يحاول ذهب - حر
RECONSIDER DECISION TO CLOSE FOREST RIGHTS CELLS
February 25, 2026
|The New Indian Express Kottayam
AST week, the Odisha government dissolved Forest Rights Act (FRA) cells across 12 districts of the state.
-
A letter to the integrated tribal development agencies and district welfare officers instructed closure of 50 such sub-divisional cells and clearance of all dues by March end. These cells, created under the Centre’s flagship Dharti Aaba Jan-jatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA), aid processing and verification of forest rights claims while assisting in record mapping and digitisation. A key responsibility of these units is also to link beneficiaries to government welfare schemes. Given the extremely critical role these cells play, the decision of the state SC & ST development department is baffling.
هذه القصة من طبعة February 25, 2026 من The New Indian Express Kottayam.
اشترك في Magzter GOLD للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة، وأكثر من 9000 مجلة وصحيفة.
هل أنت مشترك بالفعل؟ تسجيل الدخول
المزيد من القصص من The New Indian Express Kottayam
The New Indian Express Kottayam
IAF in talks with Russia for parallel Su-30MKI upgrade
EVEN as the Indian Air Force’s plan to upgrade 84 Su-30MKI fighters under the Super Su-30MKI programme awaits clearance from the Cabinet Committee on Security, the service is actively evaluating to undertake a parallel upgrade of a similar or larger number of aircraft with Russia to sustain operational readiness, sources in the defence and security establishment said.
2 mins
February 25, 2026
The New Indian Express Kottayam
Tall & fast: Zimbabwe's Blessing in bowling dept
ZIMBABWE is the home of the most powerful sports administrator in the world: Kirsty Coventry, head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
2 mins
February 25, 2026
The New Indian Express Kottayam
RECONSIDER DECISION TO CLOSE FOREST RIGHTS CELLS
AST week, the Odisha government dissolved Forest Rights Act (FRA) cells across 12 districts of the state.
1 mins
February 25, 2026
The New Indian Express Kottayam
THE BET ON ORANGE REVOLUTION
FOR decades, India’s economic script revolved around steel, silicon and seeds.
3 mins
February 25, 2026
The New Indian Express Kottayam
Samson in spotlight before crunch clash
Keeper-batter has extensive batting sessions at Chepauk under lights
2 mins
February 25, 2026
The New Indian Express Kottayam
Rollout of free HPV vaccine drive for 14-yr-old girls to check cervical cancer
IN a significant step towards eliminating preventable cancers among women, the Centre will soon launch a nationwide human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme targeting girls aged 14 years, official sources said on Tuesday.
1 mins
February 25, 2026
The New Indian Express Kottayam
NHAI directions for strict compliance of guidelines for service and slip roads
THE National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has directed its officials to strictly follow prescribed guidelines and design criteria for constructing service and slip roads along national highway projects.
1 mins
February 25, 2026
The New Indian Express Kottayam
Debit cards passe, credit cards and UPIs are in
SHIFTING PATTERNS OF PAYING INSTRUMENTS
1 mins
February 25, 2026
The New Indian Express Kottayam
Pro League: India suffer defeat
THOUGH much better than the last match against Spain, where they lost 0-2, India managed to hold them in regulation time.
1 min
February 25, 2026
The New Indian Express Kottayam
THE KERALAM STORY GETS CABINET’S NOD
Decision to change name comes ahead of Assembly poll
1 mins
February 25, 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size

