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Minister inspects Vijayawada Rythu Bazaar, directs officials to ensure fair pricing and better sanitation

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Minister inspects Vijayawada Rythu Bazaar, directs officials to ensure fair pricing and better sanitation

Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Nadendla Manohar on Tuesday (December 02, 2025) conducted a surprise inspection at the Vijayawada Patamata Rythu Bazaar to review vegetable prices, availability of essential produce, and sanitation conditions. Speaking after the inspection, the Minister stressed that the State government’s foremost priority is to ensure that the public … Read more

NGT directs Rajasthan government to rehabilitate villagers affected by mining

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NGT directs Rajasthan government to rehabilitate villagers affected by mining

A view of the mining site in Jodhpura village in Rajasthan’s Kotputli-Behror district. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Rajasthan government to constitute a committee of competent officials to undertake the study and measures to rehabilitate the victims of pollution away from the proximity of limestone mining … Read more

Big win for Bengal as Supreme Court directs resumption of NREGA after 3 years

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Big win for Bengal as Supreme Court directs resumption of NREGA after 3 years

In a huge win for the West Bengal government, the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Centre’s petition that challenged the Calcutta High Court’s order directing the resumption of MGNREGA, a 100-day rural employment guarantee scheme, in the state, after over three years. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme, launched by the UPA … Read more

Convene meeting with brand owners to enforce plastic ban in Western Ghats, Madras High Court directs T.N.

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Convene meeting with brand owners to enforce plastic ban in Western Ghats, Madras High Court directs T.N.

Image used for representation | Photo Credit: M. Sathyamoorthy In an attempt to rid the Western Ghats of harmful plastics, the Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to convene a meeting with all stakeholders, including brand owners who sell eatables, drinking water, and other such products in plastic packets, sachets, and PET … Read more

Road blockade: HC directs CPI(M) leaders to appear before it in contempt of court case

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Road blockade: HC directs CPI(M) leaders to appear before it in contempt of court case

The High Court of Kerala has directed four Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] leaders from Kannur, the Station House Officer concerned, and the District Police Chief (Kannur) to appear before it on October 6 in connection with a contempt of court case related to a protest meeting held in Kannur on February 25, when … Read more

Consider watermelon cultivators’ plea for compensation, Madras High Court directs T.N. govt

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Consider watermelon cultivators’ plea for compensation, Madras High Court directs T.N. govt

The judge pointed out that a public awareness campaign carried out by food safety officials to warn people against consuming adulterated watermelons had backfired, leading to monetary loss for the farmers who had not indulged in any such adulteration. (File photo) | Photo Credit: L. BALACHANDAR The Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the Tamil … Read more

Put union rooms under lock and key: Calcutta HC directs Bengal govt. after Kolkata law college gang rape case

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Put union rooms under lock and key: Calcutta HC directs Bengal govt. after Kolkata law college gang rape case

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday (July 3, 2025) directed the West Bengal government to put union rooms in colleges and universities where there is no recognised student body or no election had taken place in the recent past under lock and key. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI The Calcutta High Court on Thursday (July … Read more

Siddaramaiah directs district in-charge Ministers, Secretaries to rush to rain-hit areas

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Siddaramaiah directs district in-charge Ministers, Secretaries to rush to rain-hit areas

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has instructed district in-charge Ministers and district in-charge Secretaries to immediately visit areas affected by heavy rain and floods across the State and oversee the relief efforts. The Chief Minister has informed Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh to convene a meeting of all the Deputy Commissioners, chief executive officers of zilla panchayats, and district … Read more

Plea for judicial enquiry into Group-I main exam: HC directs government not to issue appointment letters

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Plea for judicial enquiry into Group-I main exam: HC directs government not to issue appointment letters

The Telangana High Court in Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: File photo Justice Namavarapu Rajeshwara Rao of the Telangana High Court on Thursday directed the State government not to issue appointment letters to the candidates who had been selected for the Group-I posts through a main examination conducted by the Telangana State Public Service Commission.  The Judge … Read more

Hubballi case: Karnataka HC directs State government to follow Supreme Court’s guidelines for deaths in police encounters

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Hubballi case: Karnataka HC directs State government to follow Supreme Court’s guidelines for deaths in police encounters

The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday directed the State government to follow scrupulously guidelines issued by the Supreme Court in 2014 regarding the deaths of accused persons in police encounters, in the Hubballi case. This was the case in which a 35-year-old man, who is accused of allegedly murdering a 5-year-old girl after sexually … Read more