Perturbed over illegal transportation of minerals through forest and other routes, Odisha and Jharkhand are planning to impose restriction on plying of heavy vehicles in border areas and mapping of such routes indicating places where low height barricades need to be erected or trenches dug.

Odisha-Jharkhand to meet to curb illegal mining

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A moderate intensity earthquake shook parts of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh this afternoon. The earthquake had an intensity of 5 on the Richter scale, according to preliminary information released by the India Meteorological Department.

Earthquake rocks Assam, no report of casualties

Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court has chided Maharashtra Excise Minister Ganesh Naik for overlooking opposition of the local people and elected representatives to a liquor joint in a residential area here.

HC raps excise minister for ignoring public sentiments

A four-member expert team constituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) is scheduled to visit the proposed Posco steel plant site near Paradip on Tuesday.

MoEF expert team to visit Posco site today

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The gloomy scenario in the state&rsquo;s mining sector, initially set off by restrictions put by the government on mining operations and then precipitated by the slowdown in the economy, is reflected by continuous slide in revenue collection from the sector, which is a major contributor to the state&rsquo;s overall kitty.

Mining revenue down by 20% in July

India&rsquo;s proposed Mars mission in November next year would boost its credentials to take part in possible international collaborative ventures on exploring the Red Planet.

Mars mission to boost India's credentials: ISRO

After four days of panic-driven exodus of Northeasterners, the situation eased on Monday with police and railway officials saying it has stopped in Karnataka and reduced to a trickle in Tamil Nadu. In contrast to the scenes of people of the Northeast fleeing over rumours of backlash over Assam violence, it was a normal situation in Bangalore which was turned into a virtual fortress with tight security in place.

NE people issue: exodus stops in Karnataka, dwindles in TN

The private school management in Chhattisgarh is eyeing state government to regulate the salary structure of its teachers working at a nominal honorarium.

Chhattisgarh private school management eyes govt's salary structure regulation

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki on Monday emphasised on chalking out mechanism to tap the massive potential of renewable energy in the state.

Wind energy in Arunachal can be tapped: Tuki

Lamenting that the Assam Accord was still on paper, Assam Gana Parishad legislator Alka Sarma on Monday said the violence in Assam should not be seen as a Bodo-Muslim conflict. The implementation of the Accord could have helped in easing 'Assamese-versus-foreign nationals' tension, Sarma said while interacting with the media at the Press Club here.

Assam Accord still on paper: AGP

Perturbed by deficient rainfall and in order to protect the interest of paddy farmers, the Haryana government has extended the number of districts to be covered under the Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBICS) and Modified National Agriculture Insurance Scheme (MNAIS). In this kharif season, the insurance scheme propounded by the Centre and being implemented by different general insurance companies, would cover one block each of 12 districts under WBICS, and four districts under MNAIS. Under the scheme, the farmers will have to pay a nominal fee as the premiums have been subsidised by both central and state governments.

Haryana to bring more districts under the ambit of crop insurance

Hundreds of people including a large number of foreign tourists were stranded near Kaza in Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh as the road was breached due to a landslide triggered by heavy rains on Saturday night, reports reaching here said on Monday.

Rain triggers landslides, tourists stranded at Kaza in Himachal

Punjab is all set to add 4.4 million tonnes of storage space for storing foodgrains procured for the public distribution system.

Punjab to add 4.4 mt foodgrain storage space by next year

Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has put off a public hearing on fixation of tariff for power purchase through renewable energy sources scheduled this morning, said industry sources.

KERC puts off hearing after industry objection

Asserting that there was no violence in the state, Karnataka Government on Tuesday appealed to the people from North-East who fled the city for their home-towns following rumours of attacks, to return and promised to ensure their protection.

Home Minister to vist NE states

The Odisha government has decided to review the status of the Posco steel project towards the end of this week, even as an expert team of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) visited the proposed plant site on Tuesday.

Odisha to review Posco plant status this week

The state water resource department has filed a FIR against the Hirakud smelter unit of Hindalco for its failure to check leakage of ash slurry from the captive power plant of the company into the nearby farm fields and canal.

Odisha water resource dept files FIR against Hindalco unit

After funding various developmental programmes of the Odisha government, UK-based international donor agency - Department for International Development (DFID) is now keen to invest on small scale enterprises and fledgling companies.

DFID keen to invest in SMEs, start-up firms

In an effort to provide timely and transparent passport related services in smaller cities in east and north-eastern part of the country, the ministry of external affairs has decided to set up 16 Passport Seva Laghu Kendras (PSLKs) by the end of next year in the region.

Centre to set up 16 Passport centres in eastern India by 2013

The land acquisition procedure should be more regulated and the auction process can be used to determine correct compensation price, industry body Assocham said in a joint study with consulting firm Frost &amp; Sullivan.

Land acquisition process should be more regulated: Assocham

In a major policy decision, the Uttarakhand government on Tuesday decided to close down the Gadarpur sugar mill, which came with a parallel decision of reviving five other loss-making sugar mills under the public-private partnership (PPP) model.

Uttarakhand to close down Gadarpur sugar mill

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