(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…
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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…
Amid speculations on a Mahagathbandhan before the 2019 polls the chief minister of Telengana, K Chandrasekhar Rao has arrived in Bhubaneswar but no source from the KCR camp has lent credence to such possibility. KCR who arrived in Bhubaneswar as State Guest is scheduled to visit Puri for the Darshan of Lord Jagannath. From here he is to visit Kolkata and meet the Bangal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. His visit to Odisha to be followed by Kolkata has fueled speculations about a non-BJP front for the coming polls in 2019.
(UNI) Most journalists were murdered during BNP-Jamaat regime in Bangladesh, speakers at a discussion on Sunday said Twenty journalists have been killed in Bangladesh since 2000, of them 14 were killed between 2000 and 2006, said Prof Abu Jafar Md Shafiul Alam Bhuiyan of Dhaka University, referring to the BNP-Jamaat regime. But investigations into those murders did not progress much, he said while speaking at the discussion, here. The period from 2002 to 2005 has been marked as the dark times for journalists in the southwestern region, said Gouranga Nandy, a journalist from Khulna. He said many of the journalists…
(UNI) The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament has called for expediting the restructuring process within the Archaeological Survey of India and expeditious filling of its vacancies to facilitate the organisation to meet its challenges. In its 118th report on the action taken by the government on the recommendations of the committee in their 39th report, the PAC also recommended an expeditious setting up of state-level coordination committees for removal of encroachments upon monuments at the earliest without any further loss of time. It also recommended that the Culture ministry should set up an expert group to examine the feasibility for…
(UNI) Keeping rumours to rest that the Ram Vilas Paswan-headed LJP is on the verge of exit from NDA ahead of 2019 General Elections, the key constituents of NDA in Bihar — the BJP, JDU and LJP on Sunday agreed to contest the polls together with the saffron outfit and Nitish Kumar’s party contesting on 17 each while the LJP on 6 seats. In a joint press conference, BJP President Amit Shah announced that his party and the JDU will contest on 17-17 seats while the LJP on 6 seats in Bihar which sends 40 lawmakers to the Lok Sabha.…
(UNI) At least 10 Taliban militants have been killed following a NATO-led coalition forces’ airstrike in Afghan western province of Farah, local police said on Sunday. The strike targeted a militants’ hideout in Bala Buluk district’s Ab-e-Khurma village on Saturday, leaving 10 Taliban militants including their customhouse official named Mullah Nayazi dead. According to him, three vehicles and a quantity of arms and ammunition have also been destroyed in the sortie. No government troops or civilians have been hurt during the air-operation, he said. The Taliban militant group hasn’t make a comment on the report yet.
(UNI) Hours after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said he will show the Modi government on how to treat the minorities, hardliner BJP leader and Union Minister Giriraj Singh lashed out at Islamabad, saying a ‘terror nation’ need not lecture India on how to deal with minorities. “Ab Pakistan jaisa atanki bikhari desh Hindustan ko batayega ki minority ke saath kaise bartav kiya Jata hae (Now, a terror nation like Pakistan will teach India on how to deal with minorities),” Mr Singh tweeted. He also wrote that after Independence, the Hindu population in Pakistan came down to two per cent…
କୈଳାସଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ଦାଶ ମହାତ୍ମା ଗାନ୍ଧୀଙ୍କର ୧୫୦ ତମ ଜୟନ୍ତୀ ଅବକାଶରେ ତାଙ୍କ ଚିନ୍ତନ ଓ କର୍ମଧାରା ଓଡିଶାରେ କିପରି ପ୍ରଭାବଶାଳୀ ଥିଲା ତାହାର ବିଚାର ଆବଶ୍ୟକ । ମହାତ୍ମା ଗାନ୍ଧୀ ଓଡିଶାକୁ ୧୯୨୧, ୧୯୨୫, ୧୯୨୭, ୧୯୩୪ , ୧୯୩୮ ଓ ୧୯୪୬ରେ ଆସି ଓଡିଶାରେ ଜାତୀୟ ଜାଗରଣର ପ୍ରବଳ ପ୍ରବାହ କରାଇଥିଲେ । ତରୁଣତରୁଣୀମାନେ ତାଙ୍କ ଚିନ୍ତନରେ ପ୍ରଭାବିତ ହୋଇଥିଲେ । ଏତେ ପରିମାଣରେ ଗାନ୍ଧୀବାଦୀ ଧାରା ପ୍ରସାରିତ ହୋଇଥିଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ୧୯୩୦ ଦଶକରେଏହାର ବିରୋଧ ମଧ୍ୟ କରାଯାଇଥିଲା । ୧୯୩୦ରୁ ୧୯୩୪ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ‘ସତ୍ୟ ସମାଚାର” ଓ ”ଦେଶକଥା” ସାପ୍ତାହିକ ସମ୍ବାଦପତ୍ରରେ ଗାନ୍ଧୀ ମତବାଦର ଖୋଲା ଆଲୋଚନା ହୋଇଥିଲା ।ସବୁଠାରୁ ଗୁରୁତ୍ୱପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଘଟଣା ଥିଲା ୧୯୩୪ ମସିହାର ମହାତ୍ମାଗାନ୍ଧୀଙ୍କର ପତିତପାବନ ଯାତ୍ରା ପାଇଁ ଅନୁଗୁଳରେ ବାଧା ଓ ବିରୋଧ । ଏ ସମ୍ପର୍କରେ ୧୯୩୪ ମସିହାର ସରକାରୀ ଗୋପନ ପତ୍ରରେ ବିବରଣୀ ରହିଛି । ୨୫ ଏପ୍ରିଲ ୧୯୩୪ରେ…
ସମୀକ୍ଷା ବ୍ୟୁରୋ- ଆସନ୍ତା ଡିସେମ୍ବର ୨୪ ତାରିଖ ଦିନ ପ୍ରଧାନମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ନରେନ୍ଦ୍ର ମୋଦୀ ଓଡିଶା ଗସ୍ତରେ ଆସୁଛନ୍ତି। ମୋଦୀଙ୍କ ଗସ୍ତ ପାଇଁ ଓଡିଶା ବିଜେପିର ଟ୍ୟାଗ ଲାଇନ ରହିଛି #ମୋଦୀ ଆସୁଛନ୍ତି। ଭଲକଥା, ଦେଶର ପ୍ରଧାନମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଓଡ଼ିଶାକୁ ଆସିବା ଶୁଭ ଖବର। ଓଡିଶା ଆସିବା ସହିତ ଓଡିଶା ପାଇଁ କିଛି ପ୍ରକଳ୍ପର ଶିଳାନ୍ୟାସ ଓ ଲୋକାର୍ପଣ କରିବା ମଧ୍ୟ ଆନନ୍ଦର କଥା। ତେବେ ମୋଦୀ ଆସିଲେ ନୂଆ ଓଡିଶା ଗଢା ହେବ, ମୋଦୀ ଆସି ବିଜେପିକୁ ବିଜୟର ମନ୍ତ୍ର ଦେବେ, ମୋଦୀ ଆସି ଏୟା କରିବେ, ମୋଦୀ ଆସି ସେଯା କରିବେ….ଏ ପ୍ରକାର ପ୍ରଚାରର କିଛି ଅର୍ଥ ନାହିଁ, ଏତିକି ଓଡିଶାର ବିଜେପି ବୁଝିବା ଉଚିତ। ଛତିଶଗଡ, ମଧ୍ୟପ୍ରଦେଶ ଓ ରାଜସ୍ଥାନରେ ଯେଉଁ ଯେଉଁ ଜାଗାରେ ପ୍ରଧାନମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ରାଲି କରିଥିଲେ, ସେହି ସବୁ ସ୍ଥାନର ୭୦% ଜାଗାରେ ବିଜେପି ହାରିଛି, ଏ ଖବର ମଧ୍ୟ ଆମେ ଜାଣିଛୁ। ପ୍ରଧାନମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଓଡ଼ିଶାକୁ ବାରମ୍ବାର…
କେଦାର ମିଶ୍ର ଅସୁରକ୍ଷିତ ଓ ଅରକ୍ଷିତ ଜୀବ ମାନଂକର ଏକ ତାଲିକା ଯଦି ତିଆରି କରାଯାଏ ସେହି ତାଲିକାରେ ଆଉ କିଏ ରହୁ କି ନ ରହୁ ସାମ୍ବାଦିକ ନାମକ ପ୍ରାଣୀଟି ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ରହିବ! ପାଠକେ ହୁଏତ ଏ କଥା କୁ ବିଶ୍ବାସ କରି ନ ପାରନ୍ତି! ଏବେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଆପଣ ମାନେ ପାଠ ବହିରେ ପଢିଥିବା “ଅସୀ ଠାରୁ ମସୀ ବଳିୟାନ” କିମ୍ବା “ସାମ୍ବାଦିକ ହେଉଛି ସମାଜର ଜାଗ୍ରତ ପ୍ରହରୀ” ଭଳି ବାକ୍ୟ କୁ ବିଶ୍ବାସ କରୁଥାଇ ପାରନ୍ତି । ସମ୍ବିଧାନ ର ଚତୁର୍ଥ ସ୍ତମ୍ଭ ଭାବରେ ଗଣମାଧ୍ୟମ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ପ୍ରଭାବଶାଳୀ ଓ ଏହାର କର୍ମକର୍ତ୍ତା ମାନେ ଗଣତନ୍ତ୍ରରେ ଆଗୁଆ ନାଗରିକ ବୋଲି ମଧ୍ୟ କେହି କେହି କହିପାରନ୍ତି। ଅନ୍ୟ ଏକ ଚିନ୍ତନ ଅନୁସାରେ ଗଣତନ୍ତ୍ର ର ବାକି ତିନୋଟି ସ୍ତମ୍ଭ , ଯଥା-ବିଧାନପାଳିକା, କାର୍ୟପାଳିକା ଓ ନ୍ୟାୟପାଳିକା ର ଅବକ୍ଷୟ ସହିତ ତାଳ ଦେଇ ଗଣମାଧ୍ୟମ ମଧ୍ୟ ନିମ୍ନଗାମୀ…
(UNI) The Film Industry ON Saturday welcomed the decision to reduce GST on cinema tickets, exceeding Rs 100 to 18 per cent from 28 per cent and on those up to Rs 100 to 12 per cent from 18 per cent. Siddharth Roy Kapur, President of Producers Guild of India (PGI) said,’On behalf of the Indian film industry, I would like to thank the government for taking this progressive step. This will help the industry move forward positively with increased investments in both exhibition infrastructure and creative development, enabling even better cinema and greater screen density across the country.’ ‘We…
Bhubaneswar: Two melanistic cubs were born on Saturday inside the tiger enclosure of the Nandankanan Zoo bringing cheers to the wildlife lovers and Zoo officials. Zoo Deputy Director Jayant Das said, Tigress Renuka gave birth to two cubs today, one of them at 3.40 AM and the other at 12 noon in the enclosure number 33. Both the cubs are melanistic (Black), he said adding that with the two new melanistic cubs, the strength of melanistic tiger in Nandankanan Zoo rose to 4. Mr Das said, both the mother and cubs are kept in special enclosure and are being monitored…
(UNI) Birth of three tiger cubs in the Sariska sanctuary of Alwar district has brought joy among activists and wildlife lovers, including Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. The three cubs, delivered by tigress ST-10,–aging around 15-20 days–were spotted by the sanctuary Divisional Forest Officer Hemant Singh and other officials of the forest on Friday. Elated over the report of new arrivals, Mr Gehlot shared the news with his fans and followers on micro-blogging site Twitter. “A good news from the wild life! Three cubs of ST-10 Tigress have been seen for the first time in #Sariska Tiger Reserve…,…Warm welcome to…
(UNI) Aanand L Rai’s ‘Zero’ starring Shah Rukh Khan Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma has gone ahead to garner Rs 20.14 crore on day one. The film is expected to gain momentum over the weekend and is all set to enjoy the Christmas holiday. The movie has been receiving positive response from single screens also witnessing immense footfalls at the theaters. ‘Zero’ presents the story of Bauua, a vertically challenged man essayed by Shah Rukh Khan. Set against the backdrop of Meerut, ‘Zero’ presents a unique as well as rooted story.
