(PTI) The Centre in association with the National Legal Service Authority (NALSA) today launched ‘Tele-Law’ scheme in Bihar with an aim to provide an opportunity to the common man to access legal aid easily. Under the scheme, villagers can have access to legal consultation with the help of para legal volunteers at Common Service Centre (CSC) which will be equipped with computers and Internet facility. A person in need of legal aid can get consultation through video-conferencing at a CSC from empanelled lawyers of district and state legal service authority. Rs 30 will be charged for the legal consultation, but…
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(FE) Members of Parliament are set to elect India’s next Vice-President today. The NDA has fielded former Union minister Venkaiah Naidu against opposition’s Gopalkrishna Gandhi. In terms of numbers, Naidu appears to have an edge over Gandhi, but we will have to wait for the final result. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday almost predicted Naidu’s win while addressing MPs supporting Naidu. Modi noted that top posts like those of president and vice president will be held for the next five years by people from a identical ideology, a reference to their BJP background. “This is the first time that such an opportunity has…
Indian Railways have laid a great emphasis on improvement and development of Railway infrastructure in the State of Assam and North Eastern States. 15 major projects of New Lines have been taken up in North Eastern States including in the State of Assam. Details of these projects are as under: (Rs in crore) S.No. Name of Project (with length) Anticipated Cost Expenditure upto March’ 2017 Outlay 2017-18 1 Bogibeel bridge with linking lines between Dibrugharh and North Bank line (73 km) 4996 4102 300 2 New Moynaguri-Jogighopa New Line with Gauge Conversion of New Mal-Moynaguri Road and New Changrabanda-Changrabanda (289 km)…
HPCL Gross Revenue Increases by Rs 8291 Crore (YOY Apr-June 2017) Net Profit of Rs 925 crores for Q1 2017-18 HPCL posted PAT of Rs 925 Crores during April-June 2017. Revenue for the quarter were Rs 59891 crore versus revenue revenue of rs Rs 51600 crore during the first quarter of the previous year . Gross Refinery Margins for the quarter is at $ 5.86/bbl vis-a-vis $ 6.83/bbl during corresponding quarter of previous year.. Physical performance for the quarter is as under:- -Achieved combined Crude Thruput of 4.49 MMT with a capacity utlization of 114% as against thruput of 4.48MMT…
The water storage available in 91 major reservoirs of the country for the week ending on August 03, 2017 was 67.683 BCM which is 43% of total storage capacity of these reservoirs. This percentage was at 39 for the week ending on July 27, 2017. The level of August 03, 2017 was 104% of the storage of corresponding period of last year and 97% of storage of average of last ten years. The total storage capacity of these 91 reservoirs is 157.799 BCM which is about 62% of the total storage capacity of 253.388 BCM which is estimated to have been created in the country. 37 Reservoirs out of these 91 have hydropower benefit with installed capacity…
(Tribune) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat today laid importance on self employment among the youths of the state. Addressing a day-long workshop in Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme in Dehradun, the Chief Minister said it was a matter of pleasure that youth of today in the state were fast taking to self-employment and assured all support to them from his government in this regard. Laying stress on development of micro and mini enterprises, Trivendra Singh Rawat said such enterprises would not only create new employment opportunities but will also help in promotion of local products. He said the indigenous…
(AU) कांग्रेस को पीछे छोड़ते हुए राज्यसभा में भाजपा अब सबसे बड़ी राजनीतिक पार्टी बन गई है। ऊपरी सदन के लिए मध्यप्रदेश के उपचुनाव में निर्वाचित भाजपा सांसद संपतिया उइके ने बृहस्पतिवार को सदन की सदस्यता ग्रहण की। राज्यसभा की यह सीट केंद्रीय मंत्री अनिल माधव दवे के निधन के कारण खाली हुई थी। मादी सरकार के केंद्र की सत्ता में आने के बाद यह पहली बार भाजपा राज्यसभा में नंबर एक की पार्टी बनी है। हालांकि भाजपा के नेतृत्व वाला राजग ऊपरी सदन में अब भी निर्णायक बहुमत से दूर है, लेकिन जदयू के सत्तारूढ़ खेमे में आने के बाद से इसकी संख्या में…
(FE) Indian gold demand jumped 37% in volume term in the April-June quarter from a year earlier despite a 10% fall globally, thanks mainly to a favourable base, showed the World Gold Council (WGC). Fears of a high goods and services tax (GST) rate on gold also spurred consumers and traders to advance their purchases ahead of the GST roll-out, supporting demand during the June quarter. Domestic demand touched 167.4 tonne in the June quarter, against 122.1 tonne a year earlier, showed the data. Given that demand had risen 15% in the January-March quarter, the latest data signal a recovery…
(AU) शादी समारोह आयोजन का खाना अब बर्बाद होने के बजाय जरूरतमंदों तक पहुंचाया जाएगा। सरकार विदेशों की तर्ज पर पहली बार फूड बैंक बनाने की तैयारी कर रही है|जहां बचा हुआ खाना जमा करके इसे जरूरतमंदों तक पहुंचाने की व्यवस्था रहेगी। भारतीय खाद्य सुरक्षा एवं मानक प्राधिकरण इस बैंक की अवधारणा पर आम लोगों से भी सुझाव मांगेगा। अथॉरिटी के सीईओ पवन अग्रवाल ने बताया कि शादी, पार्टी या बड़े आयोजनों में बचा हुआ खाना अक्सर बर्बाद हो जाता है। लेकिन अब यह खाना जरूरतमंदों तक पहुंचाकर उनकी मदद की जा सकती है।इस कार्य में एनजीओ भी मदद करेंगे। फिलहाल देश के…
(PTI) India will start dialogue with Pakistan the day it stops promoting terrorism against this country, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said in Parliament today, while making it clear that terror and talks cannot go together. A combative Swaraj rejected the Opposition contention that the Modi government has no policy with regard to Pakistan, asserting that it had laid the “roadmap” envisioning peace and normalcy even before it took over. “But it can’t be one-sided… Terror and talks cannot go together. The day they stop promoting terror, we will start the talks,” she said replying to a discussion on “India s…