Himachal 2013 power tariff hike shocks domestic, industrial consumers
byShimla: Saddled with huge employee costs and high power purchase prices during winter lean season, power surplus Himachal state served a rude shock on…
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India’s forex reserves down $485 mn
byMumbai, April 27 (IANS) India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves decreased by $485.9 million to $294.76 billion for the week ended April 19, according to…
Odisha Congress leaders meet PM for funds
byNew Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Expressing concern over the misuse of central funds in Odisha, a delegation led by state Congress president Niranjan Patnaik…
Jayalalithaa questions direct cash transfer scheme
byChennai, April 27 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Saturday told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that the direct benefits transfer scheme infringes on…
BHEL bags Rs.4,051 crore Odisha project
byBhubaneswar, April 27 (IANS) State run-Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) Saturday bagged a Rs.4,051 crore power project contract from Odisha Power Generation Corporation Ltd….
Unauthorised collection of deposits need to be curbed: PM
byNew Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said the unauthorised collection of deposits for chit funds should be curbed in the…
Activists demand SC, ST sub plans as legislation
byNew Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Activists and former bureaucrats working on Dalit issues Saturday demanded that two sub-plans for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes…
China may not harm its big stake in Indian market: Assocham
byNew Delhi, April 27 (IANS) China has a big stake in India’s growing market which it would be reluctant to harm industry body Assocham…
Mechanism should decide states losses due to GST: Modi
byKolkata, April 27 (IANS) Sushil Kumar Modi, chairman of the empowered committee of state finance ministers on implementing the goods and services tax (GST),…
Indian scholar meets Saudi officials over new labour policy
byJeddah, April 27 (IANS) Sheikh Abu Baker Ahmed, general secretary of the All India Sunni Jamiathul Ulama, has met top Saudi officials to highlight…