More than 3.5 billion people watched the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia on TV at home, either on home televisions or on digital platforms, FIFA revealed on Friday. The FIFA World Cup, which ran from June 14 to July 15 this year, has attracted a record combined 3.572 billion viewers, according to audience data for official broadcast coverage of the tournament. The global in-home TV audience watching at least one minute of coverage totaled 3.262 billion. A further estimated 309.7 million people caught the action on digital platforms, in public viewing areas or in bars and restaurants. The final between…
(UNI) Reiterating country’s commitment at COP-21 to reduce the pollution levels, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Friday that Green corridors will soon be unveiled. ‘By February next year, CNG buses using Type-IV cylinders will be running between Delhi-Chandigarh, Delhi-Agra, Delhi- Haridwar,and Delhi-Jaipur,’ he said. Pradhan launched various Digital Customer initiatives of Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) . which included CNG Queue Management System (QMS) and Social CRM. He also talked about various initiatives to promote the production and use of Gas, including Ethanol blending, Bio-CNG among others which will improve country’s self-dependence, reduce import bill and clean environment.
(UNI) The GST Council of State Finance Ministers began on Saturday and may look into the issue of filing of returns and the refund processes for small and mid-size businesses and reach a consensus on taxation as Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced that 99 per cent of 1,200 goods and services would be brought under 18 per cent slab or less. Taking place as it is in the backdrop of the recent Assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, the meeting is seen by analysts as a part of the government plan to boost consumption and increase demand…
UNI) The sadhus and saints have warned of launching a march to Ayodhya if the construction of Ram temple does not commence before Lok Sabha elections. Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad chairperson Mahant Narendra Giri said here on Saturday, “The sadhus and saints would decide on the Ram temple during the Dharam Sansad to be held at the Kumbh mela on January 31 and February 1,” he told reporters. He said that his Parishad is in touch with the Muslim side, including Iqbal Ansari and Sunni Waqf Board, as mutual agreement could be an easier way for the construction of the…
(UNI) The Government has enacted the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994 and made rules for regulation of removal, storage and transplantation of human organs and tissues for therapeutic purposes. The exact data regarding demand for human organs in the country and the availability of the same, state, UT wise is not available though, official sources said here. Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) is a Central Public Sector Enterprise(CPSE) under the administrative control of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. It manufactures prosthetics for distribution amongst persons with disabilities free of cost according to need…
The BJP has stepped up attack against senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily for his remarks against Chief of Air Force Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa and said the former Union Minister should tender an an apology. “Moily and Congress should tender apology from Dhanoa for remarks against the Air Force chief. The Congress is now targeting defence forces for cheap politics,” BJP media in charge Anil Baluni said in a statement here. On Friday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has lambasted the Congress party for ‘targeting’ the chief of Air Force Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa and suggested…