In order to achieve the objectives of Agriculture Export Policy, clusters have been identified across the country for development of exports. In Maharashtra, six clusters have been identified for grapes, mango, pomegranate, banana, oranges and onion. For successful implementation, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) and co-operatives should be linked with the farmers and exporters. Required infrastructure needs to be provided in these clusters and use of latest technology in agriculture has to be adopted. The Indian Institute of Packaging has been roped in for working on packaging standards for international markets in order to increase the demand for the identified products,…
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UK Prime Minister Theresa May will travel to Brussels on Thursday, where she will meet with President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker to discuss the United Kingdom’s divorce deal. According to the prime minister’s representative, May will seek to negotiate alternative proposals for the provision on Irish border backstop, which has been the stumbling block in Brussels-London negotiations and prevented the draft withdrawal agreement from being passed by the UK parliament. In January, the UK parliament rejected the draft withdrawal deal agreed by May and EU negotiators and later voted for an amendment urging a replacement to a controversial…
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party National President N Chandrababu Naidu asked his party cadre to register protest against the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the state on February 10. The Chief Minister addressing party leaders through teleconference here on Thursday, said that he is coming to AP to address party meetings on February 10 and asked his leaders and activists to organize protests. The Prime Minister failed to accord Special Category Status (SCS) to the state and fulfill other Reorganization Act assurances, he said. Mr Naidu said that a massive dharna, christened as “Dharma Porata…
Pandalam Royal family representative Sasikumar Varma has alleged that TDB, the administrative body of temples in Kerala, is not with the devotees. The Government and the TDB are not with the devotees to protect customs and traditions, Varma said while reacting to TDB’s stand in Supreme Court which considered the review petitions on Sabarimala on Wednesday. Earlier, TDB President A Padmakumar said TDB’s stand in SC to support women entry was not due to the pressure from the Left Government. The TDB supported the September 28 SC verdict allowing the entry for women of all ages into Lord Ayyappa temple.…
New York, Feb 7 (UNI) Bestselling US author of the thriller ‘The Woman in the Window’, Daniel Mallory has admitted lying about having brain cancer for years in an article that has accused him of making up many details of his past. In a profile for the New Yorker magazine, the writer made this confession and spoke at length about mental illness, which he said was the “defining experience” of his life. Mallory wrote the popular book under the pseudonym A J Finn and it spent weeks on top of the New York Times bestseller list, ABC news reports. At…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 7 (UNI) Dr Shashi Tharoor, MP, has recommended Nobel Peace Prize to Kerala fishermen, whose deeds of courage were the main highlight of rescue operations during the floods in the state last year. “It was during the height of this tragedy that fishermen groups of Kerala, taking great risk to their lives and potential damage to the boats that are the source of their livelihood, jumped into the fray to save their fellow citizens,” he wrote in his letter to the Chairperson of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. “They took their boats inland, and with their expert knowledge of…
