14 tonnes of TNCSC paddy seized
The Hindu
RajapalayamFourteen tonnes of paddy, supplied by Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation, that was being smuggled to a private mill in Sankarankoil from a registered hulling mill in Rajapalayam was seiz
Rajapalayam Fourteen tonnes of paddy, supplied by Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation, that was being smuggled to a private mill in Sankarankoil from a registered hulling mill in Rajapalayam was seized in the small hours of Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off, a team of revenue officials kept a watch on the rice mill on Tenkasi Road after they got an alert about smuggling of rice.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.