Over 3000 vehicles, mostly trucks, are stranded following closure of the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, the only all weather road connecting the Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, for the fourth day on Saturday due to landslides and shooting stone, official sources said. A massive rescue operation was going on at Jawahar tunnel, where one policeman was still missing after a snow avalanche hit a police post on February 7. Bodies of seven persons were recovered while two were rescued alive. The Ladakh region remained cut off from Kashmir since December last year as the Srinagar-Leh National Highway remained…
Author: Samikhsya Bureau
Russia’s first ever manned lunar mission is expected to land on the Moon in 2031, according to a document prepared by the Russian Central Research Institute of Machine Building (TsNIIMash) and obtained by Sputnik. “The purpose of the mission is to carry the crew to the Moon,” the mission plan for 2031 says, adding that the crew members will be practicing certain operations related to “the cosmonauts’ activities on the Moon” and perform tasks set by the Russian Academy of Sciences. According to the document, a heavy lunar rover capable of transporting cosmonauts, as well as the second manned expedition,…
The Government said about 1,393 treatment packages are available for the beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY). The Union Government has launched PMJAY on September 23, 2018. It is a centrally-sponsored scheme and entirely funded by Government. The scheme provides health coverage up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary hospitalisation to around 10.74 crore poor and vulnerable families (approx. 50 crore beneficiaries). It is an entitlement-based scheme. This scheme covers poor and vulnerable families based on deprivation and occupational criteria as per SECC data. It provides cashless and paperless access to services…
India, as a strong supporter of the multilateral trading system, supports reforms of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) provided that the process is inclusive and addresses the developmental concerns of developing and least developing countries. Official sources said the WTO and the global trading system are facing serious challenges in terms of unilateral measures and counter measures by some members, deadlock in important areas of negotiations and ongoing impasse in the appointment of members of the Appellate Body of WTO’s dispute settlement mechanism. These challenges have necessitated a discussion among members for reforms in the WTO, with a view to…
The emotive ‘sons and daughters of the soil’ vis-a-vis threats from outsiders issue has come to the fore yet again in Mizoram as social organisations and political class have decided to intensify their opposition to the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. “We are emotional people and also committed to the interests of the natives. Therefore, Mizoram Kohhran Hruaitute Committee (MKHC) – a common conglomeration of church bodies – would offer a mass prayer on Saturday and Sunday (Feb 10) to ensure that the Bill is defeated in the Rajya Sabha,” a senior church leader told UNI over phone. Initially the proposal…
