Author: Aruna Sharma

(DJ) Mamata Vs CBI, सीबीआइ और पश्चिम बंगाल पुलिस के बीच का विवाद सोमवार को सुप्रीम कोर्ट, सड़क और संसद तक दिखा। सोमवार को सीबीआइ ने कोलकाता पुलिस कमिश्नर राजीव कुमार पर सबूत मिटाने का आरोप लगाते हुए शीर्ष अदालत से तत्काल सुनवाई की मांग की, लेकिन कोर्ट ने सुबूत मांगते ही मामले की सुनवाई को मंगलवार तक के लिए टाल दिया। आज कोर्ट में सुनवाई शुरू होने से पहले सारधा चिटफंड केस की जांच कर रहे कोलकाता में तैनात सीबीआइ के संयुक्त सचिव प्रदीप श्रीवास्तव केस से जुड़ी सामग्री और सबूत लेकर दिल्ली पहुंच गए है। आज सुनवाई के दौरान उनके…

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(DJ) मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ मंगलवार को ममता बनर्जी को चुनौती देने पश्चिम बंगाल (पुरुलिया) जाएंगे। वहां दोपहर 3.25 पर वह जनसभा को संबोधित करेंगे। योगी को तीन फरवरी को भी पश्चिम बंगाल में दो जगहों पर जनसभा करनी थी, पर वहां के प्रशासन ने उनके हेलीकॉप्टर को लैंडिंग की अनुमति नहीं दी। तब भाजपा के लोगों ने कहा था कि ममता दीदी योगी से डर गयीं। बाद में योगी ने मोबाइल से दोनों सभाओं को संबोधित किया। बंगाल सरकार हेलीकॉप्टर की लैंडिंग में बाधक न बने इसके लिए इस बार योगी का हेलीकॉप्टर झारखंड और बंगाल की सीमा स्थित बोकारो…

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(Times Now) Troubled liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Monday said that he would initiate the appeal process against the United Kingdom Home Secretary’s decision to approve India’s request for his extradition. The UK Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, signed orders today allowing Mallya’s extradition to India, where the fugitive businessman can face trial in cases related to alleged fraud and money laundering, amounting to Rs 9,000 crores. In a tweet, Mallya said, “After the decision was handed down on December 10, 2018 by the Westminster Magistrates Court, I stated my intention to appeal. I could not initiate the appeal process before…

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(FE) With outstanding dues spiralling to nearly Rs 6,000 crore, state-owned power generation company NTPC has threatened to cut supplies to the electricity distribution companies of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana from Wednesday if the bills are not cleared soon. The cumulative dues, pending for more than 60 days, stood at Rs 4,138 crore as on January 30. If immediate arrangements are not made, the three states could lose 3,470 MW of power supply from NTPC’s Ramagundam, Simhadri, Talcher and Kudgi power plants. As per the regulation notice sent to the discoms from NTPC, some of the bills for which…

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(ET) The government has directed Hindustan Petroleum to acknowledge ONGC as a promoter in regulatory filings in a move aimed at ending the year-long slugfest between the two companies that has obstructed synergy gains from the Rs 37,000-crore acquisition deal, according to sources familiar with the matter. HPCL management has repeatedly blocked ONGC’s attempts to assert its authority: ONGC chief can’t chair HPCL board, as he does in case of other subsidiaries, or intervene in the matters of HPCL. The cold relations between the two firms has also pushed HPCL-MRPL merger plans to the backburner, according to sources. In public…

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Ministry of Coal entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Ministry of Energy, Republic of Poland here today. The MoU has been signed between Sh. Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary, Hon’ble Minister of State for Coal and Mines and Mr. Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Secretary of State, Ministry of Energy, Republic of Poland. Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal, Shri Suresh Kumar, and Ambassador of Poland HE Mr. Adam Burakowski were present on the occasion, The objective of this MoU is to foster relations in the field of coal mining and clean coal technologies through the already established Joint Coal Working Group as well as research institutes and academia between the two…

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Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural gas & Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan was today handed over a case study on Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), undertaken by Professor SK Barua, former Director and Faculty member, IIM, Ahmedabad, after its registration. In order to chronicle the journey of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), one of the largest social transformation programmes in the country to provide clean cooking fuel to Indian kitchens, a case study titled “Lighting up Lives through Cooking Gas and transforming Society” has been developed byProfessor SK Barua, former Director, IIM – Ahmedabad, and one of the…

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National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is a Public Private Partnership Company set up as part of a National Skill Development Mission to fulfill the growing need in India for skilled manpower across sectors and narrow the existing gap between the demand and supply of skills. NSDC provides funding to build scalable, vocational training initiatives. Its mandate is also to enable support systems such as quality assurance, information systems and train the trainer academies either directly or through partnerships. NSDC acts as a catalyst in skill development by providing funding to enterprises, companies and organizations that provide skill training. There is no proposal…

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Given the need to orient potential migrant workers with regard to language, culture, do’s and don’ts in the destination country, the emigration process and welfare measures, a Pre-Departure Orientation Training (PDOT) programme has been launched. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in collaboration with Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is conducting the PDOT programme under the PravasiKaushalVikasYojna (PKVY). PDOT and Arabic modules are currently catering to gulf countries.The National Skill Development Corporation is the implementing agency for this programme. However, MSDE has not signed any Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Asian countries under the ‘Skill India Programme’.

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Crude oil and natural gas recoverable reserve established by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and private / joint venture Companies in the Krishna Godavari (KG) Basin is about 698 Million Metric Tonne of oil and oil equivalent of gas. Crude oil production in the KG Basin is about 19,190 barrels per day and Natural gas production is 9.8 Million Metric Standard Cubic Metre per day (MMSCMD). The production cost of companies vary from field to field depending upon size of the reservoir, location, availability of surface facilities, stage of production, etc.   As per available information, the production cost…

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