(PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aadityanath today distributed relief to the flood-hit people of the district and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed that all possible efforts are to be made to help those affected by deluge in the state. He said natural calamities cannot be stopped, but if preparations are made in advance, the extent of damage can be reduced to a great extent.The Chief Minister today visited Faizabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Basti and Gorakhpur districts in the state.Toll in the floods in Uttar Pradesh rose to 91 with reports of nine more deaths as the situation remained…
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(NDTV) डेरा सच्चा सौदा के प्रमुख गुरमीत राम रहीम पर नाबालिग से बलात्कार मामले में 25 अगस्त को पंचकुला सीबीआई कोर्ट का फ़ैसला आना है. लेकिन दो दिन पहले से ही उनके अनुयायी बड़ी संख्या में चंडीगढ़ से लेकर पंचकुला तक जमा हो गए हैं. इसे देखते हुए प्रशासन पूरी तरह से हाईअलर्ट पर है. इस बीच पंजाब और हरियाणा हाईकोर्ट ने डेरा सच्चा सौदा को आदेश दिया है कि वह अपने अनुयायियों से वापस घर लौटने की अपील करे. साथ ही कोर्ट ने यह भी कहा कि प्रशासन यह सुनिश्चित करे कि यहां बैठे लोग घर जाएं. धारा 144 क्यों नहीं…
(NDTV) The government welcomes the Supreme Court’s verdict that privacy is a fundamental right, said Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today, asserting that the judgment by a nine-member bench affirms the government’s position. It was the first government response to what critics have called a massive setback for it after it argued in court that the constitution does not guarantee individual privacy as an inalienable fundamental right. But Mr Prasad said the government’s view is consistent that right to privacy should be fundamental, also reading from judgments of the different judges on the Supreme Court bench to underscore that they acknowledged privacy…
(FE) An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the richter scale occurred in Jammu and Kashmir early in the morning today. As per ANI report, the quake hit at around 2:28 AM. No loss of life or injury has been reported so far. This occurred almost two months after a mild earthquake hit the Doda district of the state on May 29. That day, the tremor was recorded at 4.7 on Richter Scale, which reportedly took place at 7.23 pm when residents were getting ready break the fast being observed during the holy month of Ramzan. Soon after the quake was felt many residents…
(ET) State oil companies have raised prices of petrol and diesel by Rs 5.64 per litre and Rs 3.72 per litre respectively since July 1 through daily revisions that have largely gone unnoticed. In Delhi, petrol was being sold for Rs 68.73 a litre and diesel for Rs 57.05 a litre on Wednesday, according to the website of Indian Oil Corp. On July 1, the prices of petrol and diesel were Rs 63.09 and Rs 53.33 a litre. Prices in other states would vary due to local levies. Petrol, diesel as well as jet fuel, crude oil and natural gas are…
(HT) Ashwani Lohani, the chairman and managing director of Air India, was on Wednesday appointed the new chairman of the Railway Board following AK Mittal’s resignation from the post. The development comes close on the heels of Union railway minister Suresh Prabhu hinting that he had offered to quit in the wake of a string of train accidents, the most serious of which left at least 23 dead. Lohani, an Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers officer, had been a key figure in the turnaround of Air India. Sources said he enjoys a good rapport with the Prime Minister’s Office. According to media…
(PTI) The government today appointed senior IAS officer Rajiv Bansal as the Chairman and Managing Director of Air India for three months. Bansal, who is additional secretary and financial adviser at the petroleum ministry, will replace Ashwani Lohani — who has been appointed as the Chairman of Railway Board. A senior civil aviation ministry official said that Bansal has been appointed as Air India CMD for three months. Bansal is from the Nagaland cadre of 1988 batch and hails from Haryana. He is taking over as Air India CMD at a time when the government is working on the modalities for the disinvestment…
(PTI) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the government is not considering banning Rs 2,000 notes, and the Reserve Bank will decide on the timing of issuing the new Rs 200 bill. The government has given the go-ahead to the RBI to issue Rs 200 notes, a move that is aimed at easing the pressure on lower-denomination currency. “The whole process regarding by when the notes will be printed, RBI will take care of that issue. Thus, it would be appropriate for the RBI to announce about dates and related matters to the note printing,” Jaitley told reporters here. When asked whether…
(AU) उत्तर प्रदेश में एक हफ्ते में हुए दो रेल हादसों की नैतिक जिम्मेदारी लेते हुए रेल मंत्री सुरेश प्रभु ने बुधवार को इस्तीफे की पेशकश की है, लेकिन प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने उन्हें फिलहाल इंतजार करने को कहा है। उत्तर प्रदेश के खतौली में शनिवार को और औरैया में बुधवार को हुए हादसों के बाद से विपक्ष उनके इस्तीफे की मांग कर रहा है। प्रभु ने एक बाद एक कई ट्वीट करके इस्तीफे के इरादे जताए। उन्होंने कहा कि दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण हादसों में बहुमूल्य जानें जाने और यात्रियों के घायल होने से वे बहुत दुखी हैं। इस संदर्भ में उन्होंने…
(AU) केंद्र सरकार ओबीसी कोटे के अंदर कोटे की व्यवस्था करने की तैयारी में है। ओबीसी में उप श्रेणियां बनाने के लिए एक आयोग का गठन करने के लिए राष्ट्रपति के पास सिफारिश भेज दी गई है। आयोग अपने गठन के बाद 12 हफ्तों में सरकार को रिपोर्ट सौंपेगा। सरकार की मंशा बिहार, झारखंड सहित 11 राज्यों की तर्ज पर पिछड़ी जातियों और अति पिछड़ी जातियों की उप श्रेणियां बनाने की हैं। इसके बाद केंद्र सरकार की नौकरियों में भी आरक्षण का लाभ उठाने से वंचित कुछ जातियों को सीधा लाभ होगा। बुधवार को हुई कैबिनेट की बैठक के बाद वित्त मंत्री…