Author: Aruna Sharma

At SCOPE Corporate Communication Summit 2017, held at SCOPE Convention Centre, New Delhi on 7th December 2017, HPCL bagged 6 Awards for Excellence in Corporate Communication. The Awards were conferred by Hon. MoS. Information &Broadcasting and MoS. (I/C) Youth Affairs and Sports, Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in the august presence of senior dignitaries from Government of India, PSUs and SCOPE. HPCL bagged awards in the following 6 categories out of total 10 – 1st Prize – Best Corporate Communication Campaign/Program (External) Category 2nd Prize – Best Corporate Communication Campaign/Program (Internal) Category 2nd Prize – Best House Journal [English] Category 2nd…

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(ET) Tata Group’s consumer electronics retail chain Croma reduced its losses by 68% in the year ended March 2017 to Rs 61.4 crore, down from Rs 195.6 crore in the previous year, on the back of a 12% jump in revenue. According to its latest regulatory filings, Infiniti Retail, which owns and operates the Croma stores, posted revenues of Rs 3,268.7 crore for 2016-17 against Rs 2,918.2 crore in the previous year, defying the effects of the government’s demonetisation drive and ecommerce discounts. Infiniti Retail CEO Avijit Mitra said same-store sales grew 13% last fiscal. “The most tangible change the…

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(AU) गुजरात विधानसभा चुनाव के पहले चरण के लिए प्रचार बृहस्पतिवार शाम को थम जाएगा। 9 दिसंबर को होने वाली 89 सीटों पर भाजपा और कांग्रेस के बीच कांटे की टक्कर देखी जा रही है। 14 दिसंबर को दूसरे चरण में 93 सीटों पर वोट पड़ेंगे। पहले चरण में सौराष्ट्र और दक्षिण गुजरात क्षेत्र की 89 सीटों के लिए मतदान होगा। इस चरण में 977 उम्मीदवार अपना भाग्य आजमा रहे हैं। पिछले 22 साल से राज्य की सत्ता पर काबिज भाजपा को कांग्रेस से तगड़ी चुनौती मिल रही है। सत्ता में वापसी के लिए कांग्रेस जीतोड़ कोशिश कर रही है तो भाजपा सत्ता बनाए…

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(Tribune) Heavy snowfall in the hilly areas today brought down mercury in the state. According to the Met Department, the state is likely to receive more snow and rain in the next 48 hours.The Char Dham region comprising — Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath — also received snowfall, the Met Office said. The weather is muggy in Pithoragarh and nearby areas and rains have been predicted there.Snowfall has also been reported from Nanda Devi, Rajrambha, Pancha Chuli, Nandaphaat and the valleys of Darma and Vyas.Met Director Vikram Singh said snowfall was expected in areas 3,500 metres above the sea level. In…

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(DC) Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan interacted with Jammu and Kashmir farmers in New Delhi on Wednesday. The farmers had received agricultural training under Indian Agricultural Research Institute in Delhi organised by the Indian Army. Under Sadbhawna Project of Rashtriya Rifles, these farmers will visit agriculture institutes to get familiar with new age skills and technologies used in farming. Pradhan also discussed scope of training for the farmers and the youth of Ramban under RPL, Short term and long term skilling, apprenticeship and entrepreneurship were among the major points of discussion. He also expressed happiness over…

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(PTI) Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani on Tuesday alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters attacked his convoy when he was campaigning, a charge denied by the ruling party. The 34-year-old is contesting the Gujarat polls from Vadagam in Banaskantha district as an Independent candidate with outside support of the Congress. The constituency, around 200 km from Ahmedabad, is reserved for SC candidates.Police said one of the vehicles in his convoy was hit by a stone, damaging its window, but no one was injured.”A vehicle in Mevani’s convoy was hit by a stone but nobody was injured. Mevani was in another vehicle. We…

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(DJ) मंगलवार को शुरू हुई दो दिवसीय द्वैमासिक मौद्रिक नीति समिति (एमपीसी) की बैठक से ब्याज दरों में बदलाव की संभावना बेहद कम है। यह इस वर्ष की आखिरी एमपीसी बैठक है। कई विशेषज्ञों का मानना है कि केंद्रीय बैंक इस बार की पॉलिसी बैठक में नीतिगत दरों को पूर्व दर (6 फीसद) पर ही बरकरार रख सकता है। अगर ऐसा होता है तो यह सस्ते कर्ज की उम्मीद को लगातार दूसरा झटका होगा। इससे पहले अक्टूबर में हुई एमपीसी बैठक में भी आरबीआई ने नीतिगत ब्याज दरों को 6 फीसद पर बरकरार रखा था। क्या कहा इक्रा ने: इक्रा के…

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(ET) Existing solar energy projects and bidders for new ones must be insulated from the uncertainty of antidumping duties on import of cheap cells and modules to keep their cost calculations intact, minister of power, new and renewable energy RK Singh said. “Whatever the ministry of commerce may decide, they may decide but our only request, which I am going to write to Mr Jaitley, is that if a decision is taken to impose an anti-dumping duty, it must be prospective. That means it must not apply to any bids which we have already conducted. It should only apply to bids…

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चुनाव में भाजपा का प्रदर्शन सिर्फ नगर निगम के मेयर पद तक ही अच्छा रहा।  निकाय चुनाव में समाजवादी पार्टी ने अच्छा प्रदर्शन किया है|यह बात पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री और सपा के संरक्षक मुलायम सिंह यादव ने कही। उन्होंने कहा कि अन्य पदों पर भाजपा को बड़ा नुकसान हुआ है, जबकि भाजपा इसे बड़ी जीत के रूप में प्रदर्शित कर रही है। यहां पर बता दें कि नगर निगम में समाजवादी पार्टी को भले ही सफलता न मिली हो, लेकिन नगर पालिका और नगर पंचायतों में उसने बेहतरीन प्रदर्शन किया है। इसके अलावा, पश्चिमी उत्तर प्रदेश में बहुजन समाज पार्टी की ‘दमदार…

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