Agartala, Aug 19 (IANS) Chief Minister Manik Saha on Wednesday criticised the previous Left Front government for allegedly failing to recognise and accord due respect to the erstwhile Manikya dynasty and Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya for their significant contributions to Tripura’s development. The Chief Minister made the remarks at a function in Agartala on the occasion of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur’s 118th birth anniversary.He said the history people needed to know was…

Gandhinagar, Aug 19 (IANS) The Gujarat government will release irrigation water under the ‘Sujalam Sufalam Yojana’ in North Gujarat from August 20 to protect standing crops amid delayed rains, following a representation made to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel by Assembly Speaker Shankar Chaudhary and Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani. Patel, currently visiting the United States, spoke to Chaudhary and Vaghani over the phone after they apprised him of the situation facing farmers in North Gujarat …

Bengaluru, Aug 19 (IANS) The Centre has responded to the request of newly appointed Karnataka Agriculture Minister P.M. Narendra Swamy, with Union Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan assuring that he would visit the state in the first week of September and tour at least one drought-hit district, according to a statement issued by Minister Narendra Swamy. Narendra Swamy met Chouhan in New Delhi on Wednesday and discussed the agricultural problems faced by Karnataka du…

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The government on Wednesday flagged off the scaled-up phase of India’s transshipment (TP) cargo reform at Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), in a bid to position India as a global cargo transshipment hub by leveraging its strategic location between the East and the West.The network has now been expanded to four additional domestic origin stations; Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Hyderabad along with two new international destinations; London and Copenhagen. The e…

Kolkata, Aug 19 (IANS) Aiming at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime sector, the Central Government has released a draft roadmap for promoting the progressive adoption of low-carbon and renewable marine fuels in line with the National Maritime Decarbonisation Policy Framework (NMDPF), the National Policy on Biofuels, 2018, and India’s broader maritime decarbonisation objectives. “Biofuels, particularly suitable drop-in biofuels and their blends with conventional marine fuels, p…

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) A national level wrestler, who was declared as proclaimed offender in a drug smuggling case of Jharkhand, has been arrested by Delhi Police after a prolonged manhunt, officials said on Wednesday.The accused, Amit Sheoran, 31, a resident of Haryana’s Rohtak, was declared a proclaimed offender since December 6, 2023, and a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act was registered against him at Dhurwa Police Station (PS) (Tupudana) in Ranchi.The D…

Jalna (Maharashtra), Aug 19 (IANS) The Centre’s Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) scheme has come as boon for farmers in rural areas, with the solar pumps facilitating increased cultivation and helping farmers to avoid the damages caused due to rainfall shortage and electricity cuts.Maharashtra’s Jalna is known as a drought-prone district, due to which farmers used to hesitate to experiment with new farming methods, as managing water usage for such experiments …

Chandigarh, Aug 19 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested the Assistant DGFT in the Office of Joint Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) in Haryana’s Panipat in connection with a bribery case, probe agency officials said. The CBI registered the case immediately on Wednesday against the accused. It was alleged that the accused had demanded a bribe of Rs 30,000 from the complainant for clearing the deficiency and processing Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) author…

Kolkata, Aug 19 (IANS) An older woman died under mysterious circumstances in Asansol of West Burdwan district on Wednesday. The police have detained the younger son and daughter‑in‑law for the possible murder of the woman. The incident took place in Kalipahari area under Asansol South police station. The police identified the deceased as Baishakhi Hembram (56). Her body has been sent to the Asansol District Hospital for autopsy. The police have detained her younger son Rajib Hembram and his …

Jaipur, Aug 19 (IANS) In a major push to strengthen passenger safety and curb road accidents, the Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority (RSLSA) inspected 1,442 private and luxury buses across the state during its month‑and‑a‑half‑long “RSLSA for Road Safety” campaign. The drive resulted in the seizure of 370 buses and the imposition of fines amounting to Rs 2.82 crore on 976 buses for violations of prescribed safety and technical standards, officials said on Wednesday.The RSLSA co…