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8.4M MGNREGS workers dropped, Tamil Nadu worst hit: Report

October 27, 2024, 04:11 PM - 2 min read

A report by The Hindu reveals that over 8.4 million workers were removed from the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) between April and September 2024, with Tamil Nadu being the hardest hit, as the deletions coincide with the government's push for the Aadhaar-Based Payment System.

Mamata strategises to mount pressure on BJP

June 10, 2024, 09:12 PM - 2 min read

The TMC has begun to brainstorm about the issues on which they will raise their voice both inside and outside the Parliament.

The left party urges defeat of BJP to safeguard secular democracy amid criticism of BJP's ten-year rule.

CPI reveals election manifesto, pledges to remove CAA, expand reservations

April 6, 2024, 05:27 PM - 2 min read

The Left party called for the defeat of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to save secular democracy.

Centre hikes wage rate of MGNREGA workers, lowest in Arunachal, Nagaland, highest in Haryana

March 28, 2024, 10:31 AM - 2 min read

The average MGNREGA wage increase across India is ₹28 per day, bringing the average wage for 2024-25 to ₹289 as against ₹261 for FY’23-24.

Senior TMC leader Shashi Panja (Left). Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Right).

TMC fires back on corruption charge, questions PM's stage sharing with Suvendu, accused in Narada case

March 2, 2024, 05:49 PM - 2 min read

Panja further criticised the central government's alleged withholding of funds for crucial schemes like MGNREGA, claiming this action deprived numerous beneficiaries in West Bengal of their rightful wages.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday carried out simultaneous searches at multiple places in West Bengal.

ED searches at multiple places in Bengal over 'embezzlement' of MGNREGA funds

February 6, 2024, 06:27 PM - 2 min read

The ED was conducting searches at the residence of a West Bengal Civil Services (WBCS) officer in Salt Lake's IA Block. He was earlier posted as a block development officer in Dhaniakhali in Hooghly district, they said.