Brahmaputra gets connected with Ganga via Indo Bangladesh Protocol Route
NEW DELHI: India’s Ports, Shipping & Waterways and AYUSH Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has received the maiden voyage of food-grains from Patna to Pandu via Bangladesh in Guwahati today. Chief Minister of Assam, Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma and MP of Lok Sabha for Guwahati, Queen Oja joined the celebration along with Sanjay Bandopadhyay, Chairma, Inland Waterways […]
Indian Air Force to buy 83 Tejas Light Combat aircrafts from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for Rs 45,696 crore
NEW DELHI: The Cabinet met under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi today and has approved procurement of 73 LCA Tejas Mk-1A fighter aircrafts and 10 LCA Tejas Mk-1 Trainer aircrafts at the cost of Rs. 45,696 Crore along with Design and Development of Infrastructure sanctions worth Rs.1,202 crore. “The CCS […]
Prime Minister launches PM Matsya Sampada Yojana, e-Gopala App and several initiatives in Bihar
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched PM Matsya Sampada Yojana, e-Gopala App & several initiatives linked to studies and research in fisheries production, dairy, animal husbandry and agriculture in Bihar through video conferencing. Speaking on the occasion, PM said the motive behind all these schemes launched today is to empower our villages and make […]
Domestic flights resume after two months: Delhi’s first departure is to Pune and Mumbai’s first to Patna
NEW DELHI: Indian skies will open up for domestic passenger services from Monday after a gap of two months, with Delhi-Pune and Mumbai-Patna flights being among the first to take off, aviation industry sources said. All scheduled commercial passenger flights have been suspended since March 25 when the government imposed a nationwide lockdown to curb […]
Odisha urges Modi government not to shift CWC office to Patna
NEW DELHI: The Odisha government has urged the Narendra Modi government to rescind its decision to shift the Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) office to Patna, saying the move will jeopardise the state’s interests. State Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain conveyed Odisha’s concerns in a letter to Union Consumer Affairs, Food and […]
Cabinet approves 4-lane bridge across river Ganga in Bihar
NEW DELHI: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the project for construction of a 5.634 km long new 4 – lane bridge across river Ganga, just 38 meters on upstream side of the existing Mahatma Gandhi Setu (also called Gandhi Setu or Ganga Setu), along with approaches […]