Thiruvananthapuram, July 13 (IANS) Kerala on Monday joined the rest of the country in observing a day of State Mourning following the passing of His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Father Amir of the State of Qatar.The observance assumes special significance in Kerala, which shares close economic and people-to-people ties with the Gulf nation through its large expatriate community.Acting on the directions of the Government of India, the Kerala government instructed all District C…
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Gandhinagar, July 10 (IANS) The Gujarat government on Friday decided to provide government land free of cost for five years to nine newly formed municipal corporations to help them develop essential civic infrastructure during their transition from municipalities to municipal corporations. The decision, taken by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, applies to the municipal corporations of Mehsana, Nadiad, Anand, Navsari, Vapi, Morbi, Gandhidham, Surendranagar and Porbandar.The government said the mea…
Jaipur, July 9 (IANS) The Rajasthan OBC Commission will begin a statewide door-to-door survey of Other Backward Class (OBC) families from July 10 to assess reservation requirements for the upcoming Panchayati Raj and Urban Local Body elections. The survey is scheduled to continue until July 23, after which the Commission will compile its findings and submit a report to the state government. The State Election Commission is expected to announce the election schedule only after receiving the Commi…
Gandhinagar, July 7 (IANS) The Gujarat government has intensified its monitoring of the ongoing monsoon situation in Saurashtra, with Agriculture Minister Jitu Vaghani scheduled to chair a key virtual review meeting on Tuesday to assess the prevailing rainfall conditions in Bhavnagar, Rajkot and Amreli districts.The meeting comes as heavy rainfall continues across parts of Gujarat, and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued warnings for intense monsoon activity in several districts…
Jaipur, July 3 (IANS) In the wake of the deadly bus-trailer collision on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Dausa that claimed eight lives, the Rajasthan government on Friday ordered a comprehensive road safety audit of the expressway within 15 days and directed authorities to identify accident-prone black spots across the state for immediate corrective action. Chairing a high-level road safety review meeting via video conference, State Chief Secretary V. Srinivas said that passenger safety must rem…
Jaipur, July 2 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Secretary V. Srinivas on Thursday chaired a high-level review meeting at the Government Secretariat to assess the circumstances surrounding the recent fatal accident on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Dausa district.Reviewing the findings of the state-level inspection team’s site visit and analysis, he described the tragedy as a wake-up call for all departments concerned and stressed the need for comprehensive corrective measures to prevent similar incidents….
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday directed all departments to ensure the plantation of 18 crore trees this year through meticulous planning, use of advanced technology, Public-Private Partnership (PPP), village-level plantation planning by Gram Panchayats, and coordinated efforts among various departments, as he reviewed the Harit Maharashtra Commission’s tree plantation campaign. He stressed that every Gram Panchayat should identify available land, prepare a pla…
Chennai, June 29 (IANS) Drug-Free Tamil Nadu, women’s safety and the effective implementation of government welfare schemes dominated Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s review meeting with IAS and IPS officers on Monday, as the TVK government held its first major administrative conference since assuming office.The Chief Minister also reviewed the law and order situation across the state and outlined governance priorities during the high-level meeting at Namakkal Kavignar Maligai in the Secreta…
Chennai, June 29 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay will hold his first joint conference with District Collectors and senior police officers on Monday since assuming office, launching a two-day review of governance, law and order, and development priorities ahead of the presentation of the revised Budget for 2026-27. The June 29-30 conference will bring together District Collectors and senior police officials from across the state to deliberate on 43 key governance issues covering …
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Aiming to promote community-led water governance under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) 2.0, the Ministry of Jal Shakti has discussed issues related to piped water supply in villages with panchayat representatives.Speaking at the eighth edition of the ‘Sujal Gram Samvad’ on Thursday, Kamal Kishore Soan, Additional Secretary and Mission Director of National Jal Jeevan Mission (NJJM), stressed on ensuring the proper and timely delivery of potable piped water to rural househol…