Minister Ramalinga Reddy visited the Bhadra dam and inspected the dam’s crest gates Shivamogga: Water resources minister Ramalinga Reddy on Sunday said that rainfall deficiency in June was the lowest in the state’s history in 150 years of recorded history. While he asked the farmers to cooperate with the state govt to tackle the situation,…
After presenting more Union Budgets in a row than any other Finance Minister in India—a total of nine—rumour has it that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman may be replaced. For many, the question that is top of mind will be where she moves to, assuming she continues to hold a post in the Cabinet, and who…
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday described the middle class as the growth engine of India and said nearly 500 cities are poised to emerge as the country’s next centres of economic activity.Participating in a panel discussion on ‘How to promote the rise of a new middle class’ at…
Chennai: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday welcomed chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s statement that Tamil Nadu govt would cooperate with Union govt on administrative matters though BJP is TVK’s ideological enemy.“As a Union minister, I welcome the announcement of TVK govt that it will cooperate with Union govt,’’ Nirmala told reporters in Kancheepuram…
200-yr-old lighthouse in Puducherry renovated, inaugurated Puducherry: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the renovated old lighthouse, a prominent heritage landmark of Puducherry, in the presence of Lieutenant Governor K Kailashnathan and chief minister N Rangasamy on Thursday. The lighthouse was restored by the office of the commissioner of GST & central excise, Puducherrry. Built…
Agartala: Tripura chief minister Manik Saha on Friday urged the Centre to remove the ceiling on externally aided borrowings for NE states, stressing the importance of Externally Aided Projects (EAPs) in accelerating development.Speaking at a session on “Leveraging Externally Aided Projects in the North Eastern States” in Shillong alongside Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Saha…
Shillong: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the Jowai-Nartiang-Kdiap-Khanduli (JNKK) Road at Wahiajer Football Stadium in West Jaintia Hills on the second day of her visit to Meghalaya on Saturday.The road, funded by the New Development Bank at an estimated cost of over Rs 59 crore, aims to enhance connectivity, improve access to markets and…
Aizawl: Mizoram chief minister Lalduhoma on Friday said Externally Aided Projects (EAPs) offer more than funding, bringing technical expertise from partner institutions that study local challenges and share knowledge to improve implementation.He was speaking at a seminar on “Leveraging Externally Aided Projects (EAPs) in the North Eastern States” organised by the Department of Economic Affairs…
Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar and wife Usha Shivakumar at Venkateswara Swami Temple, in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh Bengaluru: Racing against time to stamp his administrative identity on governance in the state, chief minister DK Shivakumar is preparing a major development package worth up to Rs 20,000 crore, centred on health, education and infrastructure.Officials say a…
Shillong: Union finance and corporate affairs minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday laid foundation stones for projects worth over Rs 1,200 crore across sectors in Meghalaya and inaugurated NE’s largest organic spice processing unit in Ri-Bhoi district.The initiatives include the Meghalaya Ecotourism Infrastructure Development Project with five sub-projects worth Rs 91.60 crore; the Meghalaya Logistics and…