କେଦାର ମିଶ୍ର – ଅମିତ ଶାହା, ବିଜେପିର ରାଷ୍ଟ୍ରୀୟ ସଭାପତିଙ୍କ ମତରେ ନବୀନ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ ଗୋଟେ ପୋଡା ଟ୍ରାନ୍ସଫର୍ମର ଯାହାଙ୍କୁ ଖାଲି ବଦଳାଇଲେ ଚଳିବ ନାହିଁ, ବରଂ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଓପାଡି ବଂଗୋପ ସାଗରରେ ଫୋପାଡି ଦେବାକୁ ପଡିବ। – ରାହୁଲ ଗାନ୍ଧୀ, କଂଗ୍ରେସର ଜାତୀୟ ସଭାପତିଙ୍କ କହିବା କଥା ହେଲା, ଚୌକିଦାର ଚୋର ହୈ ଆଉ ନବୀନ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକଙ୍କ ରିମୋଟ କଣ୍ଟ୍ରୋଲ ଚୌକିଦାର ହାତରେ। -କେନ୍ଦ୍ରମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଧର୍ମେନ୍ଦ୍ର ପ୍ରଧାନଙ୍କ ମତ ହେଲା, ନବୀନ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକଙ୍କ ସରକାର ସ୍ଥାଣୁ ଓ ଅପାରଗ। -ପିସିସି ସଭାପତି ନିରଞ୍ଜନ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକଙ୍କ କଥା ଅନୁସାରେ ଏଠି ଚାଷୀ ହତାଶ, ଯୁବକ ହତାଶ, ମଧ୍ୟବିତ୍ତ ହତାଶ, ସବୁଠି କେବଳ ହତାଶା ଓ ହତାଶା । ହେଲେ ଏ ସବୁ ଅଭିଯୋଗକୁ ବିଲକୁଲ ଅଣଦେଖା କରି, ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ନବୀନ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକଙ୍କ ନାରା ହେଲା, ଆପଣମାନେ ଖୁସି ତ, ମୁଁ ବି ବହୁତ ଖୁସି। ରାଜନୀତିରେ ସଂଳାପ ର ଏ ଯେଉଁ…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (UNI) Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s brother in law Robert Vadra on Wednesday appeared before Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with his alleged links in a money laundering case relating to alleged possession of illegal foreign assets. Vadra arrived at the ED office on Wednesday accompanied by his wife Priyanka Gandhi vadra, who is the general secretary of AICC for Uttar Pradesh (east). Speaking to reporters after dropping off her husband at the ED office, Priyanka said,”I stand by my husband.” Mr Vadra is being questioned by a team headed by a Joint Director and two Deputy…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (UNI) In a clear signal that the Congress party is at the forefront in Uttar Pradesh , party’s newly appointed general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh (East) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday took charge at AICC headquarters after dropping her businessman husband Robert Vadra at Enforcement Directorate office, where he was summoned to join investigation in a money laundering case. Priyanka, who is considered to be Congress’s best political challenge to the rival parties was appointed as general secretary in-charge of UP (East), which has 43 constituencies, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Varanasi and Gorakhpur-the political…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (UNI) Delhi Cabinet on Wednesday approved informer reward scheme for illegal sex determination tests. The decision was taken in the Delhi cabinet meeting, which was chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The Cabinet approved the Department of Health proposal of Informer reward scheme under Pre Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994 Act (for informer & Decoy patient for informing about unregistered center/machine and for Sting/decoy operation). Aim of the scheme:- To improve the Child sex ratio by ensuring punitive action against those involved in activities directly or indirectly related to sex selective abortions/conceptions including illicit…
