Chandigarh, April 11 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday said the government has implemented several new initiatives to make the procurement system more transparent, secure, and farmer-friendly. These initiatives will enhance transparency, curb unauthorized activities, and provide faster, more convenient services to farmers. CM Saini was reviewing the wheat procurement process at the Babain grain market in Kurukshetra.Later, he interacted with farmers on various as…
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Mumbai, April 10 (IANS) Maharashtra Governor Jishnu Dev Varma on Friday emphasised the critical role of Cost Audit in building an efficient, transparent and competitive economy, stating that cost competitiveness is imperative for India as it advances towards the vision of Viksit Bharat.Inaugurating the National Seminar on ‘Cost Audit for Viksit Bharat’ organised by the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI) here, the Governor said that the vision of a developed India goes beyond economic…
Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) The Artists Forum has decided to file a formal police complaint against the production company linked to the death of Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee, expressing dissatisfaction with the explanations provided so far.Sources said the FIR would be lodged with the concerned police station after 2 p.m. on Saturday. The Forum alleged that the information shared by the production house, which was responsible for the shoot of the Bengali television series during which the …
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Indian National Congress today strongly condemned the Central government for what it described as a systematic crackdown on social media platforms, including X, YouTube, Instagram and similar other micro-blogging sites. Party spokesperson and Chairperson of social media and digital platforms, Supriya Shrinate, accused the administration of suppressing dissent, undermining freedom of expression, and threatening democratic principles by blocking or restricting ac…
Bengaluru/Mysuru, March 10 (IANS) Karnataka BJP MLA T.S. Srivatsa, representing Krishnaraja constituency in Mysuru, has demanded a comprehensive investigation into the alleged irregularities in the registration and subsequent cancellation of 24 acres and 10 guntas of land in Survey No. 4 of Kurubarahalli village in Mysuru, claiming that the matter could involve a scam worth nearly Rs 900 crore. Speaking to reporters in Mysuru on Tuesday, MLA Srivatsa questioned how government land was registered…
Chandigarh, March 6 (IANS) BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Friday demanded that the AAP-led Punjab government should first account for the promises made in last year’s state Budget before presenting a new Budget on March 8.Chugh said the AAP government has repeatedly made tall claims in its Budgets, but the reality is that most of the major projects announced last year have not seen any progress on the ground.He said that the Bhagwant Mann government had announced a Drug Census w…
Kathmandu, March 6 (IANS) The rise and fall of Nepal’s former Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli can be traced between two uprisings set apart by over half a century. The 74-year-old’s political identity was crafted long before he became prime minister. He first came to national attention as a young activist in the Jhapa uprising, a radical Leftist movement in the early 1970s that challenged local landlords and state authority in eastern Nepal, bordering India.Over decades he moved from…
Kathmandu, March 5 (IANS) As Nepal goes through a hi-stake mid-term poll process on Thursday, following the Gen Z protests of 2025 that led to the fall of the-then K.P. Sharma Oli government last September, the spotlight remains on the protagonists who forced the change – on their present role now, and the future.“The polling is on; there’ll be a new government that’ll assume office soon; but our movement is not over yet. Because, the agenda of the movement was to seek accountability, go…
Bhopal, Feb 23 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Rakesh Singh said on Monday that strict action will be taken in connection with the railway overbridge collapse incident, including blacklisting the contractor, initiating action against officials found responsible, and lodging an FIR against those accountable. Describing the incident as unacceptable, Minister Singh said accountability would be fixed and necessary punitive measures would be implemented to prevent recurre…
Thiruvananthapuram Feb 20 (IANS) For years, Kerala’s public health system has been showcased as a model for the rest of India — efficient, accessible, and comparable to the best in the world.State Health Minister Veena George, a journalist-turned-legislator of the CPI-M, has repeatedly asserted that the state’s healthcare standards rival global benchmarks.But when surgical scissors are left inside a patient’s stomach – in a new case that was revealed on Friday, the rhetoric begins to soun…