Author: Aruna Sharma

(PTI) Multilateral lender ADB will provide USD 150 million loan for establishing the first multi-skills park in central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The board of directors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 150 million loan to establish the first multi-skills park in India, it said in a release Thursday. The skills park is to be equipped with international training facilities to enhance the quality of Madhya Pradesh’s technical and vocational education and training (TVET) system. It will create a more skilled workforce that meets the labour market needs of the state, ADB said. “Madhya Pradesh has one of the largest working-age populations in India, with the labour…

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(DJ) भारतीय जनता पार्टी प्रदेश संयुक्त मोर्चा कार्यसमिति की बैठक में मुख्यमंत्री त्रिवेंद्र सिंह रावत ने मोर्चा पदाधिकारियों को 2019 चुनाव के लिए एकजुट होकर कार्य करने का आह्वान किया। उन्होंने कहा कि नारे नहीं काम के साथ जनता के बीच जाएं। केंद्र और राज्य सरकार की उपलब्धियां जन-जन तक पहुंचाएं। उन्होंने कहा कि प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने भारत को दुनिया में नई पहचान दी है। पूर्ववर्ती कांग्रेस सरकार को आड़े हाथों लेते हुए उन्होंने कहा कि कांग्रेस ने हमेशा गरीबों को वोट बैंक के रूप में इस्तेमाल किया, उन्हें धोखे में रखा है, जबकि केंद्र की योजनाओं से अब…

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(Tribune) The government has sanctioned a major drinking water scheme worth Rs 50 crore for Balichowki to resolve the drinking water crisis, said Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur. Addressing people of Balichowki in Seraj through video conferencing from the Chief Minister’s Office in Shimla on Thursday, Thakur said a Rs 6 crore sericulture centre had also been sanctioned. Apart from this, Rs 6 crore had been approved for undertaking flood control measures. The Chief Minister said all link roads damaged due to heavy rain would be repaired at the earliest. Funds would be provided for construction of the Dhalot-Kangani road up…

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(DJ) भारतीय सेना सर्जिकल स्ट्राइक से उत्साहित है। जांबाजी के दो साल पूरा होने पर सेना अपनी मारक क्षमता का परिचय देकर दुश्मनों को कड़ा संदेश देगी। शुक्रवार को सर्जिकल स्ट्राइक की वर्षगांठ पर मनाए जा रहे पराक्रम पर्व पर जम्मू एयरफोर्स स्टेशन में कार्यक्रम का आयोजन होगा। राज्य में 28 सितंबर से 30 सितंबर तक मनाए जाने वाले पराक्रम पर्व के दौरान जम्मू के साथ सेना की उत्तरी कमान मुख्यालय ऊधमपुर में भी कार्यक्रम होगा। इन कार्यक्रमों से युवा पीढ़ी का हौसला बढ़ाया जाएगा। गौरतलब है कि 29 सितंबर 2016 को सेना की उत्तरी कमान ने कश्मीर के उड़ी, पुंछ…

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(Exclusive News) Participants from 27 states in India are gearing up to compete at the IndiaSkills National Competition 2018, which is the biggest showcase of skilled youth in India. The competition will be inaugurated on 2nd October, followed by the skill competition from 3rd to 5th October at Aerocity Grounds, New Delhi. More than 400 participants across 27 states will showcase their talent across 46 skills, 10 traditional skills and 4 demo skills. For the first time ever, Abilympics – the ‘Olympics of Abilities’, will feature persons with disabilities (PwDs) who will showcase their talents across 10 skill competitions. The winners…

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(FE) The second edition of the Indian Mobile Congress (IMC) is expected to be a star studded event with participation expected from top government ministers, regulators, standards bodies and companies across the globe, for which the government has assured all possible assistance. To make the event a success, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to open the inaugural session on October 25. A top government official said that during the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit on August 30-31 in Kathmandu, Prime Minister Modi invited member countries to participate in IMC. “He has expressed interest in attending the event,”…

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(TNIE) An undeclared go-slow protest launched by the contract labourers at the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) bottling plant has led to a sharp decline in the delivery of LPG cylinders from the Udayamperoor plant. According to IOC plant authorities, the delivery of LPG cylinders has been reduced to one third of the plant capacity due to the protest, which started four days ago. “The strike has been launched in the name of a trivial issue and it is totally uncalled for. Though the district collector called a meeting to sort out the issue, no consensus was reached,” said an IOC…

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(DD News) After arriving at Kathmandu Pradhan will call on Acting Prime Minister of Nepal, Ishwor Pokharel. Later he will have bilateral talks with the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supply Matrika Prasad Yadav. In the afternoon, Pradhan will meet Minister for Education, Science and Technology Girirajmani Pokhrael. Petroleum Minister will also pay a courtesy call to President Bidya Devi Bhandari. In the evening he will offer prayers at famous Pashupatinath temple. On Saturday, Pradhan will visit Janakpur and worship at historic Janaki temple. He will also visit identified site for proposed Skill Development Center in Dhanushadham.  Before returning to New Delhi, Pradhan is…

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(AU) तेल की कीमतों में इजाफा लगातार जारी है। शुक्रवार को एक बार फिर पेट्रोल-डीजल की कीमतों में बढ़ोतरी हुई है। दिल्ली में पेट्रोल की कीमतों में 22 पैसे का इजाफा हुआ है, जबकि डीजल के दाम 18 पैसे बढ़े हैं। अब दिल्ली में पेट्रोल की कीमत 83.22 पैसे प्रति लीटर हो गई है, जबकि डीजल के दाम 74.42 रुपये प्रति लीटर हो गए हैं। वहीं, मुंबई में भी पेट्रोल और डीजल के दामों में क्रमश: 22 पैसे और 19 पैसे की बढ़ोतरी हुई है। अब मुंबई में पेट्रोल की कीमत 90.57 रुपये प्रति लीटर हो गई है, जबकि डीजल के…

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(LiveMint) India’s foreign minister Sushma Swaraj is to have a series of multilateral meetings on Thursday with her counterparts from Brazil and South Africa as well as other BRICS nations and those from South Asia at the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The most-watched of these will be Swaraj’s meeting with her counterparts from the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) which will include her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi. This comes after India called off talks with Pakistan after agreeing to a meeting between Swaraj and Qureshi. In recent years, Saarc countries have increasingly complained that the reason the…

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