Rourkela, Feb 6 (UNI) All India Congress President Rahul Gandhi today lambasted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik dubbing them as liars.Addressing the second rally during his day long visit to the state in the steel city here, Mr Gandhi said both Mr Modi and Mr Patnaik made tall promises but never fulfilled them. Wherever these two leaders are visiting they are telling only lies befooling the people. The Congress President said, Mr Modi had promised to construct a second bridge over the river Brahamani and to convert the Ispat General Hospital at Rourkela into a…
Ahmedabad, Feb 6 (UNI) Under the impact of an upper air cyclonic circulation induced by the western disturbances, light rainfall might take place at isolated places in northern Gujarat in the next 48 hours, Director of IMD center Jayanta Sarkar informed here on Wednesday. He said that due to the cyclonic circulation induced by the western disturbances over South West Rajasthan and adjoining North Gujarat, there might be light to very light rainfall at isolated places, especially Banaskantha district and Kutch region. There would be cloudy to partly cloudy sky at several places. He also said that due to roughness…
ସମୀକ୍ଷା ବ୍ୟୁରୋ ନବେ ଦଶକରେ ଗୋଦାବରୀଶ ମହାପାତ୍ରଙ୍କ ଚର୍ଚ୍ଚିତ କାହାଣୀ ‘ନୀଳ ମାଷ୍ଟରାଣୀ’ କୁ ନେଇ ସିନେମା କରିବାର ଗୋଟେ ବଡ ସାହସ ପ୍ରଦର୍ଶନ କରିବା, କିଛି କମ କଥା ନୁହେଁ। ଓଡିଆ ସିନେମାର ଅବକ୍ଷୟ କାଳରେ ଯେଉଁ କେତେଜଣ ସିନେମା ନିର୍ମାତା ଭଲ ସିନେମାର ଧାରାକୁ ଅବ୍ୟାହତ ରଖିଥିଲେ, ସେମାନଙ୍କ ଛୋଟିଆ ଗୋଷ୍ଠୀରେ ଯୋଗ ଦେଇଥିଲେ ଚକ୍ରଧର ସାହୁ। ୧୯୯୬ରେ ଚକ୍ରଧର ସାହୁଙ୍କର ବୟସ ମାତ୍ର ପଇଁତିରିଶ। ମୁମ୍ବାଇ ସିନେମାରେ ଭଲ ସମ୍ପାଦନାର ମୋହ ଛାଡି ସେ ଓଡିଶା ଆସିଥିଲେ, ଭଲ ସିନେମା କରିବେ ବୋଲି। ସେ ସିନେମା ତିଆରି କରିବା ଥିଲା ଗୋଟେ ଲମ୍ବା ସଙ୍ଘର୍ଷର କାହାଣୀ। ଫିଲ୍ମ ଆଣ୍ଡ ଟେଲିଭିଜନ ଇନ୍ଷ୍ଟିଚ୍ୟୁଟ, ପୁନା ରୁ ଉତ୍ତୀର୍ଣ୍ଣ ହୋଇଥିବା ଦୁଇଜଣ ଯୁବକ ଚକ୍ରଧର ସାହୁ ଓ ତୁଳସୀଦାସ ମିଶ୍ର, ଏ ସିନେମାକୁ ଆଗେଇ ନେବାର ସାହସ ଦେଖାଇଥିଲେ। ଆଜି ‘ନୀଳ ମାଷ୍ଟରାଣୀ’କୁ ସିନେମା ଭାବରେ କେମିତି ଦେଖାଯିବ, ତାହା…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (UNI) Senior parliamentarian and the BJD floor leader in Lok Sabha Bhartruhari Mahtab has raised the issue of ‘revised Education Code for Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan’ comprising compulsory recitation of common prayers in Sanskrit by students in all central schools. ‘Today, we hear that the secular character is being tarnished because of the invocations in Sanskrit. The judge of the Supreme Court has also referred to the Sanskrit Sloka from Upanishads ‘Yato Dharma Tato Jaya’ which is written in the Supreme Court,’ Mr Mahtab said. ‘Even in Lok Sabha, Dharma Chakra Pravartanaya is written in the panel.…
କେଦାର ମିଶ୍ର ସୁପ୍ରିମ କୋର୍ଟ କହିଲେ, କୋଲକାତାର ପୋଲିସ କମିଶନର ରାଜୀବ କୁମାରଙ୍କୁ ସିବିଆଇ ଗିରଫ କରି ପାରୀଣ ନାହିଁ, କିନ୍ତୁ ସେ ସିବିଆଇ ତଦନ୍ତରେ ସହଯୋଗ କରିବେ । ବୁଝା ପଡୁନି, ଏଥିରେ ନୂଆ କଥା କଣ ଅଛି। ୯, ମଇ, ୨୦୧୪ ଦିନ ସୁପ୍ରିମକୋର୍ଟର ତତ୍କାଳୀନ ବିଚାରପତି ଜଷ୍ଟିସ ଟି॰ଏସ॰ଠାକୁର ଓ ଜଷ୍ଟିସ ସି॰ନାଗାପ୍ପାନ ଚିଟଫଣ୍ଡ ଦୁର୍ନୀତିର ସିବିଆଇ ତଦନ୍ତ ଲାଗି ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶ ଦେବା ଅବସରରେ ଏକଥା ସ୍ପଷ୍ଟ କରିଦେଇଥିଲେ ଯେ ଓଡିଶା ଓ ପଶ୍ଚିମବଙ୍ଗରେ ହୋଇଥିବା ଚିଟଫଣ୍ଡ ଦୁର୍ନୀତିର ପୋଲିସ ଫାଇଲ ଗୁଡିକ ସିବିଆଇ କୁ ହସ୍ତାନ୍ତରିତ କରାଯିବ। ମାନ୍ୟବର ସୁପ୍ରିମକୋର୍ଟଙ୍କ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶ ଅନୁସାରେ ସବୁ ଫାଇଲ ତୁରନ୍ତ ସିବିଆଇ ହାତକୁ ଆସିଯିବା କଥା। ଇତି ମଧ୍ୟରେ ପାଞ୍ଚ ବର୍ଷ ବିତିଗଲା ପରେ ହଠାତ ସିବିଆଇ କହୁଛି ଯେ ପଶ୍ଚିମବଙ୍ଗ ପୋଲିସ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଯେଉଁ ତଥ୍ୟ ଦେଇଛି ସେଗୁଡିକ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣାଙ୍ଗ ନୁହେଁ। କଣ ଫାଇଲ ପାଢୀ ବୁଝିବାକୁ…
