Datia (Madhya Pradesh), July 27 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday announced a proposed industrial investment of more than Rs 11,500 crore for Datia while campaigning for the BJP in the Assembly bypoll, saying the project would boost industrial growth and create large-scale employment in the region. Addressing a meeting of the Kushwaha community at Thandi Sadak, Yadav said details of the proposed project could not be disclosed at present due to the Model Code of Conduct, …
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Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said that Maharashtra’s agriculture sector has received a boost after the Centre approved the second instalment of Rs 335 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (PM-RKVY). This has made Maharashtra the first state to qualify for it. In his post on X, CM Fadnavis expressed gratitude to Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for approving the instalment. H…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Maharashtra has become the first state to qualify for the second instalment of the government’s Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana funding after utilising about Rs 260 crore of the Rs 335 crore first instalment, exceeding the 75 per cent utilisation benchmark, an official statement said on Monday.Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan chaired the virtual review meeting to assess the utilisation of funds released under the scheme and to cons…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday welcomed the setting up of fast-track courts for paper leak cases and denounced the Opposition’s ‘posturing’ as the well-wishers of students, claiming that their main agenda was deriving political gain and not safeguarding students’ interests. He accused the Opposition parties of ‘exploiting’ the issue concerning lakhs of students for their own political gains, rather than safeguarding students’ interests and fu…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday directed officials to continuously monitor agricultural activities in the country’s 270 sensitive rain-deficient districts in close coordination with the states and ensure timely availability of fertilisers and seed to farmers across the country, according to an official statement. A detailed review was undertaken at a high-level meeting here to assess the progress of sowing of Khar…
Hassan (Karnataka), July 20 (IANS) Chennamma, wife of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, was cremated with full state honours at the foothills of Ranganathaswamy Hill in Mavinakere village of Hassan district on Monday, with senior leaders from both the Centre and Karnataka paying their final respects. Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar paid homage to the departed and handed over the Tricolour to Deve Gowda after the state honours ceremony. He later presented the national flag to Union …
Bengaluru, July 20 (IANS) Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda’s wife, Chennamma Deve Gowda, will be laid to rest on Monday with full traditional rites at the foothills of the Bettada Ranganathaswamy Temple near Haradanahalli in Hassan district, Karnataka. Union Ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Pralhad Joshi, Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, and several prominent leaders from across the state are expected to attend the funeral.Her mortal remains, which arrived at H.D. Revanna’s residence in H…
Chandigarh, July 18 (IANS) Punjab Rural Development and Panchayat Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond on Saturday wrote to Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan seeking the regularisation of MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) employees under the newly introduced VB‑G RAM G (Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission) scheme. He urged the Centre to formulate a uniform national policy guaranteeing job security for these employees. Reaffirming that…
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Thursday that the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed 386 improved varieties across 44 crops during the past year, of which 94 per cent are climate-resilient and 29 are biofortified. The Union Minister released 43 improved crop varieties, 17 advanced agricultural technologies and 14 publications to mark ICAR’s 98th Foundation Day on Thursday.The new technologies include…
Gandhinagar/New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Birthday greetings for Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel continued to pour in on Wednesday, with several Union ministers praising his leadership and wishing him good health and a long life. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Patel had been working to advance Gujarat’s growth and strengthen governance.In a post on social media platform X, Singh wrote: “Warm birthday greetings to Chief Minister of Gujarat, Bhupendra Patel. Guided by a progressive vision,…