Bhopal, April 4 (IANS) A sudden and severe change in weather triggered by a Western Disturbance brought havoc across several districts of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, with hailstones as large as lemons and chickpeas pelting down and blanketing roads in a thick white sheet. The fury was most intense in Gwalior city and its surrounding areas, where heavy rains were followed by two successive rounds of hailstorms in the afternoon. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that between 3:…
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Jaipur, April 4 (IANS) To address practical challenges in wheat procurement at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and resolve farmers’ grievances, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla chaired a high-level meeting at the Kota Circuit House on Saturday. Birla directed officials to strengthen the procurement mechanism and ensure that no farmer faces inconvenience.Emphasising farmer welfare, he stated that 100 per cent of farmers’ wheat must be procured at MSP. In view of crop damage caused by rece…
Tiruvalla (Kerala), April 4 (IANS) Placing women’s political empowerment at the heart of his campaign pitch, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday underscored the Centre’s commitment to the Women’s Reservation Bill, asserting that 33 per cent reservation for women in legislatures would become a reality and be reflected in the 2029 Lok Sabha elections.Addressing a mammoth NDA rally in Tiruvalla, PM Modi said Parliament would take up discussions on the Bill from April 16 to 18 and called for …
Bhopal, April 3 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh’s Food and Civil Supplies Minister Govind Singh Rajput on Friday stated that all necessary arrangements for wheat procurement at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) starting from April 10 are being ensured in a timely manner across the state. The Minister stated that the Revenue Department has expedited the verification process for farmers’ registered cultivation areas.This year, a total of 1,904,000 farmers in the state have been registered for wheat …
Bhopal, April 3 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Minister Govind Singh Rajput announced that a record 19 lakh 4 thousand farmers have registered this year for procurement at minimum support price (MSP), which is 3 lakh 60 thousand more than last year. The registered area has also seen a significant jump, reaching 41.58 lakh hectares — an increase of 6.65 lakh hectares compared to the previous year.Addressing the media, Minister Rajput said that all arra…
Hyderabad, April 3 (IANS) Alleging that the Congress party failed to implement the election promises made in Telangana, Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy has appealed to people of Kerala not to believe the “fake promises” of the party in the Assembly elections. In an open letter to the people of Kerala, Kishan Reddy explained the six guarantees and other promises made by the Congress party in Telangana.“The experience of Telangana offers an important lesson. Promises …
Bhopal, April 3 (IANS) The Congress workers, on Friday, held a massive protest over multiple delays in the beginning of procurement of wheat crops under the Minimum Support Price (MSP) in Madhya Pradesh, alleging that delay (in procurement) was forcing farmers to sell their produce to middle-persons at low prices. A large number of Youth Congress workers along with local party leaders on Friday blocked a National Highway in Shujalpur in Shajapur district, resulting in long queues of vehicles and…
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) India has received the ‘best’ US deal among competitors and the country is “sitting in a sweet spot” with the trade pact, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.Addressing the media on the 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO), held recently in Cameroon, the minister said India should get “preferential market access” in the bilateral trade pact signed with the United States.Preferential market access is the excep…
Kochi, April 2 (IANS) The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) on Thursday unveiled an expansive, welfare-driven manifesto for the Kerala Assembly elections with a strong infrastructure pitch, as Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy released the document in Kochi, in the presence of senior alliance leaders, signalling a high-stakes electoral push.Kerala goes to the polls on April 9 to elect 140 new legislators.At the heart of the manifesto is “Mission Samudra”, an ambitious plan to t…
Gandhinagar, April 1 (IANS) The Gujarat government has removed the mandatory 30-day notice period for specific land and property transactions. Same-day certification will now be provided in undisputed cases, while timelines for transactions requiring review have been shortened. The changes aim to reduce delays and prevent fraudulent objections.State spokesperson Jitu Vaghani stated that these changes were made by amending Section 135-D of the Land Revenue Act, 1879, to simplify revenue procedure…