All states should strive for 100 percent enrolment in Ayushman Bharat at the earliest
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the thirty-fourth PRAGATI interaction today. In today’s meeting, various projects, programmes and grievances were reviewed. Projects of the Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs were discussed. These projects, with a total cost of about Rs 1 lakh crore, […]
Umesh Sinha appointed Dy Election Commissioner
NEW DELHI: Umesh Sinha has been appointed as the deputy election commissioner in the Election Commission of India, according to a Personnel Ministry order issued on Wednesday. Sinha, a 1986-batch IAS officer (retired) of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, is at present the secretary general in the commission. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved […]
When the silver screen went dark: Bollywood counts its losses in year of Covid-19 pandemic
By Komal Panchamatia MUMBAI: As productions halted, theatres shut their doors and audiences settled down in front of their screens, the Hindi film industry hit pause button in the year that was resulting in revenue losses of maybe thousands of crores and many thousands of workers forced into unemployment. The coronavirus pandemic scripted a tale […]
P Ravi Kumar appointed new Karnataka Chief Secretary
BENGALURU: P Ravi Kumar, an IAS officer of the 1984 batch, has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Karnataka. He will take over from incumbent T M Vijay Bhaskar, who will retire from service on December 31, Deputy Secretary (Department of Personnel and Administrative reforms) Mullai Muhilan said in an order on Wednesday. […]
CBI files charge sheet against Aluminex, IOB staff in Rs 300 crore fraud case
NEW DELHI: The CBI Tuesday filed a charge sheet against Parekh Aluminex Ltd (PAL) and its director, besides some officials of Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) in an alleged bank fraud case worth Rs 297.80 crore, officials said. The company which is into manufacturing of Aluminum Foil Containers, Aluminum Foil Rolls, Lids and other related products […]
Govt mops up Rs 8,965 crore till November from auctioned, allotted coal blocks
NEW DELHI: The government of India mopped up Rs 8,964.75 crore till last month from the auctioned and allotted mines, according to the coal ministry. These revenue figures consist of upfront amount and monthly premium only, while royalty and taxes or cess are payable over and above these payments, the coal ministry said in its […]