(Tribune) The winter session that concluded here yesterday witnessed an over-aggressive Opposition, compassionate Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur trying to please everybody, Speaker Rajiv Bindal trying to strike a balance between the Opposition and ruling and a few ruling legislators trying to assert their presence. On the first two days, the Congress, led by leader of the Opposition Mukesh Agnihotri, adopted an aggressive posture, staging a walkout from the House in Question Hour, alleging that the issues being taken up by Congress MLAs were not being allowed by the Speaker. On the second day, the leader even raised slogans against…
Author: Aruna Sharma
(Tribune) The state government hopes to attract investment worth Rs 85,000 crore during Himachal Pradesh Global Investors’ Meet, proposed to be held at Dharamsala in June 2019. According to the official press note issued today, the government has approved an action plan for the meeting. As many as six national roadshows in prominent business centres, three international roadshows and five mini conclaves within the state would be organised before the event. Besides this, an ambassadors’ roundtable would also be organised in New Delhi. All investment proposals would be included in broad sectors, including agri-business, horticulture, animal husbandry and fisheries, food Processing…
(TH) United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), which represents nine top Bank unions of the country, has called for an All India Bank strike on December 26. This strike call by over million bank employees and officers has been given to oppose the Government’s decision to amalgamate Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank, C.H.Venkstachalam, General Secretary, All India Bank Employees Association(AIBEA) told BusinessLine. It comes at a time when the Department of Financial Services (DFS) will take a review on Monday about the progress made so far in implementing the amalgamation of three public sector banks.
(DJ) अफसरों को जनता के प्रति जवाबदेह बनाने की मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ की सख्त चेतावनी के बीच रविवार को शासन ने 19 आइएएस और 15 पीसीएस अफसरों के तबादले कर दिए। इनमें ज्यादातर तबादले विकास से जुड़े विभागों से संबंधित हैं। नगर निगम और विकास प्राधिकरण से संबंधित अफसरों के अलावा प्रतापगढ़, आजमगढ़, अंबेडकरनगर, बदायूं और सोनभद्र जिले में नए मुख्य विकास अधिकारी (सीडीओ) तैनात किये गये हैं। अधीनस्थ सेवा चयन आयोग में नउ सचिव की तैनाती की गई है जबकि गृह विभाग समेत कई विशेष सचिव बदले गये हैं। कई प्रतीक्षारत अफसरों को भी तैनाती मिली है। इस तैनाती…
(BS) Tata Power plans to invest around Rs 700 million to set up nearly 1,000 charging points in the National Capital Region (NCR) region, for electric vehicles (EVs). Praveer Sinha, managing director, told Business Standard the company presently has a total of 21 charging points in Mumbai, Delhi, and Hyderabad. Apart from the 1,000 new ones in the NCR, there would 100 in Maharashtra. The plan is to join hands with the three government-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) — Hindustan Petroleum, Bharat Petroleum and Indian Oil. The charging stations would be set up by using the three OMCs’ infrastructure. Tata Power would also partner other entities, such as…
(PTI) State-run power producer NTPC said it has acquired the 720 MW Barauni Thermal Power Station from Bihar State Power Generation Company Ltd. The coal-based power station, which has two units of 110 MW each and two units of 250 MW each under construction, is located in Begusarai district of Bihar. “The units of the power station will be progressively put under commercial operation,” NTPC Ltd said in a regulatory filing.
(Times Now) Petrol, diesel prices rose on Monday tracking the recent fall in the value of rupee against the US dollar. While petrol became costlier by 19-20 paise per litre, diesel prices rose by 9-10 paise per litre across major cities of the country, according to data available on Indian Oil Corporation website. After Monday’s price revision, unbranded petrol, in the national capital Delhi is priced at Rs 70.53, up 19 paise compared to Sunday’s price of Rs 70.34 and diesel is retailing at Rs 64.47, 9 paise. In the country’s business capital Mumbai, petrol is sold at 19 paise higher at Rs…
(LiveMint) The Rahul Gandhi-led Congress named the party’s Chhattisgarh unit head Bhupesh Baghel as the next chief minister of the state. With this, the Congress has completed the process of selecting chief ministers for all three states it won last week, including Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. The oath-taking ceremony in three states will take place on today. Interestingly, Sunday also marked Gandhi’s first anniversary as Congress president. The recent victories in the three north Indian states were a major boost for the party’s prospects as it prepares for the 2019 general elections. Gandhi tweeted on Sunday evening on the occasion and said he…
(LiveMint) Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday attempted to strike a fine balance between the old guard and young blood in Rajasthan, picking veteran Ashok Gehlot as the next chief minister and pushing young leader Sachin Pilot as his deputy. The move is significant as Gandhi has made a strong bid to accommodate the two factions in the new government. Gehlot is a veteran politician and a two-time chief minister, while Pilot has been credited with improving the party’s organizational strength at the ground level in the last four years. “Congress president Rahul Gandhi has decided to appoint Ashok Gehlot as the next chief…
(ET) The Congress leadership is expected to announce the name of the new Chhattisgarh chief minister on Saturday, after four aspirants who met Congress president Rahul Gandhi for consultations on Friday afternoon left the final decision to him. Ambikapur MLA Anurag Singh Deo,popularly known as TS Baba from the erstwhile royal family of Sarguja, and PCC president Bhupesh Baghel, elected from Patan and OBC leader, are front runners. Apart from them, those who attended Gandhi’s Friday afternoon deliberations included the other two aspirants, Charan Das Mahant and Tamradhwaj Sahu, central observer Mallikarjun Kharge and state incharge PL Punia. A sizeable section…