Day: March 19, 2021

CBI conducts surprise checks at govt offices across country in anti-corruption drive

11:40 pm March 19, 2021

New Delhi: The CBI Friday conducted joint surprise checks with the vigilance department of 300 Central government departments in 25 states and union territories to identify areas prone to corruption as part of its special drive, officials said. The agency covered offices of Railways, Food Corporation of India (FCI), CSD (Canteen Stores Department) Godown, Ordnance Factory, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, New […]

Delhi's peak power demand scales new high of 7,323 MW

Competition Comm approves Tata Power-NESCO deal

11:37 pm March 19, 2021

New Delhi: Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Friday said it has cleared Tata Power’s proposed acquisition of 51 per cent stake in North Eastern Electricity Supply Company of Odisha Ltd. The proposed transaction relates to purchase of 51 per cent in NESCO from GRIDCO. This is pursuant to the competitive bidding process initiated by the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission, as per a combination […]

Mizoram CM, church groups write to EC seeking bypoll deferment

11:35 pm March 19, 2021

Aizawl: Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga has written to the Election Commission seeking deferment of the bypoll to Serchhip assembly seat slated for April 17, an official of the CMO said on Friday. Zoramthanga also sought postponement of the date of counting by a day or two, The official said that the chief minister in his letter on Wednesday urged the poll […]

Protests held at several ‘mandis’ against FCI’s proposed new procurement norms: SKM

10:54 pm March 19, 2021

New Delhi: The Samyukt Kisan Morcha on Friday claimed that protests were held at several ‘mandis’ against the new quality specifications and procurement norms proposed by the Food Corporation of India. The Morcha, which is leading the agitation against the Centre’s new agri laws, said the new specifications and norms are a direct attack on the procurement regime […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

India crosses 4-crore vaccination doses figure

10:48 pm March 19, 2021

New Delhi: India has scaled a landmark peak in its fight against COVID-19 with the total doses administered in the country having crossed 4 crore till Friday evening, the Union health ministry said. A total of 4,11,55,978 vaccine doses have been given, as per the provisional report till Friday 7pm. As many as 18,16,161 people were vaccinated during the day. […]