a 1990-batch IAS officer who is currently serving as additional chief secretary (ACS) to the chief minister, will take over as the state's next chief secretary on Oct 31. The state general administration department (GAD) issued a notification to this effect on Tuesday, putting an end to the speculation regarding a possible extension for outgoing chief secretary (CS) Pankaj Joshi. Das, 58, who holds a B Tech in Computer Science from IIT Kharagpur, specializes in reve ...Read More >
Srinagar, Oct 27: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday informed the Assembly that over Rs 790 crore has been spent so far on various works under the Srinagar Smart City Project since its inception. The statement came in response to a starred question raised by National Conference General Secretary and Khanyar MLA, Ali Mohammad Sagar. Responding to the question, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who also holds the portfolio of Housing and Urban Development Department (H&UDD), said that a tota ...Read More >
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): To facilitate the people of Bihar origin who offered Chhath Puja in water bodies, the state government will build thousands of small ponds across the state. In Indore, three small ponds are being built in three different corners of the city. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, who participated in a programme organised by the North-East Cultural Institute held at Mankameshwar Garden on Monday, saluted the women who joyfully observed the fast, enduring hardships for the happiness ...Read More >
New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya has received major backlash over his recent remarks on the molestation of two Australian women cricketers in Indore. Instead of addressing the security lapses that led to the incident, the minister appeared to shift the blame onto the victims, stating that the Australian players "made a mistake" by stepping out of their hotel without informing the authorities. His comments have drawn sharp criticism from the opposition a ...Read More >
Varanasi: UP urban development and energy minister A K Sharma said BJP was realising Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's dream of uniting India, while opposition was working on the agenda of dividing society on caste lines.Sharma was highlighting events finalised by BJP to celebrate 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on Oct 31. He reviewed preparations for Sardar Patel's anniversary celebration at a meeting with officials, at circuit house here on Saturday."BJP-led govts in Centre and st ...Read More >
Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday said that a conference of Urban Development Ministers from all South Indian States will be held in Bengaluru on October 30. The meeting will be chaired by Union Minister for Energy, Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar. When asked if Karnataka would seek Central assistance for Bengaluru's development, Mr. Shivakumar said, "We will ask. The Union Urban Affairs Minister will participate in the conference, and we will place our demands bef ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Oct 23 (PTI) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday said that Union Urban Development Minister Manoharlal Khattar has agreed to hold the meeting of Urban development ministers of South Indian states in Benglauru on October 30. While speaking to reporters, he also said that a memorandum on Bengaluru development will be submitted to Khattar during the meeting. "We have already submitted our appeals to Union ministers and the PM several times in the past," Shivakuma ...Read More >
Minister Lokesh Naidu, who is on a seven-day visit there, says Australian govt may ease restrictions on import of prawns. Andhra Pradesh, where the shrimp industry has been hit by US President Donald Trump's tariffs, is looking to Australia as an alternative market. During a seven-day tour of the country, N Lokesh Naidu, the state's IT and HRD Minister and the son of CM Chandrababu Naidu, said the Australian government may ease restrictions on the import of prawns. Lokesh said that a long-stan ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 22 (ANI): Telangana's former Minister for IT, Industries, and Urban Development, K T Rama Rao (KTR), has been invited to deliver the keynote address at the upcoming Global Economic and Technology Summit (GETS) 2025, scheduled to be held from November 10 to 12, 2025, at The Kingsbury Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka, the BRS said in a press release. The invitation was extended by Dr A.U.L.A. Hilmy, Director General of GETS Sri Lanka, on behalf of the Ministry of S ...Read More >
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh said that he met a number of corporate leaders and academicians in Australia on Monday as part of promoting the state for partnerships and investments. The IT Minister is on a seven-day tour of Australia under the 'Special Visitors Program'. "I visited the University of New South Wales (UNSW) today in Sydney as part of my Australia tour. I engaged with senior executives and researchers on advanced teaching, renewable energy, and AI innovation," ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The state govt has decided to levy a betterment tax and 1% stamp duty cess on properties close to the impact zone of the 117km-long tolled road of Bengaluru Business Corridor (BBC), to recover the project costs.To be completely constructed by Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), the amount collected will be remitted to the authority to pay off the Rs 27,000-crore loan obtained from HUDCO. Documents accessed by TOI reveal the govt is banking on BBC to lead to an "increase in land val ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Sunday announced that the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2026 will be held in two sessions -- the first between January 21 and 30, 2026, and the second from April 1 to 10, 2026. Registration for session 1 wil commence from October 25, 2025 and the registration for session 2 will commence from last week of January 2026.Candidates can apply online through the official website https://jeemain.nta.nic.in.To ensure greater accessibility, the NTA ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress leadership on Friday took a significant step towards politically rehabilitating former cabinet minister and Kolkata mayor Sovan Chatterjee, who quit the party in 2018 and joined BJP a year later, making him the chairperson of New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA).Chatterjee, once considered close to Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee and is fondly called Kanan by her, is the first non-bureaucrat chairperson of NKDA since its inception in 2009.The Friday app ...Read More >
New Delhi: To ensure that the city remains illuminated during Diwali, chief minister Rekha Gupta has directed the power department, local bodies and Public Works Department to ensure that streetlights across roads, markets, colonies, religious sites and public areas were fully functional and promptly repaired if needed. Chief secretary Rajeev Verma has issued detailed guidelines to all departments.Gupta has directed that people should be able to enjoy smooth traffic, a clean environment and a vi ...Read More >
BENGALURU: The energy department is using lake beds to set up solar panels under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-Kusum)-C scheme as government or private land is not available for the same. This decision comes at a time when the state government is facing stiff opposition from environmentalists, urban planners and conservationists to its proposal to shrink buffer zones of lakes and rajakaluves for development projects. Bescom has identified 15 lake beds on the ou ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress leadership on Friday took a significant step towards politically rehabilitating former cabinet minister and Kolkata mayor Sovan Chatterjee, who quit the party in 2018 and joined BJP a year later, making him the chairperson of New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA).Chatterjee, once considered close to Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee and is fondly called Kanan by her, is the first non-bureaucrat chairperson of NKDA since its inception in 2009.The Friday app ...Read More >
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