State Government

Chattisgarh: Government issues disciplinary action against protesting employees and officers

The federation of state government officers and employees had staged a five-day strike from July 25 to July 29 demanding a hike in DA and HRA

How US schools are trying to protect their students post Uvalde shooting tragedy

Multiple states now mandate or encourage panic buttons in US schools, and a growing number of districts are shelling out tens of thousands of dollars per school for them

Bombay HC asks why present and past Maharashtra governments did not set up committee on fire safety

The High Court has directed the state government to file an affidavit detailing the steps it had taken to constitute such a committee and implement fire safety norms in vulnerable buildings since previous orders passed on 11 April, 2022

Single-sex schools or co-ed? Kerala witnesses raging debate over child rights panel order

In a landmark order, the panel has directed the state government that there should only be co-education institutions in the southern state from the academic year 2023-24

Meghalaya government directs autonomous district councils to shut down all toll gates on national and state highways

The state government has not questioned the authority of the autonomous district councils to collect tax under their respective jurisdictions but has pointed out that they are not empowered to set up such toll gates along the national and state highways

Meghalaya High Court tells state government to file affidavit on implementing Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act

It also directed the state to also take appropriate measures in terms of the Transport of Animals Rules, 1978 and Rule 125E of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989

'Baseless allegations': UP Dy CM claims Akhilesh Yadav 'frustrated, dejected' after defeat in polls

Earlier, Akhilesh has targeted the BJP government in UP over alleged rise in cases of atrocities against women and claimed that the National Commission for Women had served the 'maximum notices' to it

Issue of lack of proper infrastructure for judiciary, bar can be looked into: Centre to SC

A bench comprising Justice Vineet Saran and JK Maheshwari termed as horrible the crowd situation in the apex court corridor, and said something can be done by the central government

Maharashtra energy minister Nitin Raut claims impending coal and power crisis in state

However, the minister assured that the state government is working to resolve the power crisis

Everyone should comply with Karnataka HC's order on loudspeaker usage, says senior Congress leader

Mallikarjun Kharge said that the Central and the state governments should 'keep things under control' and 'take everyone along'