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Punjab govt mulls restart of traditional bullock cart races in Ludhiana's Kila RaipurThe Punjab government is considering new rules to resume traditional bullock cart races at the Kila Raipur sports event in Ludhiana. The 20...
Sops announced by states may divert resources away from infra development: RBI articleSeveral states announced sops in their 2024-25 Budgets, risking diversion of resources from critical infrastructure. Centre and states achi...
Punjab presents slew of demands to boost infra at pre-budget meeting with SitharamanPunjab has requested Rs 1,000 crore from the Centre to bolster border security and police infrastructure. The state also sought industrial ...
Centre rejects Punjab govt's stubble funding demandThe BJP-led central government and the AAP-led Punjab government are at odds over funding incentives to prevent stubble burning, with the i...
Punjab and Sind Bank classifies MTNL accounts as non-performing assetsPunjab and Sind Bank (PSB) has notified that Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) accounts are now classified as Non-Performing Assets ...
Freebies are smart politics, but they're turning into bad economics as states struggle to fulfill poll promisesHimachal Pradesh ministers have decided not to withdraw salaries for two months as the Congress-led state government struggles with a signi...
Union Bank freezes accounts of state-run telecom firm MTNL over non-payment of duesAccording to the details shared by MTNL, it has defaulted on the payment of Rs 155.76 crore on debt raised from Union Bank of India, Rs 140...
Punjab CM to boycott NITI Aayog meeting after INDIA bloc decision to protest against BudgetThe decision came on Wednesday after the opposition parties claimed that the Union Budget presented on July 23 was "discriminatory" as it d...
‘Mataji bolne mein toh expert hain’: Mallikarjun Kharge attacks Sitharaman during Budget debate in Rajya SabhaCongress President Mallikarjun Kharge criticized the 2024-25 Union Budget for favoring only Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, alleging neglect of o...
'Kursi Bachao budget' punished middle-class, farmers and workers: Congress' Manickam TagoreOn the INDIA bloc protest against Union Budget 2024 in Parliament, Tagore said that this budget is discriminatory and that it is a 'Kursi B...
'Kursi bachao budget': Opposition says states ruled by it ignored, slams BJP for appeasing alliesThe attack by opposition parties came after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the budget in the Lok Sabha. Sitharaman announced...
Union Budget 2024 ' ignored' farming sector, claim Punjab farmersIn her Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasised the need for a thorough review of the agriculture research setup to en...
Seven states held assembly sessions stretching for over six months in 2023 with long adjournments: ReportState assemblies in India met for an average of 22 days in 2023, with an average duration of five hours. Seven states continued sessions fo...
Aid for women not 'revdi'; using taxes for welfare, says AtishiThe Delhi government has launched the Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana, providing ₹1,000 per month to women above 18. Delhi finance minist...
Punjab Budget 2024 Highlights: FM Cheema presents Rs 2 lakh crore budget for FY25Punjab Budget 2024 Highlights: Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema unveiled a state budget exceeding Rs 2 lakh crore for FY25 in the Asse...
Haryana CM presents budget; announces interest waiver on crop loans amid farmer protestsHaryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has announced a budget of Rs 1.89 lakh crore for the 2024-25 fiscal year, despite ongoing farmer...
State government fiscal deficit higher by 45 per cent in first quarter in the wake of upcoming elections: ReportThe revenue deficit of a sample of 21 states widened to Rs. 0.7 trillion in the first half of FY’2024 from Rs 0.5 trillion in the first hal...