Tamil Nadu Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sunday inspected the Chennai Metro Rail works in Maduravoyal Alapakkam area of Chennai at Poonamallee metro rail stations.
Amidst speculations regarding his elevation to the position of Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Udhayanidhi Stalin, Minister and DMK Youth Wing Secretary, addressed the rumours.
In a significant development for the agricultural sector of Udhampur district, the Department of Agriculture has successfully cultivated approximately 5 lakh lavender mother plants at INCHA village, Ramnagar tehsil of Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh expressed deep concern after four soldiers including an officer, lost their lives in action during an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district.
Farmers in Udhampur have been witnessing skyrocketing crop yields due to the state-of-the-art polyhouse installed under the government's Holistic Agricultural Development Programme (HADP).
The Jammu and Kashmir Forest Division, Udhampur, has come up with a unique initiative to increase forest cover in challenging terrains. This eco-friendly effort utilises seed balls--a mixture of seeds encased in soil--dispersed by cable cars in areas inaccessible on foot.
The Chief Minister has directed both the District Magistrates to deploy the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams in the affected areas and carry out relief work expeditiously.