Centre not in receipt of orders for production of e-Buses from state govts
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, the MoS said the Ministry of Heavy Industries is not involved in any business of production or manufacturing of e-Buses.
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, the MoS said the Ministry of Heavy Industries is not involved in any business of production or manufacturing of e-Buses.
The ruling of the apex court today came amidst the war of attrition between the state government and Governor CV Ananda Bose, who is also the Chancellor of state universities
Citing the hike in fuel prices, the unions are demanding the new rates to be Rs 20 for non-AC and Rs 25 for AC cabs. Following the demand, the department has agreed to issue a fresh notification with a revised fare chart for online app-cabs by 3 May.
Initially, the government had an estimate that nearly 2 crore beneficiaries will register for ‘Lakshmir Bhandar' project but so far, the government has received 1.63 crore applications of which 1.52 crore have been approved. Nearly 7 lakh applications have been rejected. The government has spent more than Rs 800 crore on the project and going by the figure the finance department estimates that the state government will have to cough up another Rs 5,600 crore which might, in turn, lead to a staggering figure in a full financial year.
Earlier, Dhankhar, who was blocked by the chief minister on twitter. and was likened to a herd of horses by Banerjee, today wrote in a tweet” “ What a worrisome scenario! CM Mamata Banerjee in full media glare pulls up Purba Medinipore SP by asking did Governor call you? is a serious issue needing focused reflection. Unfortunate, a spinal blow by CM to Police”.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had earlier said that the credit card scheme has gained enormous popularity among students who could avail of study loans up to Rs 10 lakh.
Sources in the health department said that the government would provide logistic support to small hospitals across districts to set up laboratories and diagnostic centres so that different basic investigations related to pathology, haematology, biochemistry, microbiology, radiology etc are done on mild and non-severe patients.
It was alleged that the NHRC committee had exceeded its brief. Slamming the NHRC report, the state's reply urged the court to disregard it. The report comprises "absurd, sweeping homilies" and the team went around the state to collect false information, it was contended.
The top court also asked the Centre to explain why the posts in CIC, for which an advertisement was issued in 2016, still remain vacant.
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday directed Delhi and four northern states to formulate a comprehensive policy for providing incentives…
