More CRPF personnel sent to Darjeeling
New Delhi: Four additional companies of CRPF are being sent to maintain law and order in Darjeeling and Kalimpong in West Bengal which have been hit by a violent agitation for a separate state of Gorkhaland, the Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court. In an apparent appeal for maintenance of peace there, the apex court also said that the citizens of these districts "must understand that sustenance of law and order or living in peace is the hallmark of progressive civilisation" and they should strive to ensure that peace is not jeopardised.
Farmer not getting right price: Min
New Delhi: Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Friday said farmers are not getting right price in view of bumper crop, but the government is making speedy efforts to reform agri-markets and ensure better realisation for growers. "Since agriculture is a state subject, a three-year road map to double farmers income by 2022 has been prepared and sent to state governments for implementation", Singh said at a FICCI event on smart agri-marketing. The representative from Rajasthan, Haryana, Assam, Goa, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Bihar were also participated in the conference.
Sown area for kharif increases in 2017
New Delhi: Sowing in the kharif season normally begins with the onset of southwest monsoon and picks up pace from July. Paddy, tur, moong, urad, soyabean, sunflower seed and cotton are the main crops grown in this season. "The total sown area as on July 14, 2017, as per reports received from States, stands at 563.17 lakh hectare as compared to 521.80 lakh hectare at this time last year," the Ministry said in a statement.
Chiefs of NSG, Natgrid, CISF in Rs 80,000 pay scale
New Delhi: The chiefs of the NSG, Natgrid and CISF have been given the apex pay scale of Rs 80,000, thus removing an anomaly in their salaries, says an order issued by the DoPT. The NSG is a counter-terror force and the National Intelligence Grid an ambitious intelligence gathering mechanism conceived in the wake of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
Portions of Kinara Masjid not be razed
New Delhi: Some portions of the Kinara Masjid, built on approach road to Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai, will not be razed for a week till the Maharashtra government decides on a plea of its regularisation, the Supreme Court said today. The court, which had rejected a similar plea of the state government on July 3, modified the order on encroachment and ordered that a part of the mosque will be exempted from demolition.
Aadhaar helps unite divyang with family
Indore: The 12-digit Aadhaar number played an important role in uniting a mentally challenged teenager, who was missing from here since past two years, with his family. Narendra Chandel alias Monu (18) suffers from intellectual and developmental disabilities. Monu, who had reached Bengaluru, was today reunited with his family, Madhya Pradesh Social Justice Department's joint director BC Jain told PTI.