Bengaluru- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday urged Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) to increase credit disbursement for MSMEs under various flagship government schemes such as MUDRA, PM Vishwakarma, etc, with the active support of their sponsor banks. In a meeting to review the performance of 10 RRBs of the southern region here, FM Sitharaman directed…
Nagpur- Congress President and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for attempting a ‘divide and cut’ policy with contradictory slogans aimed at diverting attention from its failures. Speaking to the media here this afternoon, Kharge referred to the PM’s slogan of ‘Ek Hain to Safe Hain’…
Baghamara- Reiterating his promise of “khata-khat” (instant) transfer of Rs 2,500 monthly allowance to women, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that the next INDIA bloc government in Jharkhand will restore the pride of tribals and also lift the 50 per cent cap on caste-based quota. Addressing an election rally in Baghamara in Jharkhand,…
New Delhi- Blaming the BJP and officers controlled by it for hardships of out-of-job bus marshals, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Saturday approved a proposal to re-engage 10,000 civil defence volunteers (CDVs) as pollution sentinels. While sending the file for approval to Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena, the Chief Minister hit out at the BJP for…
Srinagar-Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday directed top administrative officers to ensure that the people of the Valley do not suffer due to the harsh winter in Kashmir as dry weather has added to people’s challenges. Chairing a meeting of top officials including the chief secretary, additional chief secretaries, administrative secretaries and…
Khunti – Condemning Congress’ politics of falsehood, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday accused the Grand Old Party of misleading people on the issue of caste census and asked why the party did not conduct such an exercise during the 50 years of its rule in the country. Addressing an election rally in Khunti, the…
Bengaluru- The government, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accounts for every rupee collected so that it doesn’t get frittered away and common people benefit from the work that it is doing, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said here on Saturday. Addressing students at an event here, FM Sitharaman said that if you’re looking at how…
New Delhi- Food Corporation of India (FCI) and state agencies have procured 120.67 lakh metric tonne (LMT) paddy in Punjab during the ongoing kharif marketing season (KMS) 2024-2025 (as of November 8) worth Rs 27,995 crore, the government said on Saturday. A total quantity of 126.67 LMT of paddy arrived in the Punjab mandis as…
Palamu- Highlighting the BJP’s commitment to protect the ‘Roti, Maati, Beti (livelihood, land, daughter)’ of Jharkhand voters, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday attacked the Congress and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) for the state government’s conspiracy to allow cross-border infiltration for vote bank politics. He also said that there would be no religion-based…
Patna- Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday kicked off campaigning for the upcoming Assembly by-elections in Bihar, scheduled for November 13, focusing on the Tarari and Ramgarh constituencies. He will be campaigning alongside JD(U)’s National Working President Sanjay Jha and Water Resources Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, with support from senior BJP leaders and other NDA…
