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Mamata Banerjee starts two-day dharna to protest Centre’s alleged ‘discrimination’ against West Bengal

Mamata Banerjee starts two-day dharna to protest Centre’s alleged ‘discrimination’ against West Bengal

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West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee during a two-day sit-in demonstration near B.R. Ambedkar statue, on Red Road against Union government’s alleged ‘discriminatory attitude’ against the State, in Kolkata, on March 29, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on March 29 started her two-day sit-in demonstration in […]

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Congress walks out of Assam Assembly over suspension of MLA

Congress walks out of Assam Assembly over suspension of MLA

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Congress MLA Jakir Hussain Sikdar. File | Photo Credit: Twitter/@JakirSikdarMLA Congress MLA Jakir Hussain Sikdar was suspended from Assam Assembly on March 14 which led the party lawmakers to stage a walkout in protest immediately afterwards. Jakir Hussain Sikdar was suspended by Speaker Biswajit Daimary during Question Hour for insisting on asking a supplementary query […]

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Data | MGNREGS woes: Payment delays, Aadhaar seeding troubles and budget cuts

Data | MGNREGS woes: Payment delays, Aadhaar seeding troubles and budget cuts

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Working under MGNREGS: Women workers begin desilting work as part of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) at Nidigattu village near Bheemunipatnam in Visakhapatnam district on April 23, 2020 | Photo Credit: DEEPAK KR From being called a “living monument of failure” to “digging holes,” the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee […]

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No CAG audit of major schemes in W.B. since 2021 says RTI activist

No CAG audit of major schemes in W.B. since 2021 says RTI activist

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In at least two major schemes like the MGNREGA and PM Awas Yojana the Union Government has sent several central schemes to look into the allegations of corruption and misuse of public funds | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI On February 8, the Ministry of Education asked the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to conduct a […]

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Morning Digest | Government forms panel to look into MGNREGA’s efficacy; States ask Centre to curb its cess habit, and more

Morning Digest | Government forms panel to look into MGNREGA’s efficacy; States ask Centre to curb its cess habit, and more

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Representational image of labourers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) working at a site in Ajmer. | Photo Credit: PTI Government forms panel to look into MGNREGA’s efficacy The Central government has constituted a committee to review the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme, especially to assess […]

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Left unions to launch joint campaign against Centre on Independence Day

Left unions to launch joint campaign against Centre on Independence Day

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Left unions will conduct a joint national convention at Talkatora stadium on September 5 Left unions will conduct a joint national convention at Talkatora stadium on September 5 The mass organisations affiliated with the CPI(M), the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) and All India Agricultural Workers’ Union (AIAWU) have […]

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