(FE) Amid political slugfest over Assam’s National Register for Citizens (NRC) draft, the Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear the matter. The second final draft, which was released on July 30, included names of 2.89 crore people out of 3.29 crore applicants in Assam. It left out names of nearly 40 lakh people. Earlier on July 31, while hearing the case, the apex court observed that the process of filing objections by those whose names are not listed in the NRC draft should be fair. A division bench of the top court, headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi, also directed the Centre to…
Author: Aruna Sharma
(AU) महाराष्ट्र में आज से 17 लाख सरकारी कर्मचारी 3 दिन की हड़ताल पर जा रहे हैं। महाराष्ट्र राज्य कर्मचारी संगठन (एमएसईओ) के अध्यक्ष मिलिंद सरदेशमुख ने कहा कि तालुका स्तर तक के सभी कर्मचारी हड़ताल में शामिल होंगे, जिसमें शैक्षणिक और चिकित्सा संस्थानों व अन्य विभागों के कर्मचारी शामिल होंगे। ये कर्मचारी सातवें वेतन आयोग की सिफारिशें लागू करने सहित अन्य मांगों के समर्थन में हड़ताल पर जा रहे हैं। हड़ताल के परिणामस्वरूप मुख्यालय, मंत्रालय, कलेक्ट्रेट, तहसील और तालुका स्तर के सभी सरकारी कार्यालयों में कामकाज प्रभावित हो सकता है। यही नहीं शैक्षणिक संस्थानों, चिकित्सा एवं अन्य संबंद्ध संस्थानों…
(TOI) NSDC and NAPS to train 1.2 crore youths in 40 sectors with market-relevant skills. With a vision to achieve 50 lakh apprentices in over 40 sectors, including agriculture, healthcare and wellness, food process security among other by 2020, the Ministry of Skill Development and Enterpreneurship and the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) for for the first time will work under National Apprenticeship Promotion scheme to produce skilled youth.
(FE) Foundation stones were laid for 81 projects worth Rs 60,000 crore in Lucknow by the Prime Minister, screamed headlines in most dailies a few days ago. It was entirely the Uttar Pradesh government show, attracting considerable media attention. The 81 projects, distributed across the state and located in some major cities, would have involved the PM taking over a week if he did it individually. So, it was a grand ceremony of a ‘virtual’ foundation stone-laying in Lucknow, attended by the crème de la crème of the Indian economy—who have all expressed a desire to invest in a state…
(AU) एससी/एसटी (अत्याचार रोधी) संशोधन बिल 2018 आज राज्यसभा में पेश किया जाएगा।लोकसभा में इस पर कल ही मुहर लग चुकी है। अधिनियम को अपने पुराने और मूल स्वरूप में फिर से लागू करने के लिए लोकसभा में संविधान संशोधन बिल ध्वनि मत से पारित हो गया था। इस दौरान भाजपा और विपक्ष ने एक दूसरे पर दलित और आरक्षण विरोधी होने के आरोप लगाए। विपक्ष ने इस एक्ट को संविधान की नवीं अनुसूची में डालने की मांग करते हुए इस मामले में अध्यादेश जारी न करने पर सरकार की मंशा पर सवाल उठाए। जबकि भाजपा ने कांग्रेस पर दलितों-आदिवासियों के…
(FE) In what could hit Reliance Industries’ (RIL) aviation turbine fuel business, Airports Authority of India (AAI) and national oil marketing companies (OMCs) have refused to allow the private firm to become a shareholder in a proposed joint venture (JV) which seeks to set up common infrastructure to supply ATF across all major airports operated by the state-owned authority. Two sources close to the development said that while AAI – under the civil aviation ministry – wants to have only the state-owned suppliers, OMCs, which have established infrastructure at airports, are not in favour of extending “ownership” rights to private…
(FE) Critics of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) have pointed to the poor refill rates of PMUY beneficiaries to question its utility. While refill rates must increase to achieve the vision of a smokeless kitchen, the situation is both more complex and more optimistic than many give credit to. Numerous studies have reported that although the poor people aspired to have liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) connections, the biggest barrier to LPG adoption was the high upfront cost (about Rs 4,000) associated with a new LPG connection. PMUY was specifically designed to make the cost associated with a new LPG…
When the participants of Miss Lucknow Queen 2018 started ‘Run with Miss Lucknow Queen’ at 1090 chauraha, there was a motive: Running a social campaign against the practices that are having a negative impact on our society in general. Furthermore, often people associate models with good clothes and their beauty but today they wanted to give message, there is plenty that are often neglected in their personalities. This program, organized by Vipin Priyanka Productions, was flagged off by social activist Ankit Das and Mrs. India Universe First Runner Up Priyanka Gupta. On this occasion, Ankit Das and Priyanka Gupta said…
(ET) State-run Life Insurance Corporation may need to pay a premium for IDBI Bank’s real estate and non-core assets, two officials aware of the matter said. IDBI Bank has started valuing its assets before making a preferential issue of shares to LIC, which is set to acquire a majority stake in the lender. The valuation exercise is expected to be completed by August 15, one of the officials said, adding that the sum-of-the-parts value would be more than what the stock price currently suggests. “The stock price is not the real valuation of IDBI Bank. This exercise will help to arrive…
(DJ) आरक्षण की मांग को लेकर की गई पाटीदार महारैली की तीसरी वर्षगांठ पर हार्दिक पटेल ने 25 अगस्त से आमरण अनशन की घोषणा की है। इसीलिए एक हजार समर्थकों को रविवार को अहमदाबाद बुलाया है। इसकी मंजूरी तो नहीं दी गई है, लेकिन सरकार जानकारों की मदद ले रही हैं कि क्या आमरण अनशन के एलान पर कोई कानूनी कार्यवाही संभव है। दरअसल, अगले साल लोकसभा चुनाव को देखते भाजपा सरकार फूंक-फूंक कर कदम रख रही है। पाटीदार महारैली में तीन साल पहले पुलिस ने जो कार्यवाही की थी उसके चलते पाटीदार सरकार से नाराज हैं। भाजपा विधायक के…