17 items in Onam kit: Minister
The Hindu
Additional liability of ₹500 crore for the government
The State government will issue special provision kits containing 17 items through ration shops for Onam, Minister for Food and Civil Supplies G.R. Anil has said. The distribution would incur an additional liability of ₹500 crore to the State government, he said here on Friday.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.