Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Amid the escalating Iran-Israel conflict, the Maharashtra government on Thursday initiated measures to ensure an uninterrupted supply of domestic and commercial gas cylinders. To prevent disruption and coordinate effectively in case of a shortage, the state government has decided to establish special committees at the district level.Additional Chief Secretary of the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department, Anil Diggikar, directed all concerned agencies to …
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Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik, on Thursday, told the state Assembly that the state government will urgently seek permission from the Union Wildlife department to pump out water from the Lonar lake in Buldhana district, where rising water levels have submerged several temples and restricted access for devotees. The Lonar lake is a Ramsar site and a National Geo-heritage. A meeting will be held on Friday to obtain the necessary approval from the Union Wildlife dep…
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Maharashtra minister Shambhuraj Desai on Thursday informed the state Assembly that discussions will be held with the chief minister and deputy chief ministers over the demand to consider first-floor slum dwellers for rehabilitation under the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) schemes in Mumbai. He was responding to questions raised by several members that many residents in Mumbai have been living on first floors of slum structures for decades, and excluding them would ma…
Hyderabad, March 10 (IANS) Police in Telangana’s Khammam town on Tuesday detained Telangana Jagruti president K Kavitha, who has been on an indefinite fast since Monday night, demanding justice for families displaced from a land parcel in the town.Police forcibly shifted her to Hyderabad but she continued the fast at Telangana Jagruthi office.She declared that she would continue the fast till justice is done to the affected families.Kavitha alleged that several poor families were forcibly evicte…
Jaipur, Feb 25 (IANS) The Rajasthan Prohibition of Transfer of Immovable Property and Provision for Protection of Tenants from Eviction from Premises in Disturbed Areas Bill, 2026, was introduced in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly on Wednesday and is expected to be taken up for detailed discussion and passage during the ongoing session after completion of debate.The proposed legislation empowers the state government to formally declare riot-affected or communally sensitive localities as “di…
Jaipur, Feb 24 (IANS) Deputy Chief Minister and Tourism Minister Diya Kumari informed the Assembly on Tuesday that the state government has prepared a Detailed Project Report (DPR) worth Rs 275.68 crore for the implementation of the Maharana Pratap Tourist Circuit Development Plan. The Review Committee constituted under the chairmanship of the Rajasthan Heritage Authority approved the proposed works under this DPR on February 3, 2026. She said that developing new tourism circuits and schemes cre…
Jaipur, Feb 21 (IANS) The final electoral roll of Rajasthan was published on Saturday following the successful completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-2026 across 199 Assembly constituencies in the state. In Jodhpur, District Collector and Magistrate Gaurav Agarwal released the updated electoral data on Saturday. Constituency-wise data show that the highest number of voter names were deleted in Sardarpura Assembly constituency, represented by Congress leader and former Rajasthan Chief…
Jabalpur, Feb 20 (IANS) The situation after the communal clash in Jabalpur’s Sihora in Madhya Pradesh has returned to normal, yet heavy police have been deployed to maintain calm in the area. Tensions flared in the sensitive Azad Chowk area of Sihora tehsil (Ward No 5) in Jabalpur district late Thursday night following an alleged vandalism at a “Durga Mata Temple” during an ongoing “aarti”, leading to stone-pelting between two groups and subsequent chaos.The District Collector posted on …
Kochi, Feb 19 (IANS) In a significant relief to the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA), the Kerala High Court has observed that the cricket ground constructed at Badiadka in Kasaragod serves a public purpose and that the State government must treat the issue with due seriousness. The court also ordered that the interim stay on demolition of the ground, imposed over alleged encroachment, will continue until a final decision is taken.The Court directed the Principal Secretaries of the Local Self-Gov…
Somnath, Feb 17 (IANS) Gir Somnath district in Gujarat has emerged as a key focus area in the state government’s intensified campaign to eliminate tuberculosis (TB), with health teams carrying out door-to-door screening and expanding diagnostic facilities across talukas. The initiative is being implemented under the state government’s ‘Bhagirath Abhiyan’, supported by the Centre, as part of the wider national goal of a TB-free India.Officials said teams of health workers, ASHA work…