Jaipur, Aug 26 (IANS) Rajasthan State Gas Limited (RSGL), the state government’s joint venture, will commission Rajasthan’s first public sector Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant by the end of this financial year. Principal Secretary, Mines and Petroleum, and RSGL Chairman T. Ravikant said that along with this, four new CNG stations – including two in Kota – will also be set up.At RSGL’s Annual General Meeting, a dividend of 0.5 per cent was approved for shareholders, and the annual aud…

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Aiming to ensure efficient, transparent, and accountable infrastructure delivery, Delhi Minister of Public Works Department (PWD) Parvesh Verma on Tuesday held talks with officials of Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N).Looking to integrate key technological solutions for better management and safety of Delhi’s roads, the Minister is pushing for road assets mapping, project monitoring system, pothole and waterlogging d…

Mumbai, Aug 26 (IANS) Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday said that the state government has approved a Rs 5 crore fund to purchase a building in London and construct a Maharashtra Bhavan there. He added that the longstanding demand of the Marathi community in London to get their own cultural building will now materialise.Last week, representatives of the board had met Dy CM Pawar in Pune and requested financial assistance from the Maharashtra government to set up a Maharashtra Bhavan in…

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Government-owned Maharatna company Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has kept up its partnership with the nation’s defence sector by supplying approximately 8,000 tonnes of critical-grade steel for the country’s advanced frontline warships INS Udaygiri and INS Himgiri, which were inducted into the Indian Navy fleet on Tuesday.Defence Minister Rajnath Singh presided over the ceremony at Visakhapatnam in which the two frigates were commissioned into the Indian Navy…

Bengaluru, Aug 26 (IANS) Responding to criticism by the BJP leaders over Booker award winner Banu Mushtaq inaugurating the historical Dusshera event, Karnataka’s Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar said on Tuesday that Chamundi Hills in Mysuru is open to visit by people of all religions. “People from every community visit the Chamundi Hills and offer prayers to the Goddess Chamundeshwari. It is not the property of Hindus alone,” the Deputy Chief Minister added.Duss…

Jaipur, Aug 26 (IANS) Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) will construct cricket stadiums at all 33 district cricket centres of the state to strengthen grassroots cricket and provide world-class facilities to young players. This was announced by RCA Adhoc Committee Convener, DD Kumawat. He said the state government has entrusted the newly formed RCA Adhoc Committee with the responsibility of reviving cricket in Rajasthan, creating infrastructure, and giving young players opportunities to perform…

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) India’s infrastructure sector is set for huge expansion despite global uncertainties, as 42 per cent of India’s population is projected to be urban by 2030, a report said on Tuesday.According to CareEdge Ratings’ report, government initiatives such as Gati Shakti and the National Infrastructure Pipeline will accelerate the growth of the infrastructure sector, which will, in turn, drive urbanisation.The toll road traffic is expected to grow at a stable rate of around 7 pe…

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 26 (IANS) Bringing festive cheer ahead of Onam, the Kerala government has announced that nearly 24.7 lakh schoolchildren will receive four kg of rice each under the state’s mid-day meal scheme.General Education Minister V. Sivankutty launched the state-level distribution on Tuesday at Cotton Hill School in Thiruvananthapuram.”Onam is a festival that fills our hearts with joy and prosperity. This is not a charity, but the right of every child,” the minister said, highlig…

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) The Vice Presidential election on September 9 has pitted two groups of retired judges against each other, with one opposing Home Minister Amit Shah’s ‘pro-Maoism’ charge against INDIA block nominee Justice B. Sudershan Reddy and the other criticising their brother jurists’ veiled support for the latter’s political venture. Within days of 18 retired judges criticising HM Shah’s ‘Salwa Judum’ barb at Justice Reddy, 56 ex-judges on Tuesday said, “We feel c…

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Delhi Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday flagged off more than 24 electric buses at Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, Lodhi Estate, as part of an initiative to promote green transport in the national Capital.Chief Minister Gupta remarked that true progress lies in living in harmony with nature. She emphasised that the Delhi government is consistently working to reduce pollution and promote green transportation.CM Gupta said, “The introducti…