Assam govt suspends distribution of ration items for two months due to interim budgetAssam has temporarily halted the distribution of subsidized pulses, sugar, and salt under its public distribution system for two months, ef...
01 Jun, 2026, 02.43 PM IST
Industrial Bong for the Buck: A blueprint for West Bengal’s evolution from an entrepot to a production hubWest Bengal’s hopes of an industrial revival face structural challenges despite strong manufacturing growth over the past decade. A NITI Aa...
28 May, 2026, 11.11 PM IST
Suvendu Adhikari's Bengal recipe: Machh Bhaat at ₹5; no liquor near schools, templesWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has introduced a new fish and rice meal at subsidized rates in canteens. Liquor shops will now ...
27 May, 2026, 12.44 AM IST
70 security camps in Bastar to serve as service centres: Amit ShahSecurity camps in Bastar, Chhattisgarh will transform into service centres. These centres will offer banking, Aadhaar, and ration card serv...
19 May, 2026, 12.30 AM IST
West Bengal rice industry seeks infra push, faster clearances from new BJP govtWest Bengal's rice sector urges the new state government for better infrastructure and quicker approvals. Industry leaders highlight the ne...
17 May, 2026, 02.30 PM IST
Spicier than jhalmuri: The Rs 1.7 lakh crore fiscal bite hidden in state election resultsWhat looked like a light-hearted campaign moment during PM Narendra Modi’s West Bengal trail has now turned into a major fiscal concern aft...
07 May, 2026, 10.07 AM IST
Tamil Nadu's spiral: From welfare to freebiesTamil Nadu’s welfare model has expanded into a competitive freebie-driven system, with parties like the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and All I...
23 Apr, 2026, 01.04 AM IST
PM Modi biggest brand ambassador of Mamata govt: TMC's Abhishek BanerjeeAbhishek Banerjee highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jhargram. He stated Modi buying jhalmuri there proves the Trinamool C...
21 Apr, 2026, 04.15 PM IST
Free rice scheme: Congress says Karnataka govt has given befitting reply to Modi govtThis transfer is equivalent to the amount the state government would have paid the Food Corporation of India (FCI) had the Modi Government ...
10 Jul, 2023, 02.14 PM IST
Karnataka's free rice scheme to be rolled out on Saturday, beneficiaries to get cash for nowThe Karnataka government plans to roll out the 'Anna Bhagya' scheme, which aims to provide 5 kg of rice to every member of a BPL household....
30 Jun, 2023, 05.13 PM IST
Modi govt 'sabotaging' Anna Bhagya scheme in Karnataka: CongressThe Congress on Sunday alleged that the Centre is "sabotaging" its Anna Bhagya guarantee in Karnataka and asserted that the 10 kg free rice...
25 Jun, 2023, 03.16 PM IST
Congress accuses Modi regime to trying to scuttle Karnataka’s free rice scheme, BJP hits backAICC general secretary RS Surjewala accused the BJP of trying to scuttle implementation of its ambitious election promise. The programme, h...
15 Jun, 2023, 11.28 PM IST
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah accuses Centre of trying to scuttle State's free-rice schemeKarnataka's Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah, accused the central government of being "anti-Kannadiga" and "anti-poor" after it prevented the F...
14 Jun, 2023, 07.23 PM IST
Free rice has made people of Tamil Nadu lazy: Madras HCWhile it was obligatory on the part of the govt to provide bare necessities like rice and other groceries to the needy and poor people, suc...
23 Nov, 2018, 02.42 PM IST
Government to build toilets for 55,000 households in PuducherryCM V Narayanasamy said he had urged the PM to make available the funds for the toilet scheme during his recent visit to Delhi and he had re...
30 Jun, 2016, 12.50 PM IST
AIADMK demands continuation of free rice schemeA sizeable chunk of women had no bank accounts and Aadhaar cards to which the cash disbursement would be linked had also not been issued to...
22 Feb, 2015, 04.03 PM IST
V Narayanasamy sends samples of poor quality rice to CMSenior Congress leader V Narayanasamy has sent to Chief Minister N Rangasamy a packet containing poor quality rice distributed to public.
08 Sep, 2014, 03.13 PM IST