(Jagran) सरकारी भूमि पर कब्जा करने और हेरा-फेरी या कूट रचना कर भूमि के फर्जी दस्तावेज बनाने वालों पर शिकंजा कसेगा। हरिद्वार में गंगा किनारे, रुद्रपुर में कल्याणी नदी और नैनीताल जिले में कोसी समेत विभिन्न नदियों के किनारों पर अतिक्रमण रोकने को शीघ्र कदम उठाए जाएंगे। मुख्यमंत्री पुष्कर सिंह धामी ने ऐसे प्रकरणों पर कठोर कार्रवाई के निर्देश दिए। उन्होंने कहा कि सरकारी भूमि में अतिक्रमण रोकने के लिए मजबूत मैकेनिज्म तैयार किया जाए। शुक्रवार को मुख्यमंत्री आवास में उच्च स्तरीय बैठक में मुख्यमंत्री धामी ने सरकारी भूमि से हटाए जा रहे अवैध अतिक्रमण की समीक्षा की। अतिक्रमण पर…
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(FE) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday issued guidelines to streamline the onboarding process for Aadhar Enabled Payment Systems (AePS) touchpoint operators and strengthen the fraud risk management. The guidelines will come into effect from January 1. “In recent times, there have been reports of frauds perpetuated through AePS due to identity theft or compromise of customer credentials. To protect bank customers from such frauds, and to maintain trust and confidence in the safety and security of the system, a need is felt to enhance the robustness of AePS,” the notification issued by the central bank said. The draft guidelines…
(NDTV) The Delhi government has extended its excise policy for the financial year 2025-26 even as work is underway to come up with a new regime to regulate liquor trade in the national capital. An order issued on Thursday by the Excise Department of the Delhi government said approval has been granted by the competent authority for the continuation of the excise duty-based regime which is in effect from the licensing year 2022-23 (which was continued in 2023-24 and 2024-25) for the excise year 2025-26. The current policy will be extended with effect from July 1 to March 31, 2026,…
(FE) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has received an order worth about Rs 6500 crore from Adani Power. As per the exchange filings, the public sector company has received the order from Adani Power for the construction of six thermal units with a combined capacity of 4800 MW. As part of the order, BHEL will also supply equipment, namely, Steam Turbine Generators and auxiliaries. Additionally, BHEL will also be responsible for the supervision and commissioning of the six thermal units.
(FE) Continuous rainfall in Uttarakhand has caused severe disruptions, including the blockage of the National Highway near Nandprayag and Bhaneropani. In a post on the social media platform X, Chamoli Police Uttarakhand stated, “The Badrinath National Highway is blocked near Nandprayag and Bhanerpani. Work is underway to open the road.” The National Highway near Nandprayag is a critical route for pilgrims travelling to Kedarnath, making the clearance of the road a priority. In another development, the district authorities in Rudraprayag restricted movement on the Sonprayag-Munkatiya road on Friday due to persistent rainfall. The road, which serves as a base point for pilgrims travelling to…
(PIB) Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Shri Pralhad Joshi inaugurated Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) Manufacturing Facility in Bidadi Industrial Area, Bengaluru. Shri Joshi termed this launch of a factory, as a Promise for cleaner energy, Promise for greater grid resilience and a Promise for India’s leadership in the global energy storage market. While underlining theytarget of 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030 set by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Shri Joshi said that as more renewable energy comes into our grid, having reliable storage is more important than ever. “The facilities like the one we are…
(DD News) Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday chaired a high-level annual review meeting with the Managing Directors and CEOs of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) in New Delhi. Meeting focused on financial strength, inclusive lending, cyber security, and customer-centric innovation. The meeting was attended by Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary, Secretary of the Department of Financial Services, M. Nagaraju, and senior officials, alongside PSB leadership. Sitharaman commended the PSBs for their robust financial performance, particularly in FY 2024–25, where they recorded a record net profit of ₹1.78 lakh crore. Over the period…
(PIB) Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will undertake a visit to Ghana from July 02-03, 2025. This will be Prime Minister’s first ever bilateral visit to Ghana. This Prime Ministerial visit from India to Ghana is taking place after three decades. During the visit, Prime Minister will hold talks with the President of Ghana to review the strong bilateral partnership and discuss further avenues to enhance it through economic, energy, and defence collaboration, and development cooperation partnership. This visit will reaffirm the shared commitment of the two countries to deepen bilateral ties and strengthen India’s engagement with the ECOWAS [Economic…
(The New Indian Express) The issue of Sri Lanka arresting Indian fishermen stems from an agreement during the Emergency under which their rights for fishing in some specific areas were given up, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday. The agreement with Sri Lanka would not have been possible if a genuine Parliament functioned at that time, Jaishankar said at an event organised by the BJP Yuva Morcha to mark the 50th anniversary of the Emergency. Katchatheevu, an uninhabited island was ceded to Sri Lanka by then Indira Gandhi regime in the country under a maritime agreement in 1974.…
(The New Indian Express) Defence Minister Rajanth Singh brought in the issue of the prevalent trust deficit generated post the 2020 standoff in Eastern Ladakh during his bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart, calling for “bridging”. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Admiral Dong Jun on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting in Qingdao, China on June 26, 2025. While Rajnath acknowledged the work being undertaken by both sides to bring back semblance of normalcy in the bilateral relations, he also “called for bridging the trust deficit created after…