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Patna: CM Nitish Kumar said on Saturday that milk producers’ committees (MPCs) would be constituted in the remaining 14,480 villages over the next two years as the state govt has decided to give a fresh push to the dairy sector to increase the income of milch-cattle owners and farmers who take up milk production as an additional economic activity.He also announced that Sudha milk outlets would be opened in every block and panchayat, with the outlets at the panchayat level to be run and managed by Jeevika Didis associated with self-help groups (SHGs) under the Mahila Rojgar Yojana.Patna: 1409 Special…
Jodhpur: The Commissioner Special Team (CST) on Saturday raided a ghee supplier and seized 7,500 litres of spurious ghee. Police, acting on information, reached the spot and recovered palm oil, tins filled with different varieties of ghee, and printed wrappers of several well-known brands from the warehouse.Police said Naveen Kumar (38) was detained from the spot, and an investigation has been initiated into where and for how long the spurious ghee was supplied.CST in-charge and Sub-Inspector Mehraj Tanwar said the unit, Harshit Enterprises, operating in Anganwa Nandpuri Yojana under the Mandore police station area, was raided following a tip-off.”We seized…
Nagpur: A single component no more than the size of a two-wheeler battery stands in the way of fully indigenising Soviet-era designed infantry vehicle — Boyoveya Mashina Pekhoty-2, popularly known as the BMP-2, inducted in the Indian Army in 1980s. Chennai-based Armoured Vehicle Nigam Limited (AVNL), the defence PSU made out of erstwhile ordnance factories, is looking for a domestic manufacturer for GPK-59 gyrocompass, a high-precision instrument that keeps the BMP going in the right direction even when it passes through water.AVNL, also make battle tanks at its flagship unit, the Heavy Vehicle Factory at Chennai. AVNL teams have been…
Ranchi: The court of additional judicial commissioner-I Yogesh Kumar on Saturday heard the discharge petition of chief minister Hemant Soren in the Bargain land scam case (ECIR 6/2023) filed by the ED and fixed Feb 11 as the next date of hearing in the case.Sources said the CM was represented by an advocate from Delhi, Meenakshi Arora, via online. His local representative, advocate Pradeep Chandra, was present in the court.During the hearing, the CM’s advocates argued that their client had been falsely implicated in the case. They stated that the CM has no connection with the land and the other…
Vadodara: To support patient care infrastructure, Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Limited (MGVCL) on Saturday donated medical equipment worth Rs 35 lakh to state-run Sir Sayajirao Gaekwad (SSG) Hospital as its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative.The power utility company handed over an image intensifier television (IITV) system worth Rs 15 lakh to the hospital’s orthopaedics department and a sonography machine worth Rs 20 lakh to the pulmonary medicine department. The equipment was inaugurated by Vadodara Member of Parliament Hemang Joshi.Praising the quality of treatment at SSG Hospital, Joshi said such initiatives strengthen healthcare services for poor patients. He lauded MGVCL for…
Varanasi: Union minister of state for rural development Kamlesh Paswan said Central Budget 2026, led Prime Minister Narendra Modi, would help realise vision of developed India.Addressing press at Circuit House here on Saturday, Paswan termed the budget as a roadmap for empowerment of youth, poor, women, farmers and middle class. Taking infrastructure and capital investment to new heights, India would move forward at a fast pace, while generating employment on large scale and strengthening economic activities, he said. “This year’s budget will accelerate ease of doing business, railways, health, youth, agriculture, air services, villages, poor farmers and all sectors,” he…
Thiruvananthapuram: The corporation council on Saturday witnessed sharp criticism over the ruling administration’s move to fast-track approval of the second phase of the Smart City project. Opposition councillors alleged that the decision was taken in haste ahead of the mayor’s scheduled visit to New Delhi to meet the Prime Minister. Opposition members said the project was placed before the council and approved without adequate discussion. Several councillors claimed they were unaware of the details. They demanded that the views of elected representatives be sought before clearing a project of such scale and financial implications. Members also objected to the agenda…
Kolkata: With assembly polls in a few months, Bengal BJP on Saturday announced a drive till Feb 18 to crowdsource its election manifesto. Trinamool wasted little time in dubbing it a “lazy outsourcing”.Crowdsourcing poll manifestos, using both offline and online mediums, had debuted nationwide in the past decade and is now used by all parties — including Trinamool, Congress and CPM — to drive their poll strategies. It allows for more participation and people-driven policies instead of the top-down approach.DMK announced a similar drive in Tamil Nadu in Jan, introducing, for the first time, an AI-powered portal to populate people’s…
Srinagar, Feb 07: The District Level Prerana Utsav 2026 was successfully conducted on Saturday at the auditorium of Kendriya Vidyalaya Srinagar, marking a significant milestone in fostering experiential learning, national integration, and youth empowerment under the visionary Prerana initiative of the Ministry of Education, Government of India. According to a statement issued here, the event, organized as a gateway to the transformative Prerana program — a one-week residential experiential learning journey at Vadnagar, Gujarat — brought together talented students from government and private schools across District Srinagar. It celebrated the spirit of inspiration (Prerana), cultural heritage, self-awareness, and contribution to a…
A man disguised in a burqa was discovered traveling in a ladies’ compartment on a Central Railway local train, sparking outrage among passengers MUMBAI: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) registered an FIR after a male commuter dressed in a burqa was found travelling in the ladies’ compartment of a Central Railway local train on Friday.A video of the incident later went viral on social media. The accused is currently absconding.On Friday afternoon, women passengers travelling in the second-class ladies’ coach of a fast local train bound for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) became suspicious of a co-passenger wearing a burqa.…