(PTI) The Supreme Court today refused to accord an early hearing on a batch of civil appeals pertaining to the Ayodhya Ram Temple-Babri Masjid case. During the hearing, a bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar told BJP leader Subramanian Swamy that the court was made to believe that he was a party to the ongoing litigation. This had led to the Chief Justice of India offering to mediate between the parties to the litigation, the court said. “You did not tell us that you were not a party to the case, we only got to know that from the press,”…
Author: Aruna Sharma
(FE) Yogi Adityanath has assured meat traders that no wrong action will be taken against them. If someone takes any action against anyone on religious lines, he should be informed about that. After coming out of the meeting, Siddharth Nath Singh said that the meat traders have shown their support to the Chief Minister and have also said that it’s their duty to see that nothing illegal is allowed. While commenting on the meeting, Sirajuddin Qureshi has said the meeting was successful and that the licensed slaughterhouses will not be troubled. He has also urged protestors to return to work with…
(FE) The prediction of election results by astrologers and tarot readers in the period when there is a ban on broadcasting exit polls is a violation of law, the Election Commission has ruled today. It asked the media, both electronic and print, to “refrain” from airing and publishing such programmes in future elections during the prohibited period to ensure free, fair and transparent elections. In an advisory sent to the media organisation, the poll watchdog pointed to Section 126 A of the Representation of the People Act which states that “no person shall conduct any exit poll and publish or…
(HT) नैनीताल हाईकोर्ट ने गंगा में प्रदूषण को लेकर पूर्व में दिए निर्देश के क्रम में गुरुवार को क्रियान्वयन संबंधी जानकारी ली। इस मामले में याची ने निर्देश के पालन में हीलाहवाली की ओर कोर्ट का ध्यान आकर्षित किया। इस पर कोर्ट ने प्रदूषण नियंत्रण बोर्ड के सदस्य सचिव को फटकार लगाई। कोर्ट ने साफ किया कि निर्देश का पालन नहीं करने वाले होटल, आश्रम व उद्योग को सील करने की कार्रवाई अमल में लाई जाए। न्यायमूर्ति राजीव शर्मा और न्यायमूर्ति सुधांशु धूलिया की संयुक्त खंडपीठ ने मामले की सुनवाई की। हरिद्वार निवासी अधिवक्ता ललित मिगलानी ने गंगा को प्रदूषण…
The Government has taken several measures to improve the efficiency of coal based thermal powerplants & improve the air quality in the vicinity of these plants. These are as follows:- i) Supercritical technology has already been adopted for thermal power generation. The design efficiency of Supercritical units is about 5% higher than typical 500 MW subcritical units and these (supercritical) units are likely to have correspondingly lower fuel consumption and CO2 emissions in ambient air. A capacity addition of 39,710 MW based on supercritical technology has already been achieved and 48,060 MW of supercritical is in the pipeline. (ii) All Ultra…
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, will dedicate to the nation, India’s longest road tunnel – the 9 kilometre long “Chenani – Nashri Tunnel” – on April 2nd, 2017. The tunnel on NH-44 which connects Jammu with Srinagar, will reduce travel time between the two cities by upto two hours. It achieves a distance-reduction of 31 kilometres, bypassing snow-bound upper reaches. The estimated daily fuel savings are to the tune of Rs. 27 lakhs. Besides avoiding large scale deforestation and tree-cutting, the tunnel will provide a safe, all-weather route to commuters travelling from Jammu and Udhampur, to Ramban, Banihal and…
The Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan met Dr Fatih Birol, Executive Director of International Energy Agency (IEA) today jointly with Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal & New and Renewable Energy and Mines Shri Piyush Goyal. Dr Birol is visiting India to jointly announce the Activation of ‘Association Status’ of India with IEA. During the meeting, Shri Pradhan welcomed the elevation of India’s relationship with IEA from Partnership Status (2013) to Association Status. He expressed confidence that with the Association Status the bilateral engagements between the two will further intensify and both…
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today reviewed the progress of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) – the Union Government’s flagship irrigation programme. The meeting was attended by senior officials from various concerned Ministries, besides PMO and NITI Aayog. Officials stated that out of 99 priority irrigation projects, 21 projects, with a total irrigation potential of 5.22 lakh hectares are likely to be completed by June 2017. An additional 45 priority projects in the States of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha, are progressing well, and are likely to be completed ahead of schedule. The Prime Minister urged to…
(HT) The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Finance Bill, rejecting five amendments made to it by the Rajya Sabha, after finance minister Arun Jaitley squashed the opposition’s charges over some tough provisions in the tax laws. On suggestions to curb extra power given to taxmen to carry out search and seizure, Jaitley said he cannot accept the amendments suggested by lawmakers in the Upper House. On the proposed merger of tribunals by amendments to the Finance Bill, Jaitley defended the move saying, “You need many retired judges to fill the vacancies at tribunals.”So, the government has decided to amalgamate some…
(AU) महीने के आखिरी गुरुवार को बाजार में उतार- चढ़ाव वाली स्थिति बनी रही। लेकिन जीएसटी बिल पास होने के बाद बाजार में इसका असर दिखा। इस असर से सेंसेक्स में तेजी दिखी और निफ्टी ने भी रिकॉर्ड तोड़ दिया। 30 शेयरों वाला बॉम्बे स्टॉक एक्सचेंज का सेंसेक्स 115.99 अंकों की बढ़त के साथ 29,647 पर बंद हुआ। वहीं 50 शेयरों वाला नेशनल स्टॉक एक्सचेंज का निफ्टी रिकॉर्ड तोड़ बढ़ोतरी के साथ 29.95 अंक बढ़कर 9173 पर जाकर बंद हुआ।बात करें मिडकैप की तो इसमें में भी अच्छी तेजी देखने को मिली। बीएसई का मिडकैप इंडेक्स 0.4 फीसदी बढ़कर बंद…