Ranchi, March 12 (IANS) In yet another crackdown on corruption in Jharkhand, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday carried out trap operations in two districts, arresting a police sub-inspector in Koderma and a woman Panchayat secretary in Gumla for allegedly accepting bribes.In Koderma district, the ACB team from Hazaribagh arrested sub-inspector Pawan Kumar Ram, posted at Chandwara police station, after catching him red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000.According to officials,…
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Lucknow, March 3 (IANS) The Yogi Adityanath-led government is on a mission to transform Uttar Pradesh into a ‘green state’, and the goal is evident from the heightened scale of sapling plantations in the past few years.According to official estimates, more than 242 crore saplings have been planted across the state in the last nine years, leading to a spike in the state’s forest cover by 559.19 square kilometres. Last year, a record 37.21 crore saplings were planted in a single day on July …
Chandigarh, March 2 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday proposed a state budget of Rs 2.23 crore for 2026-27, a 10.28 per cent increase over the revised estimate of Rs 2.02 crore for 2025-26, with a focus on strengthening the rural economy. He announced the creation of a third power distribution company, named Haryana Agri DISCOM, specifically designed to cater to the farming community.Presenting his second budget, CM Saini, who also holds the Finance Department portfolio, …
Bhubaneswar, Feb 10 (IANS) The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has directed the state government to constitute a high-level inquiry committee comprising officials from various departments within four weeks to probe the flawed process of village relocation in the Satkosia Tiger Reserve in Angul district. Raising serious concerns over violations of various procedural lapses during the relocation process, the Commission, in its order, has also directed that the committee identify officers res…
Amaravati, Jan 7 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday launched the second phase of land pooling in Amaravati for various infrastructure projects in the state capital.Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister Ponguru Narayana, along with local MLA Shravan Kumar, inaugurated the land pooling in Vaddamanu in Thullur mandal.The authorities organised the Gram Sabha, where officials were receiving consent letters from farmers.Vaddamanu is one of the seven villages in Thullur…
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) As opposition parties, led by Congress, gear up for nationwide protests, Union Minister for Rural Development and Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Saturday, launched a robust defence of the newly introduced Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act commonly referred to as VB-G RAM G Act — dismissing opposition’s criticism as “baseless” and “politically motivated”. Addressing the controversy surrounding the replacement …