(UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Monday dedicated the much awaited Bhawan-Bhairon Ghati ropeway to Vaishno Devi pilgrims by e-inaugurating it here at the Raj Bhawan. The Bhawan to Bhairon Ghati Passenger Ropeway project has been completed in a span of four years at the cost of 85 Crore. The Governor said that the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board is providing all facilities to the pilgrims visiting to Vaishno Devi and this ropeway project is also a part of it. “I am happy that all the security drills were taken care of and rescue operation is…
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(UNI) A show featuring the biggest stars of Hindi film industry in conversation with MasterChef Shipra Khanna will be aired on 9XM and 9X Jalwa from December 21. Titled ‘9XM Startruck’, the show will feature the biggest stars of Hindi film industry in conversation with Master Chef Shipra Khanna. The first episode of the show features the Badshah of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan who will share some never-heard-before stories of his life centred around food with the show host. 9XM Startruck- the Shah Rukh Khan episode will be aired at 11 am on December 21on 9XM and at 12 noon…
(UNI) Yo Yo Honey Singh just released his comeback song ‘Makhna’ and the Indie pop singer has broken yet other records with it. The song has become the fastest to reach 19 million views on YouTube. With a touch of reggaeton beats from the Latin origin, the song is so peppy and electric chartbuster that it didn’t take much time to reach five lakh likes. The song ‘Makhna’ has already crossed 19 million views and is still on the top trendings of Youtube. As there was immense anticipation among fans across the nation for the comeback song by the nation’s…
South Korean Transport Ministry said in a statement on Monday that it intended to impose a 11.2 billion won ($9.9 million) fine on German automaker BMW AG for its attempts to conceal problems with its cars’ exhaust systems that caused dozens of vehicles to catch fire earlier this year. “The Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs of the Republic of Korea intends to submit the details of the BMW investigation to the prosecutor’s office on January 24 and impose a fine of 11.2 billion South Korean won based on the results of the investigation,” the statement read. The ministry…
(UNI) Amid protest from devotees, the two young women who began trekking from Pamba to Sannidanam to have darshan of Lord Ayyappa were stopped at Marakkuttam and sent back, on Monday. The women, identified as Ms Bindu from Koilandy and Ms Kanga Durga from Angadippuram in Malappuram, were dropped their plan to visit the temple following stiff protection from devotees of other States including Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. According to various reports, Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) President A Padmakumar spoke to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and DGP Loknath Behra over telephone on the volatile situation prevailing in the…
(UNI) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday complimented Indian Mission in Bahrain and also thanked the Bahraini authorities for their ‘help’ in rescuing an Indian citizen who was allegedly ‘enslaved’. “Alok – I am proud of you. Please convey my gratitude to Bahraini authorities for their help in rescuing an Indian citizen,” Ms Swaraj tweeted marking it to Indian ambassador to Bahrain Alok Kumar Sinha. The Indian Embassy in Bahrain on Sunday evening announced her rescue on Twitter.
(UNI) “Build Ram Mandir, or Stay at Home” – is the new jibe from Shiv Sena to its ally BJP on the long pending Ram Temple issue at Ayodhya. “Action lena padega, Mandir banana padega….. nahi toh ghar baithna padega (You will have to construct the Ram Temple or else you will be forced to stay at home),” Shiv Sena spokesman and MP Sanjay Raut told a private TV channel at Pandharpur in Maharashtra on Monday. Shiv Sena is launching a mega campaign at Pandharpur for the early construction of Ram Temple at Ayodhya on Monday. Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray,…
