Tripoli, Feb 2 (Xinhua) Libyan security forces on Thursday arrested a senior Islamic State (IS) leader in the city of Sirte, said an official on conditions of anonymity on Friday. Khalifa Barq was taken from his home by a special security force, the official of Sirte security department told Xinhua. “The operation was based on intelligence information about presence of Barq in central Sirte. Immediately, the security forces moved, as he is a dangerous person and one of the founders of IS in Sirte who is wanted by the Attorney General,” the official said. Sirte, located some 450 km east…
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Imphal, Feb 2 (UNI) Manipur police and activists managed to rescue about 101 trafficked girls and detained six suspected human traffickers in a day long operation on Friday. Police were still continuing to check movement of people in the border areas . Manipur police, alerted by the activists from Nepal and the state, found16 girls at the Integrated Check Post (ICP) Moreh border. Hotels in the border town were raided and about 40 girls in Moreh alone were rescued. The operation continued the whole day and another 61 girls were rescued from Hotel Junction located at Imphal. The suspected traffickers…
Kolkata, Fev 02 (UNI) Starting from the next financial year, that is, 2019-20, the West Bengal Government has decided to pay the full amount of the premium to farmers for the crop insurance scheme, Bangla Fasal Bima Yojana (BFBY). The full premium includes the Centre’s share, the State’s share and the farmers’ share. This was announced recently by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Till now, the Bengal Government used to pay 80 per cent of the premium, that is, the State Government’s share and the farmers’ share. Now, the State Government has decided that it would no longer take the help…
Srinagar, Feb 2 (UNI) The Kashmir valley remained cut off from the rest of the country for the third consecutive day on Saturday following closure of 300-km-long Srinagar-Jammu due to landslides and shooting stones, triggered by rain and snow. Meanwhile, the national highway, the only road linking Ladakh region with Kashmir and historic 86-km-long Mughal road remained shut since December last year due to accumulation of snow and slippery road conditions. Traffic on the national highway, the only all weather road connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, was suspended again on Thursday morning due to fresh snowfall…
କେଦାର ମିଶ୍ର ଆସନ୍ତା ମେ ମାସରେ ମୋଦୀ ସରକାରର କାର୍ୟକାଳ ପୂରିବାକୁ ଯାଉଥିବାରୁ ସଂସଦରେ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣାଙ୍ଗ ବଜେଟ ଉପସ୍ଥାପନ କରିବାର ଅଧିକାର ତାଙ୍କର ନାହିଁ। ତେଣୁ ଏକ ମଧ୍ୟବର୍ତ୍ତୀ ବଜେଟକୁ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣାଙ୍ଗ ବଜେଟ ଭାବରେ ପରିବେଷଣ କରିବା ସହିତ ଏହାକୁ ନିର୍ବାଚନ ପ୍ରଚାରର ଏକ ଜରିଆ ଭାବରେ ସରକାର ବ୍ୟବହାର କରିଛନ୍ତି। ବଜେଟକୁ ନେଇ ବହୁ କଥା କୁହାଯାଇଛି ଓ ଏ ସମ୍ପର୍କରେ ଆଲୋଚନା ଦିନେ ଦୁଇ ଦିନ ଚାଲିଲା ପରେ ବନ୍ଦ ହୋଇଯିବ। କିନ୍ତୁ ବଜେଟରେ ଦିଆ ଯାଇଥିବା ପ୍ରତିଶୃତିଗୁଡିକ ପାଳନ ହେବ କେମିତି?ଚଳିତ ବର୍ଷ ଜୁନ ମାସ ପର୍ୟନ୍ତ ଏ ବଜେଟର ବୈଧାନିକ ସମୟସୀମା ରହିଥିବାରୁ ପାଞ୍ଚ ଲକ୍ଷ ପର୍ଯନ୍ତ ଆୟକର ଛାଡ ଘୋଷଣାର ବାସ୍ତବ ରୂପାୟନକୁ ନେଇ ଆଜି ପ୍ରଶ୍ନବାଚୀ ସୃଷ୍ଟି ହୋଇଛି। ତେବେ ବଜେଟର ସବୁ ଦିଗକୁ ନଯାଇ, ଏହାର ଗୋଟିଏ ଦିଗ ବିଷୟରେ ତର୍ଜମା କରିବାକୁ ଆମେ ଚାହୁଁଛୁ। ବଜେଟରେ କୃଷି ଓ କୃଷକର…
