During the meeting, the Union Minister reviewed the availability of fertilizers in the district in the presence of public representatives and sought a detailed briefing from district officials.
Her remarks came hours after she met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during which the two leaders discussed a wide range of issues, including the welfare of fishermen.
Speaking to ANI after her meeting with PM Modi, Amarasuriya said, "That is an ongoing issue and something that needs to be discussed. We need to protect the livelihoods of our fishermen as well, but we understand that that's a sensitive issue and we will continue to talk about it."
The Supreme Court on Friday constituted a committee and issued certain guidelines to ensure the protection of the rights of transgender persons in India.
Under the "State Mining Readiness Index (SMRI)" scheme introduced by the Government of India, Uttarakhand has secured second place in Category-C at the national level, earning an incentive grant of ₹100 crore, said a release issued by the State government.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M) Kerala State secretary MV Govindan on Friday slammed Congress and the SDPI, accusing them of trying to incite unrest over an issue where a school in Kochi refused to permit a student to attend classes wearing a hijab (headscarf), citing the i
According to The Taipei Times, the Judges Association of the Republic of China (Taiwan) had officially registered six delegates to participate in the IAJ conference, held from Saturday to today. Despite weeks of communication with the host organisers and assurances of participation, no trave
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a provisional attachment order of movable assets in the form of cryptocurrencies worth approximately Rs 2,385 crore in connection with its ongoing money laundering investigation into the unauthorised forex trading platform OctaFX.
Hyderabad-based paediatrician Dr Sivaranjani Santosh's persistent efforts resulted in a fruitful conclusion as The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued a directive to all States and Union Territories' Commissioners of Food Safety and all Central Licensing Authoritie
The US President noted that the issue of supplying US Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine was discussed in the call. "We need Tomahawks for the US too. We have a lot of them, but we need them," he said
Rajya Sabha MP Vikramjit Singh Sahney met Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty in Delhi to discuss bilateral ties, trade potential, and regional developments. He appreciated Egypt's role in Israel-Hamas peace efforts and thanked the country for supporting India on security issues, inc
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a "very good and productive" telephonic conversation on Thursday (local time), lasting "over two hours", during which key international issues were discussed.