DIPLOMATIC DIALOGUES!

Encroached Govt Land Retrieved

Jammu: Over 14.5 hectares of land were retrieved during a day-long anti-encroachment drive on Thursday. The administration retrieved around 200 kanal kahcharai land in Thalwal village and a chunk of prime state land was retrieved from Dungian village.

vailing among the public at large in Jammu and Kashmir due to the eviction drive launched by the administration to remove encroachments on state land including Roshni and Kacharai, the DAP said in a statement here.

K’TAKA CM SLAMS OPPN FOR RAPPING UNION BUDGET

Bengaluru: Karnataka CM

Basavaraj Bommai has slammed the Opposition parties for criticising the Union Budget 2023-24 presented by Finance Minister in the Parliament. In a specially convened press conference, the CM stated that the opposition parties in the state are disappointed despite the central government announcing Rs 5,300 crore for the Upper Bhadra project.

HRY BUDGET SESSION FROM FEB 20

Budget session of the Haryana Assembly will begin here from February 20, CM Manohar Lal Khattar said on Thursday. It has been proposed to hold the session in two parts, the chief minister said. “The budget session will begin from February 20,” Khattar told reporters here after a Cabinet meeting.

ODISHA BUDGET SESSION ON FEB 21

The Budget session of the Odisha Assembly will commence on February 21, an official notification said on Thursday. The session will commence with the customary address by the Governor on the opening day.

Ex-Meghalaya Speaker Danggo joins BJP

Shillong (Agencies): Shifting of loyalty continued in Meghalaya ahead of the February 27 assembly elections, as former Assembly Speaker and candidate of ruling National People’s Party (NPP), Martin M Danggo joined the BJP.

According to the candidates’ list, announced by the BJP in New Delhi on Thursday, Danggo will contest the assembly elections from Ranikor assembly constituency in South West Khasi Hills district.

The NPP sources said that they would soon decide on whether to field a candidate from Ranikor constituency Danggo resigned from the NPP as he was reportedly ‘financially neglected’ by the NPP, the accusation denied by the ruling party headed by Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma.