(ET) India’s power-for-all plan is facing an unexpected challenge. Legal electricity connection with bills isn’t attractive for many villagers in several states, because it is a drain on their meagre income. Surveys in states such as Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha indicated that many people didn’t want legal electricity connections to avoid rise in expenses, a senior government official said. Having electrified nearly three-fourths of the villages targeted under targeted under the government programme, the union power ministry and state power ministers will now look at ways around this hurdle to meet the 100% goal. Bihar, Nagaland,…
Author: Amitabh Kumar
National Mission on Clean Ganga (NMCG) will be observing Ganga Swachhta Sankalp Divas on May 02,2017 at 12 locations, namely- Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna, Bhagalpur, Sahibganj, Kolkata, Raj Ghat (Hardoi), Bithoor, Srinagar ( Uttarakhand), Vidhur Kuti (Bijnor) and Devprayag. The event would also be organized at more than 30 other locations through Ganga Vichaar Manch, local NGOs and volunteer support. Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti would attend the events at Vidhur Kuti , Srinagar and Devprayag. Events at other locations shall be presided by various Central and State level dignitaries and functionaries,…
(HT) The Congress removed on Saturday Digvijaya Singh as its in-charge of poll-bound Karnataka as well as Goa, where the party failed to form government despite emerging as the largest party by votes. Lok Sabha member KC Venugopal was appointed as general secretary of the party and given the charge of Karnataka, where the Congress is hoping to retain power. Party secretary A Chella Kumar was given the charge of Goa. “Congress President Sonia Gandhi has assigned the task of looking after Karnataka and Goa affairs to new AICC teams,” a release by the party said. Elections are due in Karnataka…
(Tribune) The annual Chardham Yatra in Uttarakhand began today with the reopening of the portals of Gangotri and Yamunotri temples in the Garhwal Himalayas amid chanting of vedic hymns after nearly a six-month winter break. Thousands of pilgrims thronged the two Himalayan shrines to witness the elaborate ceremonies which preceded their simultaneous reopening at 12.15 pm on the occasion of ‘Akshaya Tritiya’. After prayers were offered by priests and ‘Purohits’ in the Gangotri, former Chief Minister and Haridwar MP Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and Gangotri MLA Gopal Rawat formally declared the annual yatra open in the presence of Uttarkashi SP Dadan Pal Singh. Thousands of pilgrims…
(DJ) सांसद रहते हुए मुख्यमंत्री चुने गए योगी आदित्यनाथ विधानसभा चुनाव लड़ सकते हैं। सिर्फ वही नहीं, उनके दोनों उप मुख्यमंत्रियों समेत मंत्रिमंडल के दो अन्य सदस्यों को भी विधायकी के चुनाव में उतरना पड़ेगा। इन सबके लिए छह माह के भीतर विधानसभा या विधान परिषद की सदस्यता हासिल करना अनिवार्य है और फिलहाल चुनाव के अलावा अन्य विकल्प नहीं दिखाई दे रहे। योगी आदित्यनाथ गोरखपुर से चार बार सांसद रह चुके हैं और यह पहला मौका होगा जबकि वह विधानसभा चुनाव से रूबरू होंगे। अब तक वह अपने लोगों को ही विधानसभा चुनाव लड़ाते रहे हैं। उनके लिए कई विधायकों…
(FE) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the Muslim community must not politicise the issue of triple talaq and rather look for solutions. Speaking at the Basava Convention in New Delhi, Prime Minister Modi said: “Main Muslim samaaj se aagrah karunga ki triple talaq ke mudde ko rajneeti ke daayre mein mat aane dijiye. Aap log aake aakar iska samaadhan kijiye (I request Muslim society not to politicise the triple talaq issue. Rather, come forward and solve the matter).” Prime Minister Modi said he would fight against the suffering of Muslim daughters in the country, saying his government…
(ANI) Slamming officials and petrol pumps where the electronic chips have been found, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday reacted to reports saying strict action would be taken where the electronic chips had been found. No culprits will be spared and today a special task force had raided multiple petrol pumps in Lucknow to check out the reports of petrol theft. Strict action will be taken on them,? Pradhan told ANI. Pradhan further stated that petrol pump owners had been reportedly selling a lesser amount of petrol at the same charge.?The authorities were reported to have found at least seven such…