Wednesday 5 April 2017

Sardesai urged not to start work on RP2021 or RP2031

Mapusa: Chief pastor Manohar Parrikar has communicated certainty that he will run a steady government for the following five years.

"Our administration will be in place for the following five years and there will be a general improvement of the state at a rapid," Parrikar stated, while tending to the social event.

Parrikar had demonstrated his greater part in the get together with 12 MLAs from the BJP, three from the Goa Forward Party (GFP), three from the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) and three Independents.

Parrikar said he was knowledgeable with the issues of Siolim body electorate. "I am mindful of the issues of Siolim with respect to foundation and the water issue. I guarantee everybody that inside two years, the general population of Siolim will have consistent water supply for 12 hours a day as I have officially endorsed a water treatment plant in Bardez," Parrikar said.  Read more:- Mobile Number Database Provider

By chance, BJP's Siolim MLA Dayanand Mandrekar was the water assets serve since 2012, yet lost to GFP competitor Vinod Paliencar in the 2017 decisions. Paliencar now holds the WRD portfolio in the Parrikar administration.

Source:- TOI

Tuesday 4 April 2017

RBI Governor gets pay hike; monthly basic jumps to Rs 2.5 lakh

New Delhi: RBI Governor Urjit Patel and his appointees have a major pay climb with the administration dramatically increasing their fundamental compensation to Rs 2.5 lakh and Rs 2.25 lakh for each month, separately.

till, their pay rates are much lower than the top officials of different banks directed by the RBI.

The month to month remittances of these top RBI authorities incorporate 'fundamental pay', dearness stipend and 'different installments', which totalled Rs 2,09,500 in the event of Patel as on November 30, 2016, according to the most recent data uncovered on the RBI site.

Because of an inquiry under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the national bank revealed that according to a Finance Ministry correspondence, dated February 21, the essential pay of the Governor and Deputy Governors have been modified. Bulk whatsapp sms service provider

Taking after the modification, the essential pay of the Governor stands expanded to Rs 2,50,000 every month while the same for a Deputy Governor would be Rs 2,25,000, RBI said.

The compensation climb is "with impact from January 1, 2016".

Source:- Zeenews

More trouble for Indian IT professionals: After US, Singapore tightens visa norms

New Delhi: While the Trump organization, on one hand, fuelling ascend in tension in India with its clampdown on H1-B visa program, Singapore has been discreetly chopping down visas for Indian IT experts in the course of the most recent couple of months, the Times of India provided details regarding Monday.

Taking a gander at the fall in the visa endorsements for Indian IT experts, India has now put the audit of the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) on hold, saying that the move was infringing upon the exchange settlement.

The report said that the visa experts at Singapore are said to request consistence with certain monetary pre-imperatives through a test called the financial needs test (ENT). Bulk whatsapp sms service provider

The test is being led in spite of clear guidelines from the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) that no such test be done on concurred administrations.

Source:- Zeenews

Monday 3 April 2017

Unchecked realty growth leaves this ward crying for better infrastructure

MUMBAI: Once a quaint suburb, with leafy lanes and old bungalows, M-West ward has slowly turned into an overcrowded urban jungle, with probably the costliest real estate in the eastern suburbs. All thanks to the presence of public sector undertaking such BPCL, educations institutions and also the Eastern Freeway.
However, unchecked growth has brought a host of problems, such as over-crowding on streets, and put severe pressure on the infrastructure.

Activist Rajkumar Sharma said, "There has been only real estate development, but not real development such as pavements, roads and drainage system." For instance, the Central Avenue, which stretches fr-om Chembur railway station to Diamond Garden, was once a beautiful road. "The paveme-nts are broken and road taken over by cars," said Chembur resident Sangeeta Nair.


Similarly, Tilak nagar, once a middle class Mhada colony, is now home to highrises. This has led to a huge water problem. Rajan Palani, chairman of Revathi Charitable Trust in Tilak Nagar, said, "Earlier each building had 36 tenements. They have given way to high-rises of 300 houses. However, the amount of water being supplied to the buildings has remained the same."

