Cabinet

The Centre is actively considering a national Right of Way (RoW) framework to rationalise and smoothen implementation of public projects on all government land falling under the purview of different ministries. This is because several…

NEW DELHI: Assam and Meghalaya will form three regional committees headed by Cabinet ministers from both states to resolve boundary disputes in six remaining areas of differences, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarmasaid on Sunday.…

LUCKNOW: Married women prisoners will soon be able to wear a "mangalsutra" and observe festivals like Karva Chauth and Teejin Uttar Pradesh jails, according to provisions of the new jail manual, which will replace the colonial-era rules…

Odisha cadre IAS officer Rajesh VermaBHUBANESWAR: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Thursday appointed Odisha cadre IAS officer Rajesh Vermaas the secretary to President Droupadi Murmu. A graduate in electrical engineering,…

The Cabinet on Wednesday approved a ₹50,000-crore increase in the limit for the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) to ensure low-cost credit to hospitality and related segments hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. It also…

Union minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday announced Cabinet's decision to approve interest subvention of 1.5% per year on short term agriculture loan up to Rupees three lakh. The decision has been made to ensure adequate credit flow in…

Telangana came to a standstill for a minute on Tuesday for mass singing of the national anthem as part of the celebration of 75 years of independence. Traffic was stopped at important places all over the State at 11.30 AM and the…

NEW DELHI: More than 40 days after he was sworn in as chief minister of Maharashtra, Eknath Shinde on Sunday announced portfolio allocation for his new Cabinet. Shinde will handle the urban development ministry, while his deputy Devendra…

NEW DELHI: Pitching for setting up an additional 2 lakh new primary agricultural credit society (PACS) across the country in the next five years, home and cooperation minister Amit Shah on Friday said the PACSare the soul of farm credit…

The pace of national highway construction in the country has slowed to 20.43 km a day during the first four month of the current financial year, according to official data. While the pace of national highway (NH) construction in the…