(PTI) The BJP today released its first list of 70 candidates for the Gujarat elections, including five Congress rebels and 49 sitting MLAs. The state’s ruling party has fielded 16 fresh faces in its first list for elections to the 182-member Gujarat Assembly, to be held in two phases on December 9 and 14. The five Congress rebels who have been given tickets are Raghavji Patel, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Ramsinh Parmar, Mansinh Chauhan and C K Raolji. They had supported the BJP during the presidential election and during Congress leader Ahmed Patel’s Rajya Sabha election. The party has named Chief Minister Vijaybhai…
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(PTI) Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav today accused the ruling BJP of spreading “hatred” and trying to “divert people’s attention” through its campaigns for the civic polls in Uttar Pradesh. The former chief minister also criticised the Yogi Adityanath government for the plight of potato farmers and non-payment of arrears to cane growers, among others. “Nothing should be expected from the BJP now… its foremost task is how to spread hatred, create problems and humiliate others. In order to divert attention of the people, the BJP leaders pick up brooms or wear masks,” he told reporters here. “The BJP blames others (for…
(FE) A year and half after the launch of the Modi government’s flagship Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), the average rate of LPG cylinder refills by the beneficiaries stands at an annual 3.7 per connection issued. Though this is lower than the national average of around 7.5 refills annually for 2016-17, analysts said the PMUY refill rate doesn’t indicate any unravelling of the scheme. Among the states, while Gujarat, Bihar and Uttarakhand are among the top with more than 4 cylinder refills a year, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh have witnessed less than three refills a year per connection. PMUY was…
(AU) संवेदनशील और अहम सरकारी दस्तावेज के लीक होने को लेकर केंद्र सरकार काफी परेशान है। उसने बृहस्पतिवार को सुप्रीम कोर्ट को अपनी इस चिंता से अवगत कराया। कोर्ट ने भी इस मामले को गंभीर बताते हुए इस पर विचार करने का निर्णय लिया है। सरकार ने कोर्ट के समक्ष कहा कि सीबीआई, कैबिनेट नोट सहित कई संवेदनशील व अहम दस्तावेज के आधार पर जनहित याचिका दायर करना बेहद गंभीर मसला है। उसने कहा कि चूंकि ये तमाम जानकारियां जो सूचना के अधिकार के दायरे में नहीं हैं, लिहाजा इन दस्तावेज के आधार पर जनहित याचिका दाखिल करने की प्रथा पर विराम लगना…
(AU) Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today inaugurated the Petrochemical Investors Conclave 2017 in Bhubaneswar with an aim to attract investors towards Petroleum and Plastic Industries. The conclave themed, ‘Purvodaya – The Dawn of New Investment Opportunities’, aimed at providing them a platform to interact with the business leaders. Speaking at the event, Pradhan stressed on setting up a fiber plant in Paradip for development of Textile Park. “I can proudly say that Narendra Modi is the first Prime Minister of India who has given utmost priority to Eastern part of India. Focusing on the east coastal belt of Odisha that…
SPG India geared up for organizing its 12th Biennial International Conference & Exposition at JECC Jaipur from 17th -19th November 2017. A common platform was envisaged to resolve & establish the technical ideas and practical experiences for improved interactions & knowledge sharing among E&P industries and academia. Society of Petroleum Geophysicists (SPG) India was established in 1992, with a small group of 30 Exploration Geophysicists 25 years ago at Dehradun. SPG has made momentous progress, expanded its network by connecting E&P professionals, eminent scientists, Academic institutions and students with in country and abroad. SPG-India presently has ten Regional Chapters, including one overseas (N. America), 18…
(PTI) The residents of Maharashtra and Goa would be able to enrol for Aadhaar cards at over 1,200 post offices in the two states from next year, a senior official said today.”Those who have not got Aadhaar cards, can now get their unique identity numbers, besides getting (their already issued Aadhaar cards) corrected or updated at our 1,293 post offices, out of the total 2,216, from the beginning of the new year,” Maharashtra and Goa circle’s Chief Post Master General H C Agrawal told PTI. The Department of Post had in June this year started an updation facility for Aadhaar…
(Pragativadi) Union Petroleum and Natural Gas and Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today inaugurated the Petrochemical Investors Conclave here. The one-day conclave themed ‘Puryodaya’- The Dawn of New Investment Opportunities’ will focus on the investment opportunities available in Eastern India, especially the state of Odisha. “Petrochemical sector is growing much faster than Energy sector. This conference which is organized at Bhubaneswar is an example of the scope in the region”, said Pradhan adding that focus will be given to Dhamra and Paradip for inviting new investment opportunities.State Finance Minister Sashi Bhusan Behera and MSME Minister Prafulla Samal were also present at…
(NDTV) Too keen to wrest power from the Congress, BJP bigwigs, including former Chief Minister PK Dhumal, Kangra MP Shanta Kumar and Union Health Minister JP Nadda, will assess the party’s poll prospects at a meeting with MLAs, MPs, party candidates and office-bearers at Hamirpur on November 19.Even as Congress and BJP leaders are trying to assess their poll prospects, the saffron party has decided to hold a review meeting on November 19. The meeting, based on inputs from leaders from all over the state, will study the polling pattern from rural and urban areas so as to get some…
(Tribune) The National Green Tribunal today slammed the Uttarakhand government for initiating construction of a new legislative Assembly building of the State without mandatory clearances.A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, which stopped short of imposing environment compensation on the state, asked how could the dispensation start the project without getting environment clearance.During the proceedings, the tribunal was informed by the state government that it has applied for grant of mandatory clearances and sought adjournment of the case.