Raipur/Bilaspur, Feb 28 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government on Saturday transferred more than Rs 10,324 crore to farmers ahead of Holi, crediting the amount directly into their bank accounts under the Krishak Unnati Yojana.Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai disbursed the funds, which represent the difference between the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and payments made under the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana, to paddy-selling farmers across the state.The transfer was made at a state-level programme held …
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New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) It was apparent that Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to Parliament on Thursday, prepared for an Opposition onslaught, and if the Congress thought of blocking him from participating in the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address like it did in the Lower House on Wednesday, it failed in the Rajya Sabha. “I thank my friends in the Congress who have provoked me earlier. I’ve been blocked from speaking five-six times in the last 10 years. They know, I don’t stop when I s…
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened his reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, with a sharp and direct counter to the opposition’s long-standing criticism, declaring that their repeated attempts to “Modi Teri Kabra Khudei (dig a grave for Modi)” would ultimately fail. He asserted that for 25 years they had insulted him daily with this “Kabra Khudegi” slogan, yet he remained steadfast, driven by major decisions such as …
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbanand Sonowal, started the discussion on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address in the Lok Sabha on Monday. Apart from Sonowal, five noted speakers from the BJP will participate in the marathon discussion on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address.Speaking in the Lok Sabha, the Union Minister said, “The President’s address to the joint session of the Parliament has been a remarkable one. It is the first…
Bhopal/Sendhwa, Jan 22 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, Umang Singhar, on Thursday reiterated that Lord Hanuman was an Adivasi.Addressing an event in Sendhwa, Singhar, drawing inferences from mythological narratives, described the “monkey army” in Lord Ram’s epic as comprising tribal warriors, emphasising their pivotal role in the Ramayana.He shared a video on his X handle showing himself delivering an address and posted, “History bears witness that tribals stood along…
Guwahati, Jan 21 (IANS) The Army has been deployed in sensitive areas of Kokrajhar district in Assam following mob violence that claimed two lives and sparked incidents of arson and street clashes, officials said on Wednesday, as authorities stepped up measures to prevent further escalation of the situation.According to Defence sources, Army columns carried out joint night patrols with the district administration in Karigaon and nearby localities on Tuesday night.A flag march has been scheduled …
Guwahati, Jan 12 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday distributed appointment letters to 296 candidates from Tea Tribes and Adivasi communities selected through the Assam Direct Recruitment Examination (ADRE), asserting that large-scale induction of tea garden youth into government service would usher in long-term social transformation. The appointment letters were handed over at a ceremony held at the GMCH Auditorium here. Of the total recruits, 130 candidates were appointe…