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New Delhi: The ruling parties of at least four States including Telangana Rashtra Samithi, objected to the States’ finances being discussed at an all-party meeting on the Sri Lanka crisis. While the Centre maintained that it was mentioned to underscore bad consequences of fiscal prudence and freebies, the Opposition parties asserted that it was not […]
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New Delhi: The BJP government at the Centre obviously doesn’t believe in the ‘give and take’ policy when it comes to sharing revenues generated through the new GST regime. This was evident from union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s response on Monday when she remained mum on the issue of extending GST compensation to States even […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana has been adjudged by the Centre as one of the seven States categorised as “Top Achievers” in implementation of Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP) 2020. The other six states in the Top Achievers category are Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Punjab and Tamil Nadu. Six other States, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, […]
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New Delhi: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader and state minister KT Rama Rao on Monday lashed out at the Narendra Modi government at the Centre for creating trouble in Opposition-ruled states and said that Telangana will raise its voice against Centre’s dictatorship in the coming days. While speaking to an ANI on the political situation […]
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New Delhi: Raising concern over spike in the number Covid-19 cases in some states, the Center on Friday wrote to Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala to continue monitoring the spread of the infection. The Centre has advised these five states in separate letters to undertake the required steps for prompt and effective management […]
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Yadadri-Bhongir: A handful of patients waiting for their treatment at the out-patient services, just three in-patients undergoing treatment in the 100-bed ward and not a single surgery performed in the recent past. A visit to the much-hyped All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Bibinagar in the district, portrays the sorry state of affairs, […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that GST council’s recommendations are not binding on the Centre and state governments. A bench headed by Justice D.Y Chandrachud said GST Council recommendations only have a persuasive value as India is a cooperative federalism, and the Centre and states have simultaneous powers to legislate on Goods and […]
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New Delhi: The government has announced some relaxation to its recent order on restrictions of wheat exports. It has now decided that wherever wheat consignments have been handed over to Customs for examination and have been registered into their systems on or prior to May 13, such consignments would be allowed to be exported. The […]
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Hyderabad: The TRS party has passed a resolution and demanded the Central Government to enhance quota to the deserving communities in education and employment based on their socio conditions. The TRS Government had proposed to increase the ST reservation to 10 per cent and BC (E) reservations to 12 per cent. To this effect, the […]
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Hyderabad: A determined TRS intensified its agitation against the BJP government at the Centre on its biased paddy procurement policy on Friday, when party leaders, activists, farmers and the general public hoisted black flags atop their residences and major junctions across the 12,769 gram panchayats in the State. They took to the streets in some […]
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Adilabad: Forest Minister A Indrakaran Reddy declared that the TRS would continue its fight against the union government until it procures paddy produce of Yasangi season, while condemning what he termed as stubborn attitude towards Telangana. He took part in a protest by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) held at the office of municipality and […]
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Suryapet: Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy on Monday said that the Centre should purchase every grain of the wheat and paddy crop produced by the farmers in the country as per food security act. Participating in protest demonstrations held by the TRS members here against the Centre over paddy procurement issue, he said that the […]
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By Mahitha Lingala A country with a magnitude as much as that of India thrives only when both levels of governments, in the States as well as the Centre, work in tandem towards prosperity. Cooperative federalism is a work in progress in India. Despite powers being divided asymmetrically in the Constitution, India is a Union […]
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New Delhi: The union government is working on a model for staggered opening of schools for physical classes following all Covid-19 related protocols, sources said on Thursday. Schools have been closed in most parts of the country for physical classes after the emergence of the new Omicron variant of the virus. Students have been mostly […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana has become a trendsetter for the entire country with many of its developmental concepts being replicated by other States and the union government as well, Municipal Administration & Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao said on Monday. He was speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) Phase-II […]
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Hyderabad: IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao once again expressed unhappiness over the union government not extending enough support to Telangana which is a performing State and demanded that performing States must be incentivised. He urged the Centre to support progressive States like Telangana which has been making significant progress in the areas of […]
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The Centre, in an affidavit, said: "Vaccination for Covid-19 is of larger public interest in view of the ongoing pandemic situation... However, no person can be forced to be vaccinated against their wishes."
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The Centre further added that the funds were released by August 24 and not in November, as claimed.
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Adilabad: MLAs belonging to the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) party staged a protest against the Union government’s decision to not to procure paddy produced in Yasangi season, across the erstwhile Adilabad district on Monday. Forest minister Allola Indrakaran Reddy expressed anger over the Union government’s move. He opined that the Centre was showing stubborn attitude […]
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New Delhi: As the continuous Opposition uproar has been affecting Parliament proceedings regularly, the Centre is set to introduce the ‘Mediation Bill, 2021’ in Rajya Sabha on Friday to promote and facilitate mediation, especially institutional mediation. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju is slated to move the Bill which also seeks for resolution of disputes, commercial or […]