Bengaluru- A debate over safari operations and trekking regulations in forest areas took place in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Thursday, with Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka criticising the government for first banning safari operations and later reopening them, while Forest and Ecology Minister Eshwar Khandre defended the decision citing rising man-wildlife conflict. Raising…
Chandigarh- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Member of Parliament, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, on Thursday appealed to the National Commission for Women to take cognisance of the “misogynistic and derogatory” remarks made by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann against women. In a representation to commission Chairperson, she said the Chief Minister had while addressing students at the…
New Delhi- LPG production has been increased by 28 per cent through refinery directives in the last five days, and further procurement is actively underway, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, said in the Parliament on Thursday. Stressing that the government’s foremost priority is that the kitchens of India’s more than…
Kolkata- With the former Intelligence Bureau (IB) top officer and the former Governor of Tamil Nadu, R.N. Ravi, taking oath as the 22nd Governor of West Bengal on Thursday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s first message to him during the interaction after the oath ceremony was that ‘Bengal loves those who love Bengal’. After the oath…
Mumbai- Maharashtra minister Shambhuraj Desai on Thursday informed the state Assembly that discussions will be held with the chief minister and deputy chief ministers over the demand to consider first-floor slum dwellers for rehabilitation under the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) schemes in Mumbai. He was responding to questions raised by several members that many residents…
New Delhi- Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday expressed concern over India’s energy security, warning that the country could face serious challenges in the near future if adequate preparations are not made. He said “flawed” foreign policy decisions had contributed to the current situation and urged the government to act…
Hyderabad- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday served notice to Telangana Jagruthi leader K. Kavitha in connection with the hearing of the Delhi excise policy case in the Delhi High Court. A team of CBI officials personally handed over the notice of the High Court, informing her about the hearing of the CBI’s…
Guwahati- Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday strongly criticised the Assam government’s reported decision to remove the name of former President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed from the Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College and Hospital in Barpeta, calling the move an insult to a distinguished Assamese personality and freedom fighter. In a statement posted on social media,…
Jammu- The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday started an extensive probe into the antecedents of the assailant, while widespread condemnation and anger against the attack on Dr Farooq Abdullah continued. The police have started a detailed investigation into the background of Kamal Singh Jamwal, the assailant, who attempted to kill the former Jammu and…
Bengaluru- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President, D.K. Shivakumar, on Thursday said that the issue of disruptions in the supply of gas and petroleum products will be discussed in detail in the state Cabinet meeting scheduled to be held on Thursday evening at the Vidhana Soudha. He made the statement while speaking to…
