PATNA HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT ON THE STATE OF BIHAR V/S MD. ZAHID IQBAL

PATNA, India, Aug. 21 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 22: The present intra court appeal is directed against the order dated 18.07.2024, passed by the learned Single Judge in CWJC No.5728 of 2021, whereby the said writ petition filed by the respondent, herein was allowed and the Appellant-State was directed to reinstate the writ petitioner in service with retrospective effect with all admissible allowances and grant other consequential benefits to him as well. 2. As p...


PATNA HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT ON THE NAGAR PANCHAYAT NIRMALI V/S BABA DEBRAHA ENTERPRISES AND OTHER

PATNA, India, Aug. 21 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 22: The present appeal has been filed under Clause-X, Appendix-E of the Letters Patent of Patna High Court Rules by the appellants who are original respondent nos.4 and 5 in the writ petition. The appellants are aggrieved by the direction issued by the learned Single Judge to make payment of Rs.28,45,790/- to the original petitioner. 2. The factual matrix of the present case is as under: 2.1 The present opponent n...


PATNA HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT ON SHILA SINGH V/S THE STATE OF BIHAR

PATNA, India, Aug. 21 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 22: Heard Mr. Shakti Suman Kumar, learned counsel for the appellant/original petitioner and Mr. Arun Kumar Bhagat, learned counsel for the State. 2. The present Letters Patent Appeal has been filed under provisions of Clause 10 of the Letters Patent of the Patna High Court Rules. 3. In the present appeal, the appellant/original petitioner has challenged the judgment dated 12.12.2022 passed by learned Single Judge ...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: PROGRESS REPORT OF MISSION MAUSAM

India, Aug. 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Mission Mausam is currently in the beginning phase of its implementation. However, once implemented, this project will help in the overall improvement of the short and medium-range weather forecast accuracy by about 5-10 %. Radars, satellite products and AWS/ARG are needed mainly for nowcast or for very short duration forecasts for improving location-based forecasts of likely occurrences of thunderstorms and heavy rai...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: BHARAT FORECAST SYSTEM

India, Aug. 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Numerical weather prediction models have two major components-the dynamics and the physics of the model. The dynamics component handles the resolved scales of atmospheric motion, while the physics component represents sub-grid scale processes. In BharatFS, the dynamics have been modified using a new grid structure called Triangular Cubic Octahedral (TCO). The physics components remain similar to those in its predecesso...


PARLIAMENT QUESTION: UTILISATION OF DEUTERIUM IN THE GODAVARI RIVER

India, Aug. 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: H2S-H2O Bi-Thermal chemical exchange technology is employed for extraction of Deuterium from Godavari river water at Manuguru, Distt Bhadradri, Kothagudem, Telangana. Another plant based on similar technology is in operation at Kota, Rajasthan for the extraction of Deuterium from the waters of Rana Pratap Sagar Lake. This information was given by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Sci...


POORVOTTAR VIKAS SETU (PVS) PORTAL STREAMLINES THE PROCESS OF PROJECT APPROVAL AND MONITORING IN AN EFFICIENT AND TRANSPARENT MANNER

India, Aug. 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The introduction of Poorvottar Vikas Setu (PVS) Portal has resulted in streamlining the process of project approval and monitoring in an efficient and transparent manner. Earlier the Concept Note/DPR of the projects used to be shared with the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) either through physical copy or by email. The comments of line Ministries also used to be taken via emails. This process l...


NESIDS-OTRI TO ENSURE FOCUSED DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE EIGHT NORTH EASTERN STATES FOR PROJECTS LEADING TO THE CREATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE

India, Aug. 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS) was approved as a new Central Sector Scheme in 2017-18 and restructured into two components viz. NESIDS (Roads) and NESIDS (Other Than Roads Infrastructure) in 2022-23. The broad objective of NESIDS-OTRI is to ensure focused development of North Eastern Region by providing financial assistance to the eight North Eastern States for projects leading to the...


RAKSHA MANTRI MEETS GP CAPT SHUBHANSHU SHUKLA, THE FIRST INDIAN ASTRONAUT ONBOARD THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

India, Aug. 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh met Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian astronaut onboard the International Space Station (ISS), in New Delhi on August 21, 2025. Raksha Mantri congratulated Gp Capt Shukla on his achievement, terming it as a major milestone in India's journey towards human spaceflight. Shri Rajnath Singh acknowledged the astronaut's contribution through the vital scientific experiment co...


CONCLUSION OF SLINEX

India, Aug. 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The 12th edition of the India - Sri Lanka bilateral naval exercise SLINEX-25 successfully concluded at Colombo on 18 Aug 2025, reaffirming shared commitment and maritime security. The current edition saw the participation of Indian naval ships INS Jyoti and INS Rana from the Eastern Fleet and Sri Lankan Naval Ships SLNS Sayura and SLNS Vijayabahu (both Advance Offshore Patrol Vessels). Upon arrival at the Port of Colo...