Aizawl, Aug 5 (IANS) Mizoram has been battling a severe outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) since mid-March, which has left over 7,300 pigs dead and affected around 2,800 families across 116 villages and localities in seven districts, officials said on Tuesday. A senior official of the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department (AHVD) said that the spread of the highly infectious disease shows no signs of slowing down.So far, the AHVD teams have culled around 2,900 pigs in a bid to contain the…

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) In a step toward regulating private school fees, the Delhi government on Tuesday introduced the Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Bill, 2025, in the Assembly. Education Minister Ashish Sood said the Bill is designed to bring predictability, transparency, and accountability to the fee structures of private unaided schools across the capital.He said that the Bill establishes a comprehensive institutional framework to ensure transparenc…

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition by the son of a deceased Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) constable seeking a compassionate appointment, ruling that such a benefit cannot be claimed decades after the death. A bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla was hearing a plea filed by Sachin Yadav, whose father died in harness on September 21, 1988.The petitioner’s mother, Shakuntala Devi, had first applied for a job on compassionate grounds…

Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) The Maharashtra Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Tuesday cleared the 104.899 km freight corridor between the upcoming Vadhavan Port and Mumbai Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway. The project will be implemented by the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation. The government will raise a loan of Rs 1,500 crore from HUDCO for the project. The cabinet also approved a provision of Rs 2,528.9 crore for the project, which will be completed in three years.“…

Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) The Maharashtra Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday approved the Startup, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy, 2025. The new policy, formulated by the Department of Skills, Employment, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (SEEID) and implemented by the Maharashtra State Innovation Society (MSInS), lays the foundation for positioning Maharashtra as India’s most vibrant and future-ready startup destination.“The policy sets an ambitious five-year vi…

Jaipur, Aug 5 (IANS) A fresh controversy has erupted in Rajasthan over a Class 8 social science textbook published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), which shows key regions of the state — including Jaisalmer, Mewar and Bundi — as part of the Maratha Empire. The move has drawn strong opposition from former royal families and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, who allege that this is a gross misrepresentation of history.The map in question portrays the Mara…

New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) As many as 293 big infrastructure projects entailing an investment of Rs. 13.59 lakh crore have been evaluated so far for integrated planning, multimodality, whole of government approach and last-mile connectivity under the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan that was launched in 2021, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday.Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha that as on date, 57 Central ministries/departments, …