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Mumbai, April 7: Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Dattatray Bharne on Tuesday said that the Western Regional Agriculture Council will play a crucial role in strengthening coordination between the Centre and states while providing a clear direction for the growth of the agriculture sector. Speaking at the council held in Jaipur, Bharne expressed confidence that decisions taken at the forum would directly benefit farmers in Maharashtra and boost agricultural development. Regional council aims fo ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) The Centre will soon finalise the conversion rates of registration charges, paving the way for the resumption of the process for converting properties from leasehold to freehold in the national capital, Union minister Manohar Lal announced on Tuesday. The conversion of a leasehold property to freehold means changing its ownership status from rental to total ownership. Since January this year, conversion of Delhi Development Authority (DDA) properties has been on hold aft ...Read More >
National Maritime Day commemorates the maiden voyage of S.S. Loyalty, which sailed from Mumbai to London on April 5, 1919. National Maritime Day is a significant day in India, celebrated annually on April 5 to commemorate the historic voyage of S.S. Loyalty, the first Indian-owned steamship. This momentous event, which took place in 1919, marked India's entrance into international shipping and laid the foundation for the country's maritime heritage. Today, National Maritime Day is not only a c ...Read More >
New Delhi: A delegation of the Delhi BJP met Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golcha on Tuesday and submitted a complaint against Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge for likening the party to a snake that deserves to be crushed. The delegation included Union Minister of State Harsh Malhotra, along with Members of Parliament Manoj Tiwari, Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, and Kamaljeet Sehrawat, advocate Sanket Gupta, and Media Department Head Praveen Shankar Kapoor. In the complaint submitted to the Pol ...Read More >
Jaipur, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said that the three primary goals for Indian agriculture were to enhance farmers' incomes and ensure the country's food and nutrition security. Addressing the Western Regional Agricultural Conference organised here, Chouhan stated that formal one-day rabi-kharif meetings are now being replaced by theme-based regional conferences for different agro-climatic zones. He described the in ...Read More >
Puducherry [India], April 7 (ANI): Union Minister JP Nadda and BJP Election In-Charge for Puducherry and Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday flagged off Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha's mega 'bike rally,' ahead of the upcoming assembly polls. Addressing the gathering at the campaign rally, Nadda assured that the NDA 2.0 government would focus on the "economic development" of Puducherry. He encouraged the Yuva Morcha members to propagate the promises of the BJP to every household, in ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Offering a big relief to over 45 lakh migrant residents living in Delhi's unauthorised colonies, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal on Tuesday announced the regularisation of 1,511 "unauthorised colonies" on an "as is, where is" basis, removing the clause for approved layout plans for these settlements. The Union minister also offered hope to over 60 upscale, affluent unauthorised colonies, Sainik Farms and Anant Ram Dairy, saying the reside ...Read More >
Puducherry [India], April 7 (ANI): Union Minister JP Nadda and BJP Election In-Charge for Puducherry and Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday flagged off Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha's mega 'bike rally,' ahead of the upcoming assembly polls. Addressing the gathering at the campaign rally, Nadda assured that the NDA 2.0 government would focus on the "economic development" of Puducherry. He encouraged the Yuva Morcha members to propagate the promises of the BJP to every household, in ...Read More >
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], April 7 (ANI): Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday participated in the Regional Agriculture Conference held in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Speaking on the occasion, he said, "Regarding agriculture, the regional conference of our five states is being held today in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. Ministers from all five states, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Goa, are present here. All senior officials from the states are here. All senior offi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) A Delhi BJP delegation led by Union minister Harsh Malhotra submitted a complaint to the police commissioner against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge over his remark against the party and the RSS. In an election rally in Assam's Sribhumi district on Monday, citing the Quran, Kharge said that if a poisonous snake is passing in front of someone who is offering namaz, that person should leave the namaz and kill that poisonous snake. "I would say that breaking the namaz ...Read More >
Jaipur, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, emphasised that agriculture is the backbone of India, with farmers representing the soul of the nation. He stated that the Central Government is working at a rapid pace to make the agricultural sector self-reliant, while also enhancing farmers' incomes and improving their quality of life. Praising Rajasthan's agricultural innovations, he noted that a comprehensive roadmap for the sector h ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) The Centre on Tuesday announced a new policy to regularise properties based on "as is where is" eligibility criteria in 1,511 unauthorised colonies in the national capital, with all buildings now required to get approval from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. The move stands to give big relief to 10 lakh families living in these clusters. According to the new rules, the residents will no longer be required to submit a layout plan of the area to get their property regis ...Read More >
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], April 7 (ANI): Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday participated in the Regional Agriculture Conference held in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Speaking on the occasion, he said, "Regarding agriculture, the regional conference of our five states is being held today in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. Ministers from all five states, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Goa, are present here. All senior officials from the states are here. All senior offi ...Read More >
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], April 7 (ANI): Ahead of West Bengal assembly polls, Union Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth on Tuesday asserted that the people are demanding a change, favouring a BJP government. Speaking to ANI, Seth said, "The people of West Bengal are chanting, 'We need change, we want a BJP government.' I was in Basirhat yesterday. We saw the enthusiasm of the people there. A crowd of 10,000 people was present at the nomination ceremony alone... Mamata Banerjee is now di ...Read More >
Dibrugarh (Assam) [India], April 7 (ANI): Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal has slammed the Congress over its allegations against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his wife and said that the opposition party "will have to face punishment for its dirty politics". BJP leaders have launched a strong attack on Congress after its media department chairperson Pawan Khera made allegations against the Chief Minister and his wife on Sunday at a press conferen ...Read More >
