Kolkata, July 27 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday handed over compensation cheques of Rs 5,00,000 each to the family members of 11 migrant workers from the state killed at NHPC Limited’s under-construction tunnel at Namchi in Sikkim on July 20. At the same time, the Chief Minister also promised jobs as home guards in the state police to one member of each of these 11 families.The Chief Minister landed at the temporary helipad of the Jalpaiguri SAI Sports Complex by …
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New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The government has realised an amount of Rs 26,639.33 crore during the current financial year (as on July 22), which includes Rs 20,272.40 crore from disinvestment through Offer for Sale (OFS) of Central Bank of India, Coal India Ltd, NHPC Limited, NLC India Limited, General Insurance Corporation of India, Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd and Cochin Shipyard Ltd, and another Rs 6,366.93 crore from asset monetisation, the Parliament was informed on Monday.Fixing se…
Gangtok, July 23 (IANS) The four-day search and rescue operation at the collapsed under-construction tunnel of the NHPC Teesta Stage VI Hydropower Project in Sikkim’s Namchi district concluded on Thursday after recovery teams retrieved all 25 workers and officials who had gone missing following the tragedy, officials said.According to the Namchi district administration, three more bodies were recovered during the final phase of the operation on Thursday, taking the total number of bodies recover…
Kathmandu, July 13 (IANS) Nepal’s Supreme Court order directing the government to work on increasing Nepal’s share of free electricity from the 480 MW Phukot Karnali Hydropower Project being developed by India’s state-owned NHPC Limited, is likely to be one of the key issues during high-level bilateral energy talks between both countries this week. The 13th meeting of the Joint Secretary-level Joint Working Group (JWG) and the Secretary-level Joint Steering Committee (JSC) — the highest bilate…
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved investment of Rs 26,069.50 crore for the construction of the Kamala Hydro Electric Project (HEP) in Kamle, Kra Daadi, and Kurung Kumey districts of Arunachal Pradesh.The estimated completion period for the project is 96 months, a Cabinet note said.There will be significant improvement in the infrastructure in Kamle, Kra Daadi, and Kurung Kumey districts, incl…
Srinagar, March 13 (IANS) Parliament members of the ruling National Conference (NC) called on President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Friday and submitted a memorandum highlighting issues concerning Jammu and Kashmir. A statement issued by the NC said that members of Parliament from the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference in the Rajya Sabha — Chowdry Ramzan, Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo and Shammi Oberoi on Friday called on President Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan and subm…
Itanagar, Feb 26 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday inaugurated the Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) Centre at Doimukh in Papum Pare district, marking a significant step towards strengthening early childhood and primary education in the state. The FLN Centre, aligned with the vision of the National Education Policy 2020 and the NIPUN Bharat Mission of the government of India, is a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country dedicated to ensuring that every ch…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 12 (IANS) Odisha secured investment commitments worth Rs 67,000 crore, covering nearly 6.8 GW of capacity, at the third edition of the Odisha Renewable Energy Investor Conclave 2026 inaugurated here on Thursday, officials said. The two-day conclave was inaugurated by the Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo, who also holds the Energy Department portfolio.The Odisha Energy department, organised the conclave along with GRIDCO Limited, the Conclave brought together policym…