(AU) लंबे समय से अटका पड़ा केंद्रीय कैबिनेट के विस्तार का मामला अब जल्द ही निपट सकता है। भाजपा अध्यक्ष अमित शाह के घर हुई 8 केंद्रीय मंत्रियों की बैठक में इस मुद्दे पर चर्चा की गई है। वहीं गुजरात विधानसभा चुनावों को लेकर भी बातचीत हुई। बैठक में गुजरात चुनावों के प्रभारी बनाए गए अरुण जेटली और सह प्रभारी नरेन्द्र तोमर भी मौजूद रहे। मीटिंग के बाद अरुण जेटली ने संकेत दिया है कि वो अब ज्यादा दिनों तक रक्षा मंत्री नहीं रहेंगे। ऐसे में उम्मीद जताई जा रही है कि जल्द ही देश को एक नया रक्षामंत्री मिल सकता है। दरअसल प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र…
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(PTI) Two months after the rollout of GST, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said apprehensions with regard to the indirect tax regime have been proven to be unfounded and a smooth transition has happened. He asked chief secretaries of all states to further boost efforts to increase registration under GST (Goods and Services Tax) and to achieve a quantum jump in this regard within a month, a PMO statement said. The prime minister was chairing his 21st meeting of Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI), a monthly interaction with top officials of states through a vide conference. GST was rolled…
With the purpose of increasing awareness about dam safety measures in the country and finalisation of Emergency Action Plan (EAP) a stakeholders consultation Workshop was organised by Tamil Nadu Water Resources Department in collaboration with Central Water Commission was held recently at Krishnagiri dam site, district Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. Over 150 delegates representing the stakeholders involved with relief and rescue operations and representatives from National Disaster Management Authority, State Disaster Management Authority, India Meteorological Department, State Health, Fire, Police, Revenue and Road Departments and Railways participated in the Workshop. Shri NK Mathur, Member, Central Water Commission presided over the Workshop…
(ET) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit his home state Gujarat at least twice in September with plans to highlight ambitious development projects that some hope will galvanize the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), still smarting from a recent high-stakes election loss to the Congress, ahead of assembly elections. A string of planned events, including laying the grounds for the ambitious ‘bullet train’ and dedicating the Sardar Sarovar Dam to the nation, are likely to set tone for the BJP’s campaign for Gujarat elections due this year. The ruling party, which suffered a serious setback earlier in August when it failed…
(AT) उत्तर प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ गुरुवार को गाजियाबाद में कैलाश मानसरोवर भवन की नींव रखेंगे. योगी ने CM बनने के बाद इसका ऐलान किया था जिसकी नींव अब पड़ेगी. एक लाख रुपए की मदद का किया था वादा आपको बता दें कि योगी जब सीएम बनने के बाद पहली बार गोरखपुर गए थे, उस दौरान उन्होंने इसका ऐलान किया था. योगी ने इसी के साथ ही ऐलान किया था कि यूपी सरकार कैलाश मानसरोवर की यात्रा पर जाने वालों को एक-एक लाख रुपये की आर्थिक सहायता देगी. CM बोले थे कि यूपी का कोई नागरिक यदि कैलाश मानसरोवर…
(ET) Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) will soon seek shareholders’ approval to raise a debt of Rs 25,000 crore to fund the planned acquisition of Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL). The board of ONGC has approved raising the debt and would now take the proposal to shareholders. “This is a blanket approval. We have kept all options open from bank loan to issue of domestic or overseas bonds,” a senior executive at ONGC said. ONGC would need Rs 37,750 crore to pay for government’s 51.1% stake in HPCL at current market prices. ONGC plans to use a mix of internal…
(FE) The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered an inquiry into the financial details of Amrapali group, senior state government officials said. “We have asked the Greater Noida Authority to conduct an official inquiry into the financial status of Amrapali group. The government will take every possible measure to solve the issues of the distressed home buyers,” a senior government official said. “The authorities have been asked to use every possible law and provisions to ensure relief to buyers,” the official added.Home buyers have been suffering for the last three to eight years due to late delivery of flats in housing…
(AU) सेना की युद्धक क्षमता बढ़ाने के लिए केंद्र सरकार 57 हजार सैन्य अधिकारियों, जेसीओ एवं अन्य कर्मियों को फिर से तैनाती देने जा रही है। सैन्य सुधार पर गठित शेकातकर समिति की सिफारिश को मानते हुए यह फैसला किया गया है। युद्धक क्षमता बढ़ाने के अलावा समिति को रक्षा खर्च में संतुलन कायम करने के लिए भी सुझाव देना था। इसके लिए समिति ने संसाधनों के बेहतर इस्तेमाल की अनुशंसा की है। इन सिफारिशों पर 31 दिसंबर, 2019 से अमल किया जाएगा। रक्षा मंत्री अरुण जेटली ने बुधवार को यहां केंद्रीय मंत्रिमंडल की बैठक के बाद बताया कि आजादी के बाद यह…
(TOI) Keeping in view the emissions concern, Petroleum and Natural GasMinister Dharmendra Pradhan today said that Bharat Stage VI (BS VI) will be introduced by April 2020 and it will be as clean as CNG. Addressing the workshop on ‘Converging the Divergence between Diesel and Petrol Prices,’ he stated that the refineries are being upgraded for BS VI production with an investment of Rs 30,000 crore. Pradhan also ruled out cutting taxes on petrol and diesel to cushion the impact of rising international oil prices that has led to petrol rates increasing by over Rs 6 per litre since the beginning of July. State-owned oil companies in June dumped the 15-year old practice…
(FE) The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear a batch of petitions challenging various aspects of Aadhaar in the first week of November.While senior advocate Shyam Divan, representing various petitioners, sought early hearing on the issue, the Centre told a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra that it will extend the deadline for mandatory Aadhaar to avail social welfare benefits to December 31 from the earlier September 30. Attorney-general KK Venugopal made this statement in view of last week’s historic decision by the nine-judge Constitution bench on August 24 that declared the right to privacy as a…