With the state receiving a good rainfall in last few days, about 64 per cent sowing has been completed for the kharif crop in Chhattisgarh.

Chhattisgarh eyes good kharif production

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The Calcutta High Court on Friday refused to pass any interim stay on the declaration of results of Gorkhaland Territorial Authority (GTA) election and oath taking of the elected members.

HC refuses stay on GTA poll results

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Irked over a cut in Railway Budget allocation for Odisha to the tune of Rs 186 crore, chief minister Naveen Patnaik has urged the Ministry of Railways to restore the original allocation.

Naveen flays Railways for cut in Budget allocation

The state government on Sunday effected changes in senior bureaucratic level amid talks of an impending ministry reshuffle. Some of these changes are likely to impact pending and future investments in power, steel and port projects.

Senior bureaucrats shifted ahead of ministry reshuffle

Following the deficient monsoon this season, the state government has swung into action and have begun implementation of the contingency action plan across all the 26 districts of Gujarat.

State govt switches to contingency plan after deficient rains

Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB) holds enough power to cater to the demands of the state. This disclosure was made before a bench of Chief Justice Prakash Tatia and Justice D N Upadhaya in Jharkhand High Court by Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission (JSERC) recently during hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by M S Mittal.

Jharkhand  power board holds surplus power to meet state demand

The proposed state-wide transport strike called by CPI(M)-backed trade union CITU on July 31 was Sunday postponed following a request by Left Front chairman Biman Bose.

CITU postpones strike against fuel price hike

Gujarat government plans to build a 600-hectare township near the proposed Maruti Suzuki India Ltd&rsquo;s (MSIL) manufacturing factory in Hansalpur near Mehsana, a senior state government official said here. The cost of development is estimated to be about Rs 80 lakh to Rs 1 crore per hectare.

Japanese township to come up near proposed Maruti factory

A village in Chhattisgarh housing the indigenous tribals once living without cloths will get a new lease of life with a project soon going to take off to transform it into a model settlement.

Chhattisgarh village to get a new life

Voicing concern over deficient monsoon rains, Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Sunday said the country may face a "serious" situation if it does not rain in the next two months.

Deficient rain is serious issue: Pawar

The trade and industry representatives have expressed disappointment over the sudden mid-course correction in the Value Added Tax (VAT) rates carried out by the state government.

Industry chambers shocked over hike in VAT rate

As the monsoon continues to play truant across the state this year, the agriculture operations have been affected to a large extent. Owing to the shortage of rain, the total area sown for kharif crops as on July 16, 2012, was 2.08 million hectares, which is about 52 per cent of the normal coverage of about 4.03 million hectares in the state. Compared to same period last year, the sowing was just about 64 per cent of the 3.26 million hectares.

Karnataka  sees 52% of normal sowing till mid-July

The state government has accorded permission to Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGenco) to set up solar power projects up to a total capacity of 100 Mw at various thermal and hydel project sites.

APGenco to create 100Mw solar power capacity

While the all India exports figures have declined, Chennai has registered an 11 per cent increase in exports to Rs 30,000 crore quarter on quarter. This was driven by the automobile sector.

Exports from Chennai up 11%

The Union ministry of commerce and industry has urged the Odisha government to identify suitable land with appropriate power, road and transport linkages for establishment of a National Investment and Manufacturing Zone (NIMZ).

Centre urges Odisha to identify land for NIMZ

Chhattisgarh government has disbursed about Rs 1272 crore to farmers in the state as farm loan at a nominal rate of interest of one per cent per annum.

Chhattisgarh govt disburses Rs 1272 cr to farmers

E-governance in Uttar Pradesh will hit superhighway next month to transform citizen-centric service delivery system through information &amp; communication technology (ICT).

E-governance to hit superhighway in UP next month

With the Centre giving a special assistance of Rs 800 crore for improving infrastructure in Uttarakhand, the state government is now planning to work on a series of new infrastructure related projects to enhance connectivity and boost tourism in the hill state.

Uttarakhand to boost infrastructure

Grid overloading could be one of the probable reasons for the northern power grid collapse last night, according to energy experts of state power utility APTransco.

'Overloading could be reason for grid collapse'

The India and Israel Free Trade Agreement (Indo-Israel FTA) is likely to be signed by the end of this year or in the second quarter of next year, according to Yahel Vilan, minister and deputy chief of mission, Israel Embassy.

Indo-Israel FTA likely by this year-end

The Odisha government has decided to set up a state museum of handicraft and handloom at Gondamunda on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar at an investment of Rs 12 crore. Spread over an area of 12.68 acres, the museum will house handloom block, handicraft block, one open air theatre, village complex, workshop block, souvenir shop, and cafeteria. For designing the museum, the state government will take the advice of Rahul Jain, Director, Prince of Wales museum-Mumbai and Sobita Punja, Head National Culture Fund.

Govt to set up handicraft and handloom museum

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