UP govt to come up with documentary on Ayodhya makeover

UP govt to come up with documentary on Ayodhya makeover

Ayodhya, Feb 29 The Yogi Adityanath-led government in Uttar Pradesh will be coming up with a documentary film on the overall development and makeover of Ayodhya. Being made on the initiative of local development authority, the documentary will be presented as a case study by the Uttar Pradesh government. The idea is to showcase the…

Cabinet approves Rs 150 crore to set up global big cat alliance

Cabinet approves Rs 150 crore to set up global big cat alliance

New Delhi, Feb 29 The Union Cabinet on Thursday granted approval to establish a global alliance for big cats with a one-time budgetary support of Rs 150 crore for a period of five years. The International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA), with its headquarters in India, aims to safeguard the future of big cats and the…

Mamata Banerjee maintains silence on Sheikh Shahjahan’s arrest

Mamata Banerjee maintains silence on Sheikh Shahjahan’s arrest

Kolkata, Feb 29 At a time when a section of Trinamool Congress leaders and the state’s administrative machinery are going all-out to give credit to the state police for the arrest of Sheikh Shahjahan, the accused mastermind behind the attack on ED and CAPF teams at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district on January 5,…

Gadkari okays Rs 3,549 cr package for highways in Madhya Pradesh

Gadkari okays Rs 3,549 cr package for highways in Madhya Pradesh

New Delhi, Feb 29 Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, has approved Rs 3,549.48 crore for the construction and strengthening of various National Highway projects in Madhya Pradesh. The minister said on Thursday that Rs 776.19 crore has been approved for four-laning of a 41 km section of National Highway-146 B (Shahganj…

Total amount given to farmers under PM-KISAN scheme crosses Rs 3 lakh crore

Total amount given to farmers under PM-KISAN scheme crosses Rs 3 lakh crore

New Delhi, Feb 29 With Prime Minister Narendra Modi releasing the 16th instalment of the direct cash instalment to small farmers under the PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme from Yavatmal in Maharashtra, more than 11 crore eligible farmer families have benefited with Rs 3 lakh crore flowing directly into their bank accounts, the Ministry for…

DRDO successfully flight tests ‘Very Short-Range Air Defence System’

DRDO successfully flight tests ‘Very Short-Range Air Defence System’

New Delhi, Feb 29 The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has conducted two successful flight tests of the Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missile on Wednesday and Thursday. The tests were conducted from a ground-based portable launcher from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha. These tests were carried out…

J&K L-G listens to grievances of citizens during live interaction

J&K L-G listens to grievances of citizens during live interaction

Jammu, Feb 29 Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha interacted with the citizens on Thursday and listened to their grievances during a live interaction. Sinha interacted with the people during “LG’s Mulaqaat” – a live public grievance hearing programme, at the Civil Secretariat here. The Lt Governor sought details of complaints received on JKIGRAMS…

SC upholds closure of Sterlite Copper plant in TN’s Thoothukudi

SC upholds closure of Sterlite Copper plant in TN’s Thoothukudi

New Delhi, Feb 29 The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the plea filed by the Vedanta group against the closure of Sterlite Copper smelter plant in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi. A Bench, headed by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud, refused to interfere with the 2020 decision of the Madras High Court upholding closure of the plant for environmental…

FM Sitharaman hands over 101 precious antiquities seized by Customs to ASI

FM Sitharaman hands over 101 precious antiquities seized by Customs to ASI

New Delhi, Feb 29 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday handed over to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as many as 101 valuable antiquities that were seized from smugglers by different field formations of the Customs Department. The antiquities included an idol of Lord Vishnu (Perumal) belonging to the late medieval period. Some of…

Legal profession is a service, should not be a money-making avenue, says Kerala HC

Legal profession is a service, should not be a money-making avenue, says Kerala HC

Kochi, Feb 29 The Kerala High Court on Thursday made certain oral observations about lawyers, stressing that the legal profession is a service to the society and they should not treat it as a money-making avenue. A bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran said that charging by the hour for legal services is a misconception and…