The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh is on a four-day visit to the state of Uttarakhand. On the third day of his visit today, Shri Rajnath Singh visited the Lapthal and Rimkhim Border out Posts (BOPs) of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). The Union Home Minster interacted with the jawans and greeted them on the occasion of Dussehra festival. He inaugurated the Civic Action Programme and Blood Donation Camp at Joshimath and addressed at the free medical camp organized by ITBP. He had visited the BoP Mana of ITBP yesterday. He will conclude his visit to the state today.
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(PTI) The proposed fare hike of the Delhi Metro is “unacceptable”, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has written to the Centre, demanding that the decision be withheld and reviewed. In a letter to Union minister for housing and urban affairs Hardeep Singh Puri, Kejriwal on Saturday said the proposed hike, to be effected from 10 October, would be in violation of the recommendations of the fare-fixation panel. “The fare-fixation committee had recommended a gap of one year between two fare hikes. This recommendation is being completely violated because the proposed second hike in October, 2017 will take place even before six…
(ET) Festivals like Dussehra should not be a mere source of entertainment but also inspire us and give us the resolve to do something for society and the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Saturday. He also urged the citizens to make a resolve on this day of Vijaydashmi to contribute in some constructive way towards nation building by 2022, when India would celebrate 75 years of its Independence. “Festivals like Dussehra should not be seen as mere source of entertainment but should also become an ambition and resolve to do something,” Modi said addressing the gathering at…
(NDTV) A 14-foot secret tunnel being dug from Pakistan to infiltrate terrorists has been discovered by Border Security Force, or BSF personnel in Arnia sector of Jammu and Kashmir where Pakistani forces had been carrying out cross-border shelling over the last fortnight. The discovery comes just a day after a meeting of local commanders of the Pakistan Rangers and BSF. This is the second tunnel detected by the border guards along the International Border in the last seven months. The last one was in Ramgarh sector of Sambha. The tunnel was right below the border fence put up to prevent infiltration…
(FE) Tightening the reins on the railway administration, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal here on Saturday announced a series of measures according topmost priority to passenger safety in the wake of Friday’s stampede which killed 23 Mumbai commuters.Chairing a high-level meeting comprising officials of the Railway Board, top officials of Western Railway and Central Railway for the second day on Saturday, Goyal carried out a comprehensive review of the safety measures not only for the Mumbai suburban railways, but the entire Indian Railway network. Among the decisions taken were to term foot overbridges (FOB), platforms and pathways on platforms as ‘Safety…
(ET) India needs a nearly sixfold jump in pace of electrification if the targets set under the Saubhagya scheme announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently are to be met. The government will have to electrify about 2.7 million households every month to cover more than 40 million households in the next 15 months, as per the target laid under the scheme. The current rate of electrification is just 475,000 households per month, according to data available with the power ministry. In the past few weeks, the government has been consistently electrifying more than 120,000 households. The rate is much…
(Tribune) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today exhorted young civil service probationers to help realise the Prime Minister’s dream of a ‘New India’.Addressing the officer trainees of 92nd foundation course at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, Rajnath asked probationers to stay humble and work hard to help people. “Apart from being humble, you have to create a sense of confidence among people with your hard work,” he said.Cautioning them against harbouring egos, Rajnath said ego was like a decimal point which if added before a number reduces its value. He also inspired them to remain committed…
(AU) तमिलनाडु, मेघालय, असम, अरुणाचल प्रदेश और बिहार को नए राज्यपाल मिल गए हैं। सत्यपाल मलिक को बिहार तो जगदीश मुखी को असम राजभवन भेजा गया है। राष्ट्रपति रामनाथ कोविंद ने सभी राज्यपालों की नियुक्ति पर मुहर लगा दी है। रामनाथ कोविंद के राष्ट्रपति बनने के बाद से बिहार में राज्यपाल का पद खाली था। तमिलनाडु में चल रही राजनीतिक उथल-पुथल के बीच बनवारी लाल पुरोहित को वहां का राज्यपाल नियुक्त किया गया है। गंगा प्रसाद को मेघालय का गवर्नर बनाया गया है। रिटायर्ड बिग्रेडियर बीडी मिश्रा को अरुणाचल प्रदेश का गवर्नर बनाया गया है। जगदीश मुखी की जगह एडमिरल रिटायर्ड देवेंद्र कुमार को अंडमान निकोबार…
(FE) The Union Government on Friday extended the last date of using (Maximum Retail Price) MRP labelled pre-Goods and Services Tax (GST) stock to December 31. This step of the Consumer Affairs Ministry will be a relief for the traders, who were reportedly stuck with old stocks. “The Finance Ministry has given a nod to the extension of date and the Consumer Affairs Ministry will issue the notification,” the Finance Ministry sources said earlier. Under the existing rules, the companies had time till September 30 to clear unsold pre-GST goods with a revised MRP to be displayed along with printed…
(FE) BJP president Amit Shah will visit Amethi in the month of October. He is expected to address a public meeting near Samrat Cycle campus on Musafirkhana Road. A trail of BJP ministers will visit Amethi on October 10 with Amit Shah for the rally and inauguration of several development projects, as per a report by The Indian Express. Apart from Shah, Union ministers Smriti Irani, Nitin Gadkari and others are expected to lay foundation stones and inaugurate an FM radio station, Amethi district headquarters and civil court building, Sainik School, three ITIs, and other railway and road projects. The district president of…