(UNI)President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 71st death anniversary. Taking to micro-blogging site twitter, the President said, ‘On Martyrs’ Day, we gratefully remember Mahatma Gandhi and the countless freedom fighters who sacrificed their all for our Independence”. Mr Naidu said, ‘On this Martyrs Day, I join all country men in paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi and all the valiant people, who had sacrificed their lives for the country. #martyrsday.’ “Let us rededicate ourselves to the high ideals and values set by the Father of…
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Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) President Girish Chodankar has said that Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s gesture of visiting the ailing Goa Chief Minister was in keeping with his politics of dealing with all with love, compassion and no ill-will even to the political adversaries. In a statement, he said,’It is not just a courtesy call but one of care and concern and mirrors our party’s ideology of believing in politics of compassionate behaviour with humanity and society at heart. He extended a hand of care and compassion and called on Parrikar to share his concern and wish speedy recovery.’ ‘Congress…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 30 (UNI) The 10th National Conference of Bank Employees Federation of India (BEFI) has resolved to fight against merger and privatization of public sector banks and demanded the Union Government to refrain from the move of merging Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank with Bank of Baroda. The Conference held from January 28 to 31 here also declared solidarity to government employees and teachers of Tamilnadu who are fighting against National Pension System (NPS). The conference hailed the indefinite strike launched by them from January 22 against the NPS through a resolution. The conference resolved to bring up the issue of…
କେଦାର ମିଶ୍ର ‘ବାପୁ ତାଙ୍କ ଜୀବନରେ କେବେବି ଥଣ୍ଡା ପାଣିରେ ଗାଧେଇ ନଥିଲେ। ସେଦିନ ଜାନୁଆରୀ ଶୀତର ରାତି ଦୁଇଟାରେ, ମୁଁ ବାପୁଙ୍କ ମୃତ ଶରୀର ଉପରେ ଥଣ୍ଡା ପାଣି ଢାଳିଥାନ୍ତି କେମିତି! ମୋର ଛାତି ଫାଟି ଗଲା ପରି ଲାଗୁଥିଲା ଓ ମୁଁ ଭୋ ଭୋ କାନ୍ଦି ପକାଇଲି।‘’ ଯେ ଥିଲା ବୃଜକୃଷ୍ଣ ଚାନ୍ଦିବାଲାଙ୍କ ସ୍ମୃତିକଥା। ୩୦, ଜାନୁଆରୀ, ୧୯୪୮ ସନ୍ଧ୍ୟାରେ ବାପୁଙ୍କୁ ଗୁଳି କରି ହତ୍ୟା କରିବାପରେ ତାଙ୍କର ମୃତ ଶରୀରକୁ ଗାଧେଇ ନୂଆ ଲୁଗା ପିନ୍ଧେଇବାର ଦାୟିତ୍ଵ ବୃଜଲାଲ ନିର୍ବାହ କରିଥିଲେ। ଭାରତ ସ୍ଵାଧୀନତା ପାଇବାର ମାତ୍ର ପାଞ୍ଚ ମାସ ପନ୍ଦର ଦିନ ପରେ ଗାନ୍ଧୀଙ୍କ ହତ୍ୟା ସାରା ଦେଶ ପାଇଁ ଏକ ବିଶାଳ ଧକ୍କା ଥିଲା। ସେଇ ସନ୍ଧ୍ୟାରେ ସେତେବଳର ବଡଲାଟ ଲର୍ଡ ମାଉଣ୍ଟବ୍ୟାଟେନ କହିଥିଲେ, “ଆଜି କେବଳ ଭାରତ ନୁହଁ, ପୂରା ପୃଥିବୀ ଆଜି ଶୋକାକୁଳ।“ ବାପୁଙ୍କ ସହିଦ ହେବାର ପୀଡା ବିଷୟରେ ଶତୃ…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (UNI) Questioning the timing of the application moved by Narendra Modi government in the Supreme Court seeking allotment of the ‘undisputed’ 67 acres land to Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas, the Congress on Tuesday asked why the Union government has suddenly woken up after 16 years. Talking to mediapersons at AICC headquarters, party spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said Congress has no opinion in the development and the matter is before the Supreme Court. ‘We do not have an opinion, we do not intend to have an opinion. The application moved by you (Government), the matter will be decided by…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (UNI) Renowned Hindi writer Chitra Mudgal was among 24 writers, who were on Tuesday honoured with the Sahitya Akademi Award. Akademi President and noted Kannada playwright Chandrasekhar Kambar presented these awards for 2018, at a ceremony here. The prize includes Rs one lakh cash, a citation, an emblem and a shawl. In the absence of English writer Anees Saleem and Oriya writer Dashherthi Das, these awards were received by their representatives. This award was given to Chitra Mudgal for her book ‘post box no 203 Nalla Sopara’, which was based on the life of a transgender.…
Indian tunes were the flavour of this year’s ‘Beating the Retreat’ ceremony, here on Tuesday, which marked the culmination of Republic Day celebrations. As many as 27 performances on the historic Vijay Chowk, overlooking the Rashtrpati Bhavan on the Raisina Hill, enthralled the spectators with captivating and foot-tapping music of the bands from the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the State Police forces and Central Armed Police Force (CAPF). As many as 19 tunes were composed by Indian musicians from the armed and police forces, which are ‘Indian Star’, ‘Paharonki Rani’, ‘KumaoniGeet’, ‘Jai Janam Bhumi’, ‘Queen of Satpura’, ‘Marooni’,…
