Interview With Chief Minister

Hooda targets Nayab Saini govt over 'Non-Stop Haryana' slogan, CM hits back

Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda has said the Nayab Singh Saini government should change its "Non-Stop Haryana" slogan to "Full Stop Haryana" and alleged that the BJP regime has put a "full stop on investments, industrial development, job creation, crop prices" in the state. "If there is anything non-stop in the BJP government, it is unemployment, inflation, crime, drug addiction and migration of youth," the leader of opposition in the Haryana Assembly said in a statement issued here on Tuesday. His remarks were in reference to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government coming up with the "Mahra Haryana, Non-Stop Haryana" slogan ahead of the state Assembly polls due later in the year. Under the slogan, the Saini government has been spelling out the initiatives launched for various sections of the society and pointing towards the rapid progress the state has made in the last 10 years. Over the last few days, the state government has issued newspaper advertisements, touching up

Maha CM Shinde announces 'Ladla Bhai Yojana' ahead of Assembly Polls 2024

Maha CM Eknath Shinde announces stipend for students on Ashadhi Ekadashi Day. Rs 8,000 for diploma students, Rs 6,000 for 12th-grade pass, and Rs 10,000 for graduates monthly for 6-month internships

Guilty won't be spared, strict action will be taken: CM on BMW hit-and-run

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said whoever is guilty in the BMW hit-and-run case will not be spared and strict action will be taken against them, amid criticism that the key accused is the son of his party leader. The CM said there was no question of supporting anyone and no one would be spared. Whoever is guilty will not be spared; strict action will be taken against them," Shinde told reporters here. We stand by the family of the victim. We will provide legal and financial assistance to aggrieved family," he said. A BMW car driven by key accused Mihir Shah allegedly rammed into a two-wheeler in the Worli area of south-central Mumbai on Sunday morning, resulting in the death of Kaveri Nakhwa (45), who was riding pillion, while her husband Pradeep survived with injuries. Mihir's father Rajesh Shah is a Shiv Sena politician from adjoining Palghar district. The party on Wednesday sacked Rajesh Shah as its deputy leader.

Ahmednagar to be renamed as Ahilyanagar: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde

Fadnavis, Shinde, and many state ministers were in Ahmednagar to attend an event commemorating the Holkar Queen's Ahilyabai birth anniversary

Chief Ministers of various states extend greetings on 74th Republic Day

Chief Ministers of various states participated in grand celebrations and unfurled the national flag on the occasion of 74th Republic Day on Thursday

CM Stalin to hold meeting to evaluate law and order situation in TN

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will on Thursday hold a high-level meeting of officers to evaluate the law and order situation in the state

Uttarakhand to bring strictest anti-copying law: CM Pushkar Singh Dhami

Uttarakhand is going to make the country's strictest anti-copying law with stringent provisions, including life imprisonment, for those found guilty of aiding cheating in recruitment examinations, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said. It will also have provisions for disqualification of candidates guilty of using unfair means from appearing in any examination for 10 years and confiscation of property of those facilitating cheating, he told reporters in Champawat on Sunday. The Uttarakhand cabinet has already taken a decision on bringing the law in the state, the chief minister said, adding that "it will be the country's strictest anti-copying law". On January 13, the state cabinet at a meeting chaired by Dhami had given its nod to bringing the law to prevent use of unfair means in examinations. The decision came a day after the arrest of five people, including a section officer in the Uttarakhand State Public Service Commission, for allegedly leaking question papers of ...

Kerala CM Vijayan condoles demise of socialist leader Sharad Yadav

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday described veteran politician Sharad Yadav as a socialist icon of the country, and said the latter's demise was a great loss to Indian politics. Yadav died at a private hospital in Gurugram on Thursday. He was 75. "Sharad Yadav was an icon of socialist politics, who stood firm for democratic values. His passing is a great loss to Indian politics. Heartfelt condolences to his family and supporters," the Chief Minister tweeted.

CM Bommai slams Congress poll promises ahead of Karnataka assembly polls

Bommai said, "the Congress leader's statement shows his frustration and this has given a feeling that Shivakumar doesn't have the intention of implementing it

Investors summit will be a milestone for state, says MP CM Chouhan

MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the Global Investors Summit which is being organised in Indore on January 11 and 12 will prove to be a milestone for the state's $550 billion economy

Boosting MSMEs to fortify rural belt: Raghubar Das

Interview with Chief Minister, Jharkhand