The IndianOil on Friday launched a missed call facility for refill booking and registration for new connections. Consumers are advised to dial 8454955555 from their registered mobile numbers to book a refill cylinder. After that, they will get a confirmatory text message. The service was first launched for Bhubaneswar. It would be implemented across the […]
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JSpur HPCL petrol pump row: SLP filed in SC
A Special Leave Petition [SLP] has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging a judgment passed by the Orissa High Court in two public interest litigation [PILs] opposing a Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited [HPCL] petrol pump allotment in Balikuda. One Biswanath Das, a resident of Badagaon village and Nayab Sarpanch of Iswarpur Panchahayt under Balikuda […]
Iran plans 20 per cent uranium enrichment as soon as possible
Iran said on Saturday it plans to enrich uranium up to 20 per cent at its underground Fordo nuclear facility “as soon as possible,” pushing its programme a technical step away from weapons-grade levels as it increases pressure on the West over the tattered atomic deal. The move comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and […]
Mega hydro power projects MoUs signed to make J&K power surplus
To make J&K a power surplus region in the country, Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) were signed for implementation of much awaited Mega Hydro Power projects, including 850 MW Ratle HEP and 930 MW Kirthai-II HEP, besides execution of long pending Sawalkot HEP (1856 MW), Uri-I (Stage-II) (240 MW) and Dulhasti (Stage-II) (258 MW) on Sunday. […]
Seven held at Kathmandu airport for carrying fake Covid test report
Nepal police has arrested seven migrant workers from the Tribhuvan International Airport here for attempting to travel to the UAE with fake coronavirus test reports. According to a statement issued by Nepal Police Headquarters on Sunday, seven workers, who were about to board a Fly Dubai flight, were arrested on Saturday. Senior Superintendent of Police […]
Britons flying home to Spain caught in post-Brexit red tape
Blame Covid-19 travel restrictions or Brexit but whatever the cause, some British citizens trying to return to their homes in Spain this weekend have been barred from boarding flights. Airlines are refusing documents that before Brexit had been valid proof of the Britons’ status as residents in Spain. Their ordeal comes amid heightened travel restrictions […]
Flight from J’suguda to Mumbai, B’luru from Jan 12
The much-awaited flight services from the Veer Surendra Sai Airport at Jharsuguda to Mumbai and Bengaluru would commence from January 12, informed the State Commerce & Transport Department in a tweet. SpiceJet, the country’s low-cost airline, would operate the services connecting Mumbai-Jharsuguda-Bengaluru. The SpiceJet Boeing 737 would fly on this route, source said. The flight […]
‘Set up Sri Jagannath Int’l Airport at Puri’
CM Naveen Patnaik on Friday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Modi for establishment of an airport at Puri in the name of ‘Sri Jagannath International Airport’, for which land has already been identified. “Puri is organically linked to two Ramsar Sites- Chilika Lake (India’s first Ramsar site and UNESCO World Heritage site) on one […]
All passengers from UK to be tested for COVID-19 on arrival between Jan 8-Jan 30: Health ministry
All passengers coming from the UK between January 8 and January 30 would be subjected to self-paid COVID-19 tests on arrival, the health ministry said in a standard operating procedure (SOP) issued on Saturday. Moreover, each passenger arriving from the UK would have to bring his or her COVID-19 negative report from a test done […]
Hard coke plant owners demand resumption of fuel supply agreement
The hard coke plant owners of Dhanbad have demanded for resumption of fuel supply agreement(FDA) with the hardcoke plants. Talking to media persons after the 87th annual general meeting of the Industries and Commerce Association (ICA) an association of over a hundred plant owners, its president BN Singh said, the grievances of these industries are […]
Customers to get Thank You message on electricity bill payment
Now the consumers will get a Thank You message on their mobile number when they will deposit their monthly electricity bill. The Madhya Pradesh Paschim kshetra Vidyut vitran company on the new year will now send a Thank you message to the consumer when they will deposit the electricity bill. In this way the company […]
BHEL bags Rs 3200 cr order for Hydro Electric Project
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has bagged significant orders, valued at Rs 3,200 Crore, for Electro-Mechanical (E&M) works for a Hydro Electric Project (HEP) in Andhra Pradesh and E&M works of Pump-Motor sets for Lift Irrigation Schemes (LIS) in Telangana. Significantly, the order for E&M works for 12×80 MW Polavaram HEP in Andhra Pradesh envisages […]