ଅଶୀ ଓ ନବେ ଦଶକରେ ହିନ୍ଦୀ ସିନେମାରେ ଜଣେ ସଫଳ ଅଭିନେତ୍ରୀ ଅମ୍ରିତା ସିଂଙ୍କର ଆଜି ୬୧ତମ ଜନ୍ମଦିବସ । ୧୯୫୮ ଫେବୃଆରୀ ୯ ତାରିଖରେ ଜନ୍ମ ହୋଇଥିଲେ । ଅମିତ୍ରାଙ୍କ ମା’ ଜଣେ ମୁସଲମାନ ହୋଇଥିବାବେଳେ ତାଙ୍କ ପିତା ଜଣେ ଶିଖ୍ । ସାମନ୍ତବାଦୀ ପରିବାରରୁ ଆସିଥିବା ଅମ୍ରିତା ପ୍ରଖ୍ୟାତ ଔପନ୍ୟାସିକ ଖୁସ୍ୱନ୍ତ ସିଂଙ୍କ ଭାଣିଜୀ । ‘ବେତାବ୍’ ଫିଲ୍ମରୁ ବଲିଉଡ୍ କ୍ୟାରିୟର୍ ଆରମ୍ଭ କରିଥିବା ଅମ୍ରିତା ସନ୍ନି, ମର୍ଦ୍ଦ, ଚମେଲୀ କି ସାଦୀ, ସାହେବ, ଖୁଦ୍ଗର୍ଜ, ମର୍ଦ୍ଦ, ମେରା ଧର୍ମ, କର୍ମଦାତା, ନାମ ଓ ନିଶାନ୍, ଠିକାନା, ମୁଜ୍ଲିମ୍, କବ୍ଜା, ତମାଚା, ସୁକ୍ରିୟା, ୱାରିସ୍, ଅଗ୍ନି, ଇଲାକା, ବଟ୍ୱାରା, ତୋଫାନ୍, ମୌତ୍ କା ଫରିସ୍ତେ, କ୍ରୋଧ, ସିଆଇଡି, ପାପ କି ଆନ୍ଧି, ପ୍ୟାର୍ କା ସାୟା, ରାଜୁ ବନ୍ ଗୟା ଜେଣ୍ଟଲିମ୍ୟାନ୍, ଆଇନା, ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟବଂଶୀ, ରଂଗ, ସହୀଦ୍, କଲ୍ୟୁଗ୍, ଟୁ ଷ୍ଟେଟସ୍, ଶୁ୍ଟ୍ଆଉଟ୍ ଆଟ ଲୋଖଣ୍ଡୱାଲା, ଫ୍ଲାଇଙ୍ଗ୍ ଜଟ୍ଟ,…
ସମୀକ୍ଷା ବ୍ୟୁରୋ ୨୪, ନଭେମ୍ବର ୨୦୧୫ ତାରିଖ ଦିନ ଭାରତର ପ୍ରତିରକ୍ଷା ମନ୍ତ୍ରଣାଳୟର ଉପ ସଚିବ ଏସ.କେ.ଶର୍ମା ରାଫାଲେ ଫାଇଲ ରେ ଏକ ଦୀର୍ଘ ଟିପ୍ପଣୀ ଦେଇ ଲେଖିଲେ ଯେ ପ୍ରଧାନମନ୍ତ୍ରୀଙ୍କ କାର୍ୟାଳୟ ତରଫରୁ କରାଯାଉଥିବା ରାଫାଲେ ଡିଲ ସଙ୍କ୍ରାନ୍ତୀୟ ସମାନ୍ତରାଳ ଆଲୋଚନା ପ୍ରତିରକ୍ଷା ବିଭାଗର ମୂଳ ଆଲୋଚନାକୁ ପ୍ରଭାବିତ କରିବାର ସମ୍ଭାବନା ରହିଛି। ସେଇ ଟିପ୍ପଣୀ ଉପରେ ତତ୍କାଳୀନ ପ୍ରତିରକ୍ଷା ସଚିବ ମଧ୍ୟ ନିଜର ତୀବ୍ର ବିରୋଧ ପ୍ରକାଶ କରିବା ସହିତ ପ୍ରଧାନମନ୍ତ୍ରୀଙ୍କ କାର୍ୟାଳୟ ଏ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ସମାନ୍ତରାଳ ଆଲୋଚନା କରିବାକୁ ନାପସନ୍ଦ କରିଥିଲେ। ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ ସାମ୍ବାଦିକ ତଥା ଇଂରାଜୀ ଖବର କାଗଜ ଦି ହିନ୍ଦୁ ର ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶକ ଏନ. ରାମ ଏକ ରିପୋର୍ଟରେ ଏ ତଥ୍ୟ ରଖିଲା ପରେ ରାଫାଲେ ଖର୍ଦ୍ଦି ପ୍ରକ୍ରିୟାରେ ଯେଉଁ ସନ୍ଦେହ ର ବାତାବରଣ ସୃଷ୍ଟି ହୋଇଥିଲା, ତାହା ଆହୁରି ଗଭୀର ହେବା ଆରମ୍ଭ କଲା। ଏହି ମାମଲାରେ ମୂଳରୁ ଆକ୍ରାମକ ରହି ଆସିଥିବା…
State-owned State Bank of India has just joined digital invoice discounting marketplace – Invoicemart, as a financier to help in unlocking working capital for more than 1,400 MSMEs that are a part of the platform. MSME-driven initiatives like Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS) has enabled working capital finance to MSMEs and is expected to become a major channel of financing for the MSME segment. Currently, Invoicemart has 22 financiers on the platform, which is expected to grow to 25 by the end of February 2019. SBI Chief General Manager (SME and Supply Chain Finance) Narayanan Sadanandan said: “Elevating the MSME…
ସମୀକ୍ଷା ବ୍ୟୁରୋ ଗତ କାଲି ଅର୍ଥାତ ୮, ଫେବ୍ରୁଆରି,୨୦୧୯ ଦିନ ବିଜେଡ଼ିର ପୂର୍ବତନ ସାଂସଦ ବୈଜୟନ୍ତ ପଣ୍ଡାଙ୍କ ବିରୋଧରେ ଆୟକର ବିଭାଗରେ କଳା ଟଙ୍କା କାରବାର, ଅବୈଧ ପୁଞ୍ଜି ଲଗାଣ ଓ ଟିକସ ଫାଙ୍କି ଭଳି ଗୁରୁତର ଅଭିଯୋଗ ଦାଖଲ ହୋଇଛି ବୋଲି ଇଂରାଜୀ ଖବର କାଗଜ ଦି ଇଣ୍ଡିଆନ ଏକ୍ସପ୍ରେସ ରେ ଏକ ବିସ୍ତୃତ ଖବର ପ୍ରକାଶ ପାଇଛି । ଏହି ଖବରରେ ବୈଜୟନ୍ତଙ୍କ ସ୍ପଷ୍ଟିକରଣ ଅବିକଳ ପ୍ରକାଶିତ ହୋଇଛି। ତେବେ ଖବର କାଗଜ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଯେଉଁ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ ପଚାରିଛି, ତାହାର ଉତ୍ତର ଦେବା ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତେ ଶ୍ରୀ ପଣ୍ଡା କଥାଟିକୁ ଗୋଲ ଗୋଲ ଘୋରାଇବାକୁ ଉଦ୍ୟମ କରିଛନ୍ତି। ସବୁଠାର ପରି ଏଥର ମଧ୍ୟ ନିଜକୁ ରାଜନୀତିର ଶହୀଦ ବୋଲି ଦେଖାଇବାକୁ ଯାଇ ସେ ସବୁ ଦୋଷ ନିଜର ରାଜନୈତିକ ପ୍ରତିଦ୍ବନ୍ଦ୍ବୀଙ୍କ ମୁଣ୍ଡରେ ବୋଲିଛନ୍ତି। ତାଙ୍କ ସ୍ପଷ୍ଟୀକରଣରେ ସେ କହିଛନ୍ତି ଯେ, ପ୍ରାୟ ପ୍ରତି ନିର୍ବାଚନ ପୂର୍ବରୁ କିମ୍ବା କିଛି ଗୋଟାଏ…
Supreme Court on Friday said it is of tentative view and prima facie it seemed that the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati should reimburse the public exchequer for all the amounts she had spent on putting in place elephant statues at public places. A bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, said, prima facie it seemed that the former Chief Minister had to reimburse the public exchequer money spent on putting elephants statues in UP. The top court said this after hearing a petition filed by Ravi Kant, seeking action against Mayawati for…
