In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, he talked about two Optical Fiber Cable Projects of the Central government connecting these islands with the Indian mainland. These are the Chennai Andaman Nicobar Islands (CANI) Optical Fiber Cable Project and The Kochi Lakshadweep Islands Submarine O
A day after the Supreme Court, in a landmark judgment, upheld the central government's move to revoke Article 370 from the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, BJP MP Hema Malini on Wednesday said the people of Jammu and Kashmir are with the Centre on this decision.
"The central government should release the funds that are due. This is our right. However, if they try to create a financial blockade, we will hit the streets," TMC leader Kunal Ghosh said.
Following the furore over his "let Jammu and Kashmir go to hell" remark, National Conference chief and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah issued a clarification saying that his party would not align with any other country and the central government must demonstrate
The Central government in an affidavit told the Supreme Court that it would not be able to provide accurate data on the extent of illegal migration of foreigners into India as such migration happened in a secretive manner.
The Congress said on Monday that they disagree with the Supreme Court's judgement upholding the Central government's abrogation of Article 370, which conferred special status to the then-state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha Member from Punjab, Dr Sandeep Kumar Pathak raised the issue of outstanding funds in the parliament and demanded that the central government immediately "release Rs 8,000 crore of funds due to Punjab".
The central government will continue procuring onions from farmers, and its intervention in both retail and wholesale will persist, according to Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh.
The Central government on Monday informed the Rajya Sabha that Krishi Udan Scheme 2.0 covers 58 airports across the country focusing on North Eastern, hilly and tribal among other regions mainly focusing on transporting perishable food products.
A total of 3,16,05,581 Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) were registered in India between July 1, 2020, and December 4, 2023, the Central government told the Rajya Sabha on Monday.
The central government having directed sugar mills not to use cane juice or syrup to produce ethanol may hurt, to some extent, the blending with fuel but it is expected to increase the production of sugar, according to a Crisil report.
On August 5, 2019, the central government announced the revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir granted under Article 370 and split the region into two union territories.