MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON DEEPMALA SINGH V/S THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS

JABALPUR, India, Aug. 6 -- Madhya Pradesh High Court issued the following judgment/order on July 10: 1. Petitioner impugns order dated 20.06.2025 passed by the Deputy Excise Commissioner, Jabalpur whereby a penalty of Rs.5,74,192/- equivalent to two days licence fee has been imposed on the petitioner. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that a show cause notice dated 06.06.2025 was received by the petitioner and petitioner sent a response to the said notice on 12.06.2025. However, i...


UNION MINISTER CHOUHAN MEETS CHHATTISGARH DEPUTY CHIEF MINISTER SHRI VIJAY SHARMA

India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: In a major boost to development works in Chhattisgarh, the central government has sanctioned rs 375.71 crore for the construction of 100 bridges and related infrastructure in the state. Union Minister for Rural Development, Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, today handed over the approval letter to Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Shri Vijay Sharma in New Delhi. Senior officials from the Min...


PROGRESS OF REGIONAL DRIVING TRAINING CENTRES (RDTCS)

India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Government in Ministry of Road Transport & Highways implements a central sector scheme for setting up of Institutes of Driving Training and Research (IDTR), Regional Driving Training Centres (RDTCs) and Driving Training Centres (DTCs) in States/UTs. The aim of the scheme is to improve road safety by way of inculcating good driving habits through driving training in systematic and scientific manner, issue of driving ...


EXPANSION OF FASTAG ECOSYSTEM

India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Government through Indian Highways Management Company Limited (IHMCL) has progressively strengthened the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for detecting and blacklisting 'loose FASTags'. As per the IHMCL's Policy Circular dated 19th August, 2019, fee plaza operators are required to report such violations to the concerned Acquirer Bank and National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). The Issuer Bank must verify th...


UDHAMPUR-SRINAGAR-BARAMULLA RAIL LINK DESPITE BEING ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT PROJECTS, NOT ONLY HAS ADEQUATE GLOBAL SAFETY PROVISIONS BUT IT ALSO PRESERVES HIMALAYAN ECOLOGY: ASHWINI VAISHNAW

India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project of total length 272 Km has been recently commissioned. USBRL project covers the districts of Udhampur, Reasi, Ramban, Srinagar, Anantnag, Pulwama, Budgam and Baramulla of Jammu and Kashmir. The USBRL project is one of the most difficult new railway line projects undertaken in the country post-independence. The terrain passes through young Himalayas, which are full o...


ROBUST MONITORING SYSTEMS AND COMPLIANCE MEASURES IN PLACE BY IRCTC TO ENSURE QUALITY AND HYGIENE OF FOOD IN TRAINS: ASHWINI VAISHNAW

India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: With the objective of bringing about improvement in quality and hygiene of food in trains, Ministry of Railways issued instructions vide Commercial Circular No.24 of 2023. It is envisaged to award contracts for clusters of trains in place of an individual train. Emphasis has been placed on infrastructure development and fixing end-to-end accountability of food production and services onboard. IRCTC formed route-wise cl...


MAJOR RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE PUSH FOR NORTH EAST REGION WITH 12 NEW PROJECTS OF TOTAL LENGTH OF 777 KM, COSTING OVER RS 69,000 CRORES

India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: To augment and increase line capacity of rail network situated in North East Region, 12 Railway projects (08 New Lines, 04 Doubling), of total length of 777 Km, costing rs 69,342 crore falling fully/partly in North Eastern Region (NER) have been sanctioned, out of which 278 Km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of rs 41,676 crore has been incurred upto March, 2025. The status of work is summarized as under...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: CENTRALISED PUBLIC GRIEVANCE REDRESS AND MONITORING SYSTEM (CPGRAMS)

India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: In the period from 01.11.2022 to 26.05.2025, details of number of complaints received, disposed and pending against Central Government Ministries/Departments/Organisations is as under:- The rest of the document can be viewed at https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2152955 Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: CIRCULAR TO CENTRAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS

India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Government has laid down procedures for secretariat work, in Ministries/Departments of the Government of India, in the form of Central Secretariat Manual of Office Procedure (CSMoP), wherein the guidelines and protocols are in place for ensuring timely acknowledgement and responses to correspondence of Members of Parliament. The rest of the document can be viewed at https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: NATIONAL CENTRE FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE

India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The major functions and objectives of the National Centre for Good Governance are as under: To be a think tank for governance and policy reforms, cutting across administrative, social, economic and financial spheres To function as a national repository of information on best practices, initiatives and methodologies that promote Good Governance, e-Governance, innovation and change management To initiate and participat...