(PTI) The Supreme Court today ordered demolition of illegal constructions at several hotels and resorts in the picturesque Himachal Pradesh town of Kasauli, saying the life of people cannot be endangered for making money. The apex court observed that the illegal constructions had put the entire city in danger, causing landslides, and ordered the demolition of such constructions. A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta also observed that some hotels and resorts were supposed to construct only two-storeyed buildings but six-storeyed ones existed there. “You just demolish it (unauthorised constructions). What is going on? You are admitting that you…
Author: Amit Bhanot
The Central Trade Unions of Coal India Limited (CIL) the Maharatna coal mining behemoth served notice to go on a one-day strike on 16th April protesting against the commercial coal mining. In a bid to ward off the strike Hon’ble Union Minister of Railways and Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal invited the four trade unions BMS, HMS, AITUC and CITU for a meeting in Mumbai where their apprehensions were dispelled in a proper perspective. Subsequently a next round of meeting was held with Secretary (Coal) as a result of which the four trade unions agreed to call off the strike in principle.…
The Skill Development Institute (SDI) Ahmedabad, promoted by ONGC in association with other oil PSUs, has secured 100% placement for its very first batch of ninety students. This is one of the first time that a full batch of students have been employed successfully after completing six months training in a Skill Development Institute. The students were trained in three different trades i.e. Fitter Fabrication, Industrial Welding and Technician (Production) and have been offered job opportunities through campus interviews. Mr D. D. Misra, Director (HR), ONGC and President, Skill Development Society, Ahmedabad while handing over the appointment letters to the…
(ET) Ayodhya, the birthplace of Lord Ram, does not carry a “significant spiritual brand” such as Haridwar or Varanasi and does not offer “brand equity” of being a spiritual destination, the Yogi Adityanath government has said in a document aimed at efforts to bring foreign tourists to Ayodhya. A consultant is now being hired by the state government to sell Ayodhya as a destination to international tourists, after an analysis found that only 24,000 of the 1.7 Cr tourists who visited Ayodhya last year were foreigners. “The international tourist market is largely untapped in the case of Ayodhya. The number of…
(LiveMint) ONGC Petro Additions Ltd (OPAL) plans to raise Rs492 crore from Tata Mutual Fund and SBI Fund Management Pvt. Ltd through the sale of compulsorily convertible debentures (CCDs), two people aware of the development said. Tata Mutual Fund will invest Rs292 crore while SBI Fund Management will invest Rs200 crore, the people mentioned above said on condition of anonymity. The CCDs will mature in three years and carry a fixed coupon payment to be paid annually. OPAL is the petrochemicals arm of state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd (ONGC). “It is proposed to raise funds through issuance of CCDs with…
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari has announced development of a new highway alignment between Delhi and Mumbai. A sum of one lakh crore rupees will be spent on this expressway. The Minister also disclosed plans for a Chambal Expressway which would be connected to this Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, and is likely to benefit states like Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, where the backward areas will also shine like Gurugram. Addressing a media event in New Delhi today, Shri Nitin Gadkari outlined major initiatives of his ministry for de-congestion of…
(PTI) Aggrieved by the alleged encroachment on a park, a housing society in Agra has moved the National Green Tribunal, prompting the green panel to seek responses from the state government and the local authorities.A bench headed by acting NGT Chairperson Justice Jawad Rahim issued notices to the Uttar Pradesh government, Agra Development Authority, Agra Municipal Corporation, District Magistrate and others while seeking their replies in two weeks. The tribunal’s order came on the plea filed by the Jawahar Nagar Co-operative Society seeking removal of the encroachments and restoration of the park measuring 3,165 square yards. The petition, filed through advocates…
ONGC sportspersons outshone other participants in their respective categories in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. ONGCians bagged 13 medals including 5 Gold, 3 Silver and 5 Bronze, contributing to the 66 medal tally of Team India. ONGCians Ragala Venkat Rahul won the Gold in Men’s 85 Kg Weightlifting, Heena Sidhu won Gold in women’s 25 m air pistol and Silver in women’s 10m air pistol event in the individual capacity, while in the team events, ONGC’s Madhurika Patkar, Pooja Sahasrabudhe (Table Tennis – Women’s team), A Amal Raj, G Sathiyen, Harmeet Desai (Table Tennis – Men’s…
(LiveMint) In what will help expand India’s coal bed methane (CBM) sector, the cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved exploration and production from areas allotted to state-run Coal India Ltd (CIL)—the world’s largest coal miner—and its subsidiaries. The decision will help India’s natural gas production and reduce the demand-supply gap in the country. It comes in the backdrop of India putting in place a new energy architecture, with CIL’s diversification drive focusing on setting up coal-to-methanol projects and coal gasification projects. India has been pushing for a gas-based economy. As the world’s fourth-largest liquefied natural gas (LNG)…
(Tribune) Cold wave condition was revived in most parts of the state as maximum temperatures plummeted by five to eight degrees following fresh snowfall and rains in the region.While Rohtang Pass, Kothi and Mari received 32 cm, 8 cm and 5 mm of snow, mid and lower hills experienced widespread rains. Gohar in Mandi district was the wettest with 53 mm rains while Manali, Salooni and Una received 35 mm, 31 mm and 30 mm rains, followed by Hamirpur 27mm, Seobagh 26 mm, Dalhousie 25 mm, Dharamsala and Kandaghat 22 mm, Nagrota Surian 21 mm and Naina Devi 20 mm.The…