Author: Aruna Sharma

(PTI) Breaking his silence on the communal clashes in Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today warned of strict action against the perpetrators of violence and said those indulging in anarchy will not be spared.His remarks came after days of violence in Kasganj where clashes broke out on last Friday in which one person was killed and two others were injured.”Our government is committed to provide security to each and every citizen. Those indulging in anarchy will not be spared,” he told mediapersons here. The chief minister warned that strict action will be taken against the perpetrators of violence…

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(Tribune) The state unit of the Congress today took out a Jan Chetna rally on two-wheelers to highlight the alleged failure of the state government in tackling price rise and the situation arising after the implementation of the GST. Led by state party president Preetam Singh, party leaders and members took out the rally from the party headquarters on the Rajpur road. “The BJP has failed to fulfil promises made to the people of the state. No new jobs have been created. It has also failed to come to the rescue of businessmen who continue to face problems after the…

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India’s largest power generator NTPC has signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Jabalpur Smart City Limited and Jabalpur City Transport Services Limited for the city’s foray in the e-mobility. The MoU was signed by Shri Ved Prakash, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Jabalpur & Managing Director, Jabalpur City Transport Services Limited, Shri Gajendra Singh Nagesh, CEO Smart City Jabalpur and Shri Praveen Saxena, General Manager, NTPC.

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(PTI) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will travel to Kathmandu on Thursday to hold discussions with Nepal’s political leaders on issues of “mutual interest”, the external affairs ministry announced on Monday night. Sushma Swaraj’s two-day visit, which comes ahead of the formation of a new government by a Communist alliance which is expected to be headed by CPN-UML chief and former prime minister K P Oli, is also seen as part of India’s efforts to improve relations with the new regime.”The upcoming visit will provide an opportunity to hold discussions with political leaders of Nepal on issues of mutual interest,…

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The highlights of the Investment and Savings situation as brought out by Economic Survey 2017-18 tabled in Parliament today are as follows:- India’s unprecedented climb to historic high levels of investment and saving rates in the mid-2000s has been followed by a pronounced, albeit gradual, decline. This current episode of investment and saving slowdown is still ongoing. • The ratio of domestic saving to GDP reached 29.2 per cent in 2013 to a peak of 38.3 per cent in 2007, before falling back to 29 per cent in 2016. • The cumulative fall over 2007 and 2016 has been milder…

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(DJ) संसद सत्र के दौरान सदन से गैरहाजिरी को लेकर प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी और भाजपा अध्यक्ष अमित शाह ने पार्टी के सांसदों को एक बार फिर आगाह किया है। दोनों नेताओं ने पार्टी सांसदों को सदन में हाजिर होने की हिदायत दी है। ध्यान देने की बात है कि भाजपा सांसदों की गैरहाजिरी के कारण सरकार को सदन के भीतर कई बार असहज स्थिति का सामना करना पड़ा है। भाजपा संसदीय दल की कार्यकारिणी को संबोधित करते हुए प्रधानमंत्री और पार्टी अध्यक्ष ने सांसदों को कहा कि संसद के भीतर सरकार के एजेंडे जोरदार तरीके से रखने के लिए उनकी…

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(LiveMint) The Indian economy is expected to expand at 7-7.5% in the next financial year, 2018-19, the Economic Survey 2017-18, presented by finance minister Arun Jaitley in Parliament on the first day of the Budget session, said. The Survey, authored by chief economic adviser in the finance ministry Arvind Subramanian, said the economy is likely to grow at 6.75% in 2017-18 against 6.5% estimated by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The Survey underlines that due to the launch of the transformational goods and services tax (GST) reform on 1 July 2017, resolution of the long-festering twin-balance sheet problem by sending…

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(DJ) लोकसभा चुनाव की तैयारियों के मद्देनजर भाजपा मिशन 2019 का आगाज हरियाणा से करेगी। प्रधानमंत्री पद के उम्मीदवार घोषित होने के बाद 2013 में जिस तरह नरेंद्र मोदी ने रेवाड़ी से चुनाव अभियान की शुरुआत की थी, ठीक उसी तरह भाजपा अध्यक्ष अमित शाह हरियाणा से मिशन 2019 का बिगुल फूंकेंगे। भाजपा अध्यक्ष अमित शाह 15 फरवरी को बांगर-जाट बैल्ट जींद में राज्यस्तरीय रैली करने के बाद देश के चुनावी दौरे पर निकलेंगे। भाजपा सरकार और संगठन शाह की जींद रैली की तैयारियों को अंतिम रूप देने में जुट गए हैैं। भाजपा अध्यक्ष अमित शाह, मुख्यमंत्री मनोहर लाल, प्रभारी…

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(Tribune) Dr Vikram Chandra Thakur, former director of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), the only one from Uttarakhand this year to feature in the list of Padma Shri awardees that was announced on the eve of Republic Day.Dr Thakur is the second WIHG luminary after eminent geologist KS Valdiya, who was awarded with Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan in 2007 and 2015 respectively. Settled in Dehradun, Dr Thakur, who originally hails from Dharmshala, Himachal Pradesh also has its roots in the Kumaon division of Uttarakhand, from where his forefathers migrated to Himachal Pradesh. An MSc from Panjab University, Chandigarh,…

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(DJ) संसद का बजट सत्र आज से शुरू होगा। इस सत्र की शुरुआत राष्ट्रपति रामनाथ कोविंद के संयुक्त संबोधन से होगी जिसके बाद वित्त मंत्री अरुण जेटली आर्थिक सर्वे पेश करेंगे। 1 फरवरी को संसद में केंद्र सरकार देश का आम बजट पेश करेगी। इस सत्र में बजट के अलावा तीन तलाकसमेत कई अहम बिलों पर चर्चा होगी। तीन तलाक से जुड़ा बिल लोकसभा में पास हो चुका है लेकिन राज्यसभा में विपक्ष ने इसकी राह रोक रखी है। माना जा रहा है कि संसद का बजट सत्र भी हंगामेदार हो सकता है। रविवार को पहले सरकार और फिर लोकसभा…

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