(TOI) A delegation of UP petrol pump dealers and gas station owners was turned away from the Indian Oil Corporation office in Gomtinagar on Wednesday where they had gone to meet IOC officials regarding the chip scam. An officer of IOC said the 50-member delegation was denied entry because the meeting had not been confirmed.
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(BS) State run gas company GAIL (India) Ltd has proposed to invest Rs 4,276 crore in Odisha to improve supply of natural gas in the state’s major industrial hubs, besides enhancing the gas distribution network in Cuttack and Bhubaneswar. GAIL has committed to an investment of Rs 1,750 crore to build the city gas distribution (CGD) network in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. Out of the total investment amount, Rs 1,000 crore would be spent on Bhubaneswar. The remaining amount of Rs 750 crore would be set aside for Cuttack. Gas distribution to households in the Twin City region is expected to…
(ET) The government is going to monitor oilfields of ONGC and Oil India and ordered setting up separate committees led by a bureaucrat for supervision as part of its broader plan to make these firms more accountable and boost output from their ageing fields that contribute 70% of India’s crude output. The Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH), the technical arm of the oil ministry, has ordered the constitution of the ‘review committees for the purpose of management of oil and gas resources of nomination fields’ of ONGC and Oil India respectively’. Each committee will be chaired by the Director General…
(FE) India’s oil marketing companies, on Wednesday, hiked petrol price by Rs 1.23/litre and diesel by Rs 0.89/litre tracking global crude oil prices in the trailing fortnight, reported ANI. This comes in the wake of petrol prices being cut by as much as Rs 2.16/ litre and diesel by Rs 2.10/ litre pan-India as crude rates fell. This was done on May 15 last. This cut itself had come after four-week trends of rising rates. The three state-run oil marketing firms – Indian Oil Corp, Bharat Petroleum Corp and Hindustan Petroleum Corp review retail fuel prices periodically and usually revise…
(AU) प्रधानमंत्री मोदी नरेंद्र मोदी ने चार यूरोपीय देशों की यात्रा के तहत रूस पहुंच गए हैं। 1 जून को मोदी रूसी राष्ट्रपति ब्लादीमिर पुतिन के साथ 18वें भारत-रूस सालाना सम्मेलन में हिस्सा लेंगे।इसके बाद वह 2 जून को सेंट पीटर्सबर्ग इंटरनेशनल इकोनॉमिक फोरम को संबोधित करेंगे। मोदी इसे रूस के राष्ट्रपति ब्लादीमिर पुतिन के साथ संयुक्त रूप से संबंध करेंगे। फोरम में भारत इस बार मेहमान देश है। इसे दोनों देशों के 70 साल पुराने रिश्तों के जश्न के तौर पर देखा जा रहा है। मोदी की रूस यात्रा बेहद अहम मानी जा रही है क्योंकि पुतिन के साथ…
(AU) जम्मू-कश्मीर में सोपोर के नाथी पोरा इलाके में गुरुवार सुबह को सुरक्षाबल के जवानों ने मुठभेड़ में दो आतंकियों को ढेर कर दिया। बताया जा रहा है कि दोनों आतंकी नाथी पोरा के एक घर में छुपे हुए थे।एक पुलिस अधिकारी ने बताया कि सुबह करीब 3:30 बजे नाथी पोरा इलाके में आतंकवादियों की मौजूदगी के बारे में जानकारी मिलने के बाद सुरक्षाबल ने घेराबंदी कर सर्च ऑपरेशन चलाया। उन्होंने कहा, सर्च ऑपरेशन के दौरान आतंकवादियों ने सुरक्षाबल के जवानों पर गोलीबारी की। पुलिस अधिकारी का कहना है कि अब तक कोई जवान हताहत नहीं हुआ है।
(PTI) The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) for the state of Nagaland was launched by minister for Forest, Environment and Climate Change, Imkong L Imchen on Wednesday at IMC Hall Dimapur. The PMUY scheme will benefit 1.8 lakh beneficiaries in two years indentified through the 2011 socio-economic census data. 20 beneficiaries representing the 1.8 lakh were handed the connection at the launching programme on Wednesday. The launch of PMUY was delayed for a period of one year in the northeast region due to ‘technical reason’ and Nagaland is only the second state after Assam where PMUY scheme has been launched, said…
(PTI) Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today hit out at the BJD government in Odisha accusing it of having failed on all fronts and asked the people to support Prime Minister Narendra Modi for overall development of the state. “I have come here to give account of the NDA government’s activities in the last three years. Representatives are servants of the public. Therefore, we need to give account of the government,” Pradhan said while launching party’s ‘sab ka saath, sab ka bikas’ series of programme at Gunupur. Pradhan said that the Modi government has raised the amount for building pucca…
We are Pleased to inform you that Himalayan Wildlife Foundation in association with Himalayas You and Me Foundation (HUM) is organizing Corbett Wildlife Fest 2017 on 2nd June 2017 at The River View Retreat, Jim Corbett. This one-day event will be focused towards spreading awareness Human Wildlife Interactions and sustainable Livelihood in Himalayan Region. The fest aims to bring together wildlife conservationalist and officials from Forest Department, distinguished anthropologist and Different NGO’s on one platform. The Fest will involve a symposium involving stakeholders across government, civil society, corporates and community, and socio-cultural events on its sideline.
(PTI) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today said the people are perceiving a “momentum towards betterment” during the three years of Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre. “The country has been witnessing a positive mindset under Modi. The world is praising India for its achievements,” Parrikar said, sepaking to reporters here. People are feeling a “momentum towards betterment”, he added. “Indians are getting the respect which they deserved,” the former union defence minister said.