ସମୀକ୍ଷା ବ୍ୟୁରୋ ଲୋକସଭାରେ ୨୦୧୯-୨୦ ବର୍ଷ ଲାଗି ମଧ୍ୟବର୍ତ୍ତୀକାଳୀନ ବଜେଟ୍ ଆଗତ କରିଛନ୍ତି କେନ୍ଦ୍ର ଅର୍ଥମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ପୀୟୂଷ ଗୋଏଲ । ଏହି ବଜେଟର ମୁଖ୍ୟାଂଶଗୁଡିକ ହେଲା.. ୨୭,୮୪,୨୦୦ କୋଟି ଟଙ୍କାର ମୋଟ ବ୍ୟୟବରାଦ ମୂଳଧନୀ ବ୍ୟୟ ପରିମାଣ ୩,୩୬.୨୯ କୋଟି ଟଙ୍କା କେନ୍ଦ୍ରୀୟ ପ୍ରବର୍ତ୍ତିତ ଯୋଜନା ପାଇଁ ୩,୨୭,୬୭୯ କୋଟି ଟଙ୍କା ରାଷ୍ଟ୍ରୀୟ ଶିକ୍ଷା ମିଶନ ପାଇଁ ୩୮,୫୭୨ କୋଟି ଟଙ୍କା ତଫସିଲଭୁକ୍ତ ଜାତିର କଲ୍ୟାଣ ପାଇଁ ୭୬,୮୦୧ କୋଟି ଟଙ୍କା ତଫସିଲଭୁକ୍ତ ଉପଜାତିଙ୍କ କଲ୍ୟାଣ ପାଇଁ ୫୦,୦୮୬ କୋଟି ଟଙ୍କା ବ୍ୟୟ ପ୍ରସ୍ତାବ ୨ ହେକ୍ଟର ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଜମି ଥିବା ଛୋଟ ଓ ନାମମାତ୍ର ଚାଷୀଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଐତିହାସିକ ପ୍ରଧାନମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ କିଶାନ ସମ୍ମାନବିଧି ଯୋଜନା ଘୋଷଣା ଚାଷୀଙ୍କ ବ୍ୟାଙ୍କ ଖାତାକୁ ଯିବ ୩ଟି କିସ୍ତିରେ ବାର୍ଷିକ ୬ ହଜାର ଟଙ୍କା ଏଥିଲାଗି ସମସ୍ତ ଖର୍ଚ୍ଚ ବହନ କରିବେ କେନ୍ଦ୍ର ସରକାର ଡିସେମ୍ବର ୨୦୧୮ରୁ ପିଛିଲା ଭାବେ ଲାଗୁ ହେବ ପ୍ରଧାନମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ…
ସମୀକ୍ଷା ବ୍ୟୁରୋ କେନ୍ଦ୍ର ଅର୍ଥମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଶ୍ରୀ ପୀୟୂଷ ଗୋଏଲ ଆଜି ଲୋକସଭାରେ ୨୦୧୯-୨୦ ଆର୍ଥିକ ବର୍ଷ ପାଇଁ ଏକ ମଧ୍ୟବର୍ତ୍ତୀକାଳୀନ ବଜେଟ୍ ଆଗତ କରିଛନ୍ତି । ନୂତନ ବଜେଟ୍ରେ ମୋଟ ବ୍ୟୟ ପରିମାଣ ୨୭, ୮୪,୨୦୦ କୋଟି ଟଙ୍କା ରଖାଯାଇଛି, ଯାହାକି ଚଳିତ ୨୦୧୮-୧୯ ଆର୍ଥିକ ବର୍ଷ ତୁଳନାରେ ୧୩.୩ ପ୍ରତିଶତ ଅଧିକ । ଏଥିରେ ମୂଳଧନ ବ୍ୟୟ ପରିମାଣ ୩,୩୬.୨୯୨ କୋଟି ଟଙ୍କା ନିର୍ଦ୍ଧାରିତ ହୋଇଛି । ଆଗାମୀ ଆର୍ଥିକ ବର୍ଷ ଲାଗି କେନ୍ଦ୍ରୀୟ ପ୍ରବର୍ତ୍ତିତ ଯୋଜନାଗୁଡ଼ିକ ନିମେନ୍ତ ମୋଟ ବ୍ୟୟ ଅଟକଳ ୩,୨୭,୬୭୯ କୋଟି ଟଙ୍କା ସ୍ଥିର ହୋଇଛି । ରାଜକୋଷୀୟ ନିଅଣ୍ଟ ୨୦୨୦-୨୧ ଆର୍ଥିକ ବର୍ଷରେ ବିତ୍ତୀୟ ନିଅଣ୍ଟ ମୋଟ ଜିଡିପିର ୩.୪ ପ୍ରତିଶତ ରଖାଯିବାକୁ ବଜେଟ୍ରେ ସଂକଳ୍ପ ଘୋଷଣା କରାଯାଇଛି । ଚଳିତ ୨୦୧୮-୧୯ ଆର୍ଥିକ ବର୍ଷର ସଂଶୋଧିତ ବଜେଟ୍ ଅଟକଳ ଅନୁସାରେ ବିତ୍ତୀୟ ନିଅଣ୍ଟକୁ କେନ୍ଦ୍ର ସରକାର ୩.୪ ପ୍ରତିଶତକୁ ହ୍ରାସ କରିବାରେ ସକ୍ଷମ…
Reacting to the interim budget for 2019-20 presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday termed the Union Government’s announcement to give economic support to farmers as an ‘insult’ to farmers. In a post on social media, Gandhi said,’Dear NoMo, 5 years of your incompetence and arrogance has destroyed the lives of our farmers.
Even as the singing of Vande Mataram commenced in a novel form on Friday in the Madhya Pradesh capital, Chief Minister Kamal Nath mounted another offensive on the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party by saying that an entity – whose not even a solitary member participated in the nation’s struggle for independence – is attempting to “teach us” a lesson in patriotism. “Nationalism is in our blood and we do not require a certificate from anybody; when we announced that a creative aspect would be lent to the rendering, the BJP started ‘tutoring’ us,” he told the press here. Earlier, hundreds…
(UNI) The Government on Friday proposed to launch a mega pension yojana namely ‘Pradhan Mantri Shram-Yogi Maandhan’ for the unorganised sector workers with monthly income of up to Rs 15,000 in addition to the health coverage provided under ‘Ayushman Bharat’ and life and disability coverage provided under ‘Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana’ and ‘Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana’. Presenting the Interim Budget 2019-20 in Parliament, Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said, ”Past five years have seen massive scale up of health care. Earlier, a poor man used to be in a dilemma whether to fulfil daily needs of the…
