Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will formally induct the newly arrived five Rafale fighter jets into the IAF on September 10. His French counterpart Florency Parly is also likely to be part of the event besides holding bilateral talks on further enhancing defence ties between the two countries. The first batch of five Rafale jets, manufactured […]
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Rly to generate 20 GW RE on surplus land: Goyal
In order to achieve its objective of becoming completely self-sustainable for all its power needs and also to contribute to national solar power goals, Indian Railways on Thursday held wide ranging discussions with key stakeholders under the chairmanship of Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal. The Ministry said that the primary areas […]
GMR Infra Q1 loss at Rs 834 crore
GMRInfrastructure Limiteds Consolidated net loss for the quarter endedJune 30 more than doubled to nearly 834 crore against Rs 336 crore loss in theJanuary-Marchperiod in FY20, a filingfrom the companywith the bourses saidonThursday. The consolidated total income for the quarter under discussion was almost halved to Rs 1,224 crore. It was Rs 2.206 crore in […]
No mask ? Then no food, petrol, diesel
People without face masks and not following social distancing norms to beat Covid-19 are to be denied petrol, diesel and ration in Raipur district. With Raipur city turning a hotspot for coronavirus, District Collector and District Magistrate Dr S. Bharati Dasan had made social and physical distancing and wearing of masks mandatory in the entire […]
Trade unions urge Oil Minister to reconsider BPCL privatisation move
Trade unions on Wednesday urged Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to reconsider the proposed privatisation of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL). In a joint letter to Pradhan, the unions said, “The joint platform of central trade unions and federations urges upon you to please seriously reconsider and refrain from such move of privatization of BPCL in […]
Cong agitates over increased electricity bills, party workers protest at electricity offices
The Congress Party is continuously agitating in the city over the increased electricity bills; congressmen staged protest at three electricity circle offices on Wednesday. Congress spokesperson Vivek Soni said that electricity bills worth thousands of rupees are coming from poor working class people all over the state. It is killing of democracy as reining BJP […]
NHAI slaps fine on contractor, nixes contract
Five days after the Sohna road under-construction flyover collapsed, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Wednesday imposed a penalty of Rs 50,000 per day on the contractor and also suspended the work of both agencies working on the project. The collapsed flyover is part of the 6km elevated road being built along the […]
FASTag mandatory for discounts on National Highway toll plazas
The Government on Wednesday said it has made FASTag mandatory for availing all discounts on National Highways toll plazas. It has issued a gazette notification in this regard. “The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has made the use of FASTag mandatory for availing return journey discount or any other exemptions on Toll Fee Plazas. […]
Massive ramp up of mining technology in SECL
SECL, the largest coal producing subsidiary of Coal India Ltd (CIL), produced 150.50 MT of coal in fiscal 2019-20, contributing over 25 percent of CIL’s total coal output. Coal demand is rising daily and CIL has set an ambitious target of producing 1 billion tonne of coal by FY 2023-24. SECL will have a significant […]
No flight op at BPIA for 8 hrs from Oct 1
Flight operations at the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here would be suspended between 11 pm and 7 am everyday for around four months from October 1 on account of commencement of runway re-carpeting work. Re-carpeting (new coating of runway) is undertaken every 10 years to ensure smooth operation of flight services. It was last […]
Arrival of B777 plane for Prez, VP, PM’s travel delayed on tech reasons
The arrival of the VVIP aircraft from the US, which will be used to fly the president, vice president and the prime minister, has been delayed due to technical reasons, senior Air India officials said on Tuesday. The plane was scheduled to arrive in India during the first half of this week, the officials noted. […]
Gadkari lays foundation of 45 road projects worth Rs 11,427 cr in MP
Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari besides dedicating several roads of Madhya Pradesh, laid foundation of new works. Through virtual programme, inauguration/ foundation stone was laid of 45 road projects of 1361 km in length costing total Rs 11,427 crore. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan participated in […]