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The results point to a strong performance by the BJP–Shiv Sena combine in what was seen as a high-stakes contest, particularly for the Thackeray brothers, Uddhav and Raj Thackeray, who reunited politically after nearly two decades in a bid to reclaim their party’s traditional stronghold in Mumbai.
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The dismantling of MGNREGA is not a technocratic policy decision but a logical extension of a political project that is uneasy with enforceable rights—especially when claimed by the poor
For several organisations and individuals associated with the employment guarantee programme, the writing has long been on the wall.
The most significant change concerns the guarantee of 100 days of employment. Under the G-RAM-G, work is now increasingly connected to government targets, budgets and notified areas.
Social scientist and welfare economist Jean Drèze says the government is promising jobs without guaranteeing work. The BJP-led government has not merely rebranded MGNREGA. What was an enforceable right to work, driven by workers’ demand and backed by the Centre’s obligation to fund it, has been recast as a discretionary, centrally controlled scheme with budget caps, blackout periods and political gatekeeping.
The proposed replacement of MNREGA reflects the convergence of political priorities, ideological positions, and fiscal calculations.
The Jnanpith Award-winning writer spoke about the urgent need to pay attention to history and ecology, stressing that “the world is full of wonder and you have to look out for the unknown.”
Training of stake-holders through video conferencing is set to begin. Gram sabhas are scheduled for January 26. Planning, proposals and labour budgets finalised on Village level in Republic day Gram sabhas must get sanctioned before the financial year starts on April 1, 2026.
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During the hearing of the ED’s petition to direct an FIR against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the investigating agency said it was constrained to approach Supreme Court because the proceedings at Calcutta HC and at the search sites showed what happens when “mobocracy replaces democracy.”
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The 9th edition of the Mahindra Kabira Festival held in Varanasi captured Kabir’s spirit through genre-blending performances by Rehmat-e-Nusrat, Rahul Deshpande, Agam, among others, holding Kabir’s idea of spirituality devoid of caste and religious barriers at the centre.
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