A meeting was taken by the Union Health minister Shri J P Nadda to resolve pending issues of the Pandit Ragunath Murmu Medical College and Hospital, Baripada, Odisha. The Union Petroleum Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan was also present during the meeting. The meeting also discussed the problems being faced by some other government medical colleges regarding inspection by the Medical Council of India (MCI). To facilitate this, a decision was taken to allow MCI to inspect these colleges and submit a report by the 24thMay 2017. Principal Secretary (Health), Government of Odisha was also present during the meeting along with senior…
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Election Commission of India Launches National Contact Centre National Contact Centre toll-free No. 1800111950 Every vote counts. And so does every voter. Serving every elector flawlessly is the commitment of Election Commission of India that it has lived up to time and again. The Commission has added another feather to its cap with the launch of National Contact Centre with a toll-free No. 1800111950. Now any citizen from any part of the country can call on the toll-free in English or Hindi with any query or complaint at any time of the day. Callers can enquire on subjects such as…
(ET) State-owned power plants imported around 12 million tonne of coal during 2016-17, less than a quarter of the volume imported in the previous fiscal and far less than the anticipated 25 million tonne expected during the year. This year, it is expected to turn zero as these companies have decided to stop imports. According to figures compiled by the Central Electricity Authority, the state sector power companies imported around 7 million tonne during 2016-17while the central sector generators imported around 5 million tonne. “It was the effect of adequate availability of coal from Coal India and the government’s thrust…
(Hindustan) सुप्रीम कोर्ट मुसलमानों में तीन तलाक, निकाह हलाला और बहुपत्नी प्रथा की संवैधानिक वैधता को चुनौती देने वाली याचिकाओं पर आज से सुनवाई शुरू करेगा। प्रधान न्यायाधीश जगदीश सिंह खेहर की अध्यक्षता वाली पांच सदस्यीय संविधान पीठ सात याचिकाओं पर सुनवाई शुरू करेगी। इनमें पांच याचिकाएं मुस्लिम महिलाओं ने दायर की हैं, जिनमें मुस्लिम समुदाय में प्रचलित तीन तलाक की प्रथा को चुनौती देते हुये इसे असंवैधानिक बताया गया है। पीठ में 5 धर्मों के जज हैं शामिल इस पीठ के अन्य सदस्यों में न्यायमूर्ति कुरियन जोसेफ, न्यायमूर्ति आर एफ नरिमन, न्यायमूर्ति उदय उमेश ललित और न्यायमूर्ति अब्दुल नजीर…
(FE) The government is considering a proposal to ease foreign direct investment (FDI) guidelines in the retailing of food products to allow a certain percentage of locally-produced non-food items along with the edible products. Food processing minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal told FE her ministry has suggested that a foreign retailer be allowed to sell locally-produced non-food items worth 25% of its investments at the farm-gate level. However, a final decision will likely be taken after comprehensive consultations among ministries, including commerce and industry, food processing, and finance. The move to relax the rule comes after several global retailers such as…
(PK) प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी द्वारा नोटबंदी की घोषणा के छह महीने बाद भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक (आरबीआई) ने यह कहते हुए इसमें अपनायी गयी प्रक्रिया का ब्योरा देने से इनकार किया है कि ऐसा करना आर्थिक हितों के लिए नुकसानदेह होगा. सूचना के अधिकार के तहत दाखिल एक आवेदन पर केंद्रीय बैंक ने कहा कि नोटबंदी की प्रक्रिया का विवरण बताने से भारत सरकार की भावी आर्थिक या वित्तीय नीतियों की रास्ते में बाधाएं आ सकती हैं. आरबीआई से उसके कार्यालय में हुई उन बैठकों के ब्योरे की प्रति मांगी गयी थी, जिनमें 500 और 1000 रुपये के नोटों को बंद…
(Tribune) Having already lost one week of operations due to the orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), 11 aviation companies have been given clearance by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to carry out chopper shuttle operations to the revered Kedarnath shrine.The shuttles got underway from today and the companies which have been given the clearance following inspection of their choppers include state-run Pawanhans, Arrow Aircraft, Aryan, Pinnacle, the GVHL, Himalayan, Heritage, UT Air, Transbharat, Premair and the ICPL. The orders clearing the rides were issued yesterday by the Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority following a go ahead…
(TH) The Tamil Nadu Petroleum Dealers Association (TNPDA) has decided to retract its decision to close fuel outlets on Sundays.In a press release here, the association president K.P. Murali said the Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas had clarified that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had not asked dealers to close fuel outlets on Sundays. “A large number of people too had opined on social media that closure would inconvenience consumers,” he said. However, the Consortium of Indian Petroleum Dealers (CIPD) to which around 25,000 outlets in the country are affiliated, in its recent executive committee meeting in Kurukshetra in…
(Tribune) Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has announced that railway circuit will be developed to link the Char Dham pilgrimage centres of Badrinath and Kedarnath. Talking to mediapersons after inaugurating a 80-Kv solar power plant at Him Jyoti Girls School here today, the Chief Minister said the proposed railway line from Rishikesh to Karnaprayag would be extended up to Sonprayag and Joshimath to link the pilgrimage centres of Kedarnath and Badrinath.He said Union Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu would lay the foundation stone of the railway circuit on May 13. Talking about the girl child, he said the birth rate of…
(HT) Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday blamed TV channels for spreading “false propaganda” about the state, projecting the Valley as a dangerous area which she said was preventing people from travelling to the state. Inaugurating a two-day national medical conferences here, Mufti said: “I would like to put on record my appreciation of distinguished doctors who have come from outside the state, despite the propaganda we see on electronic media every night 24×7.” “I am many a times told by the tourists that ‘We are amazed and amused when we are sitting in shikharas or hotels…