(AU) दिल्ली में सोमवार 13 नवंबर से लेकर 17 नवंबर तक के लिए ऑड-ईवन फॉर्मूला एक बार फिर लागू करने का ऐलान कर दिया गया है। परिवहन मंत्री कैलाश गहलोत ने अपनी प्रेस कांफ्रेंस में ये बात बताई। यह नियम सुबह 8 बजे से लेकर रात 8 बजे तक लागू रहेगा। उन्होंने यह भी कहा कि सीएनजी वाहन इस फॉर्मूले से मुक्त होंगे। कैलाश गहलोत ने इसके नियमों की जानकारी देते हुए बताया कि 13,15 और 17 को ऑड नंबर की गाड़ियां और 14 व 16 को ईवन नंबर की गाड़ियां सड़कों पर चलेंगी। बता दें कि ईवन नंबर 0,2,4,6,8 हैं और ऑड नंबर…
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(PTI) Voting closed today in the hill state of Himachal Pradesh, where the BJP is seeking to dislodge the Virbhadra Singh-led Congress government on the issue of corruption while deflecting attacks by rivals on demonetisation and GST.Sixty sitting MLAs were among the 337 candidates fighting for a seat in the 68-member legislative assembly of Himachal Pradesh, one of few states under Congress rule. The results along with those of the BJP-ruled Gujarat will be a bellwether of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity.As many as 7,525 polling booths were set up and 37,605 personnel deputed for poll duty in the state,…
Embarking on an ambitious mission to empower Indian youth with skill training and employability, the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE)today hosted the National Entrepreneurship Awards 2017 marking the completion of three glorious years of its inception today. The awards were conferred in the august presence of Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Minister of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Ambassador of Japan to India Shri Kenji Hiramatsu, Secretary MSDE Dr K.P Krishnan and Managing Director & CEO, ICICI Bank Ltd Ms Chanda Kochhar. Congratulating all…
(LiveMint) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reduced its order for printing currency notes in the current fiscal year to the lowest in five years for lack of space in the currency chests of the central bank and commercial banks, two people familiar with the matter said. The indent (government jargon for order) for fiscal 2018 now stands at 21 billion pieces of currency, as against 28 billion pieces in the previous year, the two people said on condition of anonymity. The average annual indent for banknotes over the past five years was 25 billion pieces. Experts said last year’s…
(FE) Even the Winter Session of Parliament couldn’t bear the heat of the current election campaign in the country. The parliament session that usually begins in the third week of November, is likely to be delayed till campaigning ends for the last phase of the Gujarat assembly elections till December 12 according to The Indian Express. Generally, the session starts in the second week of November, but this time it has seen a considerable delay due to the polling campaign. As per the rules, the dates have to be announced at least 15 days before the session starts as it…
(AU) हिमाचल विधानसभा चुनाव के लिए वोटिंग जारी है। सूबे के 50 लाख मतदाता 68 सीटों पर खड़े 337 प्रत्याशियों के भाग्य का फैसला करेंगे। 10 बजे तक दो घंटे में हिमाचल में 13.72 प्रतिशत मतदान दर्ज किया गया है। पोलिंग बूथों पर सुबह से मतदाताओं की भारी भीड़ उमड़ी है। अभी तक शांतिपूर्ण ढंग से मतदान प्रक्रिया जारी है। मतदान सुबह आठ बजे शुरू हुआ था। चुनाव आयोग ने 399 मतदान केंद्रों को संवेदनशील घोषित किया है। सुरक्षा के व्यापक इंतजाम किए गए हैं।
(FE) The good days are not far away for central government employees who have been keenly waiting for finance ministry’s intervention with regard to clearing a hike in their minimum pay. These employees deserve a pay hike beyond the recommendations made under the 7th Pay Commission – a recent report by Zee Business quoted a finance ministry source saying. The report further quoted the source saying that the pay hike is necessary to help keep up with inflation. For this, government might accept the recommendations made by the National Anomaly Committee (NAC) in regard to hike in pay cap soon.…
(AU) भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक के पूर्व गर्वनर रघुराम राजन ने उन अटकलों पर विराम लगा दिया है, जिनमें माना जा रहा था कि वे राज्यसभा सदस्य बन सकते हैं। यूनिवर्सिटी ऑफ शिकागो में पढ़ा रहे राजन के ऑफिस की ओर से स्टेटमेंट जारी किया गया है। स्टेटमेंट में कहा गया है कि शिकागो में काम ज्यादा होने की वजह से इस ऑफर को अपना नहीं पाएंगे। ऑनलाइन मीडिया रिपोर्ट्स के मुताबिक आम आदमी पार्टी (आप) की ओर से राजन को जनवरी में राज्यसभा सदस्य बनने का ऑफर दिया गया था। इसके बाद आप में मचे घमासान मच गया, हालांकि सूत्र बताते हैं कि दूसरे…
(FE) Unfazed by opposition criticism, Indian Railways is working overtime to push ahead with the much-talked about the “Bullet Train” project, aiming to complete it ahead of the August 2022 deadline set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani, who has a reputation of a turnaround man, has taken up the task of monitoring and chairing the periodic review meetings of the project that is estimated to cost over Rs 1 lakh crore ($15 billion). Lohani held a high-level meeting in Rail Bhavan last Thursday which was attended by Japanese Ambassador Kenji Hiramatsu, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar, Central…
(TH) There have been deviations from the original alignment for laying the GAIL pipeline in many places, causing inconvenience to the public, according to a report filed by the Advocate Commissioner in the Kerala High Court.The commissioner recommended a safety standard check up by technical experts to ensure the safety of the public at large. The Advocate Commissioner, who inspected areas from Perumbilavu in Thrissur to Mukkam, where anti-pipeline protests are continuing, suggested that authorities consider alternative proposals for laying the pipeline. “The original alignment has been deviated in many places without any substantial reason, causing more inconvenience to the public. In one…