Nearly 35,000 farmers in Odisha are still awaiting procurement of around 1.5 lakh metric tonnes of rabi paddy, the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) alleged on Tuesday, accusing the BJP government of failing to honour its election promises to farmers and demanding that the procurement period be extended by at least 15 days.
The MoU was signed by SOA Vice-Chancellor Prof. Pradipta Kumar Nanda and SigmaMozak Solutions Co-founder and CEO Shweta Sharma.
To cater to the surge in passenger traffic during the annual Rath Yatra, Indian Railways will operate a special pair of express trains between Gondia Junction in Maharashtra and Puri on selected dates in July.
Indian Railways approved the provision of Balance 48-fibre Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) across South Eastern Railway at a cost of Rs 200 crore.
Three retired government officials were convicted by Special Vigilance Courts in Odisha on Tuesday in separate corruption cases involving misappropriation of government funds and possession of disproportionate assets, the Odisha Vigilance said.
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said that any individual or group that seeks to threaten peace, law and order, or the safety of innocent civilians in Jammu & Kashmir will have to pay a very heavy price.
Soumitra Chattopadhyay, from the family of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, who composed India’s national song “Vande Mataram”, has been fielded by the TMC from Naihati.
Within days of finalising the seat-sharing pact with its coalition partner BJP, Chief Minister and All India NR Congress (AINRC) president N Rangasamy is sulking and has boycotted a crucial alliance meeting convened by the saffron party on Tuesday, leaving the NDA on the rocks ahead of the April 9 election to the 30-member Union Territory Assembly.
Earlier on Monday, the first Indian-flagged 'Shivalik' docked at Mundra Port in Gujarat, carrying a total cargo of about 46,000 metric tonnes (MT) of LPG, with 20,000 MT set to be unloaded at Mundra and the remaining 26,000 MT to be discharged at Mangalore.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday directed officials to identify potential eco-tourism sites across the state and prepare a coordinated action plan for their development.
