(HT) The price of petrol on Saturday night was hiked by Rs 1.39 per litre and diesel by Rs 1.04 a litre in sync with firming international rates. The hike comes the on back of a Rs 4.85 per litre reduction in rates of petrol and Rs 3.41 a litre in diesel effected from April 1.Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the nation’s largest fuel retailer, said price of petrol is being increased by Rs 1.39 per litre, excluding state levies, and that of diesel by Rs 1.04 (excluding state levies) with effect from midnight tonight. Actual increase in price will be more…
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(PTI) Racing against time for GST rollout, Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) chief Vanaja N Sarna has sanctioned Rs 1 crore to each of 23 zones to conduct an outreach programme about the new tax regime. Sarna asked officials of each zone to carry out the outreach at the local level to explain the new structure as also its benefits, registration and compliance. “To implement this, zonal chief commissioners have now been requested to utilise an amount of Rs 1 crore out of the funds under the ‘O.E. General’ head for this purpose,” she wrote in her weekly…
(AT) प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ओडिशा के भुवनेश्वर पहुंच गए हैं. यहां वो बीजेपी की दो दिवसीय राष्ट्रीय कार्यकारिणी बैठक में हिस्सा लेने पहुंचे हैं. पीएम मोदी एयरपोर्ट से सीधे राजभवन पहुंचे. इस दौरान पीएम मोदी के स्वागत के लिए सड़क पर भारी भीड़ जमा थी.इसके बाद पीएम मोदी ने भुवनेश्वर में रोड शो भी किया. इस रोड शो में भारी संख्या में लोग सड़कों पर उमड़े. पीएम मोदी ने भी गाड़ी से बाहर निकलकर लोगों का अभिनंदन किया. यहां से पीएम मोदी का काफिला जनता मैदान पहुंचा, जहां बीजेपी कार्यकारिणी की बैठक चल रही है. बता दें कि राष्ट्रीय कार्यकारिणी…
(PTI) National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah today won the Srinagar Lok Sabha bypoll, defeating the ruling PDP candidate, Nazir Khan, by a margin of over 10,700 votes.Abdullah polled around 48,554 votes against Khan, who got 37,779 votes, officials said.The polling for the seat was held on April 9 amid large- scale violence that left eight persons dead and several dozen others injured. The constituency had recorded an abysmal 7.13 per cent voter turnout, the lowest ever in its history. The Election Commission had ordered repolling in 38 polling stations in violence-hit areas on April 13.This will be the third term as…
(Jansatta) उत्तर प्रदेश के पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री एवं समाजवादी पार्टी के अध्यक्ष अखिलेश यादव ने शनिवार को कहा कि ईवीएम पर सवाल उठ रहे हैं और इस पर भरोसा नहीं किया जा सकता इसलिए चुनाव ‘बैलट’ से ही कराये जाने चाहिए। अखिलेश ने यहां संवाददाताओं से कहा, ‘‘ईवीएम :इलेक्ट्रानिक वोटिंग मशीन: कब खराब हो जाए। साफ्टवेयर कब धोखा दे जाए … मशीन पर कोई भरोसा नहीं कर सकता। हमें ईवीएम पर भरोसा नहीं है। हमें सौ प्रतिशत भरोसा अपने बैलट पर है। हमारी मांग है कि चुनाव बैलट से हो … हम नहीं कहते कि ईवीएम अच्छी है या खराब।’’ उन्होंने…
(IE) Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari talks to Pragya Kaushika about the party’s prospects in the MCD polls, the Rajouri Garden bypoll result and shouldering most of the responsibility of the campaign. AAP has said that if the BJP comes to power once again, rates of electricity and power will be affected. How do you propose to counter this campaign launched by AAP? All these are lies being spread by Kejriwal. Does the MCD decide electricity and water tariff? I assure the people that if we come to power, we will reduce power tariff by 30 per cent for all…
(Zee News) यूपी और उत्तराखंड विधानसभा चुनाव में मिली भारी जीत के बाद भाजपा के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष अब नवीन पटनायक के ओडिशा में भी जीत की जुगत लगाने में जुट गए हैं. भाजपा की दो दिवसीय राष्ट्रीय कार्यकारिणी की बैठक के लिए भुवनेश्वर पहुंचे अमित शाह ने आज शहर में एक रोड शो किया. भाजपा महासचिवों की एक बैठक भी शुक्रवार शाम को होगी. इसकी अध्यक्षता अमित शाह करेंगे. इसमें दो दिन की कार्यकारिणी की बैठक के एजेंडे को अंतिम रूप दिया जाएगा. कार्यकारिणी बैठक में राजनीतिक और आर्थिक प्रस्तावों के अलावा गरीब कल्याण और अंत्योदय पर भी प्रस्ताव आने की…
(HT) Eight coaches of a Lucknow-bound Rajya Rani Express train derailed near Mundha Pande area of Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur district on Saturday morning, injuring at least 13.Two of the derailed coaches are said to have overturned. There are reports of several people being injured. Unofficial reports said fifteen passengers were injured but railway officials released a list of thirteen names. No casualties have been reported so far. “Coaches of 22454 Rajya Rani Express were derailed in Rampur at around 8:15am,” Divisional Rail Manager of Moradabad division Pramod Kumar said on Saturday. “We have deployed our disaster relief train and other emergencies…
(FirstPost) The BJP on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to make Odisha the laboratory of welfare schemes for the poor. Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said, “While Prime Minister Modi’s acceptability has increased in Odisha, the people are annoyed over the ruling BJD. People have changed their mind as they voted in favour of BJP in large number in the panchayat polls than the previous general elections in 2014.” Stating that the BJP is holding its national executive meeting in Bhubaneshwar after a gap of 20 years, Pradhan said the central government led by…
Lucky GrahakYojana and DigiDhanVyaparYojana launched on 25.12.2016 100 Digi Dhan Melas held in 100 cities all over the country. 100 day long information, education and communication campaign led by NITI Aayog to make digital payments a mass movement in India. At least 15,000 institutions have gone cashless across just these 100 rural and urban cities across each one of the 27 states and 7 UTs. With a turnout of over 15 lakh from cities, small towns and villages, the melas have enabled lakhs to open new bank accounts as well as create new Aadhaar cards. Rs.258 crore of prize money…