(AU) केंद्रीय गृह मंत्री राजनाथ सिंह ने वीरवार को मंडी और बैजनाथ में चुनावी जनसभाएं कर मोदी सरकार की उपलब्धियां गिनाईं जबकि कांग्रेस पर तीखा हमला बोला। उन्होंने कहा कि हम धूल झोंककर नहीं, आंखों में आंखें डाल कर वोट मांग रहे हैं। लोकतंत्र लोकलाज के बिना नहीं। भ्रष्टाचार के आरोप तय होने पर त्यागपत्र देना नेता का धर्म होना चाहिए। राजनाथ ने कहा कि जिस पार्टी के मुखिया पर भ्रष्टाचार के आरोप हों, उसे वोट नहीं मांगने चाहिए। मंडी सदर क्षेत्र के मझवाड़ में राजनाथ ने कहा कि दोकलाम का मुद्दा केंद्र सरकार की सूझबूझ से सुलझा है। दोकलाम में…
Author: Amit Bhanot
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the Global Clubfoot Conference being organised by the CURE India in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, in New Delhi today (November 1, 2017). Speaking on the occasion, the President said that clubfoot is one of the most common orthopaedic birth defects. It can cause permanent disability if not treated early. This affects the child’s mobility and confidence. Inevitably, education and schooling suffer – and the child cannot fulfil his or her potential. The President said that in India the burden of disability affects more…
(PTI) An intense electoral battle is on the cards in the hills and valleys of Himachal Pradesh with traditional rivals, the Congress and the BJP locking horns in all 68 constituencies and 62 MLAs in the fray. Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, 10 ministers, eight Chief Parliamentary secretaries, Deputy Speaker Jagat Singh Negi, former chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal and over a dozen former ministers are among those who have thrown their hat in the ring. Speaker BBL Butail opted out in favour of his son Ashish Kumar from Palampur while nomination papers of senior-most minister Vidya Stokes was rejected. At present, the Congress and…
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the revision in the price of ethanol under Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme for supply to the Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies. The revised price of ethanol would be fixed at Rs.40.85/- per litre under EBP and will be applicable for the forthcoming sugar season 2017-18. GST and transportation charges will also be payable additionally. The revised price will be applicable during ethanol supply period from 1st December 2017 to 30th November, 2018. The approval will facilitate the continued policy of the Government in…
(ET) Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said the Railways was investing Rs 3,500 crore in Jharkhand in the current financial year. Inaugurating a three-day Global Mining Summit here, Goyal said Jharkhand was on the path of development and Chief Minister Raghubar Das had responded to the Maoist menace positively. “The Chief Minister has told us to start work in Maoist-infested areas and promised security,” he said. On the first day of the mining submit, the Jharkhand government and Coal India LtdBSE -1.52 % signed a MoU to provide drinking water to people from coal mines free of cost.
(PTI) State-owned Indian Oil Corp has been given green nod for augmenting its Koyali-Sanganer pipeline (KSPL) capacity up to 6 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) from existing 4.6 MTPA at a cost of Rs 273.23 crore, a senior government official said today. The company’s proposal is to expand KSPL, which traverses from Koyali in Gujarat to Sanganer in Rajasthan, by augmenting the capacity of pumping stations located at Vadodara, Pali and other allied facilities. “Based on the recommendation of an expert panel, the environment ministry has given environment clearance for the IOC’s proposal on KSPL,” the official said. The clearance is…
Inaugurates Medical Camp and two Skill Development programmes The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that the Healthcare sector and Skill Development in youth crucial for India’s progress. He was addressing the gathering after inaugurating a Medical Camp in association with Star and Rainbow Hospitals and two Skill Development facilities – CCTV Network Management and Optic Fiber Technician courses in association with L&T Smart World Communications Limited and GATI Drivers Training Institute in association with Gati-KWE Pvt. Ltd., at Swarna Bharat Trust, in Hyderabad today. The Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana, Shri Mohammad Mahmood Ali, the…
(AU) जम्मू-कश्मीर की मुख्यमंत्री महबूबा मुफ्ती ने गुरुवार को केंद्रीय गृहमंत्री राजनाथ सिंह से दिल्ली में मुलाकात की। गृहमंत्री के साउथ ब्लॉक स्थित ऑफिस में यह मीटिंग करीब एक घंटे से ज्यादा चली। सीएम महबूबा अपने प्रधान सचिव बीबी व्यास के साथ मीटिंग के लिए पहुंची। मीडिया रिपोर्ट्स के मुताबिक, इस दौरान राजनाथ सिंह ने कश्मीरी पंडितों की नौकरियों का मुद्दा उठाया। इसके साथ ही उन्होंने केंद्र की ओर से जारी जम्मू-कश्मीर को दिए फंड राशि पर समीक्षा की गई। इसके साथ ही राज्य में जारी विकास कार्यों, हिंसा और सुरक्षा को लेकर भी गहन चर्चा हुई। सीएम महबूबा ने कहा ‘घाटी में हालात सुधरे हैं मीटिंग…
“Electricity is the future of economic growth in India. This growth cannot take place without Industry participation in Energy Sector”, says Shri R.K. Singh. Union Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Shri R. K. Singh addressed the 3rd Global Investors’ India Forum, here today. The theme of the event was ‘Ideate, Innovate, Implement and Invest in India’ and it was attended by global industry stalwarts. Addressing the august gathering, Shri Singh said that looking at the future of growing power consumption in India, it is expected that the per capita energy consumption would expand at a breakneck speed, tripling in the next 5-7 years. The Minister assured…
(TOI) The Gujarat Assembly elections will be held in two phases on December 9 and 14, respectively, the Election Commission (EC) announced on Wednesday. 89 Assembly constituencies will vote in phase 1, while 93 will vote in phase 2.Counting of votes will take place on December 18. With the announcement of the dates, the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) comes into force with immediate effect in the state. Both Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs) and Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will be in use, chief election commissioner AK Joti said. The height of the voting compartment has been increased from 24 to 30 inches to “maintain secrecy of…