Patharkandi/Hailakandi/Silchar (Assam), Apr 7 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday asserted that a "parivartan" (change) is inevitable in West Bengal and claimed that once the BJP comes to power in the eastern state, infiltrators would be sent back to their countries. Addressing election rallies in Assam's Barak Valley, including in Patharkandi, Sribhumi and Hailakandi, Shah alleged that the Congress gave shelter to illegal immigrants in the region, making them "predominant" in Sribhu ...Read More >
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], April 7 (ANI): Ahead of West Bengal assembly polls, Union Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth on Tuesday asserted that the people are demanding a change, favouring a BJP government. Speaking to ANI, Seth said, "The people of West Bengal are chanting, 'We need change, we want a BJP government.' I was in Basirhat yesterday. We saw the enthusiasm of the people there. A crowd of 10,000 people was present at the nomination ceremony alone... Mamata Banerjee is now di ...Read More >
Chennai: DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran on Tuesday said Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has cheapened himself by saying that the stalled Madurai Metro and the Coimbatore Metro projects will come into force if the BJP candidate is elected. "An elected member from Maharashtra, the chief minister of Maharashtra, comes all the way to cheapen himself in Tamil Nadu by promising that if the BJP candidate is elected, the stopped projects of the Madurai Metro and the Coimbatore Metro will come ...Read More >
New Delhi (PTI): The BJP on Tuesday hit out at the Congress for calling Assam Police action against Pawan Khera a "witch hunt" and said the opposition party leader must face consequences for levelling "fake" allegations against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his wife. An Assam Police team descended on the Delhi residence of Khera to question him after Sarma's wife filed a case over his allegations that she possesses passports of three countries and the Assam chief minister had concealed ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Apr 7 (PTI) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday predicted a two-thirds majority for Congress-led UDF in the upcoming Kerala assembly polls, while accusing the ruling LDF of having an "internal understanding" with the BJP. He also claimed that the people there are fed up with the Left government in Kerala. "Some of our Ministers, legislators and I have campaigned in Kerala. There is confidence that we (UDF) will secure a two-third majority there. People are fed ...Read More >
DoT extends deadline to June 30 to reassess Vodafone Idea AGR dues, licence fee review is done but spectrum charge recalculation faces delays due to missing records The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has extended the deadline for reassessing adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues of Vodafone Idea by three months to June 30, according to a Moneycontrol report. The move comes as field officials continue to face challenges in completing the exercise. According to the Moneycontrol report, the e ...Read More >
Illegal Delhi Colonies: Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal on Tuesday addressed a joint press briefing with the Delhi Chief Minister, Rekha Gupta, over the issue of illegal colonies in the national capital, highlighting steps taken by the government to provide relief to people. Lal announced the regularisation of 1,511 "unauthorised colonies" of Delhi on "as is, where is" basis. He said the decision offers relief to 45 lakh migrant residents of these colonies that came up in vi ...Read More >
Imphal, Apr 7: Manipur Chief Minister Y. Khemchand Singh, on Tuesday, announced that the case relating to the killing of two toddlers in a midnight mortar attack in Moirang will be handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The announcement was made during a high-level press conference at the Chief Minister's Secretariat, attended by members of the Council of Ministers and MLAs. The meeting was convened after two people died and 26 others were injured in police firing after a prot ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: With campaigning for the Kerala Assembly elections entering its final phase, senior Congress leaders intensified their attack on the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), alleging a covert understanding between the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Bharatiya Janata Party aimed at dividing voters. Addressing the media at Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee office, Indira Bhavan, All-India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary K C Venugopal warned that any attempt t ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal on Tuesday announced the regularisation of 1,511 "unauthorised colonies" of Delhi on "as is, where is" basis, a decision offering relief to 45 lakh migrant residents of these colonies that came up in violation of building bye-laws over the past three to four decades. Addressing a joint press briefing with the Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Union Minister Lal said the "legal tag" for the houses in these u ...Read More >
Bengaluru: With the LPG supply for autorickshaws is turning into a crisis, with most of the Gas stations are putting up no-stock boards, the autorickshaw drivers have given a deadline of April 10 to the government for rectifying LPG supply, failing which they would go on a strike. While the State government is pointing at the Centre for not supplying adequate quantities of LPG to state, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Prahlad Joshi has suggested the autorickshaw ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: Driving the final nail into the capital city metro project coffin, the state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday night decided to scrap the agreement with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and repurpose Bhubaneswar Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) as a nodal agency for sustainable urban mobility projects in the state. The cabinet decision followed recommendations of the inter-ministerial committee, which identified key feasibility challenges inc ...Read More >
Jorhat, Apr 7: Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi, on Tuesday, launched a sharp attack on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, asserting that while "politics for him is about money", for the Opposition it remains a means to serve the people of Assam. Addressing a campaign in the 100 No. Jorhat Assembly constituency, Gogoi said the people of Assam have "understood the difference" and would usher in a "new Assam" rooted in freedom of expression, peace, harmony and a government that cares for the p ...Read More >
Panaji (Goa) [India], April 7 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will inaugurate the First Conference of Zone VII of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region at Panaji, Goa, on April 9, a press release said. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh, Maharashtra Legislative Council Chairman Ram Shinde, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar and Gujarat Legislative Assembly Speaker Shankarbhai Chaudhary will also address the conf ...Read More >
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 7 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said that programmes to mark the birth anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar would be organised across all district headquarters in the state. He further informed that the events for the Ambedkar Jayanti would begin on April 8 and continue till April 14, with the state-level function scheduled at Bhind district headquarters. CM Yadav made the announcement while addressing the Council of Ministers ahead of the cab ...Read More >
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