(FE) The PM Narendra Modi government is working on a consolidation agenda with a view to creating 3-4 global-sized banks and reduce the number of state-owned lenders to about 12, an official said. The 21 public sector banks would get consolidated to 10- 12 in the medium term, the official said. As part of a three-tier structure, the official said, there would be at least 3-4 banks of the size of SBI, the country’s largest lender. Some region-centric banks like Punjab and Sind Bank and Andhra Bank will continue as independent entities while some mid-size lenders would also co-exist, the official added. Last…
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(AU) यूपी विधानसभा में विस्फोटक मिलने के बाद विधान भवन की सुरक्षा बढ़ा दी गई है। सभी नौ गेटों पर लोहे के बुलेटप्रूफ केबिन लगाई गई है। वहीं, मामले में दो सपा विधायकों समेत अब तक 17 लोगों से पूछताछ हो चुकी है और कुल 49 लोग जांच के घेरे मे हैं। आईजी एटीएस असीम अरुण ने बताया कि जिन लोगों से पूछताछ हुई है उनमें सहायक मार्शल जोगिंदर सिंह पुंडीर के अलावा चार इंजीनियर, बीडीएस व डॉग स्क्वायड में तैनात दो सुरक्षा कर्मी, एक एसी आपरेटर और सात सफाई कर्मचारी शामिल हैं।
(FE) A big statement has come from PM Narendra Modi again amid ongoing controversies over cow vigilantism in various regions of the country. Addressing the all party meet in New Delhi today, PM Narendra Modi asked all the states to take strict action against those violating law in name of cow protection, news agency PTI reported. “It (cow vigilantism) should not be given political or communal colour; the nation doesn’t benefit from it, said PM Narendra Modi at the meet. Also, PM Modi said that there is a widespread belief that cow is like mother but this should not let people take…
श्री बाबा अमरनाथ की यात्रा को जा रही एक बस रामबन के पास दुर्घटनाग्रस्त हो गई। इस हादसे में ग्यारह यात्रियों की मौत की पुष्टि हो चुकी है जबकि तीस से अधिक घायल हैं। घायलों में से छह को वायु सेना के हेलीकाप्टर से जम्मू के राजकीय मेडिकल कालेज में लाया जा रहा है। यह दुर्घटना दोपहर दो बजे की है। बस पहलगाम की बताई जा रही है।घायलों को बनिहाल के सब डिविजनल अस्पताल में भेजा रहा है। गंभीर रूप से घायल लोगों को जम्मू और उधमपुर रेफर किया जा रहा है।
(TOI) Emboldened by the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, RBIis expected to put bad loans worth about Rs 8 lakh crore for resolution by March 2019, a move that could bring down the non-performing assets (NPAs) to acceptable level and significantly improve the financial health of banks as well, a study done by ASSOCHAMsaid. “So, it should be safe to assume that the NPAs mess would largely be resolved by the first quarter of financial year 2019-20. This would be helped by a combination of several factors – turnaround in the economic cycle and some resolute steps by the government and the Reserve Bank…
New Integrated Mobile App- “Rail Saarthi” launched. Indian Railways launches Quota of 2 Berths for Divyangjans in AC 3 Class. This is in addition to existing quota of 4 berths in SL Class. Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu Inaugurated the Following Passenger & Freight Initiatives:- 1) Release of New Freight Structure for Double Stack Dwarf Containers. 2) Signing of Agreements under Long Term Tariff Contract with TIISCO, India Cements & Ultratech Cements 3) Escalator & Coach Guidance System in Jabalpur 4) Additional Facilities for Divyang jans. 5) Promoting Rail Tourism- New Policy of reservation for Foreign Tourists 6) Launch of Integrated Mobile Application for passengers. Speaking…
(HT) यूपी विधानसभा में विस्फोटक मिलने के मामले में यूपी पुलिस ने अज्ञात लोगों के खिलाफ देशद्रोह का मुकदमा दर्ज कर लिया है। लखनऊ के एसएसपी दीपक कुमार ने इस बारे में जानकारी देते हुए कहा कि विधानसभा के अंदर से 60 ग्राम संदिग्ध पाउडर मिला। एफएसएल टीम ने जांच के बाद इसके विस्फोटक होने की पुष्टि की है। पुलिस ने इस मामले में अज्ञात लोगों के खिलाफ देशद्रोह का मुकदमा दर्ज किया है। गौरतलब है कि बेहद कड़े सुरक्षा इंतजामों के बावजूद यूपी विधानसभा से बुधवार को 60 ग्राम संदिग्ध पाउडर मिला। मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ ने मानसून सत्र के दौरान बताया…
(FE) The Income Tax Department (ITD) has identified 5.56 lakh new persons in the 2nd phase of Operation Clean Money for e-verification of large cash deposits. These are the persons whose tax profiles were found to be inconsistent with the cash deposits made by them during the demonetization period, the Finance Ministry said today. Another 1.04 lakh persons who did not disclose all bank accounts during e-verification in the first phase of OCM have also been identified. It may be noted that the Income Tax Department (ITD) is pushing additional cases of high cash deposits in the second phase of…
The water storage available in 91 major reservoirs of the country for the week ending on July 13, 2017 was 36.108 BCM, which is 23% of total storage capacity of these reservoirs. This percentage was at 21 for the week ending on July 06, 2017. The level of July 13, 2017 was 85% of the storage of corresponding period of last year and 82% of storage of average of last ten years. The total storage capacity of these 91 reservoirs is 157.799 BCM which is about 62% of the total storage capacity of 253.388 BCM which is estimated to have been created in…
(TOI) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday recommended a slew of measures to clean up the Ganges, including a fine of Rs 50,000 for dumping waste in the Haridwar-Unnao stretch of the river, ANI reported. These directions from the green tribunal come about a week after a Supreme Court blow to envionemntalists, after the court stayed an Uttarakhand High Court order declaring the Ganga and Yamuna rivers “living entities”. On Thursday, a bench of the NGT, headed by chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, directed authorities to impose the Rs 50,000-for-dumping penalty. It also recommended that waste dumping not be allowed within 500 metres from the edge…