The First edition of ‘ONGC Para Games’ kicked off today at Thyagraj Stadium, New Delhi. The 3-day event- a first of its kind corporate initiative, will witness participation from 120 Employees-100 men and 20 women with Disabilities from 16 work centers from across the country. The 1st ONGC Para Games is majorly focused on Athletics, Badminton and Table Tennis. The participants belong to different categories of disabilities, namely, VH (Visually Impaired), HH (Hearing Impaired) and OH (Orthopedically Handicapped). The events are categorized into 8 sub categories- Genderwise, age wise and disability wise.A total of 46 Events will be held in the 3…
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(PTI) Days after UIDAI action against Bharti Airtel, state-owned oil companies have started writing to the Sunil Mittal-led firm, asking it to transfer back the LPG subsidy that was credited to its payments bank accounts. The country’s largest mobile operator has been accused of opening ‘Payments Bank’ account of its subscribers without seeking their “informed consent”. Bharti Airtel, which also operates this new category of banks, has been allegedly using Aadhaar numbers of mobile subscribers to open their accounts, which led the subsidy to flow to the latest bank account linked to the biometric ID. The subsidy that government pays to…
(DJ) गुजरात के सभी 182 विधानसभा क्षेत्रों में एक-एक बूथ पर इलेक्ट्रॉनिक वोटिंग मशीनों (ईवीएम) के मतों और वीवीपैट स्लिपों के मतों का मिलान शत प्रतिशत सही पाया गया। चुनाव आयोग के एक वरिष्ठ अधिकारी ने सोमवार को यह जानकारी दी। चुनाव आयोग ने कहा था कि वह गुजरात के सभी विधानसभा क्षेत्रों से अचानक चुने गए एक-एक बूथ पर ईवीएम और वीवीपैट स्लिपों के मतों का मिलान करेगा। उक्त अधिकारी ने बताया कि मतों के मिलान के लिए मतदान बूथों के चुनाव का फैसला ड्रा के जरिये किया गया और इस दौरान सभी प्रत्याशी या उनके एजेंट भी उपस्थित थे।…
(FE) PM Narendra Modi Kerala Tamil Nadu Lakshadweep visit live updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu and Kerala today. He will review the situation arising in the aftermath of devastating Cyclone Ockhi. PM Modi had arrived in Karnataka’s Mangalore late last night. It has been learnt that during the visit, the prime minister will also update himself as regards the status of the relief operations at Kavaratti, Kanyakumari and Thiruvananthapuram. He would meet officials and public representatives as also the cyclone victims, including the fishermen, and farmers’ delegations, accoridng to reports. This visit comes a day after PM…
(PTI) A section of bank unions have given a strike call for December 27 for early implementation of wage revision for IDBI Bank employees which has been due since 2012. Following the strike call, many banks including State Bank of India (SBI), Vijaya Bank have already informed their customers about inconvenience if it materialises. Banks have been informed by Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) that members of All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) and All India Bank Officers Association (AIBOA) have served notices of strike on IBA for December 27 in all banks on certain issues.According to AIBEA General Secretary C H…
(AT) गुजरात और हिमाचल में भाजपा ने जीत का परचम लहरा तो दिया है, लेकिन अब पार्टी के सामने इन दोनों राज्यों में मुख्यमंत्री का चयन बड़ी चुनौती है. दरअसल हिमाचल में बीजेपी उम्मीदवार प्रेम कुमार धूमल अपनी सीट भी गंवाते दिख रहे हैं. उनके हारने की सूरत में पार्टी को सीएम का नया चेहरा तलाशना होगा. वहीं गुजरात में विजय रूपाणी के भी दोबारा सीएम की कुर्सी पर बैठने के आसार कम ही लग रहे हैं. खुद रूपाणी भी कह चुके हैं कि सीएम कौन होगा, इसका फैसला संसदीय बोर्ड और विधायक दल की बैठक में तय होगा. आज…
(LiveMint) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday wrested power from the Congress in Himachal Pradesh, securing a simple majority by winning 44 seats in the 68-member assembly. The Congress, which fought Himachal elections under the leadership of Virbhadra Singh, ended with a seat tally of 21 seats, while three seats went to other parties. Despite the BJP’s spectacular performance, its chief ministerial face Prem Kumar Dhumal lost his Sujanpur seat to Congress rival Rajinder Singh Rana by about 3,500 votes. Main rivals BJP and Congress contested all the 68 seats at stake. The hill state had witnessed a record 75.28%…
(LiveMint) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday won the Gujarat elections—its fifth straight win in the state—but not without a struggle. Its final seat tally of 99 seats was the lowest in nearly two decades and the first time since 1998 that it slipped into double digits. No doubt, it was enough to ensure a simple majority and seal a fifth consecutive victory for the BJP, whose campaign was led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Over 2012, the BJP has lost 16 seats while the Congress has gained 19 seats in the 2017 Gujarat elections. Not only does this put…
(PTI) The government today informed the Rajya Sabha that it had constructed more than 500 lakh toilets under Swachh Bharat Mission. Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi told the Upper House that it built 561.75 lakh toilets under the Swachh Bharat Mission (rural). Nearly 29.08 lakh toilets were constructed under the MGNREGA and seven states/UTs were declared Open Defecation Free (ODF), he added. In a written reply, the government said Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) was a demand-driven scheme and hence state-wise funds were not allocated. The minister stated that states/UTs had to first furnish details of…
(PTI) The BJP won the Gujarat assembly polls for a record sixth straight victory today, and was set to evict the Congress in Himachal Pradesh, tightening the party’s grip over the country’s politics with general elections only 18 months away. The Gujarat results turned out to be a seesaw, with BJP and Congress running neck and neck in the morning. At midday, BJP pulled ahead, and by 6.30 p.m., it had won 95 seats while leading in four seats in the 182-member assembly. The result _ with a likely final tally of 99 seats for BJP_ was not as grand…