(FE) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday address a Kisan Kalyan rally in Punjab’s Muktsar district in the wake of recent hike in Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Kharif crops. “Tomorrow I would be visiting Punjab to address a Kisan Kalyan Rally in Malout, Muktsar district. Farmers from Punjab have an invaluable contribution in the growth of India’s agriculture sector. I look forward to tomorrow’s rally,” the Prime Minister tweeted. The rally will jointly be organised by the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Malout. SAD chief Sukhbir Badal and other important leaders will attend the rally.The Central Government…
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(TOI) In an effort to promote Khadi and its culture in the state, Rajasthan Khadi and Village Industries Board (RKVIB)has proposed to the union ministry of petroleum and naturalgas for making it mandatory for employees at petrol pumps tto dress in khadi.“Our chairman Jaswant Singh Bishnoi has recently proposed to the the Centre to make khadi mandatory for employees working atpetrol and diesel retailers,” said Alpa Choudhary secretary RKVIB. If the centre accepts the proposal of RKVIB, the state would be the first in the list of states to have vendors wearing Khadi dresses filling petrol and diesel tank of…
(PTI) The Uttar Pradesh government today approved various proposals submitted by shortlisted builders for different packages of the Purvanchal Expressway Scheme, which will be implemented through EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) model. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. An UP government spokesperson said, “The period of construction of the Purvanchal Expressway is three years, and it will be constructed by 2021”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be laying its foundation stone on July 14. “The scheme (Purvanchal Expressway Pariyojana) will give a boost to agriculture, commerce, tourism and industries besides social and economic…
(AU) अगले हफ्ते बुधवार से शुरू हो रहे संसद के मानसून सत्र के लिए भाजपा ने विपक्षी हमले की काट ढूंढने और अहम बिल पारित कराने की रणनीति बनानी शुरू कर दी है। इस क्रम में मंगलावार को भाजपा अध्यक्ष अमित शाह ने वित्त मंत्री अरुण जेटली के साथ भावी रणनीति पर चर्चा की। इस दौरान इसी सत्र में राज्यसभा के उपसभापति पद के लिए होने वाले चुनाव पर भी चर्चा हुई। भाजपा और सरकार की योजना इस सत्र में तीन तलाक और ओबीसी आयोग को संवैधानिक दर्जा देने वाले बिल को हर हाल में पारित कराने की है। शाह किडनी…
(FE) The country’s oil marketing companies Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, state-run gas marketer GAIL India, private player Adani Group and incumbent Indraprastha Gas (IGL) put in the bids for city gas distribution (CGD) licences as 86 permits for selling compressed natural gas (CNG) and piped cooking gas in 174 districts in 22 states and union territories went under the hammer on Tuesday. However, after showing interest in the bidding process, the Reliance Industries-BP combine is learnt to have dropped out of the race at the last moment. More than 400 bids have been…
(Tribune) Realising that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to double farmers’ income in a short span (by 2022) is going to be a daunting task, the Centre has changed gear and is now working on a model called “zero-budget farming” across the country, which will reduce farm input cost.The model has already gained ground in the state, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.For the purpose, NITI Aayog on Monday held a day-long deliberation to work out ways and means to implement zero-budget farming across the country. Besides, Union Ministers and top brass of NITI Aayog, Governor Acharya Devvrat also participated in deliberation.Briefing…
(DJ) प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी के दौरे ने राजस्थान भाजपा में नये जोश और ऊर्जा का संचार कर दिया है। जयपुर में मोदी की सभा के दो दिन बाद सोमवार को भाजपा ने कांग्रेस के क्षत्रपों को पार्टी में शामिल करने की रणनीति बनाई है। भाजपा की रणनीति है कि अगले दो माह में कांग्रेस के आधा दर्जन क्षत्रपों को पार्टी में शामिल कर चुनाव से पहले विरोधी दल को बड़ा झटका दिया जाए। मुख्यमंत्री वसुंधरा राजे की कांग्रेस के कुछ वरिष्ठ नेताओं के साथ प्रारम्भिक दौर की बातचीत भी हो चुकी है। सोमवार को भाजपा कोर कमेटी की बैठक में कांग्रेसी क्षत्रपों…
(PTI) The ninth round of the city gas distribution (CGD) licences auction, beginning this week, may see funds worth Rs 70,000 crore from winning bidders, which is four times the cumulative Rs 15,000-18,000 crore invested till fiscal year 2018, said a report. “The ninth round of auction of city gas distribution licences is set to alter the industry landscape with the government expecting investments of Rs 70,000 crore from winning bidders, or four times more than what was invested so far,”Crisil. On offer are 86 geographical areas in 174 districts covering 29 per cent of the population, compared with a…
(ET) The administered prices of subsidised household fuels has risen sharply, with kerosene up 65% and cooking gas up 17% in the past two years, but the subsidy on both products, which the government tried to cut with regular price hikes, has also risen sharply because of soaring oil prices. Kerosene, a cooking and lighting fuel which the rural poor purchase from the public distribution system, rose to Rs 25.03 a litre on June 1 in Mumbai from Rs 15.02 a litre on July 1, 2016 as state oil firms are increasing the price by 25 paise every fortnight. However,…
The Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Monday set August 31 as the deadline for the submission of Rs 930-crore Kol Dam lift drinking water and sewerage project to World Bank.“The project will be readied within five years and is expected to meet the water demand of the city till 2050,” said SMC engineers.Sources said World Bank had asked the state government to formulate a policy on how the SMC would supply 24×7 water supply to the city and its peripheries.“We are finalising the water policy and the government has set August 31 as the deadline for submitting it,” Dharmender Gill,…