The state government is mulling abolishing local body tax (LBT) on petrol and diesel so that the cost of fuel within city limits and outside come on par. The government will, however, levy another tax on fuel so that it does not incur loss of revenue. The collection from this ...
Read More »Nana Patekar gives aid to kin of farmers who committed suicide
Actors Nana Patekar and Makrand Anaspure distributed cheques of financial aid to as many as 113 families of farmers from Latur and Osmanabad districts of Marathwada, who have committed suicides, owing to drought and indebtedness. The kin of the deceased were given cheque of Rs 15,000 each at a function ...
Read More »102-year-old sells her goats for Rs 22,000 to build toilet at home
Even as the corporate sector has failed in its target of building toilets in schools across the country – one of the important announcements of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech last year – a 102-year-old woman in a remote village in Chhattisgarh is in the vanguard of a ...
Read More »Russia to open helicopter flight training center in India
Russian Helicopters Holding (part of Rostec Corporation) intends to open a flight training center to train flight and mechanical personnel for Russian helicopters in the near future. Personnel undertaking training will include “both members from the Indian Ministry of Defense as well as the civilian sector. Russian produced helicopters began ...
Read More »Indraprastha Gas unleashes intense marketing campaign to add 3 lakh households in FY16
Indraprastha Gas Limited has unleashed an intensive marketing campaign to chase a government-set target of adding three lakh households in the current fiscal, more than half of what it has achieved in 16 years of existence, but it is up against a messy urban planning and a sluggish property market. PM, wants one ...
Read More »Railways to tie up with ISRO for enhanced safety via GPS-aided system
News: Indian Railways will join hands with ISRO to get online satellite images for improving safety and increasing efficacy. Geospatial services will be available from satellite-assisted navigational support through the GPS aided geo-augmented navigation (GAGAN) system of ISRO. The MoU will facilitate getting images and communications through the satellite system. While ...
Read More »Special Forces Commando sacrifices his life after killing 10 millitants
News: Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami, a Special Forces Commando of the Army who laid down his life while battling militants in Handwara , had eliminated 10 militants in a short span of 11 days before making the supreme sacrifice in Kashmir. Lance Naik Goswami volunteered to join the elite ...
Read More »Sony plans to make Xperia phones in India
News: Sony plans to assemble its Xperia smartphones in India and manufacture a couple of sub-. `10,000 models, specifically designed for the local market. Sony plans to increasing revenue by boosting mobile phone sales, with the country poised to become the world’s second largest smartphone market by 2017. Sony has globally ...
Read More »Railways slashes iron ore freight rates to boost exports
News: The Induian Railways has slashed the cost of transporting iron ore for exports for the first time since March 2012 by levying a flat distance-based charge across all slabs in response to “significant changes in the market”. The new distance-based charge has been set at a uniform Rs 300 for all ...
Read More »Government to invest Rs 8.5 lakh crore in railways
News: Sharpening focus on infrastructure development to boost growth, government will invest Rs 8.5 lakh crore in Indian Railways to change the face of sector. Minister of State for Finance, has appealed to the opposition parties to help pass the GST bill that will usher in a new indirect taxes regime ...
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