Author: Aruna Sharma

(Jagran) गंगा दशहरा के स्नान को लेकर राजघाट गंगा तट के अलावा अन्य घाटों पर सुरक्षा व्यवस्था की दृष्टिगत तैयारी अब शुरू की जाएंगे, इसके लिए तहसील प्रशासन की ओर से निर्देश दिए जा चुके हैं। पांच जून को गंगा दशहरा के स्नान पर्व पर जनपद के राजघाट, अनूपशहर गंगा तट और साधु आश्रम गंगा तट पर हजारों श्रद्धालुओं की भीड़ उमड़ेगी, लेकिन इससे पहले गंगा के बढ़ते जलस्तर को देखते हुए प्रशासन सतर्क है। जलस्तर में लगातार हो रही वृद्धि से इन घाटों पर पहले से गहरे स्थानों को चिह्नित कर लगाई गई बैरिकेडिंग पूरी तरह ध्वस्त हो चुकी…

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(Jagran) मुख्यमंत्री योगी ने पीएम मोदी के 30 मई को प्रस्तावित कार्यक्रम को लेकर सभास्थल का निरीक्षण किया। फिर कार्यक्रम की तैयारी से संबंधित एचबीटीयू स्थित संयुक्त आयुक्त उद्योग कार्यालय सभागार में समीक्षा कर निर्देश दिए। सीएम योगी आदित्यनाथ चंद्रशेखर आजाद कृषि एवं प्रौद्योगिकी विश्वविद्यालय (सीएसए) भी गए। उधर, पीएम मोदी के चकेरी एयरपोर्ट से सीएसए मैदान तक आने के लिए हेलीकॉप्टरों को उतारकर रिहर्सल किया गया, जिससे किसी तरह की कमी नहीं रहे। बता दें कि प्रधानमंत्री मोदी को पहले 24 अप्रैल को शहर आना था, लेकिन पहलगाम आतंकी घटना के कारण कार्यक्रम निरस्त हो गया था। उन्हें 20…

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(BS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh on May 29 and 30, during which he will inaugurate, dedicate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth more than Rs70,000 crore, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said on Wednesday. On May 29, the Prime Minister will begin his visit in Sikkim, where he will participate in the “Sikkim@50: Where Progress meets purpose and nature nurtures growth” programme at around 11 AM. The event commemorates 50 years of Sikkim’s statehood, with the state government launching a year-long celebration under the theme “Sunaulo, Samriddha…

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(BS) Power company NTPC reported growth in the fourth quarter of the 2024-25 (Q4FY25), but slow capacity addition is worrying analysts. Standalone revenue was Rs 43,900 crore, up 3.2 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y). It made an operating profit of Rs 11,260 crore, down 1 per cent due to a 27 per cent increase in other expenses. Standalone adjusted net profit was below estimates at Rs 5,000 crore. In FY25, NTPC Green Energy (NGEL) commissioned 1.9 gigawatt (including 50 per cent share in the Ayana acquisition of 2.1 Gw), much below its guidance of 3 Gw. The state-owned company’s power generation…

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(BS) As part of its fifth-tranche auction, India, for the first time, on Tuesday auctioned Potash and Halite mines, with Coal India Ltd (CIL), Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL), and Oil India Ltd (OIL) bagging critical and strategic mineral blocks, according to an official statement. While Hindustan Zinc and Oil India won the Potash and Halite blocks, Coal India bagged the Graphite and Vanadium mineral block. The fifth tranche was launched on January 28 and has concluded with an auction of 10 out of 15 blocks put up for bidding. Mining will begin in Rajasthan after the due process at Jhandawali-Satipura…

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(Jagran) आपरेशन सिंदूर के बाद रेलवे ने अपने पुलों की सुरक्षा व निगरानी के लिए प्रौद्योगिकी को अपनाने का फैसला किया है, इसे अनिवार्य श्रेणी में रखा जाएगा। एनसीआर में गंगा-यमुना, चंबल, सोन, टोंस, धसान नदी, नारायण नदी, सिंध, बेतवा, बगैन, पैसुनी पदी, कुंआरी नदी पर बने 20 पुलों की निगरानी होगी। एनसीआर के अलावा पूरे देश में इसी तरह अन्य महत्वपूर्ण पुलों की निगरानी होगी। इसके अलावा जिन पुलों का अब निर्माण हो रहा है, वहां भी यह व्यवस्था लागू होगी। इस पहल से बुनियादी ढांचा परियोजनाओं की निगरानी को भी और मजबूत किया जा सकेगा। इसमें प्रयागराज मंडल…

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(HT) Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said the Uttar Pradesh government is about to present a new model of school education right from the pre-primary level to secondary education with sprawling 10-15 acre campuses equipped with modern laboratories for subjects like physics, chemistry, botany and computer sciences among others. Adityanath made the announcement at an event in Lucknow where he launched Rs 3300- crore education-related projects The programme, “Empowering the young minds with quality education,” was organised by the basic education department at Lok Bhavan. He noted Uttar Pradesh has become a centre of innovation in basic education, fostering…

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(HT) In a move to modernise rural governance, the Yogi government is set to invest ₹278 crore to develop a digital workforce and establish learning centres across gram panchayats in Uttar Pradesh, a government spokesman said here on Sunday, adding the initiative, being rolled out under the National Gram Swaraj Abhiyan, aims to empower panchayats with digital tools and improve public service delivery in villages. An action plan prepared by the panchayati raj department outlines the creation of district panchayat resource centres and panchayat learning centres, with special focus on capacity building and comprehensive digital training of panchayat personnel. Human…

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(HT) Weeks after Pakistan drones swarmed the Indian skies during Operation Sindoor, the Uttarakhand government plans to deploy anti drone systems at Char Dham shines, and important establishments to counter potential aerial threats, people aware of the matter said on Monday. The home department asked the police headquarters to prepare a proposal for the same to forward it to the Union ministry of home affairs. Uttarakhand secretary (home) Shailesh Bagauli said, “During Operation Sindoor, we had received a communication from the Union ministry of home affairs stating that we can consider deployment of an anti-drone system. We have asked the…

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(HT) Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday virtually inaugurated a total of seven construction works including protective work of Malan Bridge built on Chillarkhal-Pakharo motor road in Kotdwar area of Pauri district. Addressing the public virtually from Dehradun, the CM said that the reconstruction of Malan Bridge is a symbol of the commitment of the state government, under which the infrastructure is being strengthened in remote areas. “With the start of this bridge, Kotdwar and surrounding rural areas will get convenience in transportation and economic activities will also get a boost”, he said. Dhami said that under the guidance…

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