(DNA) Indian Railways is continuously increasing the number of trains for the convenience of its passengers. According to Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, the Railway Department is running new special trains on many routes. The frequency of some trains has been increased and the operating period of some has been extended. Piyush Goyal announced that 32 pairs of trains including Garib Rath Express Special, Taj Superfast Express, Shan-e-Punjab Special and Mumbai Central-Hazrat Nizamuddin August Kranti Rajdhani Express will be resumed soon. Notably, the services of regular passenger trains were curtailed following the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic last year.
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(DNA) Hailing party`s victory in Uttar Pradesh Zila panchayat chief polls, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the BJP government will continue to set new standards of progress by fulfilling the aspirations of the farmers, poor and deprived sections of the state. “Congratulations to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, UP BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh and party workers on the grand victory of BJP in the Uttar Pradesh Zila Panchayat chief elections. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Yogi Adityanath, the BJP government will continue to set new standards of progress by fulfilling the…
(FE) सरकार ने दालों की कीमतों को काबू करने के लिए मूंग को छोड़ कर सभी दालों के लिए स्टॉक लिमिट लगा दी है . होलसेलर्स, रिटेलर्स, मिलर्स और आयातक के लिए यह स्टॉक लिमिट लगाई है ताकि मार्च से बढ़ रही दालों की कीमतों को रोका जा सके. यह आदेश तुरंत प्रभाव से लागू कर दिया गया है. इसे थोक विक्रेताओं, रिटेलर्स, मिल मालिकों और आयातकों पर लागू किया गया है. सरकार ने रिटेल कारोबारियों के लिए पांच टन स्टॉक की लिमिट तय की है, जबकि थोक कारोबारियों और आयातकों के लिए 200 टन की लीमिट तय की गई…
(PTI) With reopening of malls, markets and other trade activities in view of improving COVID-19 situation in Delhi, the district authorities have deployed more enforcement teams and issued increased number of challans for violation of Covid appropriate behaviour. Around 6,000-7,000 challans are being issued over violation of Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) orders to enforce Covid appropriate behaviour like wearing face masks, maintaining social distance, not spitting at public places, among others. “Nearly 150 enforcement teams across 11 districts in the national capital issued 6,775 and 6,643 challans for violation of various norms and Covid appropriate behaviour on June 29 and…
(PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with BJP MLAs from Tamil Nadu, which had gone to assembly polls recently. An ally of the AIADMK, it won four seats in the 234-member assembly. State BJP president L Murugan was also part of the meeting. In a tweet, Modi said “Interacted with @BJP4Tamilnadu President @Murugan_TNBJP and the Party MLAs from Tamil Nadu – Nainar Nagenthran, @VanathiBJP, @MRGandhiNGL and @ck_saraswathi. They shared their vision for the development of Tamil Nadu. Best wishes for their future endeavours.”
(LiveMint) Fuel prices were hiked for the third day in a row on Sunday to breach the ₹100-mark in nine state capitals. After a minuscule increase the previous day, petrol got costlier by 29 paise in the national capital, while diesel rose by 13 paise, according to price notification by the oil retailers. The recent revision took the rate of petrol to ₹99.51 per litre in Delhi while diesel is currently at ₹89.36. In Mumbai, petrol is being sold at ₹105.58 per litre, whereas diesel has reached ₹96.91 per litre. Further, two more state capitals joined the list of cities where auto fuel has crossed the psychological mark…
(BS) In what appears to be a fantastic political premiere for the BJP ahead of the UP Assembly election early next year, the party has registered a thumping victory by winning 65 out of 75 seats in the Uttar Pradesh Zila panchayat elections. The Samajwadi Party was able to win only 6 seats at the polls. The Apna Dal won the Sonbhadra seat while the Jansatta Dal, led by independent MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh or Raja Bhaiyya, has won the Pratapgarh seat. The Jaunpur seat was won by Srikala Singh Reddy, wife of former BSP MP Dhananjay Singh.Chairpersons of 22 zila panchayats out of…
(DJ) यातायात से जुड़े वाहनों में पेट्रोल-डीजल की जगह ग्रीन एनर्जी के इस्तेमाल से अगले दो वर्षों में आयात बिल में एक लाख करोड़ रुपये की बचत होगी। वहीं, देश की ग्रामीण अर्थव्यवस्था को भी मजबूती मिलेगी। पेट्रोलियम मंत्रालय के प्रयास से इस योजना को अंजाम दिया जा रहा है। पेट्रोलियम सचिव तरुण कपूर ने बताया कि बायोडीजल, हाइड्रोजन, कंप्रेस्ड बायोगैस (सीबीजी), एथनॉल जैसी कई ग्रीन एनर्जी के इस्तेमाल को बढ़ाने पर काम चल रहा है। लेकिन अगले दो वर्षो में मुख्य रूप से सीबीजी और एथनॉल का इस्तेमाल बढ़ने से आयात बिल में एक लाख करोड़ रुपये तक की…
(PTI) Union IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad lauded significant social media platforms such as Google, Facebook and Instagram for publishing their first compliance report on voluntary removal of offensive posts as per new IT rules, terming it a big step towards transparency. Under the new IT rules, large digital platforms that have over 5 million users are required to publish periodic compliance reports every month, mentioning the details of complaints received and action taken thereon.Nice to see significant social media platforms like Google, Facebook and Instagram following the new IT Rules. First compliance report on voluntary removal of offensive posts published by them as per IT…
(LiveMint) The climate change risk to financial stability is rising and there is a need for an appropriate policy framework to identify, assess and manage this risk, according to Reserve bank of India. In it’s financial stability report, RBI said that some central banks have started to prepare to monitor and manage climate risks. The Bank of England for instance has announced plans to undertake Biennial Scenario analysis in order to test the resilience of the financial system to the physical and transition risks associated with different climate pathways. Banque de France has also started taking into account the high-level…