US chipmaker Intel will likely beat Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics in terms of sales in the October-December period, taking back its title as the largest global chip firm. According to its earnings report released late last week, the US firm posted US$18.7 billion in revenue during the three-month period. Although the quarterly sales fell below market estimates of US$19.01 billion, the company’s revenue for the full fiscal year set a record of US$70.8 billion, up 13 percent on-year. Intel’s fourth-quarter sales are likely to surpass that of Samsung, which is expected to be lower than US$18 billion. The earnings…
Fuel prices witnessed a decline on Tuesday as petrol was declined by 8-9 paise and diesel gets cheaper by 11 paise per litre. In national capital Delhi, petrol is being sold for Rs 71.19 per litre while diesel costs Rs 65.89 a litre. In Mumbai, people have to shell out Rs 76.82 for a litre of petrol while diesel costs Rs 69 per litre. According to Indian Oil Corporation website, petrol and diesel cost Rs 73.28 and Rs 67.67 per litre in Kolkata. Similarly, in Chennai petrol is retailing at Rs 73.90 and diesel Rs 69.61 a litre. As per…
Samsung Electronics will start taking steps this year to replace plastic packaging materials with paper and other environmentally sustainable elements. From the first half of 2019, the packaging used currently for Samsung’s products and accessories – ranging from mobile phones and tablets to home appliances – will be substituted with environmentally sustainable materials like recycled/bio-based plastics and paper. To revamp product packaging, Samsung Electronics has formed a task force involving design and development, purchasing, marketing and quality control for innovative packaging ideas, the company said on Monday. For mobile phone, tablet and wearable products, Samsung will replace the plastic used…
NCML Finance Pvt Ltd (NFIN), the wholly owned subsidiary of National Collateral Management Services Ltd, on Tuesday announce the launch of its new product, ‘Multipurpose Loans Secured by Property.’ The product envisaged by NFIN would cater to the short term & long-term financial needs of its customer who could need mixed usage of the loan facility. NFIN has been active for some time, with a strong focus on Semi-rural and agri-business finance. The focus of NFIN is to make available Multipurpose Loans in semi urban and peri urban areas. NFIN MD & CEO Aryendra Kumar said, “We at NCML Finance…
Chief Minister of Maharastra Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday slammed opposition parties for forming ‘Mahagathbandhan’ against the BJP government in view of the oncoming Lok Sabha. Addressing a huge public rally on Monday night at Mamaji Chowk at Jalna about 60 km from here, Mr Fadnavis criticised opposition’s ‘Mahagathbandhan’. He said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called all the 34 regional parties leaders in her state and formed an alliance called ‘Mahagathbandhan’. In the opposition party, all are ready to become the Prime Minister, he quipped. He said that the BJP has a powerful leader in Mr Narendra Modi who…
Goa Town and Country Planning (TCP) Minister Vijay Sardesai on Tuesday said that Congress President Rahul Gandhi had tweeted about the Rafale audio clip because he wanted to keep the issue alive. Speaking to reporters at the Assembly complex at Porvorim near the city, he said, “For us, we want the issue to be over. He (Mr Gandhi) wants the issue to be alive. He is doing what he has to do.’ “The tweet was from Goa. So he remembered about it and he has to keep up the pressure. He is doing his job, we have to do our…
Adopting the old Mayawati project of 2007, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to construct the world’s longest Ganga expressway from Meerut to Prayagraj. The government also approved the much publicised Bundelkhand expressway and the Gorakhpur Link expressway to connect with the Poorvanchal expressway. The decisions were taken at the Cabinet meeting here on Tuesday in the Kumbh tent city. The cabinet meeting, being held for the first time out of the state capital, took place after the state ministers, around 30 in number, worshiped at the Sangam and paid obeisance to the century-old Akshay Vat and…
