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Arora stated this during an interaction with leading industrialists here today. While addressing the industrialists, the minister said it is a moment of great pride that under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Punjab has witnessed the highest-ever investment in its history for the year 2025-26, with commitments worth ₹60,256 crore, that would create 1.35 lakh jobs for youth. "Our target for next year will be ₹75,000 crore and we are sure that we will surpass this target," he s ...Read More >
The 100-year-old problem of the farmers of Mulagiripalli village in Amidyala panchayat of Uravakonda mandal, who were not having pattadar passbooks for the land they are cultivating, had been resolved with the intervention and initiative of Minister for Finance Payyavula Keshav. The farmers of these village have been cultivating the lands that they received from their ancestors for nearly 10 decades. However, they were not having pattadar passbooks for the lands they were cultivating nor were t ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: The Centre has given in-principle approval for the construction of an airport at Adilabad, with the Ministry of Defence to build the core airport infrastructure and the Ministry of Civil Aviation to develop the civil enclave. The decision was taken at a special meeting chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Wednesday and attended by Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu, Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy, Adilabad MP G Nagesh and officials. Rammohan Na ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Punjab Cabinet Minister for Industries & Commerce, Investment Promotion, Local Government and Power, Sanjeev Arora, on Wednesday announced the development of a state-of-the-art Multipurpose Exhibition & Convention Centre (ECC) in Mohali, near Palaksha University and the Infosys campus in Sector 83, underscoring Punjab's rapid emergence as a hub of investment, infrastructure and global business opportunities. Minister Sanjeev Arora stated, "This landmark initiative is being undertake ...Read More >
With the harvest festival of Baisakhi just five days away, unseasonal rain, hailstorms and high-velocity winds have flattened the standing wheat crop, disrupting harvesting across Punjab by at least 10 days and leaving farmers worried about potential losses at a crucial stage of the crop cycle. The sudden spell of adverse weather, particularly in the semi-arid Malwa belt, has led to waterlogging and widespread lodging of standing wheat crops. Slushy fields have made it difficult for farmers to ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Alleged land mafia kingpin Surendra Pratap Singh aka Randha has been arrested by the Mira Bhayander Vasai Virar (MBVV) police crime branch on charges of encroaching upon 2.10 acres of private land in Vasai and defrauding unsuspecting home buyers by selling them flats in illegally constructed buildings on the plot. Singh was arrested on Monday night by a team attached to unit 4 of the MBVV crime branch based on technical intelligence and investigation. He was produced before the Vasai co ...Read More >
Mumbai: Vietnam-based Vingroup has announced a massive investment of $6.5 billion in Maharashtra, aimed at driving sustainable urban development, industrial growth, tourism, renewable energy, and electric mobility. The announcement was made in the presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, as the company signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the state's Industries Department and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority. Fadnavis Calls Investment a Step Toward Modern Urb ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 8 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said Vietnam-based Vingroup has committed to investing USD 6.5 billion in Maharashtra over the next two years in various sectors, including electric mobility solutions, renewable energy, tourism and entertainment. An official release earlier mentioned the investment figure as USD 8.5 billion. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Vingroup, the state industries department and the Mumbai Metropolitan R ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: More than 225 acres of forest land in the capital have been made encroachment-free across multiple forest divisions, official data revealed, with the bulk of the clearance reported from the southern parts of the city. According to data compiled by the forest department, around 91.15 hectares of land that translates to roughly 225 acres, have been cleared of encroachments since 2019-20, primarily in the South and West forest divisions, while several other areas are still in the proces ...Read More >
Kadapa: A lake that once sustained nearly 20 villages in Rajampet of Annamayya district has been encroached following expansion of the Annamacharya University at Tallapaka. According to details placed in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly following the controversy, around 5.60 acres of lake land falling under survey numbers 1076, 1080 and 1082 within Rajampet mandal has been encroached for the university. Though the institution officially has 35 acres adjacent to the water body, structure ...Read More >
