The Centre may offer a special package to states to tide over financial difficulties as the compensation regime for the goods and services tax (GST) ends in June this year after the agreed five-year period. The package may be discussed at the next GST Council meeting and could include financial assistance for specific projects, permission…Continue Reading
For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS | Updated: Thursday, March 10, 2022, 23:47 [IST] New Delhi, Mar 10: With the registering victorious in four out of five states in the assembly elections, the BJP has continued to be a dominant force in Indian politics. So, how many states is…Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: Exuding confidence of retaining governments in four of the poll-bound states and better performance in Punjab, top BJP leaders, including home minister Amit Shah and party president J P Nadda on Saturday said PM Narendra Modi’s popularity has been seen as more than any PM of Independent India. At a press conference, Shah…Continue Reading
The Centre has approved over Rs 1,682 crore as additional assistance to five states and a union territory which were hit by floods and landslides last year. The approval of the additional central assistance under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry has been given…Continue Reading
The Union Home Ministry on Friday asked states and union territories to consider relaxing Covid curbs for social, sports, entertainment, academic and religious events as well as night curfew hours in view of the substantial decline in the number of cases.Issuing COVID-19 guidelines for March, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla also suggested the implementation of…Continue Reading
New Delhi: The Centre has asked states and union territories to review, amend or do away with additional COVID-19 restrictions after considering the trend of new cases and positivity rate in their regions, stating sustained downward trend in the nationwide case trajectory. In a letter to sent to chief secretaries and chief administrators of all…Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the elections in five states, PM Modi Wednesday exuded confidence about BJP’s prospects in UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur, saying the party will get “full majority” in all the contests. “I have seen in all these states an inclination towards BJP,” he said in an interview to news agency ANI.…Continue Reading
‘States can pitch own priority projects for interest-free loan’ ‘States can pitch own priority projects for interest-free loan’ Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the Centre is open to considering States’ own priority projects to avail of funds from the ₹1,00,000 crore interest-free, 50-year loan, even if they don’t strictly fall under the focus areas specified…Continue Reading
AGARTALA/SHILLONG/NEW DELHI: Congratulating the three Northeastern states of Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya on their 50th statehood day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said improvements in connectivity and infrastructure had pivoted the states into connectivity hubs, well placed for fast-paced development. In separate video messages to the three states, Modi described them as lands of…Continue Reading
The Centre on Tuesday asked states and Union territories to review infrastructure preparedness, including re-establishment of field and makeshift facilities, so that they are not found wanting if there is a surge in hospital admissions due to escalation in Covid cases. To tackle a possible rise in COVID-19 cases, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on…Continue Reading