(PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid glowing tributes to former Union minister Arun Jaitley, who passed away last month, saying his life “inspires us to work harder for the nation”. Describing Jaitley as a “very close friend”, Modi said he was a “stalwart blessed with so much talent”. “He was a multi-faceted personality. I miss his presence,” Modi said at a ‘Shradhanjali Sabha’ held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here.”Jaitley ji had health ailments but if one spoke to him, he was more concerned about the nation. Serving the nation energised him,” he said.Modi said whatever work Jaitley got,…
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(AU) प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी आज मथुरा के वेटरनेरी विवि से 45 मिनट तक देश की जनता को संबोधित करेंगे। प्लास्टिक के खात्मे के लिए तो लोगों से अपील करेंगे ही पशु आरोग्य मेले का शुभारंभ करके पशुओं में होने वाली विभिन्न बीमारियों के टीकाकरण कार्यक्रम की भी शुरूआत करेंगे। देश भर के लिए 40 मोबाइल पशु चिकित्सा वाहनों को झंडी दिखाकर रवाना किया जाएगा। इस दौरान मथुरा के लिए 150 करोड़ से भी ज्यादा की योजनाओं का लोकार्पण और शिलान्यास होगा।प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी बुधवार को 10:50 बजे वेटरनेरी यूनिवर्सिटी में पहुंचेंगे। प्रधानमंत्री द्वारा वेटरनेरी में सबसे पहले पशु आरोग्य मेले का…
(MC) Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel, Dharmendra Pradhan, on September 10 said that India has to improve the availability of energy to over 1.3 billion people, “whose per capita energy consumption is lower than the global average”. Addressing a session on ‘Advancing Inclusive Access to Secure, Affordable, and Sustainable Energy Services’ during the 8th Asian Ministerial Energy Round table 2019 in Abu Dhabi, Pradhan said that energy is “extremely crucial” to the overall socio-economic development of India. “Now, India is the third-largest energy consumer in the world. The projected energy demand growth is 4.2 percent per annum up to 2035,” Pradhan…
(FE) The Modi government has set an ambitious target of providing housing for all Indians by 2022, but it will need an investment Rs 100 lakh crore to meet this goal. The country needs to build 10 crore more houses, says a Reserve Bank of India report. Many people live in poor-quality housing, or without housing altogether. Despite policy focus and sustained government efforts, India still suffers from a housing shortage that could increase with rising population, added the RBI report. Out of the total shortage across Economically Weaker Section (EWS), Low Income Group (LIG) and Middle Income Group MIG, the lower-income…
(AU) सपा अध्यक्ष व पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री अखिलेश यादव ने कहा कि पार्टी अकेले ही 2022 का विधानसभा चुनाव लड़ेगी। उन्होंने केंद्र सरकार के 100 दिन के कार्यकाल पर कहा कि 100 में से एक हटा लो तो कार्य प्रदर्शन जीरो है। अखिलेश सोमवार को पार्टी मुख्यालय में मीडियाकर्मियों को संबोधित कर रहे थे। सपा अध्यक्ष ने कहा कि 2022 के विधानसभा चुनाव की तैयारी शुरू हो गई है। मायावती से जुड़े सवाल पर कहा कि उनके बारे में कुछ नहीं बोलेंगे। आईआईएम में मंत्रियों की क्लास पर कहा कि मंत्रियों को कुछ पता नहीं, इसलिए ट्रेनिंग कराई जा रही है।मुख्यमंत्री को…
(PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the annual high-level UN General Assembly session on September 27 and will have a packed agenda of bilateral and multilateral engagements during his nearly week-long stay in New York. According to an updated list of speakers for the General Debate of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Mr. Modi will address the high-level session on the morning of September 27. As Prime Minister, Mr. Modi had given his maiden address to world leaders at the UN General Assembly in 2014. His visit in September and address to world leaders at the…
(ET) Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) Chairman Naveen Jindal on Saturday requested the Odisha government to ensure raw material security for steel plants in the state. Jindal also requested reserving iron ore mines for companies which have set up steel plants in Odisha. He had a meeting with Chief Secretary Asit Kumar Tripathy and other secretaries concerned here. “Companies which have invested thousands of crores in steel plants and have created employment in thousands should be given preference in iron ore auction. We have requested for giving iron ore mines first for captive consumption and then for merchant mining,” said Jindal during interaction with media after the…
(PTI) PSU oil firms resumed jet fuel (ATF) supplies to cash-strapped Air India following talks mediated by the government, an official spokesperson said. Supplies to Air India resumed from Saturday evening, he said. Declining to give details of the agreement reached at talks earlier this week, the spokesperson said Air India has agreed to payment terms for future ATF purchases.Last month, Indian Oil Corp and other two oil marketing companies had stopped supplies to Air India in Pune, Vizag, Cochin, Patna, Ranchi and Mohali seeking Rs 5,000 crore in unpaid ATF dues.
(ET) India’s largest oil and gas exploration and production company, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) on Friday said it has 27 projects worth Rs 87,000 crore which are on stream and will be completed in the next 3-4 years.”As many as 27 projects worth Rs 87,000 crore are on stream. These projects will be completed in the next 3-4 years. We are on track. We are hopeful that these projects will be completed on time,” ONGC executive director N C Pandey said after attending a meeting with the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) secretary Atanu Chakraborty and Expenditure Secretary G…
(LiveMint) The government touted the abrogation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, bringing the region into the mainstream, as one of the landmark decisions taken during the first 100 days of the Narendra Modi administration’s second term. Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), which prohibits assembly of five or more people, is in place in only 14 police stations in Jammu and Kashmir now, information and broadcasting minister Prakash Javadekar said on Sunday, suggesting that the situation in Kashmir is improving. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government faces a litmus test as it begins to restore normalcy in…