(PTI) State-owned Indian Oil Corp (IOC)is looking to set up an LPG bottling plant in Mizoram, beside supgrading 100 retail outlets across the Northeast in the next financial year, a senior official said. The company is currently in talks with the Mizoram government for setting up the bottling plant in the state,said G Ramesh, chief general manager of the IOC. The company would upgrade 100 retail outlets across the Northeast at an estimated cost of about Rs 50 crore in the next financial year, he added. IOC is also looking to commission at least nine retail outlets in Mizoram in the forthcoming fiscal, Ramesh said.
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(PTI) The number of novel coronavirus cases in the country rose to 147 on Wednesday, with 10 fresh cases reported from various parts of the country, according to the Health Ministry. The cases include 25 foreign nationals and the three persons who died in Delhi, Karnataka and Maharashtra. Over 5,700 people, who had come in contact with these positive cases, are under rigorous surveillance, the Ministry said.Delhi has so far reported ten positive cases which includes one foreigner while Uttar Pradesh has recorded 16 cases, including one foreigner. Maharashtra has 41 cases, including 3 foreigners, while Kerala has recorded 27 cases…
(PTI) State-owned power major NTPC on Friday said its 250 mw unit of Barauni Thermal Power Station in Bihar will start commercial operation from March 1. In a regulatory filing, NTPC said the 250 megawatt (mw) unit of Barauni Thermal Power Station Stage-II (2 x 250 MW) is declared on commercial operation with effect from March 1, this year. With this, the commercial capacity NTPC and NTPC group will become 48,895 mw and 57,356 mw respectively, the filing said. Barauni Thermal Power Station (720 mw) is located at Begusarai district in Bihar.The plant comprise of Stage-I (2×110 mw) and Stage-II (2×250 MW), the government had said earlier.
(Tribune) National BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda was accorded a rousing welcome as he arrived on his home turf of Bilaspur for the first time after assuming the office of party chief. Nadda, who met all senior party leaders here last night, today left for Bilaspur, where he is hosting wedding reception his son at his native place Vijaypur. Nadda met Governor Bandaru Dattatreya at Raj Bhavan and later drove to the residence of former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh to inquire about his health.Accompanied by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, Union Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur and state BJP…
(PTI) Fair trade regulator CCI on Monday said it has given nod to acquisition of government’s entire stake in THDC India and North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd (NEEPCO) by state-owned NTPC Ltd. As part of transactions, NTPC will acquire 100 per cent of the issued and paid-up share capital of the NEEPCO and 74.5 per cent stake in THDC India, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) noted in separate releases. Apart from the government’s 74.5 per cent stake in THDC India, the rest 25.5 per cent stake is held by the Uttar Pradesh government, it added. NTPC is a maharatna company having presence in the power generation…
(ET) India’s state-owned Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has announced the completion of installation of 10 lakh smart meters across India under the Government of India’s Smart Meter National Programme. EESL has set the target to install 25 crore smart meters over the course of next few years. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech this year allocated Rs 22, 000 crore for the power and renewable energy sector and urged state governments to implement smart meters in a time frame of over three years, which would give the consumers the right to choose suppliers and the rates. She addressed the fact that power distribution companies are…
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(PTI) The Union Cabinet has given its nod to set up a trust for the construction of a Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Soon after the meeting of the Union Cabinet ended, Modi reached Lok Sabha to make a statement in this regard. Just before the Question Hour began, he said the trust has been named as the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Shetra.He said the Uttar Pradesh government has agreed to give five acres of land to the Sunni Wakf Board as directed by the Supreme Court in Ayodhya matter.
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, opened the annual “Udyanotsav” of Rashtrapati Bhavan today (February 04, 2020). The Mughal Gardens will remain open for the general public from February 5, 2020 to March 08, 2020 (except on Mondays which are maintenance days) between 1000 hrs to 1600 hrs. The Gardens will remain closed on February 8, 2020 (Saturday) on account of General Election to the Legislative Assembly of NCT of Delhi. In addition to the direct walk-in entry like previous years, visitors can plan their visit to the Gardens well in advance through online booking facility. Online Booking can…
Under Public Distribution System (PDS) reforms, digitization of ration cards/beneficiaries and distribution of highly subsidised foodgrains, namely- Rice, Wheat and Coarse-grains, to targeted beneficiaries under NFSA through electronic Point of Sale (ePoS) devices, after biometric/Aadhaar authentication of beneficiaries are key objectives to improve the efficiency and transparency in the distribution process. At present, nearly 90% of total 23.4 Crore ration cards under NFSA across the country have been seeded with Aadhaar number of at least one member of the household. Linking of Aadhaar with ration cards is also dependent on enrolment/generation and delivery of Aadhaar card to beneficiaries. A statement…