CPI(M), Cong. prime for battle over SilverLine
The Hindu
The project had encountered a measure of scepticism within the ruling front
The ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] appeared poised to battle strong political headwinds as it prepares to hit the road to promote the proposed SilverLine semi-high-speed rail project.
The Left Democratic Front (LDF) government’s ambitious project had reportedly encountered a measure of scepticism within the ruling front. The Communist Party of India (CPI) had urged the government to allay apprehensions about the project.
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.