(AU) जदयू और राजद के गठबंधन पर मची खींचतान के बीच राज्य के पूर्व सीएम नेता जीतन राम मांझी ने नई टिप्पणी की है। मांझी ने कहा है कि जब राजद के नेता और खुद तेजस्वी कह चुके हैं कि वो इस्तीफा नहीं देंगे तो नीतीश को इंतजार नहीं करना चाहिए। मांझी ने ये भी कहा कि अगर इतना सब होने के बावजूद भी वो इस्तीफा न देने की बात पर अड़े हुए हैं तो नीतीश कुमार को चाहिए कि वो खुद गठबंधन से अलग हो जाएं। उन्होंने जदयू को भाजपा के सपोर्ट की बात फिर से दोहरा दी है। मांझी बोले कि…
Author: Aruna Sharma
(DH) Urging to fulfil their various demands including dropping the daily revision of fuel prices, Petrol Distributors’ Association shut all the fuel stations in the district and staged protest near deputy commissioner’s office on Wednesday. All the 128 fuel stations in the city remained closed for the whole day, affecting vehicle users. Long queues were seen in front of the fuel stations, in the hope of getting fuel. However, fuel was dispensed only for police vehicles and ambulances. The distributors and employees of petrol bunks led by association president H Manjappa staged protest near Hemavathy circle and took out a protest…
(MC) India plans to bring more reforms in a natural gas sector and will build a gas trading hub to aid better price discovery for domestic as well as imported fuel, said Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Also, the country plans to double the network of pipelines transporting natural gas to 30,000 km in next 3-4 years as part of plans to shift to a gas-based economy to cut greenhouse emissions and reliance on imported oil. “We are in the process of reforming the gas market in India where you can sell your gas through a gas trading hub,” he said at…
(PTI) The Reserve Bank is keeping a close watch on transactions involving cryptocurrencies, Governor Urjit Patel is understood to have told the members of the Parliamentary panel on finance today. During the more than three-hour long meeting of the Standing Committee on Finance here, the members raised concerns about rising number of transactions in various cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Zcash, litecoin and NEM. They also wanted to know from the governor whether the use of cryptocurrencies is legally permitted, a member said. Members, including BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, said rise in usage of virtual currencies is a matter of concern as…
(PTI) The Nation Hydel Power Corporation has shut down its hydel power plant at Ramdi in Darjeeling hills after a mob of over 600 people began agitation outside the plant site, a NHPC official said today. “We had shut down operation of Teesta Low Dam III plan of 132 MW as a precaution after a mob over than 600 people gheraoed the site and began agitation,” the NHPC official told PTI. The official said the regional head of NHPC is slated to meet the West Bengal Power secretary here today to discuss the issue. “We had already written to state power secretary,…
(PTI) Authorities today imposed curfew in Shopian town and restrictions in many other parts of Kashmir to maintain law and order as a strike called by separatists disrupted normal life in the Valley. Curfew has been imposed in Shopian town of south Kashmir as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order, a police official said. He said curbs on the movement of people have been imposed in seven police station areas of Srinagar. Similar curbs have also been imposed in Anantnag, Pulwama, Kulgam districts and remaining parts of Shopian district as well.Restrictions on the assembly of people have been imposed…
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan chairs Ministerial Session and Plenary Session at 22nd World Petroleum Congress, Istanbul Flags importance of “Responsible Price” for crude oil; Highlights importance of producers to understand perspective of consumers and demand centres; Shri Pradhan held bilateral talks with Turkish Energy Minister; discussed issues of bilateral energy cooperation including in renewable energy Minister also launches event on Hydrocarbon Exploration & Licensing Policy (HELP) as a part of process of promoting the upcoming oil & gas bidding rounds in India Government of India has brought in a modern, progressive, investor friendly and world class policy for the next bidding round – HELP Encourages…
(NDTV) A manhunt has been launched for Lashkar-e-Taiba commanderMohammad Abu Ismail believed to have carried out Monday’s attack on Amarnath pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir that killed seven people. It was one of the deadliest attacks by the 26-year-old terrorist who had been operating in south Kashmir. Sources in Delhi told NDTV that Abu Ismail, a Pakistani national, had infiltrated from across the border with Pakistan about two years ago and was a local commander of the Lashkar in south Kashmir. The probe into the attack on Amarnath pilgrims, the first in nearly 17 years, is still in an early stage. But according to information put…
(AT) संसद के मॉनसून सत्र में निजी क्षेत्र में काम करने वाले कर्मचारियों को 20 लाख की ग्रेच्यूटी को टैक्स फ्री करने वाला विधेयक पेश किया जा सकता है. हालांकि, अभी इस निजी क्षेत्र के कमर्मचारियों को 10 लाख की ग्रेच्यूटी पर टैक्स से छूट प्रदान की गयी थी. श्रम मंत्री बंडारू दत्तात्रेय के हवाले से दावा किया जा रहा है कि कर मुक्त ग्रैच्युटी सीमा बढ़ाकर 20 लाख रुपये किये जाने से संबंधित विधेयक संसद के मॉनसून सत्र में पेश किया जा सकता है. केंद्रीय कैबिनेट से इसे मंजूरी दे दी जाती है तो केंद्रीय कर्मचारियों की तरह ही…
On Tuesday, the Union government decided to withdraw the state specific surcharge (SSS) on fuel, thereby bringing down prices.The state government announced that scrapping of the levy would result in the prices of diesel and petrol dropping by Rs 1.35 and 60 paise per litre respectively from Tuesday. Dealers said that corresponding cuts in various taxes and surcharges necessitated due to the reduction and daily changes in global crude prices, the actual drop for in Mumbai was Rs 1.77 on petrol and Rs 1.66 per litre on diesel. Oil companies recovered the surcharge from consumers for payment of octroi to the municipal…