Agriculture dept. to roll out projects worth ₹2,375 cr. over next five years

Agriculture dept. to roll out projects worth ₹2,375 cr. over next five years

The Agriculture department will roll out projects worth ₹2,375 crore over the next five years to boost the State’s agricultural sector, Agriculture Minister P. Prasad has said. He was inaugurating Irikkur Farmers’ Association’s ‘Agri Fest 25’ at Naduparambil here on Thursday. Highlighting sector-specific initiatives, the Minister said ₹250 crore had been allocated for rubber replanting … Read more

Govt. lists schemes being implemented by Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Dept.

Govt. lists schemes being implemented by Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Dept.

The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday listed various welfare schemes being implemented by the Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department. In a release, it pointed out that the Annal Ambedkar Business Champions Scheme was ensuring the economic development of entrepreneurs belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes. A total of 1,303 beneficiaries received … Read more

Hack at UnitedHealth’s tech unit impacted 100 mln people, US health dept says – ET HealthWorld

Hack at UnitedHealth’s tech unit impacted 100 mln people, US health dept says – ET HealthWorld

Bengaluru: The February hack at UnitedHealth‘s tech unit Change affected the personal information of 100 million people, the U.S. health department‘s website showed, making it the largest healthcare data breach in the country. UnitedHealth has previously said that hackers potentially stole a third of Americans’ data in one of the worst hacks to hit the … Read more

T.N. rains: Water Resources Dept. nominates 38 nodal officers to monitor monsoon preparedness

T.N. rains: Water Resources Dept. nominates 38 nodal officers to monitor monsoon preparedness

Water from the Panthalkudi channel enters homes at Kattabomman Nagar in Sellur, Madurai, on Monday, October 14, 2024 | Photo Credit: R. Ashok The Tamil Nadu Water Resources Department has nominated 38 nodal officers for each district in the State to monitor the preparedness for the Northeast monsoon, which is likely to set in around … Read more

US health dept lets UnitedHealth notify victims of data breach, WSJ reports – ET HealthWorld

US health dept lets UnitedHealth notify victims of data breach, WSJ reports – ET HealthWorld

London: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has agreed to allow UnitedHealth Group to notify people whose data was exposed during a hack on its Change Healthcare unit in February, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The decision would spare U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers from time-consuming and expensive work, according … Read more

Telangana Govt releases mega DSC notification for recruitment of 11,062 posts in Education dept

Telangana Govt releases mega DSC notification for recruitment of 11,062 posts in Education dept

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy releases the mega District Selection Committee (DSC) notification for filling up 11,062 posts in the Education department, on February 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement Telangana Government has released mega District Selection Committee (DSC) notification for filling up 11,062 posts in the Education department. Chief Minister A. Revanth … Read more

J&K Forest dept. withdraws ‘improper language’ for pheran, shepherds in a suspension order

J&K Forest dept. withdraws ‘improper language’ for pheran, shepherds in a suspension order

A shepherd with his herd of sheep in Budgam district of central Kashmir. File photo for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The J&K Forest department was forced to withdraw “improper” language used for local attire, pheran, and the local shepherd community in a suspension order by a Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) on Tuesday. … Read more

Income Tax dept., CBI and ED are used as frontline warriors of BJP: Congress

Income Tax dept., CBI and ED are used as frontline warriors of BJP: Congress

Congress leader Pawan Khera addressing the media at AICC, in New Delhi on Friday. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma A day after the Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested two Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials for demanding a bribe of ₹15 lakh in a chit fund case, the Congress on Friday mounted a fresh offensive against … Read more

I-T dept. conducts raids in U.P., M.P. in tax evasion probe against SP leader Azam Khan

I-T dept. conducts raids in U.P., M.P. in tax evasion probe against SP leader Azam Khan

Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI The Income-tax department on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, launched raids at over 30 premises in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh as part of a tax evasion probe against Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan and those linked to him, official sources said. The searches are … Read more