(AU) केंद्रीय वित्त मंत्री अरुण जेटली मंगलवार को तीन दिवसीय बांग्लादेश के दौरे पर पहुंचे। बांग्लादेश के विनिर्माण और सामाजिक क्षेत्र के विकास के लिए बुधवार को दोनों देशों के मध्य 4.5 अरब अमेरिकी डॉलर का तीसरा ऋण व्यवस्था (लाइन ऑफ क्रेडिट) समझौता होने की तैयारी हो गई है। बांग्लादेश के वित्त मंत्रालय के प्रवक्ता ने कहा कि प्रधानमंत्री शेख हसीना के 2017 के भारत दौरे के दौरान घोषित किए गए 4.5 अरब अमेरिकी डॉलर के ऋण व्यवस्था पर उनके दौरे के दौरान हस्ताक्षर होंगे। उन्होंने कहा कि इस दौरान एक अन्य सौदे के संबंध में दोनों देशों के मध्य निवेश…
Author: Aruna Sharma
(FE) Coming down hard on petrol pump operators, state-run oil marketing companies (OMC) on Tuesday amended the Marketing Discipline Guidelines (MDG) enhancing punishment for those found indulging in short delivery of fuels, running automated pumps on manual mode or not providing clean toilet facility. The penalty in case of short delivery “beyond permissible limit” in the first instance has been raised to Rs 25,000 per faulty nozzle from previous penalty of a simple warning. Second slip within a year would attract a fine of Rs 50,000 and suspension of sale/supply for 15 days. Earlier, this attracted a fine of Rs…
(PTI) Ships in India may soon run on methanol as Centre is drawing up plans in this regard, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said today. Gadkari also stressed the importance of developing waterways for their cost effectiveness. “To cut the high cost of logistics in the country, inland waterways are being developed in a major way while methanol will soon be made the fuel for ships,” the Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister said. He was speaking at the foundation stone-laying ceremony for an inland waterway project in river Krishna in Vijayawada. “Methanol requires coal. Coal is an indigenous fuel available…
(FE) Finally, here is some relief to the common man as the government on Tuesday evening announced to cut excise duty on petrol, diesel by Rs 2 per litre. The new rates will be effective from midnight. Keeping in view the festive season, the fuel price cut has come as some relief to common man. “Govt of India has reduced Basic Excise Duty rate on Petrol & Diesel [both branded and unbranded] by Rs. 2 per litre w.e.f. 4th October,2017, ” Finance Ministry tweeted. “This has been done to cushion the impact of rising international prices of crude petroleum oil &…
The Chairman of National Highways Authority of India Shri Deepak Kumar launched a world class, new multilingual website of the organization today. He said that within two months it will be possible for the general public to rate National Highways through this website. He also launched a Project Monitoring Information System (PMIS) Moblie App that will facilitate close, in-house monitoring of NHAI projects on a mobile phone. Shri Deepak Kumar said that the NHAI also plans to soon launch a public interface of the PMIS desktop and App versions, so that the general public will be able to view the…
(PTI) The CBI today asked RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav and his son Tejashwi Yadav to appear before it for questioning on October 5 and 6 in an alleged corruption case after both leaders expressed their inability to appear on given dates, the agency sources said. The sources said Yadav and Tejashwi were earlier called on October 4 and 5. The CBI wants to question the former railways minister Lalu Prasad Yadav for a contract given for the maintenance of two IRCTC hotels in 2006. Tejashwi is also made an accused in the CBI FIR pertaining to alleged corruption in the…
(AU) मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ ने शामली, हापुड़, मेरठ, गौतमबुद्ध नगर, बिजनौर और गाजियाबाद जिलों को खुले में शौच मुक्त घोषित करते हुए कहा कि महात्मा गांधी की 150वीं जयंती पर 2019 में प्रदेश को खुले में शौच मुक्त होगा। उन्होंने कहा कि 2022 में देश की स्वाधीनता के 75 वर्ष पूरे होने पर प्रदेश को गंदगी, गरीबी, भ्रष्टाचार, आतंकवाद, अलगाववाद से मुक्त करने के संकल्प को सिद्धी तक पहुंचाएंगे। सोमवार को महात्मा गांधी की 148वीं जयंती के उपलक्ष्य में विधानसभा के तिलक हॉल में आयोजित कार्यक्रम को संबोधित करते हुए मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ ने कहा कि 31 दिसंबर तक प्रदेश…
(AU) भारतीय जनता पार्टी के अध्यक्ष अमित शाह केरल पहुंच चुके हैं। उन्होंने एक रैली को संबोधित करते हुए राज्य के मुख्यमंत्री पिनराई विजयन पर निशाना साधा। शाह ने कहा केरल में अबतक भाजपा और आरएसएस के 120 से ज्यादा कार्यकर्ता मारे जा चुके हैं जिसके लिए सीधे तौर पर सीएम विजयन जिम्मेदार हैं। इससे पहले शाह ने कहा कि लेफ्ट पार्टियों ने पश्चिम बंगाल और त्रिपुरा में काफी वक्त तक शासन किया और अब वहां के हालात देखे जा सकते हैं। शाह ने कहा कि अब शांतिप्रिय केरल भी हिंसक हो गया है। शाह की यात्रा के बीच खबर आई कि बीजेपी के तीन…
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, visited Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh today. The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone for the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), at Bilaspur. This 750 bed hospital will be built at a cost of approximately Rs. 1350 crore. In addition to healthcare, it will also provide medical education at the under-graduate and post-graduate level, besides nursing. The Prime Minister also unveiled a plaque to mark the launch of Digital Nerve Centres for primary healthcare. The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone for the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), at Una. Shri Narendra Modi…
(PTI) State-owned ONGC has received green clearance for the Rs 456-crore exploratory drilling project in Sivasagar district of Assam, a government document showed. The company’s proposal is to drill 10 wells in the petroleum lease areas — Rudrasagar, Geleki, Lakwa, Namti, Mekypore, Santak Nazira — of Sivasagar district.About 1.5-2.25 hectares of land are required for each well and the estimated project cost is Rs 456.20 crore. In a letter issued to the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), the Union environment ministry has informed that the government has given final environment clearance to the proposed exploratory project in Assam. The clearance is…