(PTI) The central government has cancelled the joint allocation of a coal block in Odisha to state-owned NTPC and Jammu & Kashmir State Power Development Corporation. NTPC and Power Development Department, Jammu and Kashmir, had earlier requested the coal ministry for cancellation of the coal block. “It has been decided, with the approval of competent authority in the Ministry of Coal, to cancel the allocation of Kudanali-Luburi coal block jointly allocated to NTPC LtdNSE 0.42 % and Jammu & Kashmir State Power Development Corporation Ltd (JKSPDC), ” the coal ministry said in a letter to both the companies. The coal block, in the…
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(AU) उत्तराखंड में चार धाम श्राइन मैनेजमेंट बोर्ड के गठन की तैयारी तेज हो गई है। वर्तमान में उत्तराखंड में ऐसा कोई श्राइन बोर्ड नहीं है, जो बदरीनाथ, केदारनाथ के साथ ही गंगोत्री और यमुनोत्री मंदिर की यात्रा व्यवस्था को भी संचालित करता हो। बेहतर यात्रा व्यवस्था के लिए एक श्राइन बोर्ड के गठन की जरूरत को देखते हुए एक्ट के प्रस्ताव पर काम शुरू हो गया है। सूत्रों के अनुसार, संस्कृति विभाग ने कुछ दिन पहले ही मुख्य सचिव के सम्मुख इस संबंध में प्रस्तुतिकरण दिया है। 1935 में बने बदरी केदार मंदिर समिति के एक्ट को बहुत पुराना…
(FE) As part of India’s outreach to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leaving on a three-nation tour later this week. The visit comes close on the heel of the recent revocation of article 370 and the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir. During his visit to UAE and Bahrain from Aug 23-25, the issues on the table include space, military, maritime security as well as strengthening trade and economic relations. Also, an MoU will be inked in both UAE and Bahrain allowing the Indian travellers to use RuPay card. Briefing the media persons ahead of Prime Minister’s…
(ET) Moving swiftly ahead on the government’s asset monetisation drive, the National Highways Authority of India has invited proposals from agencies to study and identify an inventory of road projects that can be monetised to meet its non-budgetary funding requirement over the next few years. NHAI has sought request for proposals for empanelment of agencies ‘for preparation/submission of report on inventory of highway assets, assessing existing physical condition of the national highway stretches under consideration for award on toll-operate-transfer (TOT) model. The government approved the TOT model in 2016 for monetisation of publicly-funded highways. Under this, investors make a one-time…
(ET) Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum will soon shuffle millions of cooking gas consumers between their agencies to expand the customer base for newly-appointed distributors and help make their business viable. The three state-run oil companies, which mainly distribute cooking gas in the country, have recently agreed to inter-company transfer of customers to ensure even distribution among gas agencies. Usually, when a company appoints new distributors in an area, it also gives them some customers of that locality that had until then been served by older distributors. But this shift is generally limited to a company’s own distributors.…
(FE) The ministry of housing and urban development (MoHUA) expects to meet the target of constructing around 1.12 crore houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) by early next year, which is two years before its scheduled deadline of 2022. The committee for monitoring and sanctioning of projects under ‘Housing for All’, which is chaired by MoHUA secretary, has so far sanctioned 84 lakh housing units. Around 24 lakh houses have been delivered and work has begun on another 48-50 lakh units, housing and urban development minister Hardeep Singh Puri said at the National Real Estate Development Council’s national…
(AU) योगी आदित्यनाथ सरकार का बहुप्रतीक्षित पहला मंत्रिमंडल विस्तार बुधवार पूर्वाह्न 11 बजे राजभवन के गांधी सभागार में होगा। राज्यपाल आनंदीबेन पटेल नए मंत्रियों और स्वतंत्र प्रभार से कैबिनेट तथा राज्यमंत्री से स्वतंत्र प्रभार मंत्री बनाए जाने वालों को शपथ दिलाएंगी। इस पहले विस्तार में एक दर्जन से ज्यादा नए चेहरों को शामिल किए जाने के संकेत हैं। आधा दर्जन से अधिक मंत्रियों को तरक्की दी जा सकती है। इस बीच, मंत्रिमंडल से विदाई की चर्चाओं के बीच कई मंत्रियों ने मंगलवार को ही अपने त्यागपत्र मुख्यमंत्री आदित्यनाथ को सौंप दिए। इनमें तीन मंत्रियों कैबिनेट मंत्री राजेश अग्रवाल और मुकुट बिहारी…
(PTI) The Congress will stage state-wide protests on Wednesday against the hike in petrol and diesel prices in Uttar Pradesh, a party leader said. On the directives of party national general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Congressmen will stage protests at all the district headquarters on Wednesday against the state government’s decision to hike VAT on fuel prices leading to its increase, UPCC president Raj Babbar said in a statement. “This will directly hit the lives of poor, farmers, labourers and the Congress party which has been continuously fighting for the interests of deprived sections of society will register their strong protest…
(LiveMint) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Rs.100 lakh crore will be spent towards infrastructure creation in the country. Presenting a report card of his government’s first 10 weeks after assuming office for the second term, Modi in his sixth Independence Day speech said, “Times are changing and we have to accept that: People’s thinking has changed,” and added, “Earlier, people were happy with merely a plan to make a railway station. Now people ask when will Vande Bharat Express come to my area?” The last five years have seen massive spending on roads, railways, water, irrigation and urban infrastructure. Connectivity, both physical and digital,…
(FE) The Reserve Bank of India has told banks not to treat failed transactions at ATMs or non-cash transactions such as balance enquiries or chequebook requests as part of five free transactions available to customers every month.“It has come to our notice that transactions that have failed due to technical reasons, non-availability of currency in ATMs, etc., are also included in the number of free ATM transactions,” RBI said in a circular to all scheduled commercial, cooperative and rural banks on Wednesday. These transactions are to be considered as failed transactions and no charges are to be levied for them.…