Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Tuesday decided to allocate Rs 1 crore each to district collectors to strengthen measures to deal with summer-related challenges across the state. The decision was taken at a meeting on summer disaster mitigation chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Officials have been asked to remain vigilant about issues such as…
New Delhi: Union Minister J P Nadda on Tuesday took on the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal and accused it of not having any respect for the judiciary, the Election Commission of India or democratic procedures, and alleged that the “rule of law has gone for a ride” in the state. Replying to a…
New Delhi: Domestically produced natural gas will now be supplied on a priority basis to units that use it to produce LPG, a government notification said amid disruptions of imports due to the West Asia conflict. Until now, compressed natural gas (CNG) and piped cooking gas were the two priority sectors to receive domestic natural…
Kolkata: Asserting that no eligible voter’s name would be removed from the electoral rolls in West Bengal, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Tuesday said the EC’s priority was to ensure free, fair and peaceful polls in the state as it stepped up preparations for the upcoming assembly elections, amid a charged political atmosphere. Addressing…
New Delhi: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Tuesday said the opposition was compelled to bring a resolution for Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s removal to “save the Constitution”, as he accused Birla of partisan behaviour. Initiating the debate on the resolution for the removal of Birla from the Speaker’s post, Gogoi claimed that the environment…
Gurugram: Seven workers were killed after an under-construction wall collapsed in this Haryana district, officials said on Tuesday. The incident occurred on Monday evening at the Signature Global Society in Gurugram’s Sidhrawali area, they added. Around 12 to 15 labourers got trapped under the rubble after the wall collapsed at around 8 pm on Monday. They…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kerala and Tamil Nadu on March 11 and inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of developmental projects worth Rs 16,450 crore, an official statement said on Monday. Around 1:30 pm on Wednesday, Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of multiple developmental projects worth around Rs…
New Delhi: BJP’s nominated Rajya Sabha member Ujjwal Nikam on Monday sought protection of urban forests to improve air quality in cities. Participating in a discussion on the working of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the Upper House, he suggested setting up a National Urban Forest Conservation and Management Authority. “I…
New Delhi: India on Monday advocated de-escalation of tensions in West Asia and called for dialogue and diplomacy to resolve all underlying issues, as it put the safety of around one crore Indians in the region as its top priority, along with securing energy security and trade. The US and Israel launched a major military…
New Delhi: India advocates de-escalation and return to dialogue and diplomacy, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday on the widening West Asia conflict, while stressing respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states in the region. Making a suo moto statement on the crisis that broke out on February 28, when…
