Gandhinagar, July 13 (IANS) Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Monday inaugurated the newly constructed vegetable sub-yard of the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) at Dahegam in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar district, marking a step towards strengthening agricultural marketing infrastructure in the region. The inauguration formed part of the ‘Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations of the Dahegam APMC and was attended by Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, Agriculture Ministe…
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Mehsana, July 13 (IANS) Unjha’s renowned cumin and fennel have been awarded Geographical Indication (GI) tags, giving two of Gujarat’s most significant agricultural products official geographical recognition and strengthening their identity in domestic and international markets. The certification is expected to enhance product authenticity, improve export prospects and help farmers secure better prices through protected branding.The GI tags have been granted by the Geographical Indications Regis…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate a new vegetable sub-yard at the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) in Dahegam city of Gandhinagar district on Monday, as part of the market committee’s ‘Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations, with the event centred on agricultural marketing, cooperative development and farmers’ welfare.Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Dahegam APMC Chairman Sumeru Amin, cooperative representatives, APMC members and oth…
Jaipur, July 10 (IANS) The Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday arrested two patwaris of the Land Settlement Department in Bharatpur after they were allegedly caught red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000. According to ACB Director General Govind Gupta, the ACB’s Bharatpur unit acted on a complaint alleging that patwaris Pradeep Singh and Digambar Singh were demanding Rs 50,000 from the complainant in return for demarcating agricultural land that had already been measured. The acc…
Jaipur, April 2 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption Bureau, Rajasthan, on Thursday arrested Randhir Singh, Additional Secretary of the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC), Sikar, who was also holding additional charge as Secretary of APMC Neem-ka-Thana, for accepting a bribe of ₹40,000.Acting on directives from the Anti-Corruption Bureau Headquarters, the Sikar unit carried out a trap operation and caught the Additional Secretary of the Agricultural Produce Market Committee red-handed while ac…
Jaipur, March 9 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Monday approved strict action against several public servants for negligence, indiscipline and corruption. In a major review, the Chief Minister disposed of more than 50 cases related to prosecution sanction, matters under Section 17-A of the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018 and departmental inquiries.Sharma granted prosecution sanction against the then Sub-Divisional Officer and two officials from the Publ…