Minister Admits Irregularities in Crop Insurance Scheme, Says Shrines Shown as Farmlands

Mumbai: Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Manikrao Kokate on Tuesday admitted irregularities in the implementation of the Re 1 crop insurance scheme for farmers, noting places of worship were shown as agricultural lands to claim benefits.He said a “bogus industry” has come to ligh Read More

Govt Awards UPCL For Its Performance in PM Surya Ghar Yojana

Dehradun: The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy awarded the Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) for its effective implementation of the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, a domestic rooftop solar initiative.Union minister Prahlad Joshi and Rajasthan Chief Ministe Read More

Elderly Woman Dead, 6 Injured as Car Rams Into Road Divider on Samruddhi Expressway

Nagpur: An elderly woman was killed and six others were injured after the car they were travelling in rammed into a road divider on the Samruddhi Expressway near Nagpur in the wee hours of Tuesday, police said.The inmates of the car were returning to Washim from Nagpur after atte Read More

Lineman Dies of Electrocution in Gurugram

Gurugram: A 42-year-old lineman who had climbed onto a transformer to repair a power line died of electrocution in the Sikanderpur Badha village on Tuesday, police here said.Tejpal, a resident of Mirzapur village near Pataudi, was employed by the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Niga Read More

Andhra Pradesh CM Seeks Investments From Cognizant, Cisco

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday met a bevy of business leaders at the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos to attract investments to the state.He met top executives of companies including Cognizant, Cisco, Maersk and LG Chem. In a po Read More

Odisha Hikes Mid-Day Meal Workers’ Pay by 50%, Over 1 Lakh to Benefit

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday announced a 50 per cent hike in the monthly remuneration of cooks and helpers engaged in the mid-day meal (MDM) scheme from Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,000.Keeping in view the work, skill and dedication of the cooks and helpers, Chief Minister M Read More

IMD Forecasts Light to Moderate Rain, Snow in Himachal on January 22-23

Shimla: Light to moderate rain or snow is likely at a few places in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday-Thursday while the weather will thereafter remain dry till January 27.Barring Hansa and Kaza, which received 2.5 cm and 0.8 cm of snow, respectively, the weather remained dry in the Read More

Gautam Adani Lauds Mahakumbh Management, Says Subject of Research For Management Institutes

Prayagraj: Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani, during his visit to the Mahakumbh in Prayagraj on Tuesday, lauded the Uttar Pradesh administration for their exceptional management of the Mahakumbh gathering.Mahakumbh should be case study in management institutes Highlighting the sc Read More

22-Year-Old Woman Killed by In-Laws Over Dowry in Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad (UP): Police lodged a case of dowry death against the husband and in-laws of a woman who was found hanging here on Tuesday, officials said.Nazia, 22, was allegedly killed by her husband Altaf and in-laws in Alvi Nagar in Ghaziabad for not bringing sufficient dowry after Read More

Additional Security, Increased Seating For Rohit Sharma’s First Ranji Trophy Game In A Decade

Additional security and increased seating arrangement for as many as 500 people will be put in place for India captain Rohit Sharma’s first Ranji Trophy appearance for Mumbai in a decade here.Mumbai, the defending champions of Ranji Trophy, will resume the second leg of the premi Read More