Hyderabad, July 22 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao has written an open letter to Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy demanding that the Congress government immediately clarify its official stand on the revival of the Cement Corporation of India (CCI) plant in Adilabad. In his letter, KTR stated that the revival of the Adilabad CCI plant is not merely an industrial issue but one that concerns the livelihoods of thousands of families, the industrial futur…
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Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) Going by the promise made in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Sankalp Patra (election manifesto) for the recently concluded West Bengal assembly polls, the West Bengal government on Wednesday issued the notification for the creation of the 7th Pay Commission for state government employees. As per the notification issued by the state Finance Department, a copy of which is available with IANS, the 7th Pay Commission will examine and recommend changes desirable and feasi…
Kochi, July 22 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the police and the state government over the handling of the investigation into the death of Anjarakandy Dental College student R.L. Nithin Raj, observing that serious procedural lapses in the arrest of prime accused Dr M.K. Ram had enabled him to secure bail and raised suspicions of collusion.Hearing a petition filed by Nithin Raj’s family, Justice A. Badharudeen said there appeared to be a prima facie conspiracy on t…
Bhubaneswar, July 20 (IANS) Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on Monday stressed the need for the inclusive and dignified development of the state’s Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs), saying the vision of Viksit Odisha and Viksit Bharat can be realised only when every citizen, particularly those on the margins, progresses with confidence, dignity and equal opportunity. Addressing the conclave on “Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) of Odisha, Way Ahead” at the Lok…
Amaravati, July 20 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president Y. S. Sharmila on Monday demanded that the partners in the ruling coalition in the state raise the voice of farmers in Parliament. In an open letter to Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, she said the MPs of Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Jana Sena Party (JSP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) should highlight in Parliament the problems faced by farmers in the state.She said the MPs must confront the Central government on issue…
Ahmedabad, July 19 (IANS) Farmers in the remote and tribal areas of Gujarat are no longer solely dependent on the Monsoon for farming. Solar-powered pumps have come to their rescue for mitigating water woes.This has been made possible by the Central government’s ‘PM-KUSUM’ scheme.Under the PM-KUSUM Scheme, the central government provides a subsidy of up to 30% or 50% of the total cost for the installation of standalone solar pumps and for the solarisation of existing grid-connected agricul…
Jaipur, July 17 (IANS) The Ministry of Jal Shakti has approved central assistance of Rs 537.70 crore for Rajasthan under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 for the financial year 2026‑27. The approved amount will be released as reimbursement of the Central Government’s share of the additional expenditure incurred by the State Government from its own resources during the interim period between the completion of the first phase of the Jal Jeevan Mission and the commencement of Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0.The a…
Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) Entire Kolkata has been wrapped under blanket security coverage since early Thursday morning on the occasion of the Ratha Yatra festival, with major processions scheduled to be organised in different pockets of the city, the biggest and the most colourful of which is the one by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON).Since Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari will himself inaugurate the ISKCON procession by pulling the rope of the Rath and also walk for so…
Jaipur, July 15 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court has expressed strong displeasure over the stance of the state government and the State Election Commission concerning the failure to conduct Panchayat and local body elections on schedule. During the hearing on Wednesday, a division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice S.P. Sharma and Justice Sanjeet Purohit stated unequivocally that if the State Election Commission is incapable of conducting the elections, the court might consider entrusting the …
Kochi, July 14 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed the plea filed by Pulsar Suni, the prime accused in the 2017 actress assault case, seeking suspension of his sentence pending the disposal of his appeal.Rejecting the petition, the High Court observed that the dignity of the survivor also had to be taken into consideration while deciding the request.Pulsar Suni was sentenced to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment by the trial court after being convicted in the case.His appeal challengi…