New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved the declaration of Tamil Nadu’s Madurai Airport as an international airport.Located in the Temple City, the airport at Madurai is one of the oldest in the state.It serves as a crucial gateway to southern Tamil Nadu and plays a pivotal role in promoting tourism and pilgrimage, thereby contributing to the overall growth of the region, according to a Cabinet note.”Elevating Madurai Airport to …
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New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved a proposal to restructure and reorient the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission from infrastructure creation to service delivery, supported by drinking water governance and institutional ecosystem for sustainable rural piped potable water supply.For restructuring Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) focusing on structural reforms, the Cabinet has approved an increase in the total outlay to Rs 8.69 …
Kolkata, Feb 25 (IANS) West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on Wednesday said violence and corruption have assumed the proportions of a cancer in the state and stressed the need to eliminate these twin threats to ensure its future prosperity.The Governor made the remarks while speaking to mediapersons on the sidelines of the ‘Shanti, Shudhi, Samriddhi’ programme held at the Indian Museum in Kolkata.He said that unless violence and corruption are uprooted from the prevailing environment in W…
Kolkata, Feb 25 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Wednesday, claimed that the move by the Union Cabinet to approve a major hike in the minimum support price (MSP) of raw jute, will benefit lakhs of farmers in West Bengal. BJP’s Information Technology (IT) cell Chief and the party’s central observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya, in a social media statement on Wednesday afternoon, claimed that the Union Government’s decision to fix the MSP for raw jute (TD-3 grade) at Rs 5,925 per qui…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The Union Cabinet has cleared the proposal to rename Kerala as ‘Keralam’, paving the way for a constitutional amendment in Parliament and triggering a fresh political debate. While the BJP welcomed the decision as recognition of the state’s cultural and linguistic identity, the Congress alleged a “dual policy,” questioning why a similar long-pending demand to rename West Bengal has not received the Centre’s approval.Reacting to the development, BJP National Spoke…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the newly constructed ‘Seva Teerth’, the new Prime Minister’s Office, will continuously advance the sacred duty-yajna of national service and serve as a centre of citizen empowerment rather than a display of power.In a post on social media platform X, the Prime Minister said that on the auspicious occasion of Yugabda 5127, Vikram Samvat 2082, Phalguna Shukla Ashtami, the first meeting of the Union Cabinet was held a…
New Delhi Feb 24 (IANS) The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, approved the proposal for alteration of name of ‘Kerala’ as ‘Keralam’, government officials said. After approval of the Union Cabinet, President Droupadi Murmu will refer a Bill, namely the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, to the Kerala Assembly for expressing its views under the provision to Article 3 of the Constitution of India.After receipt of the views of the Kerala Assembly, the Union gover…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved the extension of the existing North-South corridor of the Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited’s (GMRC) Ahmedabad Metro from GIFT City to Shahpur locality in Ahmedabad, for Rs 1,067.35 crore.About 3.33 kms long and including three elevated stations, the project is scheduled to be completed in approximately four years, according to a Cabinet communique.The project will be implemented by GMRC…
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for key decisions taken by the Union Cabinet that promise to boost infrastructure and economic progress in the National Capital. She said, “The decisions taken by the Union Cabinet in the context of Delhi’s infrastructure, economic progress, and cultural upliftment are of utmost importance and far-reaching significance.””Approving the construction of the third and fourth lines on the Delhi-…
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) The Union Cabinet has approved projects worth Rs 1,60,504 crore at its final meeting in the South Block before passing a resolution to shift its functioning to the Seva Teerth complex, Union Railways and Electronics and IT Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, said on Saturday.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday unveiled the new complex named ‘Seva Teerth’, which houses the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) and the Cabinet Secreta…