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TAMILNADU Tamil Nadu rules out slashing VAT on fuel Amid mounting concern over the rising cost of fuel and calls to cut the Value Added Tax (VAT) imposed by State governments on petrol and diesel, the Tamil Nadu government on Monday made it clear that it was not in favour of such a move, … Read more
RAJASTHAN · State plans startup exposure programme for students The state information technology and communications department plans to implement a ‘student startup exposure programme’ to help promote startups by college students. The programme is aimed at increasing the chances of success of startups and will focus on exposure based skill-building to help entrepreneurs become … Read more
TAMILNADU India and World Bank sign $100 Million Project for Tamil Nadu The Government of India and the World Bank have signed a $100 million Loan Agreement that is expected to promote rural enterprises, facilitate their access to finance, and create employment opportunities for youth, particularly women, in selected blocks of Tamil Nadu across 26 … Read more
TAMILNADU Steady increase in flow of Krishna water at Poondi There has been a steady increase in the inflow of Krishna water at the Poondi reservoir in the past few days. Following a request from the Tamil Nadu Water Resources Department to increase supply, Andhra Pradesh had recently agreed to release 3,330 mcft of … Read more
RAJASTHAN Mandawar becomes second liquor-free village in Rajasthan Mandawar in Bhim tehsil of Rajsamand district has become the second alcohol-free village of the state after Kachhbali. The referendum on Saturday saw 59.86 % of voters demanding removal of liquor shops from the area. Of the total registered 2,711 voters, 1,779 participated in the poll. Of these, 1,623 … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan wins gold at national volleyball championship Rajasthan clinched the 20th Youth National Volleyball Championship title for the first time in the history of this game on Monday evening at Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh. Earlier, Rajasthan had emerged as the runners up. Defeating Tamil Nadu in the final, Rajasthan bagged the … Read more
RAJASTHAN Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch nutrition mission To reduce the level of stunting, undernutrition, anemia and low birth weight in babies, the Centre has included 24 districts of Rajasthan in the first phase of National Nutrition Mission (NMM), which is expected to be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Jhunjhunu on January 22. In the first phase, 315 … Read more