Amid tight security, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Bhubaneswar today to launch a slew of projects worth Rs 14,523 crore related to various sectors. He was received by Governor Ganeshi Lal, Chief Secretary AP Padhi, Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Jual Oram, State Finance Minister Sashi Bhusan Behera, Bhubaneswar Mayor Ananta Jena and other leaders . Modi will fly to IIT Bhubaneswar in a chopper to inaugurate the new campus in Aragul built at a cost of Rs 1660 crore, and then would lay foundation stone for Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) and unveil projects worth…
(UNI) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday lashed out at the Congress for its continuous attack on the government over the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and said those who oppressed India with a 31 per cent indirect tax and “consistently belittled the GST, must seriously introspect”. “Irresponsible politics and irresponsible economics is only a race to the bottom,” Mr Jaitley wrote in a blog piece, posted on Facebook. Seeking to answer some of the questions on GST raised from time to time, prior to the GST regime, the Minister tweeted, “India had the worst indirect tax system anywhere…
(UNI) Continuing his attack on the Narendra Modi government on demonetisation, senior congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said demonetisation was a crime against the economy of the country ‘After Dr Gita Gopinath’s new report, what have the quacks who proposed or defended demonetisation got to say? Demonetisation was a crime against the economy of the country,’the former Finance Minister said in a tweet on Sunday night. According to a research paper co-authored by eminent economist Gita Gopinath,’the government’s note ban decision shaved off economic growth by at least 2 percentage points for the October-December quarter of 2016…
(UNI) BJP President Amit Shah said on Sunday that upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha polls would end the politics of caste, creed, appeasement and favoritism and would prove to be last nail in the coffin of those indulging in such politics. Addressing the booth level party workers and leaders in Delhi, Mr Shah said that there were countless reasons to vote Prime Minister Narendra Modi to power again. He said, the BJP’s victory in 2019 polls would ensure that the country’s politics was free from these negative practices in politics. Mr Shah said, in Delhi, the contest would be mainly between…
(UNI) Legendary actor Manoj Kumar on Sunday took side of renowned actor Anupam Kher in criticizing to veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah’s statement over ‘rising’ intolerance in the country. In a post on social media, Mr Kumar said,’Agree with @AnupamPKher on Naseeruddin statement: There’s so much freedom in the country that you can abuse the army, badmouth the air chief and pelt stones at the soldiers. How much more freedom do you need in a country? He said what he felt like, it doesn’t mean it’s the truth.’ The reaction from Mr Kumar came a day after Mr Kher criticizing to…
At least 281 people have been killed and 584 injured with more than 10000 rendered homeless when a Tsunami struck off the Sunda Strait of Western Indonesia between Java and Sumatra destroying 611 housing units, 69 hotels, 60 shops and completely damaging 420 boats. Indonesia had not even recuperated from the recent havoc done by the earthquake, a major tragedy has again jolted the nation. As per Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency the tsunami occurred at 21:27 pm Jakarta time (2257 IST), on Saturday hitting coastal areas of Sunda Strait, including Pandeglang and Serang districts of Banten province and south Lampung…
କେଦାର ମିଶ୍ର ଓଡିଶା ରାଜନୀତିରେ କେନ୍ଦ୍ରମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଧର୍ମେନ୍ଦ୍ର ପ୍ରଧାନ ନବୁଝି ନଶୁଝି କିଛି ବି କହିଦେଉଥିବା ଜଣେ ସାଧାରଣ ବକ୍ତା ଭାବରେ ମନେରହିବେ। ଯେକୌଣସି ପ୍ରସଙ୍ଗ ଉପରେ କିଛି ବି ମନ୍ତବ୍ୟ ଦେବାର ପ୍ରବଣତା ଯୋଗୁଁ ତାଙ୍କର କୌଣସି ବକ୍ତବ୍ୟକୁ ଜନସାଧାରଣ ଗମ୍ଭୀରତାର ସହ ନେଉନାହାନ୍ତି। କେନ୍ଦ୍ରରେ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ପ୍ରଭାବଶାଳୀ ପେଟ୍ରୋଲିୟମ ବିଭାଗର ମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଭାବରେ ରହିଥିଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ରାଜ୍ୟ ରାଜନୀତିରେ ଓ ଓଡିଶାର ବିଜେପି କ୍ୟାଡରଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଧର୍ମେନ୍ଦ୍ରଙ୍କ ପ୍ରଭାବ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ସୀମିତ। ତାର ଏକମାତ୍ର କାରଣ ହେଉଛି, ବକ୍ତବ୍ୟ ଦେବା ସମୟରେ ତାଙ୍କର ସହଜିଆ ସ୍ଵଭାବ। ବିଜେପୁର ଉପ ନିର୍ବାଚନ ସମୟରେ ଧର୍ମେନ୍ଦ୍ରଙ୍କ ଆଗଚଲା ଓ ଉପରକୁହା ଗୁଣ ଯୋଗୁଁ ବିଜେପିର ଶୋଚନୀୟ ପରାଜୟ ହୋଇଥିଲା ବୋଲି ବିଜେପିର ବହୁ ନେତା ଓ କର୍ମୀ ସ୍ଵୀକାର କରିଛନ୍ତି। ତେବେ ବିଜେପିର କେନ୍ଦ୍ରୀୟ ନେତୃତ୍ୱ ଉପରେ ଧର୍ମେନ୍ଦ୍ରଙ୍କ ଅଖଣ୍ଡ ପ୍ରଭାବ ରହିଥିବାରୁ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଖୋଲାଖୋଲି ବିରୋଧ କରିବାକୁ କାହାର ସାହସ…
