The Tamil Nadu government has decided to hike the salary of MLAs from ₹55,000 to ₹1,05,000, Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami announced in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. The revised salary comes to effect from July 1, 2017. The decision brought an immediate cheer to MLAs across party lines. The Chief Minister also announced that the local area development fund […]
» Read moreNagaland Governor P.B. Acharya on July 19 appointed T.R. Zeliang as the Chief Minister. Mr. Zeliang has been asked to prove his majority on the floor of the House on or before July 22. Mr. Zeliang will be sworn in at 3 p.m. on July 19, Raj Bhavan sources said. Mr. Zeliang, leader of the rebel Nagaland People’s Front, was […]
» Read moreCoimbatore will get its own Metro Rail, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami announced in the State Assembly on Wednesday. In addition, the CM also announced that the project proposal for Chennai Metro’s Phase II has been given an in-principle approval and sent to the Centre for approval and disbursal of funds. The budget for Phase II has been […]
» Read moreFormer Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu, on Tuesday filed nomination papers to contest in Vice President election. His name was proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Finance and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley, and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. Mr. Naidu was accompanied by BJP president Amit Shah, senior leader Murli Manohar Joshi and other party legislators at the time of […]
» Read moreAn Army Major was on Tuesday shot dead by a jawan following an altercation in the Uri sector of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, the police said. An Army jawan shot dead Major Shikhar Thapa with his service rifle at Butcher Post in the Uri sector, a police official said. Further details are awaited.
» Read moreThe BJP’s parliamentary board picked Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu as the party’s nominee for Vice-President, and his name has been endorsed by the NDA as well. Party president Amit Shah made the official announcement at the party headquarters in Delhi, emphasising Mr. Naidu’s long career in public life and the various posts that he has […]
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