Traders’ community expressed disappointment with the budget presented on Friday. “The Union Budget though seems to be overall good has utterly neglected the trading community and it has highly disappointed seven crore traders of the country who were hoping very high from the budget,” said Confederation of All India Traders in its release. CAIT national president BC Bhartia and Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal said that every other section of the economy has been given relief in the budget except the trading community which is the backbone of the economy. The budget makes us to feel that trading community is like…
Dismissing the claim of the Government of having made highest ever allocation of Rs three lakh crore in the Defence sector in the Interim Budget 2019-20, senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday said that there was nothing extraordinary in the allocation. Addressing the press conference here at Congress headquarters, Mr Chidambaram said that every year there is 10 percent increase in the Defence sector which was common practice in past too. “It is not a big deal. It is a normal increase of 15 lakh crore to previous allocation of 2.85 lakh crore which crossed…
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday slammed the union budget saying it was a bundle of lies in which there was everything except truth. “What will you do by bringing this budget when every sector in the country has decreased,” Yadav made these comments on his Twitter handle. He said in this budget the government made false promises. “There is no relief for the landless farmers and labourers,” he said. “After five years’ pain and atrocities, the farmers, traders, unemployed youths, all want to get rid of the BJP,” the SP president said. “The government has tried to project…
Communist Party of India (CPI) National General Secretary Suravaram Sudhakar on Friday demanded the Centre to increase cash support to small and marginal farmers from Rs 6000 to Rs 12000 per year. In a bid to provide relief to the distressed farm sector, the Centre has announced Rs 6000 per year cash support to small and marginal farmers that will cost the exchequer Rs 75,000 crore annually. It was announced by the BJP led NDA government at the Centre in its annual budget 2019-20. Under the scheme called Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, Rs 6000 will be transferred into the…
Students from Lovely Professional University (LPU), a private university based out of Jalandhar, Punjab, has conceptualised and designed the ‘Flying Farmer’, a drone that would be exclusively deployed in farming and field survey. The wireless ‘Flying Farmer’, sensor device that would be used in mapping and survey of yields and biomass, the varsity said in a statement here on Friday. It estimates the nutrient content of the soil to aid production growth and reduce crop damage. Each drone can fly for 25 minutes on a full charge and the entire device cost between Rs 10,000 – 15,000. 45 students and…
(UNI) Naked protest against Citizen Amendment Bill, 2016 continued in Assam with three protestors one of them completely nude staged protest in the front of the Assam Assembly today. The protestors, who were participating in the renewed agitation called by the 70 organisations of the state, shouted slogans against the BJP-led NDA government for trying to pass the bill in Rajya Sabha. Policeman swung into the action and wrapped the protestors with blankets and took them away.
