(ET) In a big boost for Narendra Modi government, India climbed another 23 points in the World Bank’s ease of doing business ranking to 77th place, becoming the top ranked country in South Asia for the first time and third among the BRICS. In the last two years the country has climbed 53 notches, a performance matched in the past only by Bhutan. The biggest gain was in construction permit where India climbed 129 ranks to 52nd place on the back of targeted government effort to remove hurdles.
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(Hindustan) बहुजन समाज पार्टी (बसपा) की अध्यक्ष मायावती ने स्वतन्त्र भारत के पहले गृहमंत्री श्री पटेल को उनकी जयन्ती पर श्रद्धासुमन अर्पित करते हुये कहा कि ‘स्टैच्यू आफ यूनिटी’ प्रतिमा का अनावरण प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी द्वारा किये जाने के बाद भाजपा तथा राष्ट्रीय सेवक संघ (आर.एस.एस) के लोगों को बहुजन समाज के लोगों से माफी मांगनी चाहिये। ये लोग बाबा साहेब डॉ० भीमराव अम्बेडकर समेत दलितों एवं अन्य पिछड़े वर्गों में जन्मे महान सन्तों, गुरुओं व महापुरुषों के आदर -सम्मान में बसपा सरकार द्वारा निर्मित भव्य स्थलों/स्मारकों/पार्कों आदि को फिजूलखर्ची बताकर इनकी आलोचना किया करते थे। न्यूज एजेंसी वार्ता के…
(PTI) Subsidised cooking gas (LPG) price Wednesday was hiked by Rs 2.94 per cylinder due to tax impact on the change in base price. A 14.2-kg subsidised LPG cylinder will cost Rs 505.34 from midnight tonight as against Rs 502.40 now, Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the nation’s biggest fuel retailer, said in a statement here. This is the sixth straight monthly increase in rates since June. In all rates have gone up by Rs 14.13 per cylinder since then. All LPG consumers have to buy the fuel at market price. The government, however, subsidises 12 cylinders of 14.2-kg each per households in a…
(AU) दीपावली पर्व समूह के समय लोगों को कैश क्राइसिस का सामना करना पड़ सकता है। इस बार पांच दिन तक लगातार बंद रहेंगे। त्योहारी खरीदफरोख्त के चलते एटीएम भी दगा दे सकते हैं। ऐसे में पहले से तैयार रहना होगा। दीपावली, परेवा और भाई दूज बैंक बंद रहेंगे। इसके बाद आगे के दो दिन शनिवार और रविवार छुट्टी होगी ही। अब ऐसे में नकदी की कमी कभी भी खल सकती है। हालांकि बैंकों का दावा तो कैश क्राइसिस नहीं होने का ही है। यही नहीं छठ पर्व, गुरु तेग बहादुर शहीदी दिवस और ईद-ए-ए-मिलाद जैसे त्योहारों की छुट्टी भला कौन…
(AU) बडगाम में गुरुवार सुबह सुरक्षाबलों और आतंकवादियों के बीच मुठभेड़ शुरू हो गई है। जानकारी के अनुसार बडगाम के जागू अरिजल इलाके में सुरक्षाबलों को आतंकवादियों के छिपे होने की खबर मिली थी। जिसके बाद सुरक्षाबलों ने इलाके में घेराबंदी कर सर्च आपरेशन चलाया। आतंकियों ने खुद को घिरता देख फायरिंग शुरू कर दी। जिसके बाद से दोनों तरफ से मुठभेड़ जारी है। समाचार एजेंसी एएनआई के मुताबिक सुरक्षाबलों ने 2 से 3 आतंकवादियों को घेर लिया |
(The Pioneer) The contract of the Air Odisha to operate flights from Jharsuguda under the UDAN scheme is likely to be cancelled for discontinuing flights from the airport. Talking to mediapersons on Wednesday, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Air Odisha is a substandard company which had bagged tender in the first round of bidding under the regional air connectivity scheme. Presently the contract with the airlines is under review and if needed it would be cancelled and new tenders would be issued under the UDAN scheme, he added. Pradhan further said the Government is in contact with Indian Airlines, SpiceJet and IndiGo…
(PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated an imposing 182-metre statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel here and said the world’s tallest monument will serve as a reminder about his courage to thwart conspiracy to disintegrate India. He used the occasion to slam those criticising the decision to build the monument, questioning whether any crime had been committed by constructing such memorials for national heroes like Patel. The giant monument, named as the ‘Statue of Unity’ and built on an islet Sadhu Bet near Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat’s Narmada district, is twice the height of the Statue of Liberty in…
(ET) The government has rejected for now global commodity trader Trafigura’s request for a licence to operate petrol pumps in the country, according to people aware of the development. Geneva-headquartered Trafigura, which along with Russian fund UCP and Russian oil firm Rosneft had purchased Essar Oil’s refinery and petrol pumps last year for $13 billion, had sought a separate licence to retail transportation fuels in the country but the government said the trader didn’t qualify for one just yet. Trafigura is the latest in a series of global players expressing interest in entering the rapidly expanding Indian fuel retail market. UK’s…
(Odisha Diary) Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Nitin Gadkari jointly reviewed National Highway Projects for Odisha . Jointly reviewed National Highway Projects for Odisha along with Nitin Gadkari. Discussed about present conditions of roads & damages along several patches of National Highways occurred due to recent heavy rains & floods in many parts of the state. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan requested Minister Nitin Gadkari to direct NHAI officials for immediate repairs, restoration and relaying of roads and highways in Odisha to ease the plights of the people.
(Tribune) Kovind confers degrees on Tanda medical college students | Hails Ayushman Bharat scheme that will cover at least 50 crore people. President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday urged medical professionals to conduct their profession with compassion. Patients are not just medical cases, but human beings. Medicine is nobel profession and doctors need to get solace while treating patients and taking care of the poor, the President said. The President was here to preside over the 1st convocation of the Dr Rajindra Prasad medical college at Tanda in Kangra district. The President lauded the decisions of the present NDA government for launching…