(Tribune) Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said there was need to preserve rich culture and traditions of Himachal Pradesh, which has its own significance. The CM was here at Seraj assembly segment of Mandi district on Monday to participate in Maa Baglamukhi Mela at Bharari.Addressing the people, the CM said, “Fairs and festivals were integrated part of our rich cultural heritage which should be preserved at any cost. These fairs and festivals not only provide wholesome entertainment to the locals but also help in promoting our culture and traditions.”He said that Bharari Mela was one of the traditional fairs of…
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(FE) PUBLIC SECTOR banks are expected to close down around 70 of their total 216 foreign branches and other operations by the end of this year in order to cut costs and preserve capital, a senior Finance Ministry official said. State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, IDBI Bank and Bank of India are among the state-owned banks leading the process of scaling down overseas operations. Leaving aside profitable operations — for instance, remittance offices in Gulf countries such as Oman and UAE — those not generating enough revenues are being closed down. “The banks have initiated sale of…
(Hindustan) राज्य सरकार शहरों में अवैध निर्माण को नियमत: वैध करने के लिए शमन योजना 2018 लाने जा रही है। यह योजना मात्र छह महीने के लिए होगी और नियमत: जो भी अवैध निर्माण वैध होने की श्रेणी में आएंगे, उसे शुल्क लेकर वैध किया जाएगा। मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्य नाथ की अध्यक्षता में मंगलवार को होने वाली कैबिनेट की बैठक में करीब आठ प्रस्तावों को मंजूरी के लिए रखा जा सकता है। प्रदेश के शहरी क्षेत्रों में अवैध निर्माण होने की वजह से प्राधिकरणों को परेशानियों का सामना करना पड़ रहा है। इसलिए मुकदमों का बोझ कम करने व अवैध…
(Hindustan) समाजवादी पार्टी के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष अखिलेश यादव ने कहा है कि जनता का भाजपा से मोहभंग हो रहा है। बदलाव के लिए साल 2019 और साल 2022 में दो बड़े अवसर मिलेंगे। जनता तैयार रहे। कार्यकर्ता भी इस बात का ध्यान रखें कि यह मौका हाथ से निकल न जाए। अखिलेश ने सोमवार को पार्टी मुख्यालय में कार्यकर्ताओं से यह बात कही। उन्होंने कहा कि राज्यपाल बार-बार कानून-व्यवस्था में सुधार की बात कह रहे हैं लेकिन प्रदेश सरकार इसे गंभीरता से नहीं ले रही है। अखिलेश ने कहा कि भाजपा ने इतना झूठ बोला है कि अब उनका कोई…
(LiveMint) Russia’s largest oil company Rosneft filed an 89 billion rouble ($1.41 billion) lawsuit on Monday against participants of the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project operated by ExxonMobil subsidiary Exxon Neftegaz Ltd. The suit, received by an arbitration court in the Sakhalin region in Russia’s Far East, seeks to recover funds gained by parties between 10 July 2015, and 31 May 2018, through “unjust enrichment and interest gained by using other people’s money”, according to paperwork issued by the court. The lawsuit has been filed against five entities, claiming 10 billion roubles from Sakhalinmorneftegaz, 7.5 billion from RN-Astra, 26.7 billion from…
(DJ) मॉब लिंचिंग की बढ़ती घटनाओं पर कारगर नियंत्रण और इसके दोषियों को कड़ी सजा सुनिश्चित करने का उपाय सुझाने के लिए सरकार ने दो उच्च स्तरीय समिति का गठन किया है। केंद्रीय गृह सचिव की अध्यक्षता में गठित कमेटी जहां चार हफ्तों में अपने सुझाव देगी, वहीं गृहमंत्री राजनाथ सिंह अध्यक्षता में गठित मंत्रिमंडलीय कमेटी इन सुझावों पर विचार कर उन्हें अमल लाने का रास्ता बताएगी। दरअसल पिछले दिनों सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने मॉब लिंचिंग के खिलाफ सख्त रूख अख्तियार करते हुए सरकार को कड़े कानून बनाने का आदेश दिया था। इसके साथ ही कई दिशा-निर्देश भी जारी किये थे।…
(PTI) The Government is actively considering using Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as a transportation fuel, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said. LNG is being imported under open general license on terms and conditions mutually agreed upon between buyers and sellers and it is being traded in the country on market-based mechanism. During Question Hour, Pradhan told the Lok Sabha that the government is actively considering using LNG as a transportation fuel. It is a new, cost-effective and clean proposal, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister said. To a query, he said that at present, there is no pipeline in the country to transport LNG in liquid…
As already four years have passed since the CSR spending was made mandatory, the government has now decided to go to next level for implementation of the Corporate Social Responsibility rule in true spirit. The government is seriously mulling to ask those companies which have defaulted in spending the prescribed 2% of their profits on CSR during the three previous years to deposit the unspent amount in various Central government funds designated to benefit society, like Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF), Swachh Bharat Kosh, Clean Ganga Fund etc. The MCA has initiated a process for compiling a database of…
(DC) In a fresh offensive, the Congress on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman of “lying” in Parliament on the Rafale deal, saying there was no secrecy clause in the 2008 Indo-French pact that binds the government from revealing price details of the fighter aircraft. The Congress is likely to raise the heat on the government on the issue and may move a privilege motion against PM Modi and Sitharaman for “misleading” the Lok Sabha. Days after Congress President Rahul Gandhi forcefully attacked the government in Parliament on the Rafale deal, the party fielded three…
(CNBC) he National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is gearing up to execute highway projects worth Rs 2.25 lakh crore and of 15,000 km in length. The NHAI will double down on these projects because the requisite clearances are in place allowing, the report said citing an unnamed senior official. Ahead of the next year general elections, the authorities will primarily focus on executing the existing projects, said the report. However, it added that the NHAI will not shy away from tendering new contracts. Last financial year, the NHAI had awarded 150 projects of 7,400 km, worth Rs 1.2 lakh crore.