(AU) जम्मू कश्मीर के शोपियां में एक भारतीय जवान का शव मिला है। दक्षिणी कश्मीर के हर्मन में भारतीय सैनिक का शव गोलियों से छलनी किया हुआ मिला। जवान की शिनाख्त लेफ्टिनेंट उमर फैजाज के रूप में की गई है। साथ ही बताया जा रहा है कि वो कुलगाम के रहने वाले हैं।हालांकि, लेफ्टिनेंट फैयाज के साथ ऐसा सलूख किसने किया, यह अभी तक नहीं पता चल पाया है। हाल ही में भारतीय सेना के साथ बर्बरता की घटनाएं बढ़ती ही जा रही हैं। इसकी वजह से सेना में शहीदों की संख्या रोजाना बढ़ती जा रही है।
Author: Aruna Sharma
(KR) Around 2.78 lakh LPG connections have been issued to women beneficiaries in Jammu and Kashmir under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) which has resulted in increasing LPG Coverage in the State to 85.20%. This information was given by the Minister of State (I/C) Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan. He said 2.20 crore LPG connections have been issued to BPL families under PMUY during 2016-17 surpassing the target of 1.5 crore for the said fiscal. Pertinently, PMUY was launched on 1st May 2016 at Ballia, Uttar Pradesh by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. The Minister said that during 2016-17, Oil…
The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has instructed the District Magistrate of Raigarh in Chhattisgarh to provide the current status of action taken against the indulging officers and employees found accused in the illegal land transfer cases. The instruction was given in a meeting held under the Chairmanship of Shri Nand Kumar Sai, Chairman, NCST New Delhi. The Commission has also asked to return the land taken against rules to the original owners and speedy disposal of cases under sections 170(1&2) of Chhattisgarh land revenue manual. The same has to be intimated to the Commission immediately. It was also instructed that information should also be…
(First Post) The Supreme Court on Tuesday found Vijay Mallya guilty of contempt of court and directed him to appear in the court on 10 July for arguing on quantum of punishment in the matter. The liquor baron, who owes Indian banks Rs 9,000 crore, has been living in London and the Indian government is pressing with the UK government for his extradition. Mallya had fled to the UK on 2 March 2016 to pre-empt any chance of being arrested. Tuesday’s order pertains to Mallya’s disclosure of assets in the court. Earlier on 9 March, the court had asked the…
(FE) Deposits on employees’ provident fund may continue to fetch 8.65% returns for the second year in a row in the 2017-18 fiscal, labour minister Bandaru Dattatreya told FE. “It is very difficult to speak on the interest rate for the current fiscal. But I hope the 8.65% rate could be maintained,” Dattatreya, who’s also the head of Central Board of Trustees (CBT), the highest decision-making body of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), said. At 8.65%, returns on savings on EPF is its lowest in four years. However, it still remains the most attractive fixed-income investment option. The minister’s…
(PTI) Government decision to revise retail fuel prices daily is likely to result in improvement marketing margins for oil companies leading to better profitability, says a report. In a report, India Ratings today said the move, effective May 1 in select cities, is another positive structural change in the downstream sector after petrol price deregulation in 2010, diesel de-regulation in 2014, direct benefit transfer for LPG, give-it-up scheme for LPG,lowering PDS kerosene allocation and gradual hike in its prices. This has resulted in lower under-recoveries which in turn has led to the state-run oil marketers’ market borrowing to fall steeply.…
(IANS) After increasing the LPG coverage by oil marketing companies (OMCs) to 72.84 per cent in the last fiscal, the Petroleum Ministry plans to increase it to over 82 per cent by the current fiscal’s end and over 95 per cent by 2018-19, an official said on Monday. “The all India LPG coverage by OMCs in the country has risen sharply, contributed mainly by Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY). The LPG coverage increased from 61.90 per cent as on April 1, 2016 to 72.84 per cent in 2016-17. The number of domestic customers increased from 16.63 crore as on April…
(FE) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Sunday visited the Yamuna, between the two world heritage monuments – the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort – and pulled up officials for letting raw sewage drain into the river. District authorities are collaborating with the Archaeological Survey of India to develop a park on the controversial Taj Heritage Corridor site, whose 80 acre chunk of the river bed is now being used as a dumping ground for waste. Efforts are now being made to green up the whole area in a phased manner. The Chief Minister was briefed about the details…
(FE) Yogi Adityanath has been in news ever since he took over the reins as Uttar Pradesh chief minister. From closure of illegal abattoirs and setting up of anti-Romeo squads to farm-loan waivers, government purchase of wheat and potatoes, and notice to sugar mills for clearance of farmer dues, all his moves have kept him in the limelight. Notwithstanding differences of opinion on all such moves, he seems unrelenting. Many of his actions show concern for farmers, who have been getting a raw deal for years. Should he intend to be in it for the long haul, he would be…
(Tribune) Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi had the luxury of visiting the Kedarnath Temple in Uttarakhand last week on board an Indian Army helicopter, the chopper services for pilgrims to the revered shrine, part of the Chardham Yatra, have been suspended by the DGCA on orders from the NGT.Acting on a plea raising concern over the looming threat to the flora and fauna in the eco-sensitive zone in the state due to regular operation of helicopters, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had issued orders for the suspension of the chopper services to Kedarnath Temple till further orders.Reports emerging from…