Новости за 30.11.2015

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russia had received more information showing that Islamic State oil was going via Turkey and that Turkey's downing of a Russian plane was dictated by a desire to defend those oil supplies.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russia had received more information showing that Islamic State oil was going via Turkey and that Turkey's downing of a Russian plane was dictated by a desire to defend those oil supplies.

The Aashiana gang rape survivor Zahira (name changed), while deposing before court, on Monday demanded an in-camera hearing of the case. She told the court that she felt uneasy and nervous in the presence of the crowd that turned up to see the trial which started over 10 years and six months after the incident.

The index of eight core industries remained sluggish in October, rising 3.2%, as steel, crude oil, gas and refining output contracted.

The RPF arrested a travel agent from south Mumbai for fraudulently booking e-tickets. Vipul Parikh (49), who runs Parikh Tours and Travels, and his employee, Ketan Bhatt (48), were booked on Friday.

The city saw unusually ‘hot’ weather on Monday despite early morning thundershowers in some parts. In fact, minimum temperature was eight degrees above normal. Met officials said though temperatures will drop gradually, the ‘warm spell’ will continue till December 2 and thereafter mercury will register sharp decline.

Cancellation of tickets at non-charting stations will be easier and more convenient from Tuesday with a UTS (unreserved ticketing system) counter exclusively for to cancel ticket and refund fare round-the-clock.

Before Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the opening session of the Conference of Parties (COP) 21 climate summit in Paris on Monday, there were three young students from Lucknow, who watched the event in progress in rapt attention. The three class XI students from Seth M R Jaipuria School represented India in the Youth Climate Summit (YCS) where their project, ‘But Will The Planet Notice’ was streamed live. In all, there were five countries, including India, Argentina, Finland, Unites States of America... Читать дальше...

The government finances look healthier at the end of October, thanks to a spurt in indirect tax collection and an early start to the disinvestment programme.

In a major achievement for the Bengali film industry, director Kaushik Ganguly has won the ICFT-Unesco Fellini Prize for his film ‘Cinemawala’.

Several operative surgeries and patient care services remained hampered at the Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS) on Monday after the paramedical staff went on a strike for over four hours in the morning. The strike was in reaction to a complaint filed by a nurse with the institute management, against a doctor, earlier on Saturday. After the strike, however, a committee was formed to look into the matter and serve its inquiry report in three days.

Upset with renewed CBI heat in the Saradha scam, chief minister Mamata Banerjee has adopted a “blow hot, blow cold” approach in a desperate bid to keep herself free of scam taint ahead of next year’s assembly polls.

In a move that will improve availability of cross-border funds for Indian businesses, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revamped norms for external commercial borrowings (ECBs).

Girls once again rule the roost in APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University’s medal tally. Close to 80% of the medals to be awarded on the convocation ceremony scheduled on December 24 are in girls’ kitty. A total of 48 medals will be awarded in the convocation. Of these, 38 will be awarded to girls.

Saidabad police on Monday arrested five persons for murdering a former club owner.

Coming out of the stigma to mend their tattered lives, women in Uttar Pradesh, especially from Lucknow who are infected with HIV AIDS will now have a better chance of living. FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) Lucknow Kanpur Chapter, in a unique collaboration with Uttar Pradesh AIDS control society (UPSACS) will be creating livelihood for HIV-positive and HIV affected women. According to data, there are around 37,045 HIV positive women in the state.

The government has floated a proposal to turn six villages of Saroor Nagar mandal - considered part of Old City by a large number of residents - all of which are a part of a gram panchayat into a municipality.

The special court on Monday rejected the discharge application filed by the six accuseds arrested in the Lucky Compound building collapse case.

A five-year-old son of a security guard missing since Saturday was found dead inside a lift duct on Monday at an under-construction site

To further reduce the price of pulses, the state government on Monday released 1,357 metric tonnes of pulses seized from hoarders into the market

The government has also decided to increase the number of services to be made available online under the Right to Services Act from 68 to 200 as part of its e-governance initiative

Armed with a fatwa which it sought from the Islamic seminary, Jamia Nizamia, the south zone police are upbeat about enforcing law and order, especially during wedding season, with an iron fist. What is surprising is that they have found support in many residents and wedding hall owners.

In possibly the first such step, the state government has directed four local self-government bodies, besides the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) and the operators of the Dombivli and Ambernath common effluent treatment plants (CETP), to create a special escrow account and deposit Rs 100crore for the restitution and restoration of the two polluted rivers.

Closed-circuit cameras in private spaces like housing societies and malls would be connected to the network that will cover all of Mumbai, officials said at the inauguration of the first phase of the security project spanning south Mumbai on Monday.

The state government on Monday approved several infrastructure projects in and around Mumbai that could make your daily commute as well as weekend travel smoother and faster. But none are likely to be ready before 2019.