(PTI) The Coast Guard said today that some human remains were recovered during the search operation for missing crew members of the Pawan Hans helicopter which crashed off the Mumbai coast on Saturday. The recovered remains were beyond recognition and have been sent for DNA analysis, a Coast Guard official said. “As per our information, the ONGC deployed more divers to trace the missing crew members. Some body parts were found yesterday while more were traced this morning,” he said. The remains have been taken to the R N Cooper Municipal General Hospital. The DNA samples of relatives of the…
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(PTI) The government will soon invite fresh applications for the post of RBI Deputy Governor, a position that fell vacant after S S Mundra retired on completion of his three-year term on July 31, 2017. Although interviews were conducted on July 29 last year, the government has decided to start the process all over again, sources said without giving reasons. Advertisements seeking application from eligible bankers would be issued soon, they added. The Financial Sector Regulatory Appointment Search Committee (FSRASC) headed by the Cabinet Secretary will select a suitable candidate to succeed Mundra. The central bank has four deputy governors — two from…
(Hindustan) जमीनों के नए सर्किल रेट दून समेत पूरे राज्य में सोमवार से लागू हो जाएंगे। जिला प्रशासन सुबह नए रेट एनआईसी की वेबसाइट पर डालने के साथ नई बुकलेट भी जारी करेगा। 12 जनवरी की कैबिनेट बैठक में नए सर्किल रेट पर मुहर लग चुकी है। इस बीच शनिवार और रविवार छुट्टी होने के चलते सब रजिस्ट्रार ऑफिस बंद रहा। लिहाजा, नए सर्किट सोमवार यानी आज से प्रभावी होंगे। एडीएम वित्त वीर सिंह बुदियाल ने बताया कि नए सर्किल रेट लागू करने की सभी तैयारी कर ली गई है। सोमवार सुबह ही एनआईसी की वेबसाइट पर अधिकृत रेट उपलब्ध…
(Hindustan) बहुजन समाज पार्टी (बसपा) अध्यक्ष मायावती ने इसी साल होने वाले कई विधानसभाओं के साथ ही लोकसभा चुनाव कराने की संभावना व्यक्त करते हुए केन्द्र की भारतीय जनता पार्टी (भाजपा) की सरकार और राष्ट्रीय स्वयं सेवक संघ (आरएसएस) पर संविधान के साथ छेड़छाड़ कर उसके कमजोर करने का आरोप लगाया। मायावती सोमवार को अपने 62वें जन्मदिन पर संवाददाता सम्मेलन को सम्बोधित कर रही थी। उन्होंने भाजपा के साथ ही कांग्रेस को भी आड़े हाथों लिया। दोनों दलों पर साजिशन बसपा को कमजोर करने का आरोप लगाया। उन्होंने बसपा कार्यकर्ताओं से इन दलों से सावधान रहने की अपील की। उन्होंने कहा…
(PTI) As Rahul Gandhi arrived in UP on his first visit to the state after becoming the Congress president, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today advised him to shun “negative politics” and instead focus on development. The Congress leader arrived in the state on a two-day visit to galvanise party workers for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and breathe life in the party which saw its worst-ever performance in the 2017 Assembly elections getting only seven seats in the 403-member House. “The Congress president should give up doing negative politics,” Adityanath told reporters here even as Rahul Gandhi arrived in Lucknow…
(Hindustan) सीजेआई के खिलाफ सुप्रीम कोर्ट के चार वरिष्ठतम जजों की प्रेस वार्ता से उपजा विवाद समाप्त हो गया है। देश के सर्वोच्च विधी अधिकारी अटॉर्नी जनरल केके वेणुगोपाल ने यहां सुप्रीम कोर्ट परिसर में कहा जजों के बीच विवाद सुलझ गया है अब कोई इशू नहीं है। उन्होंने कहा कि सुबह 10.20 बजे सभी जजों ने सीजेआई दीपक मिश्रा के साथ चाय पी और बातचीत कर मामले को सुलझा लिया। यह पूछे जाने पर कि क्या वह इस बैठक में मौजूद थे, वेणुगोपाल ने हंस कर कहा भगवान का शुक्रिया मै बैठक में नहीं था। सुप्रीम कोर्ट जज लॉउंज…
(PTI) The UIDAI today allowed face recognition as additional means of Aadhaar authentication to be used in combination with existing ways such as fingerprint or iris scan. The move will enable easy authentication for those individuals who face a difficulty in other biometric authentication like fingerprint and iris. The facility is being allowed only in a “fusion mode” that is along with other existing means of authentication, and will be available by July 1, 2018, an official release said. “This facility is going to help in inclusive authentication of those who are not able to biometrically authenticate due to their worn out…
(PTI) Essar Oilfield Services Ltd is eyeing a 20 per cent jump in revenues next fiscal as the country’s focus on raising domestic output propels a stagnant rig hire market. The company, which owns 16 rigs used for drilling of oil and gas, is expected to end the current fiscal with a revenue of Rs 300 crore, up from Rs 105 crore in the previous year, its CEO Rajeev Nayyer said. “In the next fiscal, we are expecting a 20 per cent rise in revenues to Rs 360 crore” as more of the company’s rigs are hired by explorers, he said. Of…
(PTI) Dense fog and cold wave conditions continued to hit normal life in parts of Uttar Pradesh today. The local MeT office here said dense to very dense fog occurred at a few places in eastern Uttar Pradesh and in isolated places in the western part of the state. Cold to severe cold day conditions prevailed at a few places in eastern and western parts of the state, and day temperatures fell appreciably in Gorakhpur, Lucknow and Moradabad divisions, it said. The day temperature were markedly below normal in Gorakhpur, Faizabad, Lucknow, Bareilly and Moradabad divisions, just below normal in Kanpur and…
100% FDI under automatic route for Single Brand Retail Trading 100% FDI under automatic route in Construction Development Foreign airlines allowed to invest up to 49% under approval route in Air India FIIs/FPIs allowed to invest in Power Exchanges through primary market Definition of ‘medical devices’ amended in the FDI Policy The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval to a number of amendments in the FDI Policy. These are intended to liberalise and simplify the FDI policy so as to provide ease of doing business in the country. In turn, it will…