Bhubaneswar, May 19 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday urged the eastern states to focus on pulses, oilseeds, and crop diversification during the current kharif season and give special attention to small and marginal farmers. Addressing a press conference during the Eastern Regional Kharif Agriculture Zonal Conference here, the minister said that Eastern India’s agriculture sector can achieve new heights through a subject-specific, region-specific, and state-spe…
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Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena Chief Eknath Shinde on Tuesday appreciated Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s efforts towards eradication of Naxalism from the country after the latter claimed Chhattisgarh’s Bastar as “Maoist-free”.Home Minister Shah declared that Naxalism has been completely eradicated from Bastar and the entire country well before the target date of March 31, 2026.Speaking to IANS, Deputy Chief Minister Shinde said: “I thank and congratulate H…
Jagdalpur, May 19 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah declared that Naxalism has been completely eradicated from Bastar and the entire country well before the target date of March 31, 2026. He credited the bravery, courage, and supreme sacrifices of security forces for achieving this historic success.He was addressing a press conference after the 26th meeting of the Central Zonal Council in Jagdalpur, Bastar, Chhattisgarh, marking the first time this important regional platform was held there.T…
Bhubaneswar, May 19 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said eastern India, with its fertile land, abundant water resources, diverse climatic conditions, and hardworking farmers, has the potential to emerge as the growth engine of India’s agricultural development with the right interventions and policy support. Chouhan was speaking during the Eastern Regional Agriculture Conference held in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday.The Union Agriculture Minister inaugurated the conference alon…
Raipur/Jagdalpur, May 19 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 26th meeting of the Central Zonal Council in Jagdalpur of Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region on Tuesday, officials said. This marked the first time the Central Zonal Council held its meeting in Bastar.Chief Ministers of Chhattisgarh Vishnu Deo Sai, Madhya Pradesh Mohan Yadav, Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath, and Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami participated in the high-level deliberations.The meeting focused on coordinated efforts …
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) US-based tech giant Google on Tuesday announced a major nationwide push to expand AI literacy, tools and training across India’s education ecosystem, unveiling new partnerships with state governments and UNICEF at the Education World Forum 2026 in London.The initiative is designed in alignment with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and aims to strengthen the use of artificial intelligence in schools and higher education institutions across the country, the compa…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair the 26th meeting of the Central Zonal Council in Bastar on Tuesday, marking a significant moment for regional governance and development in central India. The high-profile meeting, being held in the historic Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, is also being seen as a reflection of the successful restoration of peace and stability in an area once heavily affected.The event will see the convergence of the Chief Ministers of Madhya Prades…
Bhopal/Raipur, May 18 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will participate in the 26th meeting of the Central Zonal Council scheduled to be held in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh on May 19.The primary purpose of Chief Minister Yadav’s visit to Jagdalpur is to deliberate on issues concerning the Centre and states, as well as matters involving member states, with a view to resolving them amicably.The meeting will also focus on strengthening regional development and security coordinat…
Hyderabad, May 18 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday felicitated police officers who played a key role in making Telangana a Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)-free state. At a special event held in Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, he honoured police officers who played a pivotal role in combating Maoist activities in insurgency-affected regionsSenior Telangana Police officers who contributed significantly to suppressing Left-Wing Extremism and making Telangana an LWE-free state were among those hono…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Union Minister of Home Affairs and Cooperation Amit Shah’s Monday visit to Netanar village in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district witnessed a moment of deep emotion when he met family members of soldiers Kalendra Prasad Nayak and Pawan Kumar Mandavi, martyred in a Maoist attack in Bijapur. The Union Minister was inaugurating the “Shaheed Veer Gundadhur Seva Dera”, a public utility centre set up within the premises of the Central Reserve Police Force camp, in what was…