Hyderabad, May 27 (IANS) The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) will soon add 2,200 electric buses to its fleet, state Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar Goud said on Wednesday.Flagging off 60 electric buses at Kukatpally depot here, he said currently 960 electric buses are operational in Telangana, and another 2,200 buses will soon become available.The minister said as part of the green challenge, the TGSRTC is introducing EVs with the aim of controlling pollution and strength…
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Chennai, May 18 (IANS) In a move aimed at improving administrative efficiency and ensuring closer coordination across departments, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has assigned a wide range of government portfolios to senior officials in the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), outlining a new administrative structure for overseeing governance and policy implementation. According to an order issued by the CMO, senior bureaucrats have been entrusted with clusters of important departments to …
Srinagar, May 17 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) organised a two-day long ‘Shakti Samvaad’ program in the city during the weekend, which saw participation of Chairpersons, members and member secretaries of State Women Commissions. The purpose of ‘Shakti Samvaad’ program was to strengthen co-ordination among the respective commissions for women empowerment.The representatives from as many as 20 states participated in the program, focusing on strengthening institutional coordination…
Gandhinagar, May 17 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that 75 per cent of the profits generated by Madhur Dairy’s newly inaugurated milk processing plant at Dashela village in Gandhinagar district would be transferred directly to livestock rearers after operational expenses are deducted. The Union Home Minister made the announcement while inaugurating the fully automatic milk processing and packaging plant built at an estimated cost of Rs 128 crore on 15 acres o…
Gandhinagar, May 17 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that Gujarat’s dairy cooperative network was transferring nearly Rs 200 crore every day into the bank accounts of women livestock rearers, describing the dairy sector as “one of the largest drivers of women’s economic empowerment in rural India”. Speaking at the inauguration of Madhur Dairy’s new milk processing plant at Dashela in Gandhinagar district, Union Minister Shah said that around 36 lakh women in Gu…
Jaipur, May 16 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has placed women empowerment, farmer welfare, youth employment and rural development at the centre of governance, adding that the empowerment of these sections is essential for the development of both the state and the nation.Addressing the ‘Village Development Chaupal’ programme at Thikariya village in Bagru, the Chief Minister said several flagship schemes launched by the Prime Mi…
Jaipur, May 14 (IANS) Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday issued a stern warning to Pakistan, stating that any hostile act against India would invite consequences “never witnessed before”.Reaffirming India’s policy of “zero tolerance” against terrorism, he said the country would respond decisively to any threat to its sovereignty and security.Rajnath Singh said India’s national security policy has undergone a historic and comprehensive transformation over the past decade und…
Narsinghpur (Madhya Pradesh), May 13 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday transferred more than Rs 1,835 crore to over 1.25 crore women beneficiaries under the Mukhyamantri Ladli Behna Yojana during a programme in Narsinghpur district. The amount was transferred directly into the bank accounts of beneficiaries through a single click in the presence of a large gathering of women.Addressing the gathering, Chief Minister Yadav explained that the transfer was made from Mungw…
Bhopal, May 11 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will transfer Rs 1,835.67 crore to more than 1.25 crore women beneficiaries under the Ladli Behna Yojana during a programme in Narsinghpur on May 13 (Wednesday), the state government said on Monday. According to the government, the Ladli Behna Yojana has emerged as a major welfare scheme aimed at economic empowerment, self-reliance and dignity of women in Madhya Pradesh.The scheme was launched in June 2023 and has completed 35 month…
Gangtok, May 11 (IANS) In a significant push towards women empowerment and border tourism, the Indian Army has facilitated the establishment of an all-women operated cafe at an altitude of 13,000 feet near the famed Baba Harbhajan Singh Memorial Temple in East Sikkim, officials said. The cafe, located close to one of the most visited high-altitude tourist and pilgrimage destinations in the state, has been set up under the Indian Army’s broader “Ranbhoomi Darshan” initiative aimed at promoting to…