Unfortunate: SC imposes Rs 10 lakh costs on Bengal govt over non-payment of retiral dues

Unfortunate: SC imposes Rs 10 lakh costs on Bengal govt over non-payment of retiral dues

New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court has directed the West Bengal government to pay Rs 10 lakh costs to a former government employee, who retired in 2007 and even after 18 years was not paid his retiral dues and was only getting a provisional pension. “Upon perusal, we find that this is a … Read more

Tejashwi slams Nitish govt over ‘deteriorating’ law and order

Tejashwi slams Nitish govt over 'deteriorating' law and order

Patna, Feb 19 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday intensified his criticism of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s administration, alleging a significant deterioration in the state’s law and order situation. In a post on social media platform X, Tejashwi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, said: “Numerous criminal incidents … Read more

Meritorious Class 12 students from govt schools to get laptops, says MP CM

Meritorious Class 12 students from govt schools to get laptops, says MP CM

Bhopal, Feb 19 (IANS) Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday said the government has taken a pledge to create job opportunities for youths and make Madhya Pradesh a progressive state. He said that laptops would be given to meritorious 89,000 students after clearing Class 12. The Chief Minister also asserted that the government was making … Read more

Cancelling recruitment would unfairly punish honest candidates: Raj govt tells HC in SI paper leak case

Cancelling recruitment would unfairly punish honest candidates: Raj govt tells HC in SI paper leak case

Jaipur, Feb 18 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday heard the Sub-Inspector (SI) recruitment case on Tuesday. During the court proceedings, Justice Sameer Jain questioned the state government, asking, “When officials of the selection agency leaked the examination paper 35 days in advance, does the government not believe that the integrity of the entire … Read more

Tripura govt aims 80 pc irrigation coverage to boost agriculture: CM Saha

Tripura govt aims 80 pc irrigation coverage to boost agriculture: CM Saha

Agartala, Feb 18 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Tuesday that the state government has set a target of achieving 80 per cent irrigation coverage of cultivable land in the next few years. Addressing the 2nd All India State Water Ministers Conference at Udaipur in Rajasthan, the Chief Minister also informed that the … Read more

Karnataka govt playing games with teachers who shape children’s future: BJP

Karnataka govt playing games with teachers who shape children's future: BJP

Bengaluru, Feb 18 (IANS) The Karnataka BJP on Tuesday hit out at the Congress-led state government, which is responsible for shaping children’s future, is instead playing games with the teachers who educate them. State BJP President and MLA, B.Y. Vijayendra, made the statement after paying a visit to the protesting guest teachers at the Freedom … Read more

Maharashtra govt transfers 9 bureaucrats

Maharashtra govt transfers 9 bureaucrats

Mumbai, Feb 18 (IANS) The Maharashtra government on Tuesday transferred nine bureaucrats, including the State Excise Commissioner Dr Vijay Suryavanshi. Suryavanshi, an IAS officer of the 2006 batch, swaps posts with the Konkan Divisional Commissioner Dr Rajesh Deshmukh, an IAS officer of the 2008 batch. Tribal Development Commissioner at Nashik Nayana Gunde, a 2008 batch … Read more

Maha govt sets up enforcement cell to curb illegal fishing, increase maritime safety

Maha govt sets up enforcement cell to curb illegal fishing, increase maritime safety

Mumbai, February 18 (IANS) The Maharashtra Fisheries Department has set up an enforcement cell to take strict action against unauthorised fishing boats and thereby ensure sustainable fishing and maritime security in the maritime areas, officials said. State Fisheries and Ports Minister Nitesh Rane on Tuesday said that the department’s move to launch drone patrolling in … Read more

Jharkhand govt imposes complete ban on Gutkha and Paan Masala containing tobacco-nicotine

Jharkhand govt imposes complete ban on Gutkha and Paan Masala containing tobacco-nicotine

Ranchi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Jharkhand government has announced a complete ban on the production, distribution, sale, and storage of gutkha and paan masala containing nicotine and tobacco within the state. The state’s health department has issued a notification that this ban will be effective for the next year, starting from the notification date. The … Read more