Shanghai will set up a special court to handle bankruptcy cases on Feb. 1, local authorities said Tuesday. The news was revealed by Liu Xiaoyun, president of the Shanghai Higher People’s Court, during the ongoing annual session of the municipal legislature. Liu did not disclose more details about the court. Zhu Zhengwei, a Shanghai legislator and chairman of Shanghai Lijin Economic and Trade Co. Ltd. said the court could improve efficiency in handling bankruptcy cases. On Jan. 14, Shenzhen set up a bankruptcy court to primarily handle companies’ bankruptcy and compulsory liquidation cases and cross-border bankruptcy cases. Chinese courts received…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday warned children not to allow technology to narrow them and their thought process. Replying to a parent Madhumita Sengupta’s query on gaming addiction and dependence on technology at the Pariksha Pe Charcha, the PM urged the youngsters gathered in Talkatora Stadium to realise that technology was a double-edged weapon. Acknowledging that this was an enormous problem for harried parents, Mr Modi said, “This is a problem and a challenge.We want our children to stay away from technology but it would mean going backwards. He suggested that parents should encourage their children towards technology and…
ସମୀକ୍ଷା ବ୍ୟୁରୋ ଜର୍ଜ ଫର୍ଣ୍ଣାଣ୍ଡେଜ(୩,ଜୁନ,୧୯୩୦- ୨୯,ଜାନୁଆରୀ,୨୦୧୯) ବହୁ ବର୍ଷ ଧରି ନୀରବ ଥିଲେ। ତାଙ୍କର ସ୍ମରଣଶକ୍ତି ଚାଲି ଯାଇଥିଲା ଓ ସେ ଏକପ୍ରକାର ବିଚ୍ଛିନ୍ନ ଜୀବନରେ ଥିଲେ। ଏକଥା ଭାବିଲା ବେଳକୁ କେମିତି ଗୋଟେ ଅସହାୟ ଲାଗୁଛି। ଭାରତୀୟ ରାଜନୀତିରେ ଯାହାଙ୍କର ଭାଷଣ ଗୋଟେ ସମୟରେ ନିଆଁ ଲଗେଇଦେଉଥିଲା, ସେ ପ୍ରାୟ ଗୋଟେ ଦଶନ୍ଧିରୁ ଅଧିକ ସମୟ ନିର୍ବାକ ହୋଇ ରହିଲେ। ଭାରତୀୟ ରାଜନୀତିରେ ଜର୍ଜ ଫର୍ଣ୍ଣାଣ୍ଡେଜଙ୍କର କଥା ଯେତେବେଳେ ବି ଉଠିବ , ସେତେବେଳେ ଗୋଟେ ଚିତ୍ର ଆମ ମନକୁ ଆସିବ। ହାତ ଓ ପାଦରେ ଶିକୁଳୀ ବନ୍ଧାଥାଇ ‘ଇନକୀଲାବ ଜିନ୍ଦାବାଦ’ ଚିତ୍କାର କରୁଥିବା ଗୋଟେ ଯୁବକର ଚିତ୍ର। ଇନ୍ଦିରାଙ୍କ ଇମର୍ଜେନ୍ସି ବିରୋଧରେ ଭାରତର ଗାଁ ଗହଳିରେ ଛଦ୍ମବେଶ ଧରି ବୁଲୁଥିବା ଜର୍ଜ ଯେତେବେଳେ ପୋଲିସ ହାତରେ ଧାରା ପଡନ୍ତି, ସେତେବେଳେ ତାଙ୍କ ହାତ ପାଦରେ ବେଡି ପକାଇ ଜେଲ କୁ ନିଆ ଯାଏ। ସେ ଚିତ୍ର ଇନ୍ଦିରାଙ୍କୁ ଲୋକଙ୍କ…
Saint-Gobain, inaugurated three world class facilities to meet the growing demand of the glass markets — both domestic and international– on Monday. Each of these facilities was dedicated to the nation by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Thiru Edappadi K Palaniswami. Set up with an investment of over Rs 1,200 crore, this takes the cumulative investment in the World Glass Complex, Sriperumbudur to more than Rs 3,000 crore. ‘As one of the fastest growing economies in the world, India is an important market and investment destination for Saint-Gobain. As a global leader in the construction industry we see immense opportunities in…
(UNI) The Centre filed an application in the Top Court on Tuesday seeking permission for returning to original owners the 67-odd acres of land it had acquired around the 2.77 acre disputed Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid land. Centre, in its application, said Ram Janambhoomi Nyas sought return of excess land acquired in 1991 to original owners. It says SC in Ismail Faruqui judgment had said government could consider returning 67-odd acres of acquired land surrounding disputed land after Allahabad HC judgment on civil suits. The Apex Court has not fixed any date for hearing the matter, but sources in the Supreme…
(UNI)IndusInd Bank has announced the launch of ‘IndusInd Bank PAYBACK Credit Card’, a co-branded credit card in partnership with PAYBACK – the country’s largest multi-brand loyalty program. With the IndusInd Bank PAYBACK Credit Card, the customer will not only earn PAYBACK Points on all transactions on the co-branded credit card , but will also get additional PAYBACK Points on transactions made at over hundred PAYBACK partner brands – both in-store and online. All the points earned in the customer’s card account will be transferred to the customer’s PAYBACK account and can then be redeemed for a slew of exciting options…
The Press Council of India (PCI) has taken suo-motu cognizance of the statement issued by the Jammu Kashmir Press Association(JKPA) regarding alleged threat by former MLA Chowdhary Lal Singh to media persons working in Jammu and Kashmir. Singh resigned from the PDP-BJP coalition government as a minister after he allegedly supported the Kathua rape and murder of a 8-year-old girl in January last year. The local newspaper highlighted Mr Singh’s participation in rallies and protest marches demanding release of those arrested by police in connection with rape and murder. President of the JKPA Ghulam Hassan Kaloo said on Tuesday that…