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90 people hold cabinet rank in Siddaramaiah govt. Only 34 are ministers: Congress playbook on dissent

People given this rank include advisers to govt — the CM has a legal, medical and even 'general' and 'special' advisers — as well as chairpersons of various boards and committees. 

In ex-UP DGP’s memoir, stories of secret meet with Gogoi before Ayodhya verdict & ‘rattling’ BSP

In his memoir ‘Crime, Grime & Gumption’, the former IPS officer also writes about his repeated attempts to bring in a commissionerate system, and how it came to be implemented in 2 cities.

Govt registration, monthly maintenance, emergency protocol — what UP Lifts & Escalators Bill mandates 

The Bill, which received state assembly’s nod Saturday, fulfills a longstanding demand from residents & flat owners in high-rises. It also makes mandatory the installation of CCTV cameras. 

Parliamentary panel urges Modi govt to increase MGNREGS workdays from 100 to 150

While activists also say the number of work days should be increased, they stressed it could be done only if adequate funds were allocated for the scheme.

97 cr voters registered for 2024 Lok Sabha polls, over 2 cr Indians aged 18-29 added to rolls

Electoral rolls for all states & UTs have been published by EC with reference to January 1, 2024.

Ignored by local admin, thousands flock to Karnataka CM’s ‘Janaspandana’ to get grievances redressed

Several people at Janaspandana complained of rampant corruption in government channels. This was the second such event organised in Karnataka in six months.

Don’t make Aadhaar-based payments mandatory for NREGA till mechanism is foolproof: House panel

The system, first introduced in 2017, was finally made mandatory in January. But a panel report tabled Thursday, says all ‘major bottlenecks’ should be resolved first.

Bihar govt competency test for ad hoc teachers kicks up a row. Protesters plan ‘assembly siege’

Bihar govt has decided to enrol ‘Niyojit (employed) teachers’ as state government employees. The formalisation of their employment, however, has been made incumbent on clearing a test.

What makes Rajesh Khullar, ex-IAS officer, the most powerful bureaucrat in Haryana

Described as a 'perfectionist' and humble officer by many, Khullar is a confidant of CM Manohar Lal Khattar and has also been made overall in-charge of the CMO.

A white elephant? No water from Kaleshwaram, but project costs Telangana around Rs 18,000 cr annually

State had set up a Special Purpose Vehicle for the Rs 1 lakh crore Kaleshwaram irrigation project, which raised loans worth Rs 87,449.15 crore. The rest has to be repaid over next 12 years.

On Camera

Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.