India

Himachal Horticulture Dept urges farmers to shield fruit plants from fog

19 Dec 2023 08:46 AM IST

The horticulture department of Himachal Pradesh has urged farmers and gardeners to protect fruit plants of mango, litchi, papaya, and guava, besides amla and lemon species, from the effects of fog during winter. Deputy Director (Horticulture) Rajeshwar Parmar said on Monday that the weather has been dry in lower areas

Gujarat promotes modern tech to boost fisheries sector

19 Dec 2023 08:46 AM IST

Gujarat, with the longest coastline of 1,600-km in the country, is deeply rooted in the bounty of its waters, producing an annual average of 8.5 lakh tonnes marine fish in the last four years. The state, which has also contributed to 17 per cent of India’s total fish exports at

Rs 8,111cr supplementary budget tabled

19 Dec 2023 08:45 AM IST

Amid the ruckus by the opposition BJP, the second supplementary budget of Rs 8,111.77 crore for 2023-24 was tabled in Jharkhand Assembly on Monday. As the House assembled around 11am, saffron party legislators trooped into the well of the House, raising slogans against the Hemant Soren-led JMM government in the

Union Minister Rijiju launches maiden Indian Winter Arctic Expedition

19 Dec 2023 08:45 AM IST

Union Minister of Earth Sciences Kiren Rijiju launched the maiden Indian Winter Arctic Expedition here on Monday. This maiden winter expedition is comprised of four scientists, who will visit the Arctic region to make atmospheric observations during the night and carry out auroral studies and changes in sea ice. Now,

SAD leader Bikram Majithia appears before SIT for drug case questioning

19 Dec 2023 08:44 AM IST

Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia Monday appeared before a special investigation team of the Punjab Police in Patiala district for questioning in a drugs case. Tight security arrangements have been made around the SIT office. Majithia reached the office along with his counsels around 11:45 am. The SIT

Haryana Assembly witnesses heated exchanges over HPSC recruitment, liquor deaths

19 Dec 2023 08:43 AM IST

On the second day of the winter session of the Haryana Assembly, the leaders of the ruling party and the opposition faced each other on many issues. Meanwhile, amid the controversy over slips and expenses in government jobs, CM Manohar Lal took oath by placing his hand on Geeta in

IT dept seize assets worth Rs 5,095 cr in 4 yrs reports Pankaj Chaudhary

19 Dec 2023 08:42 AM IST

The Income Tax (IT) department has undertaken search and seizure actions on 2,980 groups over the four-year period till 2022-23, resulting in the seizure of assets valued at Rs 5,095.45 crore, as disclosed in Parliament on Monday. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary, while presenting details of the search

Media crucial in clearing vaccine myths: UNICEF health officer

19 Dec 2023 08:41 AM IST

Media’s role is crucial in creating awareness among people about government health services and also for clearing myths and doubts about vaccines, an expert said. Media can also play a key role in helping the West Bengal government and Unicef in carrying out 100 per cent immunisation drives in the

PM or HM must make statement in Parliament: CPI

19 Dec 2023 08:32 AM IST

Asserting that the I.N.D.I.A alliance is determined to end BJP rule in the country, CPI general secretary D Raja on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi or the Union Home Minister Amit Shah must make a statement in Parliament on the security breach. Raja, who is here to attend a

Parl passes Bills to extend women’s reservation to Puducherry J-K assemblies

19 Dec 2023 08:31 AM IST

The Parliament on Monday passed two Bills to extend provisions of the women’s reservation law to the legislative assemblies of Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir with the Rajya Sabha clearing them with a voice vote. The Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Second Amendment)

Kartikeya Sharma inquires about groundwater, in RS

19 Dec 2023 08:30 AM IST

MP Kartikeya Sharma on Monday raised important questions in the Rajya Sabha concerning groundwater level assessments, Heli-borne surveys in Haryana, the number of rural households with tap water connections, and government initiatives to enhance drinking water quality. In response, Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Bishweswar Tudu, conveyed that

2020 Delhi Riots: Special Public Prosecutor Resigns

19 Dec 2023 08:29 AM IST

Amit Prasad, the Special Public Prosecutor representing the Delhi Police in cases related to the communal violence in North-East Delhi in February 2020, has submitted his resignation letter to Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena. “I was appointed as the Special Public Prosecutor for Delhi Riots 2020 Cases, which I have