The Latest Breaking News from Central

Pittsburgh gamblers hoping for a big-Bucs payday

BET ON IT: Pirates in contention in woeful NL Central which would mean big profits for early backers.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 10, 2023

CBI to probe if violence in Manipur was pre-planned

The Manipur government on Thursday recommended six cases to the Centre for a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has also sanctioned a rehabilitation package of ₹101.75 crore for the violence-hit State.

The Hindu · Jun 8, 2023

Won’t notify fact-checking unit until July 10: Centre tells Bombay High Court

On April 21, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology had said that it would not notify the FCU till July 5; this has now been extended to July 10.

The Hindu · Jun 7, 2023

Andhra Pradesh: YSRCP government launched various welfare schemes using Central funds, alleges BJP

The BJP will expose such acts of the YSRCP government during the campaign launched to mark completion of nine years in office by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, says party leader Kasi Viswanatha Raju

The Hindu · May 30, 2023

Central government too to celebrate tenth anniversary of Telangana

Centre too has plans to celebrate the 10th anniversary of formation of State of Telangana with a ceremonial flag hoisting at historic Golconda Fort and a cultural programme in the evening.

The Hindu · May 26, 2023

Andhra Pradesh: BJP plans month-long campaign from May 30 to highlight Centre’s achievements

At the meetings to be organised at every Assembly constituency headquarters, the BJP also plans to draw people’s attention to the failures of Chief Minster Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy

The Hindu · May 24, 2023

State orders LA County to move nearly 300 youths out of ‘unsuitable’ juvenile halls

LOS ANGELES — State regulators voted Tuesday to find Los Angeles County’s troubled juvenile halls “unsuitable,” an unprecedented decision that will force the county to quickly move nearly 300 youths out of the troubled facilities.

Los Angeles Times · May 24, 2023

Kerala’s midday meal coverage claim highly improbable, joint team to examine ground reality: Centre

The Central government has decided to form a joint team of officials from the Ministry of Education and the State government to examine the “improbable” claims made by the State about almost 100% of enrolled students in pre-primary availing midday meal on a daily basis in 2022-23.

The Hindu · May 23, 2023

YSRCP government in Andhra Pradesh has failed on all fronts, alleges BJP leader

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Andhra Pradesh unit president Somu Veerraju has said that the people of the State would teach a lesson to the YSRCP government, alleging that it has ‘failed miserably to perform on all fronts’. Addressing the party’s Prakasam district executive committee meeting at Podili on May 22…

The Hindu · May 23, 2023

Akali Dal dismisses alliance speculations with BJP

Accusing the BJP-led Central government of taking several anti-Sikh decisions, SAD spokesperson and leader Maheshinder Singh Grewal said, “...the SAD is allied with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Punjab. The alliance is doing well.”

The Hindu · May 22, 2023