Cabinet clears land acquisition for SilverLine
The Hindu
Nod for appropriation of 955.13 hectares of land across the State for the project
The Cabinet has cleared the acquisition of land in 12 districts across the length of the State for the proposed Semi High-Speed Railway, SilverLine. It has sanctioned the appropriation of 955.13 hectares of land in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Kannur and Kasaragod as per the provisions of the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The government is awaiting final approval from the Railway Board for the project. It has deputed a Deputy Collector on Special Duty for the land acquisition. The Cabinet has also tasked 11 tahsildars backed by a sufficient number of Revenue officers to fast track the land procurement.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.
The Deputy Commissioner and the Election Officer for Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency M. P. Mullai Muhilan said here on Friday that over 600 staff will be involved in the counting of votes cast in the April 26 elections, at the counting centre at the National Institute of Technology – Karnataka, Surathkal, on June 4.