Finance Minister N Sitharaman is addressing Press Conference at National Media centre. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has predicted a strong likelihood of the Indian economy returning to positive growth in Q3:2020-21. The size of the stimulus being provided by the government, as part of the 12 announcements made today under Aatmanirbhar Bharat 3.0, amounts to Rs 2.65 lakh crores. 15% of national GDP as stimulus takeaway: FM Nirmala Sitharaman # Rs 900 crores provided for COVID Suraksha Mission for research and development of the Indian COVID vaccine to the Department of…
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The vacant departmental housing of Electricity Company in Korba city will be allotted to retired and government employees on rent. The management agreed to provide job resolving all the cases of compassionate appointment. The company is suffering due to outsiders residing in the houses. The Korba East and HTPP of the power company remain in the west. The number of employees has increased due to the retirements and no new recruits. Due to this, departmental houses are becoming empty. There was a long-standing demand to rent these houses to retired workers or government employees by fixing the amount. Labor union representatives had also proposed to the company,…
Gold and silver prices fell on an auspicious day. Gold was cheaper by Rs 200 compared to Wednesday at Rs 52200 per ten grams (standard) and silver at Rs 64000 per kg. Bullion experts say that this is a very good shopping opportunity. People should take advantage of this. Right now the prices are also low with the new collection of jewelry. In comparison to August, gold has become cheaper by Rs 6000 and silver by Rs 12000. Bullion experts say that gold loan companies are also making new marketing policies these days. As the prices of gold and silver declined, the crowd of consumers also…
A day after BJP’s impressive victory on 19 seats in the Madhya Pradesh bypolls, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan called on Governor Anandiben Patel on Wednesday, triggering speculation about another cabinet expansion.“Met Governor Anandiben Patel Ji at Raj Bhavan and apprised her of the success and mandate in the by-election. She gave best wishes and blessings. I express my heartfelt gratitude for her invaluable good wishes,” Chouhan tweeted after the visit.Sources in BJP said the bypoll victory has raised Chouhan’s political stature but he now has more challenges as well. The first challenge before Chouhan is to expand his team and accommodate the loyalists…
Ayurveda medical practice is working and useful during the period of Kovid 19. In many diseases treatment is possible only with this method and there is no alternative. Today Ayurveda has become a lifestyle of people. On the occasion of Dhanvantari Jayanti at Atal Bihari Vajpayee University Bilaspur, Divisional Commissioner and Vice-Chancellor in-charge of the University, Dr. Sanjay Alang said the above things. Ayurveda Day was celebrated in the university today on Dhanvantari Jayanti. In which university professors, officers and employees were made aware of Ayurvedic system of medicine and were introduced to decoction and other medical benefits of Ayurveda to protect them from…
State Government had requested Central Government to provide three lakh 50 thousand gunny bags for paddy procurement from farmers in kharif marketing year 2020-21 in Chhattisgarh. Government of India has cut down the supply of gunny bags to Chhattisgarh by 50% and has conveyed information through Jute Commissioner that only one lakh 43 thousand gunny bags would be made available to the state. To ensure that the paddy procurement process in the state doesn’t get affected due to the heavy cut down in supply of bags by Government of India, State Government is procuring new bags of 70 thousand HDPI,…
Health Minister Shri T.S. Singhdev flagged off 20 new ambulances from his residence office today. These ambulances will be sent to different districts to take patients and injured to the hospital in an emergency. Combining these, the Health Department will now be able to deliver emergency medical facilities to the needy through 300 new ambulances. An MoU was signed between the state government and Jai Ambe Emergency Services for the operation of the 108-Sanjeevani Express service of the Health Department for the operation of 300 ambulances across the state. Today, after the introduction of 20 new ambulances, now all 300 ambulances have got the…
The Jharkhand government has decided to convene a special Assembly session on Wednesday to pass a resolution for the provision of a separate Sarna Code for tribals in the state and forward it to the Centre.The decision in this regard was taken during a cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Hemant Soren here on Monday, a government spokesperson said.The council of ministers approved holding of the fourth special session of the fifth Jharkhand Assembly on November 11, he said.The resolution will seek a special column for followers of the Sarna religion in the Census, 2021. At present, they are not classified as a separate entity.
With just a week left for Chhat, the district administration, civic body and social organisations have started a drive to clean the ghats.The ghats at the banks of Danro and Saraswatiya rivers, besides those at the lakes and ponds are being refurbished for the convenience of devotees. The administration is also making provisions to provide devotees with Puja items and milk for ‘arghya’.Zila parishad chairperson Pinky Keshri said, “All the ghats are being thoroughly cleaned. There are altogether 19 Chhat ghats in the civic area. The sanitation drive has been launched much ahead of the festival this time so that devotees do…
Jewellery shops here have decked up in anticipation of brisk business during Dhanteras, and so have showrooms selling vehicles and electronic goods.Although the price of the yellow metal is still quite high (over Rs 52,000 for 10g of 24 carat gold), shopkeepers are optimistic that Steel City residents would purchase gold and silver jewellery during Dhanteras, which is considered auspicious on the occasion.The owner of a jewellery shop in Sonari market area, Rajiv Agarwal, said: “I am confident that whatever losses we have incurred during the lockdown period, we would be able to compensate that during the Dhanteras.” He said the…