Ludhiana, Apr 7 (PTI) Punjab Industries Minister Sanjeev Arora on Tuesday said an exhibition centre will be constructed on over 10-acre piece of land near Jalandhar Byepass and work in this regard will be completed within a year. Arora stated this during an interaction with leading industrialists here today. While addressing the industrialists, the minister said it is a moment of great pride that under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Punjab has witnessed the highest-ever invest ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) Over 225 acres of forest land in the national capital has been made encroachment-free across multiple forest divisions, according to official data, with the bulk of the clearance reported from the southern parts of the city. Data compiled by the forest department shows that around 91.15 hectares of land, roughly 225 acres, has been cleared of encroachments since 2019-20, primarily in the South and West forest divisions, while several other areas are still in the process o ...Read More >
New Delhi : TDI Infratech, in partnership with DC Group, has announced its entry into Ludhiana with the development of an approximately 150-acre integrated township. The development is backed by an equity investment commitment of INR 750 crore. The project will span over 6 million square feet of developable area, marking a significant step in the company's continued expansion across Punjab. The Ludhiana development will be TDI Infratech's fourth township in Punjab after Chandigarh, Rajpura and ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: BRS MLA and former minister T Harish Rao on Monday alleged a conspiracy to divert 200 acres of land -- earmarked for the proposed Koheda fruit market -- to private players. Speaking to the media after visiting the market site on the outskirts of Hyderabad, he claimed that while the previous BRS government had sanctioned funds for the project, the current Congress administration was attempting to sell the land. He said the BRS government had planned a world-class fruit market on 200 ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) Realty firm TDI Infratech on Monday said it has partnered with DC Group to develop a 150-acre township in Ludhiana with an investment of Rs 750 crore. In the township, they will build luxury group housing, residential plotted developments and low-rise independent floors, targeting both end-users and long-term investors. The project will span over 6 million square feet of developable area. According to a statement, "TDI Infratech, in partnership with DC Group, has announc ...Read More >
Patna, Apr 6 (PTI) Bihar Industries Minister Dilip Jaiswal on Monday said the state government aims to attract investments to the tune of Rs 50 lakh crore and generate one crore employment over the next five years. He asserted that industrial development has been accorded top priority under the government's 'Saat Nischay' programme. "A total of 747 investment proposals worth Rs 17,217 crore were received by the department in the 2025-26 financial year, and 317 investors were allotted 404 acres ...Read More >
Hyderabad: In a significant archaeological discovery, large ancient human burial sites resting in the Godavari River basin have been discovered in Telangana's Mulugu district. On information, a technical team consisting of the Department of Heritage and Telangana government visited the burial structures in Motlagudem village, approximately 120 kilometre from Warangal City. Locally, they are referred "rakasi bandalu" (giant stones) and "rakasi guhalu" (giant caves). Officials said the findings ...Read More >
Patiala/Sangrur: Already reeling from crop damage caused by recent hailstorms, Punjab farmers are staring at more losses as a fresh western disturbance is set to impact the state. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued an orange alert for April 3 and 4, warning of rain, thunderstorms, lightning, gusty winds and hailstorms across Punjab. The alert comes at a crucial juncture, with wheat crop ready for harvest and government procurement operations already underway in severa ...Read More >
Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday claimed that under the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, Punjab has become the number one state in the education sector by topping the National Achievement Survey (NAS), surpassing even Kerala. Presenting a detailed four-year report card of his government's performance in the education sector, Mann said Punjab secured the top position in the National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2024, while Gujarat ranked 16th and Haryana around 7th or 8th. He added that this ...Read More >
