(PTI) Seven children from Nepal were rescued and a man was arrested after a human trafficking racket was busted here by a team of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), a senior official said today. Acting on a tip-off, the SSB rescued the children, who were being taken to Sonouli on the Indo-Nepal border, and arrested one Mahgu Kumar hailing from Rupendehi in Nepal, Deputy Commandant SSB Dilip Jha said. The man admitted that he and his associate had so far sent 25 children to different countries and were preparing to send 10 more, he said. During interrogation, the arrested man revealed that…
Author: Amit Bhanot
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has bagged a major order, valued at Rs. 560 Crore, for supply and installation of the Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) system from NTPC for 2×490 MW National Capital Power Station (NCPS) at Dadri in Uttar Pradesh. The order has been secured by BHEL against stiff competition from Indian and multinational companies. The Indian power sector has seen an uptick in the ordering of emission control equipment due to the revised and more stringent emission norms notified by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in Dec. ’15. The notification calls for installation of equipment to control…
(PTI) With negotiations stuck over pricing of natural gas, ONGC Videsh Ltd has offered to invest USD 6.2 billion in development of Iran’s giant Farzad-B gas field in the Persian Gulf while leaving the marketing of gas to Tehran. OVL had last year made its ‘best’ offer to spend USD 11 billion in developing the Farzad-B field as well as in building the infrastructure to export the gas but Iran has deterred awarding the rights of the field to the Indian firm owing to differences over pricing of the fuel. With the deal on the verge of collapsing, OVL has offered…
(DNA) Concerned over fraud of over Rs 11,300 crore at Punjab National Bank (PNB), the finance ministry has asked all banks to send reports involving this case or other such incidents latest by the end of this week. Earlier in the day, PNB disclosed some fraudulent transactions with financial implication of USD 1.77 billion (about Rs 11,334.4 crore). The bank has detected some fraudulent transactions in one of its branches in Mumbai for the benefit of a few select account holders with their apparent connivance, PNB said in a statement. Based on these transactions, other banks appear to have advanced money…
(PTI) India’s status as a technological power house in the world would remain on paper if the state does not take advantage of its resources to benefit the children or track the missing ones, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court, while stressing the need for use of technology in Juvenile Justice Boards (JJB) and Child Welfare Committees (CWC), said it was “disheartened” that there was an acute shortage of computers and peripherals in these bodies. A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta said the use of technology would help in dealing with crucial issues like…
(PTI) India’s biggest electricity producer, today said it has won a tender to supply 300 megawatts (MW) of electricity to Bangladesh for 15 years. Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) had invited tenders for supply of 500 MW power from India for short term (June 1, 2018 to December 31, 2019) and long term (January 1, 2020 to May 31, 2033). NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN), Adani Group, PTC and Singapore-bases Sembcorp submitted bids by the scheduled date of January 11. Financial bid was opened on February 11, the company said in a statement. “NVVN, wholly-owned subsidiary of NTPC Limited, emerged as successful bidder…
(PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today said if the BJP was voted to power in Tripura, it would ensure that all welfare schemes of the Centre reach the poor, even in the farthest corner of the Northeastern state. Adityanath, who arrived here yesterday to campaign for party candidates, said the Left Front government failed to reap the benefits of various central schemes in its 25 years of rule in Tripura. He said if the BJP came to power in the state, it would maintain “excellent relations” with the Centre and extend benefits of all central welfare schemes. “Development projects…
(Hindustan) केरल के कोचीन शिपयार्ड में मरम्मत के दौरान एक पोत में आग लगने से पांच लोगों की मौत हो गई और कई अन्य लोग घायल हो गए। कोचीन शिपयार्ड लिमिटेड (सीएसएल) के प्रवक्ता ने ये जानकारी दी। सीएसएल के प्रवक्ता ने बताया कि सीएसएल परिसर में एक पोत की मेंटेनेंस का कार्य चल रहा था, तभी उसमें ब्लास्ट हुआ। पोत में फंसे 11 लोगों को निकालकर उन्हें अस्पताल पहुंचाया गया। पोत में फंसे दो और लोगों को निकालने की कोशिशें जारी है। मीडिया रिपोर्ट्स के मुताबिक ये जहाज ओएनजीसी का ड्रिल शिप ‘सागर भूषण’ है। राहत और बचाव के लिए फायरब्रिगेड के…
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