State Legislature News
Naidu bats for adequate representation of women in legislature
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu pitched for adequate reservation for women in Parliament and state legislatures and urged all political parties to arrive at an early consensus on the issue
2 min read20 Aug 2020Devendra Fadnavis defends loan waiver, says govt has cleared Rs22,000 crore
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said his government's overall performance on annual crop credit disbursement was better than that of the previous government
2 min read4 Jul 2018Karnataka govt to roll out new health scheme this year
The Karnataka government will roll out the Arogya Karnataka health scheme that promises better healthcare for millions of households
2 min read2 Jul 2018Resentment within Congress, NCP over ‘safe passage’ to Fadnavis govt
Congress and NCP say Devendra Fadnavis's govt was virtually given a safe passage on critical issues like farm loan waiver, even though the scheme's implementation was patchy
3 min read31 Jul 2017Assembly elections 2017: More than 50 women make it to state legislatures
A record 38 women were elected in UP, six in Punjab, five in Uttarakhand, and two each in Manipur and Goa assemblies
2 min read15 Mar 2017Cauvery dispute: Karnataka to release water to farmers, and Tamil Nadu
New Karnataka legislature resolution did not explicitly mention Tami Nadu but implied that some of the released water at least 3,000 cusecs a daywill go across the border
2 min read3 Oct 2016