And then there's the hawkers' menace. "They have occupied every inch of the Chembur station road," said a shopkeeper on N G Acharya Road.Mobile Number database provider

Sharma also pointed out how mono rail pillars have eaten into the roads, making driving difficult. "For instance, the narrow carriageway of RC Marg has shrunk. Tankers heading towards Mahul make the stretch dangerous for pedestrians." Poor roads is a major issue across the ward, said NK Pratapan, general secretary of Pestom Sagar Citizen Forum. "Also unauthorized structures are coming up in the ward," he said. LV Rangnathan of Chembur Resident Welfare Association added, "The service road of Eastern Express Highway being opened as a by-pass has aggravated air and sound pollution."

Source:- Timesofindia

MIM’s debut in civic polls likely to eat into SP, Congress votes

MUMBAI: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) battling BMC decisions interestingly undermines to eat into the vote bank of the Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP), political experts say. Despite the fact that the Congress and the SP have a union for Uttar Pradesh gathering decisions, they don't have a tie-up in Mumbai. This may demonstrate to valuable for MIM, an expert said.

Of the 227 corporators in the active enterprise, around 23 of them are Muslims. The MIM has chosen to concentrate on ranges that have a critical minority populace. MIM sources said the gathering arrangements to challenge 45-50 painstakingly chose seats, for example, Byculla, Mohammad Ali Road, JJ Hospital zone, Mumbadevi, Nagpada, Dongri, Wadala and Dharavi in the island city.

It is additionally looking at Bandra (E), Jogeshwari, Malad, Dindoshi, Andheri in Western rural areas and Govandi-Shivaji Nagar-Baiganwadi in eastern rural areas. The MIM feels these wards may give the gathering simple passage to the BMC house. Mobile Number database provider

Political investigator Surendra Jondhale said the MIM will profit if the Congress and NCP don't have a partnership. "As the Congress and NCP have not shaped a collusion, their votes may be part and the MIM would rise as option," said Jondhale.

Source:- Timesofindia

Tuesday 24 January 2017

Guess who introduced Amitabh Bachchan to Twitter?

Amitabh Bachchan has a humungous fan following on the social media as he keeps sharing his professional and personal life experiences on a regular basis.

Well, it was none other than his son- Abhishek Bachchan.

Abhishek revealed, "Well, I got him (Amitabh Bachchan) on to Twitter. I started Twitter and he used to ask me, 'What is this thing? You are always on Twitter.' I told him what Twitter is and I remember, couple of months later, I got him on Twitter. He is great at it."

"I enjoy social media and that's not only Twitter. I enjoy Facebook and Instagram too. I think it's a great way to be in touch with the fans and know what's going on," he added.


On a related note, while Junior Bachchan now has a Twitter family with 10 million followers, Senior Bachchan is the second most followed Indian person on the micro-blogging site after Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Amidst the ongoing demonetisation drive, when Abhishek was further quizzed whether he is a heavy spender or not, he said, "I am not a heavy spender. We are so busy working that we get very little time to spend. But yes, I prefer to save my money."

The 'Housefull 3' star even supported the move and said, "Anything that will bring radical change will come with its own share of difficulties."


source:-Timesofindia

Monday 23 January 2017

NEXT STORY Jallikattu: Actors say time to end protests, trash violence

CHENNAI: With the pro-Jallikattu stir in Chennai degenerating into extensive violence on its seventh day and the state appearing to have lost the plot, several actors on Monday appealed for peace and calm and urged protesters to halt the demonstrations.

Superstar Rajinikanth posted a statement via his Twitter handle in which he urged protesters not to allow anti-social elements to capitalise on their struggle.

Asking them to call off the agitation, he said the victory of peaceful and disciplined protests against the ban on Jallikattu by students, youth, women and all sections of Tamil people, which earned widespread attention and appreciation.

Actor Kamal Haasan, who has been vocal in his support for Jallikattu and the protests, tweeted: "This is a mistake. Aggressive police action on students' passive resistance will not bear good results."


Source:-Timesofindia