Farmers' Protest: Several farmers detained in Ambala while seeking compensation for losses caused by floodsSeveral farmers were taken into custody in Haryana's Ambala on Tuesday when they were heading towards Chandigarh for a protest to seek comp...
22 Aug, 2023, 03.04 PM IST
Assam-Mizoram border tense though peaceful, bandh in Assam hits trucking to MizoramNormal life in the three districts of Assam's Barak Valley too has been affected on Wednesday due to a 12-hour bandh called to protest the ...
28 Jul, 2021, 03.18 PM IST
Boundary issues with Assam to be settled out of court: Arunachal CM Pema KhanduParticipating in a virtual meet convened by newly appointed DoNER Minister GK Reddy this morning, Khandu said Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...
15 Jul, 2021, 10.57 PM IST
Government conducts locust control operations in Rajasthan & MP, more attacks likely till JulyAs per FAO’s latest bulletin on status of locust, in India, spring-bred immature adult groups and swarms continued to move east and to the ...
29 May, 2020, 09.32 PM IST
Cement firms pin hopes on rural demand revival“Compared to urban areas, projects from the rural side are better. There is no labour issue in rural areas. Migrant labourers are seeking j...
20 May, 2020, 12.32 PM IST
Telangana opens doors for commerce and industry from Tuesday"We have gone through the decisions of various state governments throughout the day and have adopted a strategy best suited for Telangana. ...
18 May, 2020, 11.02 PM IST
Wheat procurement to fall by 15% due to curbs on interstate crop movementThe lockdown has curbed movement of the cereal from neighbouring states to mandis in Haryana and Punjab.
06 May, 2020, 09.41 AM IST
View: The many bottlenecks in making India work again and how to fix themPolicymakers have not adequately emphasised on change in demand composition in the country due to Covid crisis.
02 May, 2020, 12.08 AM IST
70% Highway projects resume after partial lifting of lockdownAs the ministry of home affairs (MHA) made way for lifting curbs on certain sectors to get economic activity restarted, construction activi...
23 Apr, 2020, 10.49 AM IST
Agriculture ministry starts call centre to facilitate farm transportThis will facilitate inter state transportation of fruits and vegetables. Truck drivers, traders, retailers, transporters or any other stak...
13 Apr, 2020, 09.28 PM IST
MHA asks states, UTs to ensure smooth cargo movementsEarlier, the home ministry exempted supply chain and manufacturing of essential goods, tea plantations. However, the states informed the Ce...
13 Apr, 2020, 12.01 AM IST
A missed beeline to sting apple output in IndiaUsually beekeepers pay a cost for stay in flowering fields in other states, including Jammu & Kashmir. The rent has soared to Rs 900-1,000 ...
08 Apr, 2020, 09.59 AM IST
How Railways could unlock migrating workforceThe best way to make the migration viable could be through railways. With a small on-board police team, a train can be effectively sealed o...
02 Apr, 2020, 12.10 PM IST
Govt exempts procurement agencies, mandis, farming operations, farm workers from lockdown rulesThe directive comes in the wake of farmers facing problems in harvesting their rabi crops and bringing them to the mandis in the wake of a ...
27 Mar, 2020, 08.57 PM IST
India's longest bridge near LAC under threat?The 9.15 km long bridge, the country's longest, can take Indian troops with heavy artillery right up to China's doorstep in its southern bo...
03 Jun, 2017, 07.45 AM IST
Industry wants exemption of tea from GST ambitTea has been defined as an agricultural produce within the definition of the Service Tax Rules.
04 Aug, 2016, 04.15 PM IST
- States told to fix caps on wheat, pulse stocks
The Centre has decided to allow state governments to put caps on the amount of wheat and pulse stocks individuals or traders can hold in or...
26 Aug, 2006, 03.08 AM IST