The roadshow will travel to key Indian cities, each with its own specific sectors of focus. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to inaugurate the UP Investors’ Summit to be held in Lucknow on February 21-22. “The PM has expressed his willingness to attend the session. Along with him, a host of Union ministers are also likely to participate,” said an official. Around 5,000 delegates from India and abroad are expected to attend the event and we are expecting MoUs of Rs 1lakh crore to be signed. Reports Amit Bhanot in Governance Democracy&Politics (GDP), December Issue Uttar Pradesh government started the preparation for its UP…
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The districts which will benefit from the oil terminal include Bargarh, Balangir, Deogarh, Jharsuguda, Keonjhar, Kalahandi, Sundargarh, Sambalpur, Sonepur and Nuapada. The Union Minister said plans are afoot for setting up another oil terminal jointly by HPCL and BPCL in the district. He appealed to the State Government to provide land for the proposed project, Reports Bureau in Governance Democracy&Politics (GDP), December Issue Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan dedicated state of the art oil terminals of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. at Jharsuguda and Jatni to the nation in presence of Dr Prabhas Kumar Singh, MP, Bargarh,…
(PTI) The next time you get an unsolicited call on your mobile phone displaying an international calling code, dial 1963 to report it, the government said today. “A toll-free number — 1800110420 or 1963 — has been opened by all the telecom services providers (TSPs) for the purpose of reporting by customers which further helps in unearthing of illegal telephone exchanges,” Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Gangaran Ahir said in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha. He said that an SMS from telecom operators saying that “while receiving international calls, if local or STD or…
(AT) बनारस हिंदू यूनिवर्सिटी (BHU) में एक बार फिर से हिंसा भड़क गई है. समाजवादी छात्रसभा के नेता आशुतोष सिंह की गिरफ्तारी के विरोध में पूरे कैंपस में जमकर हंगामा हुआ. प्रदर्शनकारी छात्रों ने कैंपस में तोड़फोड़ और आगजनी की वारदात को अंजाम दिया. इसके चलते BHU में फिर से दहशत का माहौल है. IIT-BHU के कार्यक्रम डीजे नाइट को लेकर हुए बवाल मामले में आशुतोष सिंह आरोपी है. उसकी गिरफ्तारी के बाद कैंपस का माहौल गरमागया. इस दौरान पुलिस और प्रदर्शनकारी छात्रों के बीच जमकर झड़प हुई. उपद्रवी छात्रों ने एक बस को आग के हवाले कर दिया और 50 से…
(PTI) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may either be holding back Rs 2,000 notes or could have stopped printing high denomination currency, says a SBI Research report. Juxtaposing the data presented in the Lok Sabha recently with the one provided by RBI in its Annual Report earlier, the SBI Ecoflash report said today, “we observe” that the value of small denomination currency in circulation up to March 2017 was Rs 3,501 billion. This implies that the value of high denomination notes was equivalent to Rs 13,324 billion as on December 8, after netting out the small denomination notes from…
(PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called for strengthening the BJP at its roots for a win in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and also pitched for promoting young faces inside and outside the party.Addressing the BJP parliamentary party here, Modi pushed for promoting the younger generation for a “New India”, a vision for 2022 promoted by his government. Modi, who was given a standing ovation by party leaders on the BJP’s recent electoral victories in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, urged them not to be affected by the opposition’s “disinformation” campaign against the party, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar told…
Minister of Law & Justice and Electronics & Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad advocated for the open internet access to all. He said that given India’s focus on keeping internet open for localised ideas and concepts, the right for all to access the internet is “non-negotiable”. “Internet is supposed to be democratic. It is a big global platform, but must be linked the local ideas and concepts. That is the very clear focus of India, and therefore the right of access is non-negotiable.” Reports Amit Bhanot in Governance Democracy&Politics (GDP), December Issue Prime Minister Narendra Modi, inaugurated the Global Conference on Cyberspace 2017…
(PTI) The Congress today termed its outing in the Gujarat assembly polls under the stewardship of party president Rahul Gandhi as its “moral victory”. “Congress’ Party’s campaign under the leadership of #CongressPresidentRahulGandhi ji has led to a moral victory for our party in #Gujarat…,” AICC general secretary in- charge for Gujarat Ashok Gehlot tweeted. According to results and trends available on the Election Commission’s website, the Congress was locked in a close contest with the BJP. From the results announced till now, the Congress emerged victorious in 65 assembly segments, while the BJP bagged 74 seats. The Congress was leading in 12…
(DJ) गुजरात और हिमाचल प्रदेश में शानदार जीत को भारतीय जनता पार्टी के अध्यक्ष अमित शाह ने वशंवाद, जातिवाद और तुष्टिकरण के ऊपर बताया है। पार्टी को मिली दोनों राज्यों में जीत पर दिल्ली के पार्टी मुख्यालय में भारी जश्न के बीच पहुंचे भाजपा अध्यक्ष ने कहा कि आज का दिन पार्टी के लिए उमंग का दिन है और अब पार्टी पीएम मोदी के 2022 के लक्ष्य को पूरा करने की दिशा में काम करेगी। केन्द्र के गरीब लक्ष्य कार्यक्रम की जीत अमित शाह ने कहा कि उनकी पार्टी अब दोनों जगहों पर सरकार बनाने जा रही है। उन्होंने कहा कि इसके लिए…
(PTI) Election results in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh indicate a strong support for politics of good governance and development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today as trends showed that the BJP was inching towards victory in the two states. “I bow to the people of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh for their affection and trust in BJP. I assure them that we will leave no stone unturned in furthering the development journey of these states and serve the people tirelessly,” he said in a series of tweets. He also said the results proved that there is a strong support for “politics…