In a major technological breakthrough, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has successfully developed a state-of-the-art Regeneration System through in-house R&D efforts, for Railways’ fleet of conventional electric locomotives. The country’s first such regenerative 5000 HP WAG-7 Electric locomotive was flagged-off by Ghanshyam Singh, Member Traction & Ex-Officio Secretary to the Ministry of Railways, in the presence of Atul Sobti, Chairman & Managing Director, BHEL from the company’s Jhansi plant. Directors on the board of BHEL and senior officials from Indian Railways were also present on this occasion. The idea of developing the energy efficient Regeneration System was mooted by Railways…
The NDA government and the BJP on Friday slammed Congress and especially its chief Rahul Gandhi for raking up the Rafale row yet again and said the opposition party was unnecessarily giving credence to a section of media that only carried a biased report. “We want to allege that Rahul Gandhi and Congress are working with a single point agenda to get the Rafale aircraft deal cancelled,” BJP leader and Union Prakash Javadekar told reporters here. “They are playing into the hands of foreign power and the vested interests of the multi national companies. They are least bothered that the…
International consultations on the situation in Venezuela must not turn into a “dialogue on capitulation” but should be aimed at the reconciliation of opposing political forces in the country, Director of the Latin American Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry Alexander Shchetinin said in an interview with Sputnik. “What does Russia propose in the context of what is happening in Venezuela? To respect [Venezuela’s] sovereignty. To prevent a destructive, including forceful, foreign intervention. To establish a dialogue. If international assistance is needed to do this, we support it. Therefore, we welcome the initiative of Mexico, Uruguay, and the CARICOM [Caribbean…
India and Bangladesh on Friday held the Joint Consultative Commission meeting here. “Time-tested good neighbourly relations based on trust and mutual understanding,” tweeted MEA spokesman Raveesh Kumar. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj welcomed her Bangladeshi counterpart Dr Abdul Momen ahead of the India Bangladesh Joint Consultative Commission meet. “Our solid ties have their genesis in War of Liberation of Bangladesh,” he stated. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India is committed to work with Bangladesh for good bilateral relations and to build on the existing momentum. He made the remarks when the visiting Bangladesh Foreign Minister called on him…
Department of Economics Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg on Thursday called the RBI announcement of cutting repo rate a “very balanced and pragmatic policy”, saying the Government welcomes the decision. He said the assessment of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) for growth and inflation outlook is consistent with the Government’s assessment of inflation and growth. “The Government welcomes the assessment of the MPC and its decision to reduce the Policy Rate and change of Monetary Policy Stance,” he said in a statement here. Soon after the RBI cut the repo rate, Mr Garg took on the social media and tweeted,…
Under Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) route, the Government is aggressively collecting information about foreign assets accumulated by people in foreign countries and for this, it has signed treaties with various countries such as Hong Kong, Switzerland to plug in the loopholes, informed Sushil Chandra, Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) at an event – ‘National Conference on Recent Challenges in Taxation and the Way Forward’ organised by ASSOCHAM in New Delhi today. Maintaining the rationale that there could not be exceptionally high tax rate, Mr Chandra said, “Last year we got 6.85 crore returns and the number of…
