Police Commissionerate Varanasi on Sunday initiated the process to attach property of jailed mafia and BSP MP from Ghosi Atul Rai

Stating that small and marginal farmers constitute around 34 to 40% population associated with the sector but get only 8% of the subsidies, Sukhpal said subsidies should be rationalised in such a manner that the major share goes to small farmers. He said currently a major chunk of the subsidies go to a handful of big farmers.

The session, held on the theme of “Vikas Yatra”, was an effort for creating intellectual heritage around various development actions and communicative interventions made by union ministry of education.

Though AISSF has remained largely independent over the years, and also riddled with factionalism, its leadership has been seen as acting in understanding with the SAD leadership time and again, with many even considering it the nursery of SAD leaders.

Gorakhpur district magistrate Krishna Karunesh has constituted a team to conduct survey of unrecognised madrasas to get the information about the number of students, teachers, its curriculum and affiliation. The DM said that the objective of the survey was to promote quality education among youth for their all-round development.

Awadesh Singh, Superintendent of Police (SP), Gorakhpur Railway Police, said five teams were formed to identify and arrest the accused.

Around 37mm rainfall lashed Ludhiana within one hour on Sunday, leaving almost all parts of the city completely inundated; water accumulation at all main and internal roads of the city also resulted in traffic jams, leaving residents a harried lot

According to the plan, five male and three female cheetahs will arrive from Namibia to Kuno National Park on September 17 and Prime Minister Modi will release them in specially built enclosures the same day.

The sarpanch of Bhookhri village, Ludhiana, a member of the panchayat and their 13 accomplices have been booked for attempting to murder a mason and two others