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- India
Indian origin man lands up on FBI list for SNAP scam in US
Washington: The FBI has added India-born Manjit Singh Bedi to its list of most wanted fraudsters for his alleged involvement in irregularities in the US government’s benefits scheme. According to the FBI,…
- Telangana
Telangana to distribute 1.19 lakh knitting machines to BC women
Hyderabad: Telangana Transport and BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Thursday, August 13, announced that the government will be distributing 1.19 lakh automatic knitting machines across 119 Assembly constituencies. The minister launched…
- India
Panel urges low-cost health insurance for middle class
New Delhi: The parliamentary panel on health has recommended accelerating the expansion of standardised, low-cost health insurance products for the middle-income class, often excluded from publicly funded schemes and leaving them vulnerable…
- India
SC asks panel to verify claims of Manipur violence-hit families
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, August 10, asked an apex court-appointed committee to verify claims that around 24,000 families affected by the 2023 Manipur ethnic violence are yet to receive…
- Telangana
SIR has no link with government welfare schemes: Telangana CEO
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) C Sudharshan Reddy on Wednesday, July 29, clarified that the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is exclusively intended to prepare an accurate and…
- India
Nitish Kumar disburses Rs 1,000 Cr to 10 lakh women beneficiaries
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday disbursed Rs 1,000 crore among 10 lakh beneficiaries of the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana, which is aimed at promoting entrepreneurship among the state’s women.…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP CM to launch statewide inspections in November to assess govt schemes
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday said he will begin field-level inspections across the state from November to review the implementation of government schemes and programmes. Naidu said…
- India
Assam surpasses national average in decline in child marriages: Report
Guwahati: Assam has recorded a sharp decline in the number of child marriages, surpassing the national average, as per a report of a survey carried out by a non-governmental organisation in five…
- Telangana
Telangana launches four new welfare schemes to fulfil promises
Hyderabad: The Congress government in Telangana on Sunday launched four new schemes to implement the promises made in the Assembly elections. Chief minister A Revanth Reddy launched the scheme at Chandravancha in…
- Chennai
TN CM Stalin in Virudhunagar as part of statewide tour to monitor govt schemes
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin visited Virudhunagar district as part of his statewide tour to monitor government projects. During his visit, he stopped by a fireworks factory in the district,…
- Telangana
Telangana govt to provide ‘free electricity’ from March 1
Hyderabad: After the Telangana government issued notification seeking documents required to avail Gruha jyothi free electricity scheme, as per official sources, the scheme will come into effect on March 1. “The guidelines…
- Bangalore
Arogya Karnataka scheme lacks easy way to identify hospitals
Bengaluru: Thousands of hospitals are enrolled in the Ayushman Bharat-Arogya Karnataka (ABARK) scheme, providing essential services. However, the absence of an efficient system to identify the network of hospitals by the state…
- India
Minister pushes for convergence of govt schemes to ensure 2 cr ‘Lakhpati Didis’
New Delhi: Union Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday stressed on convergence of different government schemes to ensure an annual income of more than Rs 1 lakh for women linked with…
