(NDTV) प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने आज जर्मनी, स्पेन, रूस और फ्रांस की यात्रा पर रवाना होने वाले हैं. यात्रा का मकसद उन देशों के साथ आर्थिक संबंधों को बढ़ावा देना तथा अधिक निवेश आमंत्रित करना है. मोदी अपनी छह दिवसीय यात्रा के पहले चरण में जर्मनी जाएंगे जहां वह भारत-जर्मनी अंतर-सरकरी विमर्श (आईजीसी) के तहत चांसलर एंजिला मर्केल से मुलाकात करेंगे. वह जर्मन राष्ट्रपति फ्रेंक.वाल्टर स्टीनमीयर से भी मुलाकात करेंगे. मोदी ने कहा कि वह और मर्केल व्यापार और निवेश, सुरक्षा और आतंकवाद से मुकाबला, नवोन्मेष और विज्ञान एवं प्रौद्योगिकी, कौशल विकास, शहरी बुनियादी ढांचा, रेलवे और नागर विमानन, स्वच्छ…
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(FE) Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) under the ministry of petroleum & natural gas on May 1, 2016, from Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia district. The Rs 8,000 crore scheme aims to provide LPG connections free of cost to 5 crore below poverty line (BPL) households, as recognised under the Socio-Economic Caste Census-2011 data, by 2019. For 2016-17, the target was set at 1.5 crore households, which the ministry achieved in just nine months, and it has been able to cover 2 crore households by the end of calendar year 2016. The rapid progress of the…
One of the First Corporates to scale the Everest Three more ONGC employees – Santosh Kumar, Nirmal Kumar and Prabhat Gaurav have added on to the historic feat of scaling the MT Everest. With this, six ONGC employees have successfully accomplished Mission Everest – the crown of the earth. Earlier, three ONGC employees Yogendar Garbiyal, N Jagoi and Rahul Jarngal had summited the Everest under the leadership of Padma Shri Loveraj Singh Dharamshaktu, Assistant Commandant, BSF representing Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF). Santosh, Nirmal and Prabhat along with accompanying sherpas summited the Everest today at 0805 hrs. All members of the…
(TOI) The Centre will pursue more mergers in the state-run banking space as the aim is to have a handful of strong and bigger banks of international level, finance minister Arun Jaitley has said. “Today banking is not what it used to be 10-20 years ago… Is it necessary to have 30-32 public sector banks, some of them weak? Obviously not. What will you do with weak banks,” he said on DD News. “We have merged five subsidiaries of SBI and the Bharatiya Mahila Bank with SBI. I have announced that we want fewer banks but bigger and stronger banks…
(AU) दिल्ली मेट्रो की हेरिटेज लाइन आज दोपहर 12 बजे से आम लोगों के लिए खोल दी जाएगी। केंद्रीय शहरी विकास मंत्री वेंकैया नायडू और दिल्ली के मुख्यमंत्री अरविंद केजरीवाल मेट्रो भवन से इसे हरी झंडी दिखाकर इसकी शुरुआत करेंगे। 5.17 किलोमीटर लंबे बनी इस लाइन पर दिल्ली गेट, जमा मस्जिद, लाल किला और कश्मीरी गेट जैसे चार स्टेशन हैं। हेरिटेज लाइन खुलने के बाद यात्री फरीदाबाद से सीधे कश्मीरी गेट तक जा सकेंगे। फिलहाल ये लाइन एस्कॉर्ट्स मुजेसर से आईटीओ तक चलती है। हेरिटेज लाइन के शुरू होने से कश्मीरी गेट से एस्कॉर्ट्स मुजेसर सवा घंटे में पहुंच सकेंगे। दिल्ली मेट्रो…
(TOI) The proposal to reduce employees and as well as employers’ contribution to Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) from 12% to 10% was defeated unanimously in the meeting of central board of trustees here on Saturday. The representatives of employees’ unions, employers’ unions and the state government strongly opposed the proposal to reduce the employers’ contribution. Employees contribute 12% of the basic salary (excluding allowance), and employers chip in with a like amount — a part (8.33%) of which is also set aside in a separate employee pension scheme. EPF contributions are mandatory for people earning a basic salary up to Rs…
(AU) प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने अपने कार्यक्रम मन की बात के जरिए 32वीं बार देश को संबोधित करेंगे। मोदी सरकार के केंद्र में तीन साल पूरे होने पर इस बार ये कार्यक्रम बेहद खास माना जा रहा है। पीएम मोदी ने हाल ही में देश की जनता को इस मौक पर असम में संबोधित किया था, जहां उन्होंने देश के सबसे बड़े पुल का उद्घाटन किया। बता दें कि पीएम मोदी के इस कार्यक्रम को लोगों के बीच में लोकप्रिय करने की कवायद में पार्टी के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष अमित शाह भी जुड़ गए हैं। मीडिया रिपोर्ट्स के मुताबिक अमित शाह रविवार…
(PTI) BJP president Amit Shah said on Saturday that his party would consult Opposition parties, which have been working to forge unity over a joint candidate for President, before deciding on the ruling alliance’s choice. He, however, parried a question whether the BJP would seek to build consensus with the Opposition. “Consensus is a word that is used in several ways. But we will hold discussions with everybody, including the Opposition,” he told PTI. ‘Secular’ candidate The Congress, the Trinamool Congress and the Left have spoken about fielding a “secular” Opposition candidate if the BJP-led NDA chose a nominee with Hindutva leanings.…
Government focused on Integrated Development & Inclusive Growth DD committed to provide truthful information & wholesome entertainment to people – Venkaiah Naidu I&B Minister releases 14 short films produced by Doordarshan on success stories of various Flagship schemes of the Government Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Minister for Information & Broadcasting has said that the focus of the Government under the leadership of Prime Minister has been on Integrated Development, Inclusive Growth and Good Governance. The Government in the last three years had taken various initiatives for the welfare of the people ensuring Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas. The 14 Short Films…
813 crore person days of job generated in last 3 years in Rural Schemes-Tomar 28,000 Arsenic & Fluoride affected habitations to get safe drinking water by 2021. The Ministry of Rural Development has created employment opportunities of more than 813 crore person days during the last three years (2014-17) in the schemes of MGNREGA, Pradhan Mantri AawasYojna, Grameen (PMAY-G) and in Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY). Briefing the media here, Union Minister for Rural Development, Drinking Water & Sanitation and Panchayati Raj, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar said that during the last three years while 636.78 crore person days were…