Morning Digest | States must contribute to MGNREGS wages, says Union Minister; IOC contradicts Adani over port use agreement, and more

Morning Digest | States must contribute to MGNREGS wages, says Union Minister; IOC contradicts Adani over port use agreement, and more

Representational image of villagers from Odisha’s Kalahandi district under the MGNREGS | Photo Credit: Biswaranjan Rout States must contribute to MGNREGS wages, says Union Minister Giriraj Singh The financial burden of wages to the beneficiaries of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) should also be shouldered by State governments, in order to […]

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Morning Digest | Tripura goes to the polls today; merchandise exports fall for 2nd month in a row, and more

Morning Digest | Tripura goes to the polls today; merchandise exports fall for 2nd month in a row, and more

Women poll officials head toward their respective polling stations for the Tripura Assembly elections, in Agartala, on Feb. 15, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Tripura voters hold the winning card as State goes to the polls today A triangular contest—between the BJP, the Left Front-Congress combine and new entrant Tipra Motha—is on the cards in […]

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Morning Digest | Anti-encroachment drive in J&K halted after Centre steps in; Wholesale inflation eased to 4.7% in January, and more

Morning Digest | Anti-encroachment drive in J&K halted after Centre steps in; Wholesale inflation eased to 4.7% in January, and more

Security personnel deployed outside an automobile showroom, which is being demolished during an anti-encroachment drive, in Jammu on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ANI Anti-encroachment drive in J&K halted after Centre steps in The month-long anti-encroachment drive in Jammu and Kashmir to retrieve government land has been halted following an intervention by the Union Home Ministry, […]

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