(FE) The newly elected Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday announced Rs 1 Lakh subsidy for the medically fit people who wish to go for Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage. Adityanath, addressing his Parliamentary constituency of Gorakhpur, said: “Those who want to go for Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage (if they are physically fit), will be given a subsidy of Rs 1 lakh.” He further added that a Kailash Mansarovar Bhavan will be built either in Lucknow, Ghaziabad or Noida soon. The CM, who was addressing his public meet after taking over as CM, said that no one will be discriminated on…
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(ET) Nepal has requested India to provide additional power through two newly-built transmission lines. The construction of the 132KV Kushaha-Kataiya and 132KV Raxual-Parwanipur cross-border transmission lines was completed recently, Kathmandu Post reported. The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), the state-owned power utility, has requested India to provide 50 MW of electricity through each of these transmission lines. The NEA is planning to supply electricity bought from India through industrial corridors in Nepal, such as the one located on the Bara-Parsa stretch. Nepalese ambassador to India Deep Kumar Upadhaya in a meeting with Indian Minister of State for Power, Piyush Goyal, requested…
(ET) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today his ministry has drawn up a mission to save Rs 41,000 crore on electricity energy bills over the next ten years by betting big on solar energy, even as it expects to mop-up Rs 17,000 crore through non-fare revenue modes. Addressing a gathering after commissioning various rail infra developmental works on South Central Railway (SCR) from Hi-Tech city railway station here, he said his Ministry has drawn up ‘Mission 41K’ to save 41,000 crore on the expenditure on energy consumption over the next 10 years. Prabhu said after taking over as Railway minister he…
(AU) लखनऊ में सपा मुख्यालय में हुई पार्टी कार्यकारिणी की बैठक में कई बड़े फैसले लिए गए। पार्टी के संविधान में बदलाव किया गया है। इसके तहत अब पार्टी में महासचिव व सचिव के दस-दस पद होंगे, जबकि पहले छह-छह पद होते थे। इसके अलावा महासचिव का नया पद भी होगा।बैठक के बाद पत्रकारों से बातचीत में सपा के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष अखिलेश यादव ने कहा कि विधानसभा चुनाव में हार की समीक्षा हो रही है। मैं लगातार कार्यकर्ताओं से मुलाकात करूंगा। 15 अप्रैल से सदस्यता अभियान चलेगा और 30 सितंबर को पार्टी अध्यक्ष का चुनाव होगा। बैठक में सपा संरक्षक…
(ET) A bulk of India’s 1.1 billion telecom subscribers will soon have to go through a fresh verification exercise based on their Aadhaar identification, following an order of the Supreme Court last month. The industry estimates the process could cost at least Rs 1,000 crore at a time when companies are burdened with debt and fighting a tariff war. “All licensees shall intimate their existing subscribers through advertisement in print/electronic media as well as SMS about the orders of the Supreme Court for re-verification activity and shall upload the complete details of this activity on their website,” said a notice…
A financing agreement for IDA credit of US$ 100 (equivalent) for the “Uttarakhand Health Systems Development Project” was signed here with the World Bank . The Financing Agreement was signed by Mr. Raj Kumar, Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs on behalf of Government of India and Mr. Hisham Abdo, Acting Country Director, World Bank (India) on behalf of the World Bank. A Project Agreement was also signed by Dr. Neeraj Kharwal, Additional Secretary (Health), Government of Uttarakhand and Mr. Hisham Abdo, Acting Country Director, World Bank. The objective of the project is to improve access to quality health services,…
(ET) The BJP plans to have alliance with regional parties in Tripura and Meghalaya for next year’s assembly polls. Meghalaya is governed by Congress and the Left Front is in power in Tripura. The North East Democratic Alliance (Neda) formed on the initiative of BJP president Amit Shah will come in handy to the party in the two states. Meghalaya’s United Democratic Party and PA Sangma founded National People’s Party (NPP) are Neda members. NPP national executive member James Sangma told ET, “the dynamics has to be worked out. We have started preparations for the polls. We are member of…
(BS) State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has signed an agreement with Hedgewar Hospital in Aurangabad to build a 300-bed multi- specialty hospital at Sivasagar in Assam at investment of Rs 313 crore. The proposed hospital is part of the CSR initiative of the oil and gas major and will come up at its oil and gas fields in the NE state.”The hospital is part of ONGC’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) and will come up at Rajbhari Sibsagar in three phases,” Dr Anant Pandhare, medical director of Hedgewar Hospital said in Aurangabad today. He expressed hope that the proposed…
(DJ) बिहार में बिजली उपभोक्ताओं के लिए यह राहत भरी खबर है। बिजली दरों में विनियामक आयोग के 55 फीसद वृद्धि के फैसले के तुरंत बाद राज्य सरकार ने राहत के संकेत भी दिए हैं। मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार के निर्देश पर अगले दो-तीन दिनों में ऊर्जा विभाग अनुदान संबंधी समीक्षा करेगा और उपभोक्ताओं को राहत देने के उपायों पर विचार करेगा। सरकार करेगी अनुदान की समीक्षा ऊर्जा विभाग के प्रधान सचिव प्रत्यय अमृत ने बताया कि देश में पहली बार अनुदान रहित टैरिफ का प्रस्ताव सौंपा गया था। इसके आधार पर विनियामक आयोग ने अपना फैसला सुनाया है। अब सरकार…
(BS) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday directed Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) to disgorge Rs 447.27 crore, made “unlawfully” by dealing in shares of its erstwhile subsidiary, Reliance Petroleum (RPL). The markets regulator also barred RIL from the futures and options (F&O) segment for a year and asked it to settle all existing open positions. It will also have to pay 12 per cent interest on the disgorgement amount since November 29, 2007. “Taking into consideration the magnitude of the fraud across the markets, the quantum of unlawful gains made by the Noticee No. 1…