NASHIK: Self-styled godman Ashok Kharat, who is facing rape charges, allegedly opened more than 130 accounts in two cooperative credit societies in Maharashtra using different names and carried out transactions worth nearly Rs 63 crore over the past few years, a police official said.According to news agency PTI, one of the accounts was opened in the name of the sister of former Maharashtra State Women's Commission chairperson Rupali Chakankar, who resigned last month after her alleged links with ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 2: Cracking the whip on delays in the long-stalled Siddharth Nagar (Patra Chawl) redevelopment, the Bombay High Court on Thursday made it clear that pending disputes cannot come in the way of flat handover. The court has directed residents to take possession of their rehabilitation tenements while clarifying that key issues are resolved separately by authorities. Court hears plea on stalled redevelopment A bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Aarti Sathe was hearing a petition ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Apr 2 (PTI) In a significant discovery, a team from the department of heritage, Telangana government, has found a massive cluster of megalithic human burial sites in Mulugu district, believed to be one of the largest concentrations of dolmen burials in India. Based on information provided by residents of Motlagudem village in Mulugu district, and the directions of Special Chief Secretary Jayesh Ranjan, a technical team conducted a field visit to the village. Located 230 kms from Hyd ...Read More >
Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) commissioner A.V. Ranganath felicitated the residents of RK Puram Officers' Colony for their persistent efforts in reclaiming a 3,000-square-yard park from encroachment. Praising them for their decades-long struggle, he called them role models for protecting public spaces and inspiring civic responsibility. The park land, originally designated in a 1968 layout, had been illegally occupied over the years by encroachers who created ...Read More >
Presenting a four-year report card of the rural development and panchayat department, Mann said the survey will assess the living standards of all communities for large-scale infrastructure creation, revenue generation through transparent land management, and youth-focused development programmes. The CM highlighted how sustained policy interventions have transformed village infrastructure, strengthened grassroots governance, and expanded employment opportunities across rural Punjab. "The exerc ...Read More >
Kishangarh: Endless white plains glowing under the sun, no pine trees, no chill in the air, yet the scenery looks straight out of a winter postcard. Many confuse it for Bolivia's Salt Flats, snow-clad Gulmarg or even scenic Switzerland. This picturesque location, which has become a popular reel destination, is Asia's largest marble waste dumping yard in Kishangarh in Ajmer district of arid Rajasthan. The dumping site, where over 700 tankers carrying around 22 lakh litres of marble slurry are e ...Read More >
Sanuar (Patiala): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday accelerated Punjab's development push on the ground by launching a series of major infrastructure and irrigation projects in Patiala's Sanaur constituency, announcing ₹87 crore worth of road renovation works alongside ₹27 crore canal lining projects that will bring irrigation water to 40,066 acres across 83 villages. Driving home a decisive shift from past governance, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann asserted that while previous govern ...Read More >
An investigation by the Environment Agency has revealed that waste, including asbestos, was dumped at a landfill site in the period shortly before it was closed. Bosses revealed this week that they had found "a single discrete pile of waste" in the north west corner of the Walleys Quarry site in Silverdale, Staffordshire. It was deposited outside the landfill cells in November 2024, they said, at a time after its operators had been ordered to stop accepting waste material in March that year. ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: LG Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Monday visited Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)'s Bhalswa landfill to review the ongoing bioremediation work aimed at flattening the mountain of garbage.While inspecting the site, Sandhu told officials to address the issue of not only legacy waste but also the continuous inflow of fresh waste.He noted that while significant progress has been made since PM Modi, on Swachhata Diwas 2021, flagged the three landfill sites in Delhi -- Bhalswa, Ghazipur and O ...Read More >
New Delhi: Lieutenant governor (LG) of Delhi, Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Monday directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to address the continuous inflow of fresh and legacy waste into landfills, officials said. The directions came while the LG was inspecting the ongoing bio-mining work at the Bhalswa landfill site. Spread over 70 acres, the Bhalswa landfill had 7,300,000 metric tonnes (MT) of waste in November 2022. While 4,500,000 MT was bio-mined till December 2024, another 3,980,000 ...Read More >
Patiala: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann has unveiled a major infrastructure offensive in the Sanaur constituency, promising to drought-proof over 40,000 acres of farmland and deliver a "facelift" to the region's crumbling road network.The ₹114 crore package includes ₹87 crore for road renovations and ₹27 crore for canal-lining projects. Addressing a massive gathering on Monday, Mann framed the investment as a break from a "corrupt" past, asserting that new contracts now carry a mandatory fi ...Read More >
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