(The Pioneer) Dharmendra Pradhan stated that people of Odisha have been impressed by the pro-poor programmes of the Narendra Modi Government and would vote for BJP to form Government both in the State and at the Centre. Pradhan said this while attending his party’s ‘Vijay Sankalpa’ rally at Aska and Khallikote in Ganjam district and Dimisar under Ranapur Assembly constituency in Nayagar district. He alleged that deserving people have not been benefited out of KAALIA scheme. He reiterated that the State Government didn’t implement the Union Government’s Ayushman Bharat Yojana apprehending that the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi might increase…
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(ET) State-run NBCC has informed home buyers of crisis-hit realty developer Jaypee Infratech that it would rely on monetising the latter’s assets rather than putting own funds to complete the stuck projects. NBCC also assured the home buyers of completing the pending projects within 3 years if its acquisition bid gets accepted. The assurance came on a query from one of the homebuyers that NBCC in its resolution plan had proposed infusing only Rs 500 crore into Jaypee Infratech against which it would get 2,000 acres and 6,000 units of unsold, or unclaimed home units. Two companies — NBCC and Suraksha Asset…
(ET) Wind power producers may soon get a breather from the stand-off over land allotment in Gujarat with the state finally planning to help centrally auctioned projects. The state’s revenue department has directed district collectors to help such projects. Gujarat was earlier helping developers to acquire land only for projects bid out by the state’s own distribution company, GUVNL (Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited). The order says “companies who have wind bids invited either by GUVNL or SECI or other agencies of the government of India, supported by a letter to that effect from GEDA (Gujarat Energy DevelopmentNSE 0.00 % Agency)” should…
(DJ) पुलवामा में सीआरपीएफ के काफिले पर आत्मघाती हमले के मास्टरमाइंड को सुरक्षाबलों ने रविवार को त्राल में हुई मुठभेड़ में मार गिराया। पुलवामा हमले के पीछे जैश-ए-मोहम्मद के आतंकी मुदस्सर अहमद खान उर्फ मोहम्मद भाई का दिमाग था। 14 फरवरी को हुए आतंकी हमले में सीआरपीएफ के 40 जवान शहीद हो गए थे। इसके बाद से अब तक सुरक्षाबलों ने जैश के 18 आतंकियों को मार गिराया है। अधिकारियों ने सोमवार को बताया कि त्राल के पिंगलिश इलाके में रविवार शाम से शुरू हुई मुठभेड़ सोमवार सुबह तक चली। इसमें जैश का आतंकी मुदस्सर अहमद खान के साथ एक…
(PTI) IT company IBM said it will collaborate with with Central and State Governments to upskill around one million female students in science technology, engineering and maths fields over a period of three years. “We can see 100 per cent jobs are going to change. You need more women in workforce. We are announcing for 200,000 from grade eight to twelve, we are going to prepare them for STEM over a three year period,” IBM Chairman, President and CEO Ginni Rometty said at a company event. She said the program is not about conducting technical training session, but to focus on…
(AU) Biting cold wave conditions further aggravated in Himachal as tribal areas and other higher hills received fresh snowfall while severe storm lashed mid and lower hills accompanied by rains and sleet. Icy winds accompanied by sharp showers lashed state capital Shimla forcing people to stay indoors while adjoining tourist resort of Kufri received light snowfall. Higher reaches in Lahaul & Spiti, Kinnaur, Chamba and Kullu received fresh snowfall while lower hills of Mandi, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra and Solan had widespread rains causing sharp fall in temperature. Kalpa and Manali received 5 cm and 3 cm of snow while Rohtang Pass…
(AU) चुनाव आयोग ने सोमवार को राजनीतिक दलों को चेतावनी दी कि वे केरल में चुनाव प्रचार के दौरान सबरीमाला मंदिर मुद्दे का इस्तेमाल न करें। राज्य के मुख्य चुनाव आयुक्त टीकाराम मीणा ने पत्रकारों से बातचीत में कहा कि धार्मिक भावनाएं भड़काना, सुप्रीम कोर्ट के किसी भी फैसले का इस्तेमाल करना आचार संहिता का उल्लंघन है। चुनाव आयोग ने स्पष्ट किया कि यह मुद्दा भी इसी श्रेणी में आता है। दूसरी ओर, प्रदेश भाजपा महासचिव के. सुरेंद्रन ने आयोग की चेतावनी को अतार्किक बताया है।
(AU) बांग्लादेश की प्रधानमंत्री शेख हसीना ने सोमवार को प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी को आश्वासन दिया कि उनकी सरकार अपनी कतई बर्दाश्त नहीं करने की नीति के तहत किसी भी आतंकवादी संगठन को अपने देश की भूमि का इस्तेमाल नहीं करने देगी। हसीना ने वीडियो कांफ्रेंसिंग के जरिये प्रधानमंत्री मोदी के साथ बांग्लादेश में चार परियोजनाओं का संयुक्त रूप से उद्घाटन करने के बाद कहा कि बांग्लादेश द्विपक्षीय, क्षेत्रीय और बहुपक्षीय सहयोग के जरिये दक्षिण एशियाई क्षेत्र से आतंकवाद का नामोनिशान मिटाने के लिए प्रतिबद्ध है। उन्होंने कहा कि कट्टरपंथ का प्रसार न केवल दोनों देशों के लिए बल्कि पूरे क्षेत्र के…
(ET) NHPC will bid for 120-MW Jal Power stressed plant in Sikkim when the project is bid out under the bankruptcy court this month. Lenders had referred the project to NCLT and the bankruptcy court is likely to call bids for the project soon, said NHPC chairman and managing director Balraj Joshi. NHPC recently obtained the approval of Union Cabinet for investment of Rs 5748 crore in 500-mw Lanco Teesta Hydro Power that the state-run company acquired for Rs 907 crore by bidding in bidding in NCLT. The project is likely to be commissioned in 3.5 years, Joshi said.
(PTI) The RBI in reply to an RTI query said it has no data on the old 500 and 1,000 rupee notes used to pay for utility bills such as fuel at petrol pumps, which are believed to have formed a good part of the demonetised currency that returned to the banking system. After the November 8, 2016 shock decision to ban the use of old 500 and 1,000 rupee notes, the government had allowed the exchange of the junked notes as well as they being used for payment of utility bills for 23 services. Both 500 and 1,000 rupee notes…