-PTI Oil PSUs, who had kept rates unchanged for nearly three weeks before Karnataka went to polls despite input cost spiking, reverted to daily revision in prices on Monday New Delhi: After a 19-day pre-Karnataka poll hiatus, petrol price was today hiked by 17 paise a litre and diesel by 21 paise as PSU oil firms began passing on the spike witnessed in international rates to consumers. Petrol price in Delhi was hiked...
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Delhi food minister 'shocked' to learn many ration cards cancelled by food commissioner -Alok KN Mishra
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: In the wake of the department of food supplies and consumers affairs stopping ration of many beneficiaries who did not avail their entitled ration for three consecutive months from January to March this without the approval of the food minister, minister Imran Hussain has hit out at the new food commissioner Mohanjeet Singh and said that he is shocked over it. “I am shocked. The circular...
More »Several people killed as storm, rain hit UP, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Delhi-NCR
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: More than 40 people were killed on Sunday across the country as rain, thunderstorms hit various states throwing life out of gear and leaving behind a trail of destruction. Deaths were reported from Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Delhi-NCR. 18 people killed as thunderstorm hits Uttar Pradesh At least 18 people were killed and 28 injured in hail and thunderstorm that hit different parts of...
More »Karnataka joins Rs 100cr seizure club
-The Telegraph New Delhi: The cumulative value of cash, liquor and other bribes to voters seized by the Election Commission during the Karnataka Assembly polls is Rs 150 crore. The seizure had Been Rs 193.29 crore in Uttar Pradesh in 2017 and Rs 130.99 in Tamil Nadu in 2016. Director-general (expenditure) Dilip Sharma said 136 expenditure observers, 1,557 flying squads and 2,181 static surveillance teams with GPS-enabled vehicles had Been deployed in Karnataka. The...
More »NGO plays 'Padman' to empower women in Sabarmati jail -DP Bhattacharya
-The Economic Times If anyone thinks jail is a leveller of gender discrimination, think again. It can be quite stark, even in jail. The men and women in Sabarmati Central Jail in Ahmedabad are treated quite differently as far as work is concerned. In stereotypical fashion, only the men in the jail got to work, while the women had nothing to do and no opportunity to earn. The men in this jail make...
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