Amitav Ranjan

The ECS said that cost escalations beyond 10% would be brought to the ministry for approval.

Gupta was sacked from government-owned NFDC on February 27 “with immediate effect” citing several irregularities and non-adherence to prescribed procedures.

The Directorate of Prosecution, while drawing up a list of the alleged conspirators to be booked for the irregular transfer of the hotels, dropped the name of one of the two IRCTC officials named by the Economic Offences Division in its preliminary enquiry.

The Indian Express has learnt that verification by the Economic Offences Division concluded, on June 2, 2017, that Prasad handed over the running of IRCTC hotels in Ranchi and Puri to Sujata Hotels Private Ltd after allegedly receiving prime land in Patna through a ‘benami’ company.

To a Finance Ministry’s proposal making it mandatory for those investing in small savings schemes to link their accounts with the Aadhaar number, the Law Ministry said on October 4 that such saving schemes could not be notified as “service within the meaning of Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act”.

Sources said the direction was issued after the Reserve Bank of India provided the list of defaulters that was handed to the Ministry of External Affairs for providing their passport details.

Sources said Nina Lath Gupta, who had seven years before superannuation, was asked to leave “with immediate effect” without allowing her to serve the three months’ notice period for not adhering to prescribed procedures.

The original version, dated May 23, 2017, had notified a ban on sale of cattle for slaughter in animal markets, triggering an outcry over its effect on trade across the country.

The recommendation: Label proposals languishing on the drawing board as ‘shelved’ or ‘dropped’ or ‘abandoned’ if the promoters have no further intention to start implementation.

While the technology is a proven concept in the West specially the US and Canada, ONGC’s project would be the first large scale CO2-injected project in Asia.

On May 9, the target was pegged at 12 lakh for the entire fiscal year, according to documents accessed by The Indian Express. For compressed natural gas (CNG) stations, the number has been revised to 125 outlets from 180 quoted on May 9.

Law Ministry quoted a 1961 Presidential Order that blocks the hiring of a third party consultant to examine and interpret domestic laws, bilateral and multilateral treaties, or to advise ministries on probable changes in laws, regulations and circulars.

Going by the established norm of announcing returns based on its annual interest income, the payout would have been 8.5 percent.

ONGC officials said the company has begun reviewing offshore logistics to make them “more safe and secure”.

Ministry suggests the entire process of auction be made ‘easy and smooth’ for quick decision making

The online mechanism would alert participants of a court’s position on similar issues and help avoid taking conflicting stands on related matters, sources said.

Prior to 2013, the DGH’s stand was that further exploration within a producing area should not be permitted at all.

The Vasundhara Raje government, which had initially turned down Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore's request to host the festival in Jaipur, later relented and even agreed to part-finance the event.

In October 2017, Sebi sent a second proposal suggesting that a “uniform procedure” be put in place for piloting all enforcement proceedings under the securities laws.

Besides Delhi, Netanyahu, who will be accompanied by his wife, will visit Agra to see the Taj Mahal, and will also go to Ahmedabad, Mumbai.

The stocks crossed Lower Munda check-post near Qazigund but never reached the Baramulla depot for unloading.

NGT’s functioning has been affected by vacancies. With Justice Kumar’s retirement, the green court will be left with less than one-third of its sanctioned strength of 20 officials.

These bills, along with one to replace the GST (Compensation to States) Ordinance, need Cabinet approval so that they can be introduced in the winter session of Parliament which begins December 15.

Import of pet coke has been growing and jumped from 3.3 million tonnes in 2012-13 to 14.4 million in 2016-17 when total national consumption hit 23.25 million due to relative high heat value and cheaper availability.