Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved a proposal from the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare to establish the International Potato Centre (CIP)’s South Asia Regional Centre (CSARC) at Agra in Uttar Pradesh. The major objective of this investment … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Thiruvananthapuram, June 25 (IANS) The stunning defeat in the Nilambur Assembly bypoll has cast a shadow over the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala, prompting speculation of a cabinet reshuffle. While no overt dissent has emerged within the CPI(M) or the LDF, an unmistakable air of unease … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chandigarh, June 24 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said the Cabinet expansion would be done in the next few days and Ludhiana (West) legislator Sanjeev Arora would get a Cabinet berth, fulfilling a promise made to the people during the by-election campaign. “We will expand the Cabinet … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) The Maharashtra Cabinet on Tuesday approved the transfer of the plot reserved for the High Court in Bandra (East) to the Public Works Department free of cost. “It has been decided to give 30.16 acres of land out of the 90 acres of land in the … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) The Maharashtra Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Tuesday, approved to provide a government guarantee for loans worth Rs 2,000 crore to be taken from HUDCO under the Maharashtra Urban Infrastructure Development Loan Scheme and to waive the guarantee fee for the same. “Under … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) Maharashtra Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Tuesday, approved increase in food, subsistence and educational material purchase allowances for tribal students living in government hostels across the state. “To make it easier for Scheduled Tribe (ST) students to pursue higher education outside their villages, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) Maharashtra Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Tuesday, gave its approval for the draft bill to amend the Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Act 2017 and its introduction in the upcoming monsoon session of the legislature. “The Central government has made changes in various … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Patna, June 24 (IANS) The crucial meeting of the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar Cabinet concluded on Tuesday afternoon with the approval of 46 important proposals spanning various departments. A major highlight of the session was the announcement of a new welfare scheme ‘Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah Mandap Yojana’ aimed at supporting economically … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, June 24 (IANS) The Maharashtra Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Tuesday approved the much-debated 802-km six-lane Shaktipeeth Expressway connecting 18 pilgrimage sites, including three and a half Shaktipeeths, two Jyotirlingas and Pandharpur Ambajogai in the state. The project cost is estimated at Rs 86,300 crore and … Read more