(UNI) The Union Government has taken a number of initiatives for river development, rejuvenation and the work of development of Ganga river and its tributaries is undertaken by Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation under National Mission for Clean Ganga. The average annual water availability of any region or country is largely dependent upon hydro-meteorological and geological factors and is generally constant. The average annual water potential in the country has been assessed as 1869 billion cubic meters. Due to topographical and other factors, the utilisable water availability is limited to 1137 BCM per annum, comprising 690…
(UNI) BJP President Amit Shah said on Sunday that upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha polls would end the politics of caste, creed, appeasement and favoritism and would prove to be last nail in the coffin of those indulging in such politics. Addressing the booth level party workers and leaders in Delhi, Mr Shah said that there were countless reasons to vote Prime Minister Narendra Modi to power again. He said, the BJP’s victory in 2019 polls would ensure that the country’s politics was free from these negative practices in politics. Mr Shah said, in Delhi, the contest would be mainly between…
(UNI) Odisha Government has decided to set up a High Performance Sports Academy which will have High Performance Sports Centers in nine different types of sports, Chief Secretary A P Padhi said here today. Inaugurating the Forest Sports Meet-2018 here today at Kalinga Stadium, Mr Padhi said steps are being expedited to start the operation of the Centers from coming financial year in the state capital. He said, Bhubaneswar has been designated as Sports Capital and Government is committed to promote various types of sports from Panchayat to International level events. He said, sports and games promotes team spirit, healthy…
Serbia, Greece, Bulgaria and Romania will create a joint organizing committee to apply for hosting the European Football Championship in 2028 or the World Cup in 2030, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said Saturday. Earlier in the day, Belgrade hosted a meeting between the prime ministers of Greece, Romania, Bulgaria and the Serbian president. The delegations also included heads of national football associations and sports ministers. “Today we decided to form an initiative organizing committee consisting of 16 people, with four people from each country, and expressed our hope that through it, our countries will submit a joint bid to become…
(UNI) The India Greens, country’s first green party, has condemned the Modi Government’s notification giving mandate to intelligence, police and tax agencies to intercept messages on electronic devices like laptops, computer and mobile devices, etc. Describing the notification draconian and violative of Article-21 of the Constitution, the India Greens said in a statement issued here on Sunday by its Vice-President Prashant Tandon that “the Modi Government is converting democratic India into an Orwellian state where citizens will have no privacy, freedom of expression and dignity”. The party has demanded that the central government immediately withdraw the notification. “India Greens is…
(UNI) As per International Energy Agency (IEA), India is the third largest coal producer in the world during 2016-17 and there is no shortage of coal in the country. As on April 1, 2018, the vendible stock of coal was 55.6 MT and as on December 15, 2018, coal stock was 22.93 MT with CIL, official sources said. All India raw coal production has increased from 565.77 MT in 2013-14 to 676.48 MT in 2017-18. The all India coal production during April-November 2018 was 433.90 MT with a growth of 9.8 per cent over the corresponding period of the previous…
Industry body FICCI has welcomed GST Council’s decision of reducing the GST rates on 23 items and taking the landmark reform to the next level by indicating that the 28 per cent bracket is already moving towards a sunset, a statement here stated on Sunday. The council’s meeting was held on Saturday. With a reduction in the rates on more items in the offing in the next meeting of the GST Council next month and the indication that the remaining issues pertaining to GST application and administration will be resolved speedily, the tax reform is set to yield larger gains…