A dangerous deep freeze which has been blasting the Northeast and Midwest of US For a couple of days, where the record-breaking cold temperature is paralysing cities and communities has so far claimed 13 lives, including three in New York, Local media on Friday reported. The freezing weather caused by the polar vortex in US expanded to New York State with snowfalls and strong wind gusts. Two persons were killed while clearing the snow, whereas a man in Livingston County died as his vehicle hit a snowdrift and crashed. The polar vortex descended on the United States on Tuesday, freezing…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (UNI) Ahead of the presentation of the interim Budget for 2019-20, the Congress on Friday alleged that the government had ‘leaked’ its contents.In a tweet, just before the presentation of the Budget by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal in the Lok Sabha,senior Congress leader Manish Tewari alleged that a few points relating to the Union budget were leaked to the media personnel. Posting a number of screenshots , Mr Tewari suggested that should the pointers mentioned in the images were to be part of the Budget, it can then be amounted to a ‘budget leak’.”These pointers are…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (UNI) In a clear move to woo the middle class voters in the run up to the general elections, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday enhanced the limit of individual income tax from Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 5 lakh per annum. Unveiling the Interim Budget for 2019-20, Finance Minister said the move will benefit three crore people from the middle class. After the new measure, those having an income of Rs 6.5 lakh annually will not have to pay any income tax provided they make investments.BJP wasted no time in welcoming the announcement. “Major budget relief…
(UNI) The “upsurge” in patent applications for devices and machines powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the last five years, suggests that it could soon revolutionise all areas of daily life far beyond the tech world, a UN report stated. According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Technology Trends report, 50 per cent of all patents for AI – the replication of human intelligence by machines for use in industries such as transport and healthcare, for instance – have been published since 2013, adding up to more than 170,000 different patented ideas. This followed on from an initial boom…
Star Indian boxer M C Mary Kom on Thursday criticised some coaches for dragging the athletes in doping menace and advocated bringing coaches into the ambit of anti-doping awareness training imparted by National Anti Doping Agency. The six-time world champion while speaking at at the closing ceremony of the National Conference on Anti-Doping here said, the coaches also need training and awareness about the prohibited substance, sports minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was also present on the ocassion. “I am proud that I am a clean athlete throughout my career. This is because NADA people are after me all the time,”…