Mufti accuses Centre of creating pressure cooker like situation in Jammu & Kashmir

Mufti accuses Centre of creating pressure cooker like situation in Jammu & Kashmir

Jammu: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday attacked the Centre over the abrogation of Article 370, saying the suppression of people’s voices had created a pressure cooker like situation in Jammu and Kashmir. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said that a time will come when the Centre will ask the people “with folded … Read more

Have come out with Ordinance on curbing pollution, Centre tells Supreme Court

Have come out with Ordinance on curbing pollution, Centre tells Supreme Court

New Delhi: The Centre informed the Supreme Court on Thursday that it has come out with an Ordinance on curbing pollution and has been promulgated already. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde said that it would have to look at the Ordinance before passing any direction in the matter which has raised … Read more

UP govt gives nod for data centre park near Greater Noida – ET HealthWorld

UP govt gives nod for data centre park near Greater Noida – ET HealthWorld

Representative image Lucknow, Oct 24 : In a move that will generate employment opportunity for the youth, a data centre park costing over Rs 600 crore will be established near Greater Noida soon. The Yogi Adityanath government gave approval to this high-profile project which will be set up by the Hiranandani group near Greater Noida … Read more

Coronavirus: Centre finally admits to community transmission, says limited to certain districts

Coronavirus: Centre finally admits to community transmission, says limited to certain districts

Over nine months after India reported the first known case of coronavirus, the Centre has now admitted to community trasmission of Covid-19 in the country. According to news agency PTI, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said community transmission of the coronavirus infection is restricted to certain districts in a limited number of states. … Read more

Delhi govt asks Centre to shut NCR’s thermal power plants to reduce pollution

Delhi govt asks Centre to shut NCR’s thermal power plants to reduce pollution

In his letter to Union Power Minister RK Singh, Satyendar Jain sought closure of all 11 thermal power plants in Delhi-NCR which he said will not lead to any reduction in power supplies. File photo of Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain (Photo Credits: PTI) Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain wrote a letter to Union Power … Read more

GST Council meet ends with no consensus, Centre says will not borrow for states

GST Council meet ends with no consensus, Centre says will not borrow for states

The deadlock over compensating states for the shortfall in GST collections continued on Monday with the 42nd meeting of the GST Council ending without reaching any consensus. Addressing the media after the meeting, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the meeting was an extension of the previous meeting and all the states spoke on the issue … Read more

Indian family in Armenia converts restaurant to free-meal centre for refugees 

Indian family in Armenia converts restaurant to free-meal centre for refugees 

The ongoing military conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan has left scores of people homeless from Nagorno-Karabakh region. Many have fled their homes and moved to the capital city of Yerevan. While the nation has come together to help the refugees from the border areas, here is an Indian family living in Armenia for the past … Read more

Centre tells Supreme Court more time for loan moratorium not possible, court should not interfere

Centre tells Supreme Court more time for loan moratorium not possible, court should not interfere

The RBI has filed an affidavit before Supreme Court in the loan moratorium case hearing and said that it’s not possible to give more time as relief for sectors hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Centre has told Supreme Court more relief time for loan moratorium cannot be given to sectors hit by Covid-19. (PTI) The … Read more

Centre has no clue on how to bridge GST compensation, trust deficit: P Chidambaram

Centre has no clue on how to bridge GST compensation, trust deficit: P Chidambaram

Senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram on Monday criticised the Centre over the ongoing GST compensation issue. While 20 states have agreed to the Centre’s proposed borrowing mechanism to meet the shortfall, several opposition-ruled states are expected to object to it at the 42nd GST Council meeting today. The meeting has already … Read more