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Rahul Gandhi repeats gaffe, promises Fisheries Ministry at Centre
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kollam (Kerala) [India], February 24 (ANI): Days after wrongly claiming that there is no dedicated ministry to deal with the issues of fishermen, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday repeated his promise of forming a Central ministry dedicated to fishermen of India.
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Fishing deal: Centre informed Kerala govt that firm registered in US, but
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], February 24 (ANI): As the contract entered by the Kerala government with a US firm for deep-sea fishing and allied activities landed in a controversy, Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan revealed that the Centre had informed Keral
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Education dept gets highest allocation in over Rs 2.18 lakh cr Bihar budge
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], February 22 (ANI): The Bihar government on Monday presented a budget of over Rs 2.18 lakh crore for 2021-22 fiscal in the Assembly, with highest allocation of Rs 38,035.93 crore for the education sector in the state, an 8 per cent increase from the previous fiscal.
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Kerala cancels deep-sea fishing agreement between KSINC, EMCC Internationa
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], February 22 (ANI): The Kerala government on Monday cancelled a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the state-owned Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation (KSINC) with the US-based EMCC International for deep-sea fishing.
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Dams on Mekong river benefits upriver countries, adversely affects downriv
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 22 (ANI): Dams on the Mekong river, which originates in China, have adversely affected the livelihoods of people living in downriver countries such as Vietnam and Cambodia while the upriver neighbours continue to reap benefits of hydropower projects.
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Centre committed to ensuring Tamil refugees in Sri Lanka live with peace,
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Salem (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 21 (ANI): Asserting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a "personal relationship" with Tamil Nadu, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that the central government is committed to ensuring that Tamil refugees in Sri Lanka live with peace, eq
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Priyanka Gandhi to visit Prayagraj to help boatman who accompanied her at
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): Congress party's general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will visit Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday to support boatmen who were allegedly harassed by local police.
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Kerala CM rejects Chennithala's allegation about deep-sea trawling contrac
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], February 20 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday rejected allegations of Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala about a purported agreement concerning the deep-sea fishing project and said the government only intervenes for the bettermen
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SC order states Sasikala, her supporters have no connection with AIADMK: T
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court has given a verdict that expelled All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) VK Sasikala and her supporters have no connection with the party, said Tamil Nadu Fisheries Minister D Jayakumar on Friday.
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Kerala Opposition leader Chennithala alleges corruption in deep sea trawli
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram/Kollam (Kerala) [India], February 19 (ANI): Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala on Friday alleged corruption in a Rs 5000-crore deal the Kerala government is said to have signed to open up deep-sea fishing in the Kerala waters to EMCC Internati
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Centre's policies will ensure India becomes hub for seafood exports: PM Mo
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): Asserting India's growing investment in blue economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the central government's policies will help India in becoming a hub for seafood exports.
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Saddened to see Rahul Gandhi can't come out of Italy: Giriraj Singh
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): Regarding Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's gaffe in Puducherry calling for the setting up of a separate ministry for fisheries, Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday said the party leader is unaware that a separate ministry for fisheries, animal husband
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