Patna: Amid concerns over a drought-like situation triggered by deficient rainfall across state, chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Wednesday told the Bihar assembly that the govt has directed officials concerned to ensure power supply to farmers from 6am to 6pm and asked district magistrates to identify draught-affected areas for disbursal of diesel subsidy to farmers.Responding…
Bihar agriculture minister Vijay Kumar Sinha Patna: Agriculture minister Vijay Kumar Sinha on Tuesday expressed confidence that Bihar would achieve its targets for paddy cultivation and other kharif crops following the revival of monsoon rains over the past week.Reviewing the status of paddy nurseries, transplantation and the sowing of other kharif crops, Sinha said paddy…
Agriculture minister Kirori Lal Meena with press outside ACB office in Jaipur Friday Jaipur: Agriculture minister Kirori Lal Meena Friday accused the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of acting under political pressure to tarnish his image and challenged the agency to either arrest him if he was involved in the alleged fake seed bribery case or publicly…
Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday directed officials to adopt a comprehensive action plan for supply of seeds, as well as the purchase of harvested crops from farmers in the ensuing Kharif season.He also instructed officials to immediately constitute a high-level committee headed by agriculture secretary to…
Kanpur: State minister of Agriculture, Agricultural Education and Research, Surya Pratap Shahi, on Thursday visited Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology.During the visit, the minister reviewed the academic progress of the university and its ongoing research and extension work.He said fresh recruitment at the university should be undertaken in line with the rules.Shahi…
Patna: Former CM and JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar congratulated PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday while BJP ministers, legislators and workers in Bihar organised various religious events to mark the completion of 12 years of the Modi govt at the Centre.Special prayers were offered for PM Modi at different places. Bihar BJP said the people of…
Jaipur: A political war of words has erupted between PCC president Govind Singh Dotasra and agriculture minister Kirori Lal Meena over the recent assault on agriculture department employees in Sikar, with both leaders trading allegations over the controversial incident.Dotasra questioned the credibility of the Agriculture Department’s enforcement actions, alleging that officials involved in raids were…
