Vijay sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM: Here's what TVK promised ahead of Assembly pollsTamil actor Vijay's party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, has taken charge as Tamil Nadu's new government. Vijay is now the Chief Minister. The ...
10 May, 2026, 11.59 AM IST
‘Iranians now blame US-Israel, not Tehran, for their economic woes’Iran's economy, known as the 'resistance economy', is facing severe impacts from the ongoing US-Israel war. Economic pressures are mounting...
23 Apr, 2026, 10.39 PM IST
Tamil Nadu CM Stalin launches Pongal cash gift of Rs 3,000 with hampers to ration cardholdersTamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has launched the distribution of Pongal cash gifts and special packages. Rice category ration cardhold...
08 Jan, 2026, 01.27 PM IST
Ration card is for PDS, not address proof: Delhi HCThe Delhi High Court has ruled that ration cards cannot be considered proof of address or residence; they are issued exclusively for obtain...
07 Mar, 2024, 04.15 PM IST
Plea to treat ration dealers as front line workers: HC seeks Delhi govt standA bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh issued notice to the Delhi government and sought its response to the plea which ...
19 May, 2021, 02.59 PM IST
Centre asks states to keep ration shops open on all days, for longer duration"In view of ongoing lockdown in some States/UTs, that may curtail the functioning hours of Fair Price Shop (FPS), an advisory has been issu...
16 May, 2021, 04.18 PM IST
Delhi govt to give 2000 food coupons each to MPs, MLAs for distribution among the needy: CMAddressing the media online, Kejriwal said 47 people have died of COVID-19 so far, adding that 83 per cent of the deaths were related to co...
21 Apr, 2020, 08.31 PM IST
Govt working on 'One nation, one card' for procuring ration: Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan"The government is working on implementing 'one nation, one card formula', whereby any poor person can travel across and can take their rat...
28 Jun, 2019, 04.58 PM IST
Delhi government announces around three-fold hike in margin money for ration dealersFollowing this, ration dealers will get Rs two per kg as margin money in place of the existing 70 paisa per kg from March.
16 Feb, 2019, 06.42 PM IST
Activist Facebook video about WTO pact completely wrong: GovernmentThe Commerce Ministry today said India has not signed any agreement in the WTO which could lead to closure of ration shops and discontinuat...
05 May, 2016, 02.43 PM IST
Don't seek ration card as identity proof: Goa government tells departmentsThe notification said as a result of the order even those who do not need ration from PDS shops obtain a ration card, which creates scope f...
16 Jun, 2015, 05.52 PM IST
Don't seek ration card as identity proof: Goa government tells departmentsGoa govt today made it clear that as per the Centre's directive, ration card is no longer to be used as an identity or residence proof.
16 Jun, 2015, 05.20 PM IST
Delhi government doubles the margin money paid to fair price shopsThere was a demand from the FPS licencees for enhancement of margin money as it was fixed in 1997 and has not been revised since then.
08 Sep, 2014, 07.48 PM IST
While Uttarakhand waits for aid, 500 relief trucks await nodOf these, 96 ration-loaded trucks were sent by senior Congress leaders on behalf of Sonia Gandhi and its vice-president Rahul Gandhi.
29 Jun, 2013, 12.01 PM IST
- Government to implement end-to-end computerisation of food supply
Govt said it has decided to implement end-to-end computerisation of food supply in cooperation with states as part of efforts to finetune t...
06 Oct, 2012, 05.01 PM IST
- Panel headed by Montek suggests UID to plug PDS slippages
A working group on PDS reforms headed by Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has advocated the use of UID.
14 Jul, 2011, 07.53 PM IST
- Fake ration cards: Orissa Government to take action against officials
Orissa government has asked collectors of eight districts to initiate criminal proceedings against the responsible officials.
14 May, 2011, 07.59 PM IST