Bihar is largest producer of litchi in India, with over 45,000 small and marginal farmers engaged in cultivating the fruit. State accounts for annual production of 3-4 lakh tonnes.
Stakeholders say the lockdown-induced restrictions on market times have led to a drop in prices & demand, while cyclones have damaged boats & other infrastructure.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee didn't join PM Modi's review meeting while the latter waited for 30 minutes. She met the PM later for a few minutes.
Mamata Banerjee demands Rs 20,000 cr relief in separate meet with PM, says she 'didn't know' of other meeting and had scheduled engagements. BJP calls her move 'petty politics'.
PM Modi had earlier flown to Odisha to review the post-cyclone situation before heading to West Bengal, where the storm wreaked havoc in the coastal districts.
PM Modi advised concerned agencies to ensure normal life is restored in the affected areas. He will also conduct an aerial survey of the affected parts of Odisha and Bengal.
Banerjee, along with Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay, is scheduled to undertake an aerial survey of the cyclone-hit areas in Purba Medinipur, South & North 24 Parganas Friday.
On the first episode of Two Much With Kajol and Twinkle, Aamir Khan and Salman Khan were confronted with another hypocrisy: age gaps. And they didn't come out looking good.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.
What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.
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