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Referring to his earlier remark that if a Miya rickshaw-puller charges 5 as fare, he should be paid 4, CM Sarma said, I had, in fact, spoken for their benefit. If one goes by the law, they cannot work here.

His model, now called as the Subhash Palekar Krushi, consists of seven steps no cultivation, seed treatment with Beejamrut, nutrition with Jeevamrut, five-layer farming, no weeding, no use of fertilisers, insecticides, pesticides or weedicides, and integrated farming with cattle and mulching.

The Langate MLA also raised concerns over the termination of government employees by the L-Gs administration, calling it a violation of natural justice

BJP spokesperson M.A. Mohan welcomes women empowerment schemes like Lakhpati Didi and She Mart, which support women in starting and running local retail outlets

Sribharat says YSRCP is misleading the public on Rushikonda land value, asserts GITAM is ready to pay the price fixed by the government

Andhra Pradesh will benefit significantly from the Critical Minerals Corridor and high-speed rail connectivity, he says

Commissioned in the fighter jet stream of the IAF in June 1988, he has over 3,200 hours of accident-free flying experience, says the Defence official

Terming YSRCP leader Ambati Rambabus comments against the Chief Minister as disgraceful, they say that the opposition party has institutionalised a culture of slander and moral bankruptcy

Elsewhere, Russian attack drones struck a maternity hospital in southern Ukraine on Sunday (February 1, 2026) morning, wounding three women, according to the Ukrainian emergency service

Empathy should be developed towards the differently abled from the school level itself by making it part of the curriculum, so that future innovators design solutions accessible to all, says Anoop P. Ambika, CEO, Kerala Startup Mission

JanAI is not just an initiative but a statement of intent for Indias AI future, says Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, Mysuru MP

Experts warn it falls far short of the allocation needed to guarantee 125 workdays for all eligible workers;

A majority of the people in Tamil Nadu lived below poverty line, and the schemes and the grants provided by the current government helped in improving their lives, she said

Finance Minister announces university townships; allocation for the Education Ministry has risen to about 1.39 lakh crore, an increase of 14.21% compared with the revised estimates for the previous fiscal

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary expressed deep grief over the road accidents terming it extremely heartbreaking

MSMEs, farmers, and informal sector, which form the backbone of employment, are largely neglected, it says

Highlighting the measures announced for MSMEs, Mr. Palaniswami said the allocation of 2,000 crore to ensure credit access and 10,000 crore for MSME growth financing would greatly benefit entrepreneurs and small industries

The Indian government has opened the door to the private sector legally, but financially it has yet to clear the path

Building on the success of the Lakhpati Didi programme, I propose to help women take the next step from credit-linked livelihood to being owners of enterprises, Ms. Sitharaman said

The visitors openers, Jyotsnil and Shivalik, stitch together a 124-run unbroken partnership before the match is called off; the home team secures a 74-run first-innings lead; Nidhish hits a fifty while Pithiya scalps six

Time has now come to look at making a paradigm shift by creating destinations 100% disabled-friendly, says the additional director, Union Ministry of Tourism

Some of the demands put forth by Tamil Nadu included approvals for the Coimbatore and Madurai Metro Rail projects, funds due to the State under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan and Jal Jeevan Mission and sanctioning of intra-State railway projects.

Though Telangana has Biopharma ecosystem, traces of rare earth in Singareni, initiatives in the sector were not allotted to the State, says Finance Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka

Leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly and former CM Naveen Patnaik said the Budget offered no noteworthy benefits to the State and its people

The Budget is totally disappointing. It has ignored the States interests, and there are no schemes for the welfare of the poor, women, farmers, and those on the margins of society, he said in a statement

Industry leaders welcomed steps announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, such as raising capital expenditure to 12.2 lakh crore for FY27

With focus on fiscal prudence and improving ease of living citizens, the Budget announcements will help secure strategic materials through the Rare Earth Corridors, bringing in logistics reform of inland waterways, and give a fillip to MSMEs

The real issue is that barriers are not properly understood and many of them could be addressed through simple design decisions, says Monolita Chatterjee, urban designer and architect

CRICKET | The visitor romps home past Goa by nine wickets with pacer Nidheesh ninth First Class five-for the cornerstone; the host avoids an innings defeat thanks to a resolute fifty from Misal and 60-run stand with Tendulkar for the ninth wicket

The Finance Minister has proposed removal of the 5% basic customs duty currently applicable on components and parts required for the manufacture of civilian, training and other aircraft