Despite less rains, maximum kharif crop production last year
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said that the state had maximum agricultural production during the kharif season of 2017-18, despite 30 per cent less...
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R Senapati to head Odisha’s 5th State Finance Commission
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has formed the fifth State Finance Commission headed by retired IAS officer and former State Election Commissioner Rabinarayan Senapati as its...
“Those Committing Sexual Assault Against Women Should Be Hanged” demands Chandrababu Naidu
GUNTUR: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minsiter N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said that persons committing crimes, including sexual assault, against women should be hanged. After visiting the...
Want ‘earn while you learn’ scheme for agriculture students: Fadnavis
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said that he has asked agriculture universities in the state to prepare a “earn while you learn” stipend...
Seizures of over Rs 120 crore made in Karnataka, says official
The Election Commission-appointed surveillance teams have seized suspect cash, jewellery and other inducements worth over Rs 120 crore in the poll-bound Karnataka, a senior official...
Rural India in Distress as 57% of MNREGS labour wages are yet to be paid
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme(MGNREGS), that was launched to generate employment no longer shares the same agenda. 57% of wages due to workers were...
University of Madras a model for the country: Prez Kovind
President Ram Nath Kovind today hailed the University of Madras as a “model” for the country, saying it was institutions such as these that people...
Union govt launches National Water Informatics Centre to maintain water resources data
New Delhi: The Union government today has launched a dedicated body called National Water Informatics Centre(NWIC) to maintain water resources data. The NWIC will set to...
Chattabal encounter: 3 terrorists killed; 2 CRPF personnel, 1 policeman injured
Indian security forces gunned down 3 terrorists on Saturday in an encounter at Chattabal in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the latest information, CRPF soldiers...
Cong MLA asks Saudi govt to reduce Umrah airfare, visa fees
Mumbai: Senior Congress leader Mohammed Arif Naseem Khan has written a letter to the Saudi Arabian Consul General asking the Saudi government to reduce airfare...