Chandigarh : ‘Out of sight, out of mind’ best sums up the plight of border area residents. Once famous as the foundry hub of the state, Batala today is just another descript town plagued with the flight of industry, poor infrastructure and lack of job opportunities. Business boomed as migrants set up industrial units in the […]
Chandigarh : The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has found some private banks guilty of having given excess agriculture loans worth Rs 17,600 crore. These banks then claimed interest subvention on the money disbursed as crop loans. The loan amount sanctioned by the banks was more than the actual value of crops sold each year. […]
Ahmedabad : After prolonged negotiations, the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) today reached an agreement with the Congress on the party’s formula to ensure reservation to the Patels, if voted to power in the Gujarat Assembly elections next month. Dinesh Bhambhaniya, PAAS spokesman, said their convener Hardik Patel would spell out the deal at a […]
New Delhi : The government will introduce direct benefit transfer (DBT) of fertiliser subsidies in Punjab and Haryana next month. Last month, the facility was rolled out in 14 states and Union Territories. The government bears about Rs 70,000 crore annually as fertiliser subsidy. “We have shortlisted Punjab, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh […]
Mumbai : The proposed release date of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s movie “Padmavati” has been deferred, the makers of the film said today. Viacom18 Motion Pictures in a statement said it had taken the decision “voluntarily”. “Viacom18 Motion Pictures, the studio behind ‘Padmavati’, has voluntarily deferred the release date from December 1,” it said. The spokesman […]