In the first day of Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS), Mamata Banerjee left the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre with a smiling face as ‘Bengal’ receives above 50000 crores of investment proposals from the kingpins of trade circuit. As a sum up BGBS 2019 started with a high note. Mukesh Ambani solely announced of investing Rs 10000 crore in the recent future. Ambani’s Reliance already have invested over Rs 30000 crores in Bengal earlier. Mr Ambani, showed his eagerness of launching a new commerce platform that will empower three crore small shopkeepers. Reliance made its one tenth of the total investment…
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos accused the National Enquirer’s owner of trying to blackmail him over publishing indecent pictures unless he stopped investigating how other private photos and messages were obtained by the tabloid. Mr Bezos said the magazine’s parent company American Media Inc (AMI) wanted him to drop an investigation into how it obtained his private messages. Mr Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie, said last month they were getting divorced and their announcement came just before the National Enquirer carried reports about the tech titan’s extramarital affair. In a stunning blog post on Thursday, Mr Bezos posted an email he…
Three major suspects were arrested late Thursday, less than 48 hours after the murder of two local Afghan reporters, Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs confirmed on Friday. “Afghan National Police personnel arrested three suspects in northeastern Takhar province in charges of murdering of two journalists of a local radio in Takhar,” the ministry said in a statement. On Tuesday night, two staff of Radio Hamsada based in northeastern Takhar province were shot dead inside their office by unidentified gunmen. The trios were handed over to related government departments and a judicial investigation will be opened soon, the statement read. At…
Coming down heavily on the Prime minister Narendra Modi’s earlier remark on the Karnataka Government’s loan waiver scheme, Chief minister H D Kumaraswamy said Modi was grossly misleading the country and the Parliament. Addressing a hurriedly called press conference the chief minister strongly countered the Prime Minister’s speech in Parliament in which he said that only about 5000 farmers loan had been waived so far as against 44 lakh farmers, is a gross untruth and misleading the country. Informing that more than 4 lakh farmer’s farm had been waived so far and another 2000 crore had been released in the…
Government has implemented 360 degree multimedia campaigns along with mass media to create awareness on HIV/AIDS and promoting services, facilities across the country. At the inter-personal level, training and sensitization programmes for Self-Help Groups, Anganwadi workers, ASHA, members of Panchayati Raj Institutions and other key stakeholders are also being organised to spread awareness about treatment and other facilities, official sources here said. In addition, awareness activities are conducted amongst High Risk Groups including female sex workers, men having sex with Men, injecting drug users, transgenders and bridge population like truck drivers, migrants as part of targeted intervention projects. The Centre…