PM Narendra Modi lays foundation Stone for various projects of Kandla Port in Gandhidham, Gujarat
Author: Aruna Sharma
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today launched various projects of Kandla Port Trust at Gandhidham in Gujarat. He unveiled plaques to mark the laying of Foundation Stone for construction of the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Convention Centre; and the development of the 14th and 16th General Cargo Berth. He handed over Letters of Award for Construction of Interchange-cum-ROB at Kutch Salt Junction; Deployment of two Mobile Harbour Cranes; and Mechanization for handling of fertilisers at Kandla Port. Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari said that the Sagarmala project, and port-led development would have a positive impact on the…
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(HT) दिल्ली की पटियाला हाउस कोर्ट स्थित स्पेशल सीबीआई कोर्ट ने सोमवार को कोयला घोटाले में दोषी पूर्व कोयला सचिव एच सी गुप्ता, कोयला मंत्रालय के तत्कालीन संयुक्त सचिव के एस क्रोफा और तत्कालीन निदेशक के सी समारिया को दो साल जेल की सजा सुनायी। हालांकि तीनों दोषियों को एक-एक लाख रुपये के निजी मुचलके पर तत्काल जमानत भी मिल गयी। यूपीए सरकार के समय मध्यप्रदेश के थेसगोड़ा-बी रूद्रपुरी कोयला ब्लॉक के आवंटन घोटाले में गुप्ता, क्रोफा, समारिया और कंपनी केएसएसपीएल और उसके प्रबंध निदेशक पवन कुमार आहलूवालिया को दोषी करार दिया गया था। दो साल जेल की सजा पाए आहलूवालिया को…
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(AU) प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी आज से यानि सोमवार के गुजरात के दो दिवसीय दौरे पर जा रहे हैं। इस दौरे को इस साल होने वाले विधानसभा चुनावों से जोड़ा जा रहा है। चुनाव की तैयारी में पीएम मोदी का लग जाना इस बात से साफ है कि वे इस साल में तीसरी बार गुजरात दौरा कर रहे हैं।इससे पहले वे हाल ही में गुजरात के सूरत पहुंचे थे। मीडिया रिपोर्ट्स के मुताबिक पीएम मोदी कच्छ जिले में जनता को संबोधित करेंगे। वे इस दौरान कई महत्वपूर्ण योजनाओं की घोषणा भी कर सकते हैं। बताया जा रहा है कि पीएम मोदी…