(Tribune) The Central Government has agreed to bear 50 per cent cost of the state government’s ring road project proposed for Dehradun, Haridwar, Haldwani, Kashipur, Rudrapur and Udham Singh Nagar. At a meeting with the Union Minister of Surface Transport Nitin Gadkari in Delhi, it was agreed that the Centre and the state would provide funds in equal ratio for the project, said Urban Development Minister Madan Kaushik.Further, the state will bear the cost of land acquisition for the project. In addition, the Centre has also agreed to help the state in covering the costs of preparating DPRs for the project. The…
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(FE) The Supreme Court will today hear a plea seeking complete ban on firecrackers in Delhi and NCR. The plea was filed by Arjun Gopal on October 27. The petitioner, on whose earlier plea, the apex court had restored the ban on sale of firecrackers from October 9 to November 1, submitted before the court that the ban could be extended beyond November 1. The impact of ban on the pollution level in the capital remains a bone of contention among experts.
(DJ) सरकार ने राज्य के नगर निकाय कार्मिकों की मुराद पूरी कर दी। सभी 92 नगर निकायों में सातवां वेतनमान लागू कर दिया गया है। जिन 20 निकायों में बोर्ड नहीं है, वहां जिलाधिकारियों की ओर से उक्त निकायों में नए वेतनमान देने के प्रस्ताव पर मुहर लगने के बाद सरकार ने भी कदम उठा दिया। सरकार के इस फैसले से निकायों के सात हजार से ज्यादा नियमित कार्मिकों का लाभ मिलेगा। शहरी विकास मंत्री मदन कौशिक ने विधानसभा में पत्रकारों को बताया कि सभी नगर निकाय कार्मिकों को सातवां वेतनमान देने के आदेश दिए गए हैं। गौरतलब है कि…
(DJ) वास्को डी गामा-पटना एक्सप्रेस के तेरह कोच उत्तर प्रदेश के चित्रकूट के पास मानिकपुर के नजदीक पटरी से उतर गई जिसमें चार की मौत और 50 से ज्यादा घायल हो गए। यह दुर्घटना सुबह 4:18 बजे की है। भारतीय रेलवे के पीआरओ अनिल सक्सेना ने हादसे पर दुख जताते हुए कहा, ‘हमने यात्रियों के परिजनों की सुविधा के लिए हेल्पलाइन नंबर्स जारी कर दिए हैं। राहत और बचाव कार्य चल रहा है।’ बताया जा रहा है कि सबसे ज्यादा नुकसान स्लीपर कोचों को हुआ है। इससे अनुमान लगाया जा रहा है कि घायलों की संख्या में बढ़ोतरी हो सकती है। बांदा ट्रेन दुर्घटना पर यूपी एडीजी(कानून…
(FE) Given how investments in the real estate sector result in a strong multiplier effect on the rest of the economy, any push for the sector is to be welcomed. To that extent, the government’s focus on affordable housing is commendable because it also benefits the less-affluent sections of society. In April, the government incentivised builders to take up such projects, allowing profits from these as a full deduction from their total income under section 80IBA of the I-T Act. Also, those buying homes for the first time and of a specific size were allowed a concessional interest rate on…
(PTI) The finance ministry today said there is no proposal to withdraw the bank cheque book facility as part of exercise to promote digital transaction. The clarification comes in the backdrop of reports in a certain section of media that there is a possibility that the central government may withdraw bank cheque book facility in the near future, with an intent to encourage digital transactions. This has been denied by the government and reaffirmed that there’s no such proposal, it said in tweets. “The Government of India has reaffirmed that there is NO proposal under consideration to withdraw the bank…
(AT) गुजरात चुनाव में अहम भूमिका निभाने वाले पाटीदार नेता हार्दिक पटेल को वाई कैटेगरी की सुरक्षा मुहैया कराई गई है. इंटेलिजेंस ब्यूरो को हार्दिक की सुरक्षा को लेकर इनपुट मिले थे. इसके बाद ही हार्दिक को सुरक्षा दी गई है. इस फैसले के बाद हार्दिक की सुरक्षा में सीआईएसएफ के जवानों को तैनात किया जाएगा. हार्दिक को ये सुरक्षा शुक्रवार सुबह से मिलेगी. सीआईएसएफ के जवान चौबीसों घंटे उनके साथ ही रहेंगे. इससे पहले हार्दिक पटेल ने सुरक्षा लेने से इनकार कर दिया था. हार्दिक पटेल का कहना था कि पुलिस उनकी जासूसी करना चाहती है, इसलिए सुरक्षा मुहैया कराई जा…
(PTI) In a major boost to the asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) the Reserve Bank today relaxed norms capping their shareholdings at 26 per cent in the borrower firm under reconstruction, provided their net-owned funds are maintained at Rs 100 crore. Earlier ARCs could convert a portion of the debt into equity of the borrower company to the extent of 26 per cent of the revamped equity capital.However, RBI in a notification today said, “ARCs with net-owned fund (NOF) of Rs 100 crore on an ongoing basis are exempted from the shareholding cap at 26 per cent of post- converted equity…
In keeping with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a New India by 2022, Government has embarked upon a major policy initiative for the rapid transformation of 115 backward districts across the country. Senior Government officials in the rank of the rank of Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary have been designated as Prabhari Officers or the in-charge to coordinate the efforts of the Centre and the states in addressing the specific developmental needs of the districts. The First meeting of the Prabhari Officers entrusted with the responsibility to co-ordinate the efforts of the Centre and the States towards rapid…
(FE) The Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1952 initially provided only for the institution of provident funds. That is why Employees Provident Fund Organisation is so named and does not include the words ‘pension’ or ‘insurance’. The Act was amended in 1976 to bring in two new schemes, namely Family Pension Scheme and Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme. The Act of 1952 was again amended in 1996 to bring in Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS)—valid retrospectively from November 16, 1995—in place of the Family Pension Scheme. EPS was implemented in a hurry. Per se, it is a very beneficial…