Follow Us on Google News Chennai, July 31 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has ordered the release of water from the Mettur Dam starting Friday to facilitate irrigation through key canal systems in the Cauvery region. In an official statement issued in Chennai on Thursday, the Tamil Nadu Water Resources Department said water will be … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 20th installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme on August 2 from Varanasi, marking another significant step in the government’s direct benefit transfer initiative for farmers. The PM-KISAN scheme is a central sector scheme launched … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, July 29 (IANS) With the Periyar and Vaigai dams nearing their maximum storage levels due to heavy inflow from catchment areas, farmers in the Madurai region have appealed to the Water Resources Department (WRD) to begin early release of water for irrigation. They say this move would help fill … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, July 27 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has urged the Central government to immediately release the state’s pending share of over Rs 2,100 crore under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and reaffirmed the state’s commitment to the two-language formula of Tamil and English. In a memorandum submitted … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Chennai, July 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit to Tamil Nadu, will on Sunday attend the grand ‘Aadi Thiruvathirai’ celebrations at the historic Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple to mark 1,000 years of Emperor Rajendra Chola’s maritime expedition. He will also release a commemorative coin honouring … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Jaipur, July 21 (IANS) After spending eight months in jail for slapping a Sub-Divisional Magistrate during polling in Deoli-Uniyara (November 2024), political leader Naresh Meena has launched his ‘Jankranti Yatra’ from Kamkheda Balaji Dham in Manoharthana, Jhalawar, on Monday. The yatra, aimed at protesting corruption and injustice, will cover 150 … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Monday acquitted all 12 men convicted by a lower court in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts, which claimed 189 lives and left over 800 people injured. The verdict was given by a bench of Justice Anil Kilor and Justice S. Chandak. … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi July 16 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday sought the intervention of Union Food Minister Pralhad Joshi for the release of the state’s pending share of over Rs 9,000 crore related to the Rural Development Fund (RDF) and Market Fees. During a meeting at the Union … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court is set to hear petitions related to the controversial film “Udaipur Files” on Wednesday, amid ongoing legal and political tussles over its release. The film, slated to be released worldwide on July 11, revolves around the brutal murder of Kanhaiya Lal, a … Read more
