Kerala allocates Rs 1 crore each to districts for summer mitigation
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…
Rule of law gone for ride in West Bengal, says Leader of House Nadda in RS
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…
Israel can help Iranians ‘cast off the yoke of tyranny’ but they must act: Netanyahu
Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel can help enable Iranians to “cast off the yoke of tyranny”, but any political change in the country would ultimately be up to its people. Speaking during a visit to the National Health Command Centre on Monday as the regional conflict entered its 11th day, Netanyahu said…
Govt rejigs gas allocation; LPG, CNG, piped cooking gas get top priority
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…
Putin threatens to cut energy supplies if EU tightens sanctions: ‘Without waiting for door to be shut’
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday warned of possible retaliation against Europe after reports that the European Union is preparing additional restrictions on Russian liquefied natural gas and energy supplies. Speaking about the proposed measures, Putin said Moscow may consider halting energy exports to the European market if restrictions are imposed. “EU countries plan…
Looking to help exporters at insurance front to deal West Asia crisis: Goyal
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said the government is looking to extend help to exporters on the insurance front to help them deal with the ongoing West Asia crisis. He said an inter-ministerial group is keeping tabs on developments on a daily basis and is interacting with exporters. The Customs…
No eligible voter’s name to be removed; Bengal polls to be free, peaceful: CEC
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…
‘Hypocritical’, ‘flagrant violation’: India slams Pakistan’s airstrikes on Afghanistan
United Nations: India has condemned Pakistan’s airstrikes on Afghanistan as a “flagrant violation” of international law, saying it is “hypocritical” to invoke Islamic solidarity while carrying out attacks that have killed civilians during Ramzan. Addressing a Security Council meeting on the situation in Afghanistan on Monday, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni…
Time for UCC: SC on plea seeking striking down of Shariat law provisions
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that the time has come for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) as it termed a plea seeking striking down of provisions of the Shariat law of 1937 for being discriminatory to Muslim women as a “very good case” which advisably only the legislature should look into. A…
WB SIR: SC asks state govt, Election Commission to provide logistical support to judges
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the West Bengal government and the Election Commission to provide all logistical support to judicial officers in the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls in the state. A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices R Mahadevan and Joymalya Bagchi said the…
