(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…
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(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…
(FE) Under governor Urjit Patel, India’s central bank will target inflation of 4 percent, three officials familiar with its thinking said, adopting a narrower reading of its mandate than markets in a bid to stamp out rampant price rises of the past. The differing interpretations of amendments to last year’s Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Act reflect sometimes strained relations between the market and the central bank, and are proving a test for Patel some eight months into his tenure. The amendments were part of landmark changes to India’s monetary policy pushed by Patel, then deputy governor, and his predecessor…
(Tribune) Union Minister of State for Power (Independent Charge) Piyush Goel today said the Centre and state had decided to set up a hospitality university in Uttarakhand taking into account the contribution of Uttarakhandi people in hospitality sector in the country and abroad. Addressing a press conference here today shortly after his meeting with Chief Minister Trivendra Rawat, the Central minister said while 75 per cent of the total cost towards setting up of this university would be borne by Centre government’s various public sector undertakings, including Tehri Hydro Power Development Corporation (THDC), the rest of the 25 per cent would…
(BS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has urged the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to set up a regional hub in New Delhi for the South Asia region in order to keep pace with the growing aspirations of the people and expedite the process of project preparation and delivery for India and other countries in the region. Addressing the 50th Annual meeting of the ADB at Yokohama in Japan, he said that the bank should adopt a country system for procurement, social and environmental safeguards expeditiously. Lauding the efforts of the ADB in eliminating poverty in the region through development of physical…
(TNIE) Stung by the unprecedented protests across Tamil Nadu over the hydrocarbon project in Neduvasal, oil major ONGC has sought to do away with conducting public hearing meetings for its next project of drilling 21 exploratory wells in Ariyalur, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, and Nagapattinam districts. According to documents accessed by Express, the oil major sought exemption with the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) in New Delhi on April 17 this year which in turn recommended that the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) grant environmental clearance and exemption from conducting public hearing meetings for drilling 21 exploratory wells.Prior to making this recommendation,…
(AU) नक्सलियों से निपटने के लिए नए तरीके अपनाने पर विचार करने के लिए नक्सल प्रभावित राज्यों के मुख्यमंत्री सोमवार को दिल्ली में शीर्ष प्रशासनिक एवं पुलिस अधिकारियों के साथ बैठक करेंगे। गृह मंत्री राजनाथ सिंह बैठक की अध्यक्षता करेंगे। छत्तीसगढ़ में माओवादी हमले में अर्धसैनिक बल के 25 जवानों के शहीद होने की घटना के दो सप्ताह बाद यह बैठक आयोजित हो रही है। गृह मंत्रालय के एक अधिकारी ने बताया कि अनुमान है कि इस बैठक से आगामी दिनों में छत्तीसगढ़ एवं अन्य राज्यों में अपने ठिकाने में छिपे नक्सलियों से लड़ने के लिए नक्सल रोधी रणनीति को…
(FE) TIGHTENING THE screws on state-run companies, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is examining their spending on fringe benefits, such as perks, facilities and foreign travel, for senior officials of public sector undertakings in the oil and gas sector. In a letter dated March 14, Pradhan’s ministry asked all PSUs to submit a report on the perks and facilities being provided to board-level directors, highlighting their monetary implications on the company’s balance sheet and red-flagging if they did not fall within official guidelines. Pradhan’s move follows complaints received from the Central Vigilance Commission and the Cabinet Secretariat, which indicated that PSUs…
(Tribune) Governor Dr KK Paul today laid the foundation stone of a building and stadium of Sanskrit Sansthan on the Raghunath Keerti Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya campus at Devprayag in Rudraprayag district. Addressing a gathering, he said in the coming years, this institution would have great significance. Devprayag would be known due to this institute.He said the institute would become the most effective medium for Sanskrit education and propagation of Sanskrit in the state. It would help the youth gain perfection in the language and check migration from hill areas.He said Sanskrit was the root language of Indian civilization and had been…