Follow Us on Google News Chennai, June 17 (IANS) In a pioneering move, the Tamil Nadu government is set to introduce a door-to-door delivery service for essential commodities under the Public Distribution System (PDS), targeting senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PwDs) who face challenges accessing ration shops. The scheme is expected to roll out … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, April 21 (IANS) A special court in Kolkata, on Monday, permitted the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to collect the handwriting specimens of the former West Bengal food and supplies minister Jyotipriya Mallick in connection with the multi-crore ration distribution irregularities case in the state. After being in judicial custody for … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Hyderabad, March 30 (IANS) The government of Telangana has launched free fine rice distribution through the Public Distribution System. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy launched the scheme in Huzurnagar constituency on the occasion of Telugu New Year Ugadi on Sunday. Civil Supplies Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy claimed that Telangana … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, March 20 (IANS) The Civil Supplies-Criminal Investigation Department (CS-CID) has stepped up efforts to curb the smuggling of rice meant for the Public Distribution System (PDS) across the Tamil Nadu-Kerala borders. Authorities have identified 10 border points as highly vulnerable to smuggling and have deployed additional manpower to strengthen … Read more
Kolkata, Feb 24 (IANS) Enforcement Directorate (ED), on Monday, filed a fresh supplementary charge sheet in the multi-crore ration distribution case in West Bengal. This is the fifth supplementary charge sheet filed by the central agency at the special court of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Kolkata. Sources said that in the … Read more
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday was conducting marathon and simultaneous raid and search operations at three different locations in West Bengal in the multi-crore ration distribution case. The three locations where the raid and search operations are going on are Shyampur and Jagatballavpur in Howrah district and Santoshpur in South … Read more