Congress President Rahul Gandhi to arrive in Bolangit on Wednesday for the second time within a week time.Which reflects Congress’s focus on western Odisha and Rahul is obvious;y going to breath life into the party followers and the tribal in particular for whom Rahul had promised years back to remain their soldier in Delhi.
Prince Albert II of Monaco on Tuesday called on President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here. Welcoming the Prince, the President said that although India and Monaco shared a relationship of trust, friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation, the current visit was an impetus to take the relationship to newer heights. He said both the countries can do more on issues such as renewable energy, climate change and the environment. ‘We must prioritise these areas for bilateral cooperation,’’ he said. He pointed out that India was the fastest growing major economy in the world and Monaco’s technology and investment…
Welcoming the Supreme Court order on the CBI-Kolkata police fracas, the BJP on Tuesday said that the verdict makes it clear that there is no scope for ‘Dadagiri’ in West Bengal politics and the nation should be grateful to the apex court. “Didi ki dadagiri par aaj Supreme Court ne ankoosh lagaya (The Supreme Court has put a halt to the politics of Dadagiri often pursued by Mamata Banerjee),” Union Minister and party leader Smriti Irani told reporters here. “A grateful nation welcomed the verdict delivered today,” Ms Irani said. She said taking cognizance of the plea from the CBI,…
Nine people including a baby have died in a fire at an eight-storey building in south-western Paris, fire service officials say. More than 30 people – including six firefighters – were injured. One person is in a serious condition, said a BBC News report. Fifty people were evacuated by ladders from the blaze in the upmarket 16th arrondissement. The Paris prosecutor says it may have been deliberately started. Police have detained a female suspect. French President Emmanuel Macron said that the country “had woken up to tragedy”, and praised the fire services for their courage. Rue Erlanger is a popular…
Punjab National Bank on Tuesday said the Bank has done 100 per cent provisioning till the third quarter results against the accounts affected by the fraud carried out by Nirav Modi and now the lender has completely provided for the fraud . The Bank’s provisions fell 38.4 per cent quarter-on-quarter to Rs 2,753 crore. Of this, Rs 2,014 crore has gone for making provisions against the accounts affected by the Rs 14,357-crore Nirav Modi fraud. “Nothing left to provide for the fraud now,” PNB chairman Sunil Mehta said on the sidelines of an event for release of its Quarter 3…
(UNI) India on Tuesday floated a proposal, expressing its willingness to host the next World Cup Hockey, scheduled to start on January 13, 2023, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced. India has hosted the men’s World Cup thrice, the latest being last year in Bhubaneswar. Spain, Malaysia and Germany have proposed organising the event in the July 1 to 17, 2022 window. ”Bidding countries had to indicate until the deadline of 31 January 2019 also their preferred time window, either 1-17 July 2022 or 13-29 January 2023,” FIH said in a statement. FIH will now start the evaluation process of…
