(AU) प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी जल्द अपने मंत्रिमंडल का चौथा और आखिरी विस्तार कर सकते हैं। आगामी लोकसभा चुनाव के मद्देनजर राज्यों के सियासी समीकरण और सहयोगियों को साधने के लिए शीर्ष स्तर पर विचार-विमर्श शुरू हो गया है। इस बारे में सहयोगी दलों से भी बातचीत का सिलसिला शुरू किया जाएगा। भाजपा सूत्रों के मुताबिक, कर्नाटक विधानसभा चुनाव नतीजों के बाद मिशन-2019 की पुख्ता तैयारी के लिए मंत्रिमंडल विस्तार पर नए सिरे से विचार शुरू हुआ है। पार्टी और सरकार के शीर्ष नेतृत्व में इसे लेकर आम सहमति है। इस क्रम में सहयोगियों से संवाद और विभिन्न राज्यों के सियासी समीकरण…
Author: Aruna Sharma
(AU) रेल सफर के दौरान यात्रियों को ज्यादा सामान रखना अब महंगा पड़ेगा। ज्यादा लगेज मिलने पर यात्रियों को जुर्माना भी देना पड़ेगा। हालांकि इसके पूर्व रेल प्रशासन द्वारा यात्रियों को बताया जाएगा कि सफर के दौरान वे कितना सामान रख सकते हैं। इसके लिए रेलवे की ओर से इसी माह एक अभियान भी चलाया जाएगा। पखवारे भर के इस अभियान के बाद ही रेलवे ज्यादा सामान रखने वाले यात्रियों के खिलाफ जुर्माना वसूले जाने की कार्रवाई करेगा। उत्तर मध्य रेलवे (एनसीआर) इलाहाबाद जोन समेत देश के सभी जोनल रेलवे के स्टेशनों पर यात्रियों को यह भी बताया जाएगा कि…
(PTI) State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) logged a Rs 4,000 crore loss on natural gas output in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 as the government mandated price for the fuel was less than the cost of production. “We need at least USD 4 per million British thermal unit to break-even as compared to current gas price of USD 3.06 per mmBtu,” a senior company official said. As per a new mechanism approved by the government in October 2014, the price of domestically produced natural gas is to be revised every six months — April 1 and…
(Tribune) Irrigation and Public Health Minister Mahender Singh Thakur on Saturday ordered the suspension of the Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) of the Municipal Corporation for negligence in water distribution in Shimla. He said the government would not tolerate any laxity on part of officials and strict action would be taken against those found guilty. Residents have also been demanding resignation of the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and the MC Commissioner.Even as water is being supplied once in four days, residents have complained of inequitable distribution. People in some localities are either getting water in trickles or not getting it at all.Residents…
(HT) Two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were killed after Pakistan Rangers resorted to firing along the International Border in Jammu early on Sunday, triggering heavy gunfight between the two sides in Pargwal sector of Akhnoor. Three villagers were injured during the heavy shelling by Pakistan in Pargwal sector. At least 10 BSF posts and 30 villages were targeted by the Pakistani forces. Pargwal police post in-charge Brij Lal Sharma said, “Around 2:15 am on Sunday, two BSF men were killed in sniper fire by Pakistan across the International Border in Pargwal sector of Akhnoor sub division in Jammu.” He said…
(PTI) Union minister Prakash Javadekar today said the Centre will soon address the concerns of the agitating farmers and declare remunerative support prices for agricultural products to end their stir. The Centre is pursuing pro-poor, pro-people policies and has undertaken several schemes worth crores of rupees which cover farmers and weaker sections, besides women, he said. “When remunerative support prices for agri products are declared, the farmers will realise that the NDA government cared for them and the stir will end,” Javadekar told a press meet here to highlight the achievement during the four years of the Modi government. “Our’s is…
(NDTV) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have a number of engagements in his tightly packed schedule on day 2 of his Singapore visit. The prime minister will meet country’s top officials, including Singaporean President Halimah Yacob and his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong, and sign and exchange a number of MoUs today. He will also hold a joint press statement with Mr Loong. Following this, Prime Minister Modi will deliver the keynote address of the Shangri-La Dialogue, which will be the first time an Indian Prime Minister will address the event. PM Modi arrived in Singapore on the last leg of…
(PTI) India retained its status of the fastest growing major economy as the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate for the fourth quarter (January- March) of FY 2018 came in at 7.7 per cent, topping China’s 6.8 per cent. For the full fiscal year 2017-18, the growth rate came at 6.7 per cent. The growth rate for the last quarter (October- December) has been revised to 7 per cent from 7.2 per cent, as was declared in February. The agriculture, manufacturing and construction sectors came at 4.5 per cent, 9.1 per cent and 11.5 per cent respectively in the fourth quarter. Government data…
(PTI) The government may ask state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp to bear fuel subsidy to help cut petrol and diesel prices, sources said today.The government does not want to cut excise duty and is looking at alternative means to reduce petrol and diesel prices that had on Tuesday touched an all-time high of Rs 78.43 per litre and Rs 69.31 a litre, respectively. Sources said the alternative in works is to ask ONGC give subsidy to fuel retailers so that they can sell petrol and diesel at below market rates. Oil producers ONGC and Oil India Ltd had till June…
(PTI) Pinning hopes on further reduction in global crude oil prices, economic affairs secretary Subhash Chandra Garg on Thursday indicated that the retail prices of petrol and diesel could see a further decline. Asked about a mere 1 paise reduction in petrol prices announced by oil companies yesterday, Garg termed it “formula driven”, but added that the trend for reduction had begun. “It is not material that it is ‘x’ paisa today or ‘y’ paisa. The trend for reduction has started. Earlier since the (crude) prices were going up, the trend was building up the prices. Maybe going forward, you might see some…