Decided to run tourist rest houses (TRHs) and eco-log huts in public private partnership (PPP) mode

Uttarakhand rest houses to run in PPP mode

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Says keeping in view the challenges of next 25 years

Punjab orders master plan for Jalandhar, adjoining areas

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Tablet bidding has come a cropper for the second time, which means it would take another 4 months before a company could be awarded the contract

Free tablet scheme giving 'headache' to UP government

The facility will provide for the online payment of all challansPunjab would become the first state to launch a cyber treasury portal for the public in July. Having introduced electronic clearing system (ECS), or direct credit facility, to the employees and departments to streamline government disbursements, the state is in the process of extending  this for the public by providing online payment facility of all challans.In this regard, the state has written a letter to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) seeking its permission. Punjab's Finance Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa could not be contacted in this regard due to ill health. However, the secretary finance-cum-director of Institutional Finance & Banking, Dilip Kumar, said, "We have written a letter to the Reserve Bank of India seeking its permission to authorise the banks for the services. We hope to receive the permission very soon and the portal will likely be operational by next month. Once operational, the contractors' or vendo

Punjab aims to be first to launch public treasury site

With the spectrum of land holding in tea industry too large, then industry has demanded the Tea Board that there be a third category of 'medium size estates' too, in addition to present small tea growers (STGs) and big tea estates in order to streamline the subsidy schemes. It also wants the definition of STG too be broadened to rationalise the categorisation.At present, any tea grower having a land holding for tea cultivation up to 10.12 hectares (which is equal to 25 acres or 75 bighas) is considered as a STG and beyond 10.12 hectares is considered as a big tea estate.The tea industry feels that 10.12 hectares criteria for STG be broadened up to 50.60 hectares (which is equal to 125 acres or 375 bighas) and there be a new category of 'medium sized estates' whose land holding be 50.60 hectares to 300 hectares. Anything above 300 hectares be classified as a big tea estate, demanded the tea industry."Today, a tea estate having 11 hectares of land holding is also a big tea estate and tho

Assam tea industry demands 'medium size estates' category

Commercial production in the plant started in 1983 and achieving above 90% PLF at an age of 30 years was outstanding performance

Environment protection high on NTPC Korba's plan

Says total of Rs 2.53 cr have been allotted for this purpose

Patna to have Metro rail

NCRB has reported 30,942 incidents of crime against women in the state in 2012 as against 29,133 the year before

Bengal govt contests NCRB report on crime against women

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registering case against Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL) and its promoter Naveen Jindal is set to have a ripple effect in Odisha

CBI case against JSPL may embarrass Patnaik

Sobti and his team took a five-year approach to restore the bank's health

IndusInd restores itself back to health

Weak metal prices and delay in allotment of coal blocks for captive use weigh on the bottom line of greenfield plants

Hindalco expansion leaves investors unimpressed

The amicus curae in the PILs seeking a CBI probe into the chitfund scam today told the Calcutta High Court that there was no need for one at this stage and that the state investigation agency be allowed to continue its investigations

No need for CBI investigation at this stage: Amicus curae

Kumar said the cost of the insurance cover would be 1.25% of the handset cost, or Rs 50, whichever was higher

Nokia ties up with New India Assurance

Things are about to change, Japan may open pharma sector to India: Baba Kalyani

With the State Election Commission having held that it would not compromise on security for next month's grassroot polls, West Bengal Panchayat minister Subrata Mukherjee today said that only the court could decide on its postponement."Elections will be held. All preparations are underway and filing of nominations are on. The matter is now in court and only the court can say if the elections are not to be held on grounds of inadequate security," Mukherjee told reporters here.On the non-availability of Central forces as sought by the SEC, Mukherjee, a senior TMC leader said, "There have been seven panchayat elections earlier in West Bengal which were held without the deployment of Central forces."Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had last Wednesday said that the Central government has expressed inability to provide such forces for deployment during the panchayat polls.Yesterday was the last day of withdrawal of nominations for the first phase of the polls and the SEC was flooded with compl

Only court can direct postponement of panchayat polls: WB govt

Denying allegations that he was going soft on miners, Goa CM Manohar Parrikar said he would initiate action against those involved in illegal mining

'Will not spare miners involved in illegalities in Goa'

Gramin Vikash Chaitanya Kendra (GVCK), a trust formed to spearhead Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives in mineral rich Keonjhar and Sundergarh districts, is all set to launch its developmental activities for the local area soon

GVCK to launch developmental work soon

Urges every village to contribute a piece of iron for the proposed statue of Saradar Vallabhbhai Patel, which will be the biggest in the world

Modi seeks iron from villages for 'Statue of Unity'

BJD advocated for a possible alliance dubbed as Third Front to lead the country after 2014 general elections ahead of its show of strength at Ram Leela Maidan in New Delhi tomorrow demanding special category status to Odisha

Ahead of Delhi rally, BJD pitches for Third Front

Gujarat accounts for the lion's share of over 50 per cent in the total number of completed port projects that have been put to service delivery under the PPP model

Odisha ranks 2nd in port projects under operation: Assocham

Workers are opposed to their posting at company's Delhi operations and want to quit the company with heavy financial settlement

Deadlock continues at Bombardier's Savli unit

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