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(PTI) In a blow to Delhi’s ruling Aam Admi Party, the Election Commission on Friday recommended to the President the disqualification of 20 of its MLAs for holding office of profit, setting the stage for their ouster from the Assembly In its opinion sent to President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday morning, the Election Commission said the MLAs, by occupying the post of parliamentary secretaries between March 13, 2015 and September 8, 2016, held office of profit, and were liable to be disqualified as legislators, highly-placed sources said The President is bound to go by the recommendation of the Commission.…

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(PTI) Dense fog enveloped the national capital this morning, leading to cancellation of 13 north-bound trains. The mercury also dropped to 5.6 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s average although it was yesterday recorded at 9.1 degrees Celsius. According to the Northern Railways, 13 trains had to be cancelled due to poor visibility while 21 trains are running late. The timing of four trains was rescheduled owing to bad weather. At Safdarjung observatory, visibility was recorded at 200 meters at 8.30 am while the same recorded was 650 meters at Palam observatory. According to MeT department, humidity level registered…

(ET) To deal with train delays during fog, Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has deployed a new GPS-based system for auto warning to train drivers. An equipment called FogPASS (Fog Pilot Assistance system for Safety) consisting of an inbuilt battery and GPS antenna with magnetic base has been installed in all locomotives in NFR. The device is placed on the consul of the pilot and as the train moves, it displays short description and remaining distance of next two landmarks in geographical order on LCD screen. Landmarks include signals of various types, level crossing gate etc. As a train approaches a…

(PTI) Permitting 49 per cent foreign direct investment in Air India brings the airline at par with other domestic carriers and does away with the preferential treatment that was extended to the national carrier, Civil Aviation Minster Ashok Gajapathi Raju said today. The Union Cabinet has decided to allow foreign investments, including from foreign airlines, to upto 49 per cent in Air India, provided that substantial ownership and effective control of the airline is vested in an Indian national. “(The Cabinet decision means) Air India is on par with other airlines within the country. So, in a way it is…

(PTI) Mathura refinery has decided to go for innovation and revamp of its two units to meet the challenge of 100 per cent production of BS-VI grade fuel by 2020, a director said. “With the addition of third reactor in series to the existing two reactors and furnace, Prime G (gasoline de- sulphurization) unit of Mathura refinery is being revamped for ensuring BS-VI petrol with sulphur content 8ppm (wt),” Mathura Refinery’s Executive Director Larry Wright Khongwir told reporters yesterday. He added both the revamped units are expected to be commissioned by September 2019. India plans to leapfrog to BS-VI fuel…

(PTI) Jammu and Kashmir has a potential to produce 16,475 MW of hydro power as per the assessment made by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh told Legislative Council here today. In a written reply to the question of BJP MLC Vikram Randhawa in the Council, Singh said out of total, 11,283 MW of hydro power can be produced on river Chenab, followed by 3,084 MW on river Jehlum and 1,608 MW on Indus river. A total of 3,263.46 MW has been harnessed on three western rivers from Jehlum, Chenab and Indus through state, central and public…

(PTI) After a gap of over three- decades, state-owned OilBSE 1.68 % and Natural Gas Corp (ONGCBSE 0.23 %) is set to open a new sedimentary basin in the country as it puts KutchBSE 4.96 % offshore on the oil and gas map of India. Kutch would be India’s eighth sedimentary basin. ONGC had previously opened for commercial production six out of India’s seven producing basins. Cauvery was the last Category-I producing basin which was discovered in 1985. ONGC has made a significant natural gas discovery in the Gulf of Kutch off the west coast, which it plans to bring…