(TOI) Amid multi-tiered security, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today dedicate to the nation India’s longest road tunnel+ on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, making it operational for traffic. The new 10.8 kilometre Chenani-Nashri road tunnel+ is the longest highway tunnel in Asia A high alert has also been issued ahead of the Prime Minister’s visit, even as vigilance at the border and at vital installations in J&K has been stepped up.”It is a matter of great pride for the people of Jammu and Kashmir that this great tunnel is being dedicated to the nation by none other than Prime Minister Narendra…
Author: Aruna Sharma
(AT) यूपी के मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ ने शुक्रवार को लखनऊ में गौशाला कान्हा उपवन का दौरा किया. इस गौशाला की देखरेख मुलायम सिंह की बहू अपर्णा यादव और बेटे प्रतीक यादव करते हैं. इस गौशाला में पहुंचकर सीएम योगी ने गायों को चारा खिलाया. इस मौके पर डिप्टी सीएम दिनेश शर्मा और मंत्री स्वाति सिंह भी मौजूद थीं. अपर्णा ने की तारीफ इस मौके पर मुलायम सिंह यादव की बहू अपर्णा यादव ने सीएम योगी आदित्यनाथ की तारीफ की और कहा कि गौसेवा के लिए वे खुद आए और गायों को चारा खिलाया. अपर्णा ने कहा कि योगी आदित्यनाथ बेहद…
(PTI) Home Minister Rajnath Singh today accused Pakistan of using the social media to incite youths in Kashmir to storm encounter sites to help holed-up militants, after some members in Lok Sabha raised the issue of death of three civilians in Budgam in firing by security forces. Responding to Saugata Roy (TMC) expressing concern saying the situation in the Kashmir Valley was very grave and seeking his intervention, Singh said the security forces were dealing with terrorism in a way they should and they will surely be successful. He said the strife-torn region had seen a “new trend” of late…
(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,”…
(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…