India’s 1st methanol cooking fuel launched in Assam

The Namrup-based Assam Petrochemicals Limited on Friday rolled out the country’s first methanol-based cooking fuel which will be cheaper than conventional LPG fuel. NITI Aayog member VK Saraswat set the ball rolling by inaugurating the Green and Clean Fuel Pilot Project on methanol cooking stove, which is the first of its kind in India. This […]

Nationwide protest by Congress against fuel price hike, normal life affected

In a massive show of strength, the Congress and 16 opposition parties assembled at the Ram Leela Maidan in New Delhi to send a clear message to the Centre against spiralling petrol and diesel prices. Earlier, Congress President Rahul Gandhi led the charge by offering tributes to the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi in […]

Fuel prices skyrocket to all time high

No relief for the common man from skyrocketing fuel prices. Prices of petrol and diesel shot to all-time high, petrol selling at just a paisa less than 80 rupees in Delhi and Rs 87 a litre in Mumbai with diesel shot to record high at Rs 72 per litre in Delhi and Rs 76 per litre in […]

Arunachal: Hawkers and Vendors Federation expresses concern over replacement of vending zones

The All Arunachal Pradesh Hawkers and Street Vendors Federation expressed concern over the repeated demands to leave their vending zones made by the Arunachal Motor Transport Federation. Roger Nabam, General Secretary of the Street Vendors Federation said that the Motor Transport Union has time and again complained for the replacement of the vending zones in […]

BJP-IPFT government in Tripura tables deficit free budget

Tripura Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma today presented the state’s deficit-free Budget of Rs 16,387.21 crore for the 2018-19 fiscal. The Budget outlay for the current fiscal has seen an increase of over 14 per cent, 14.62 to be precise. The government also proposed Cess on petrol and diesel of Rs 1.15 and Rs […]

Good news for Government employees in Assam

Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday announced a number of new measures taken after the pay anomaly committee submitted its report to the Assam Government. Government employees of Kamrup-Metro will get 10% of basic pay as house rent allowance. For employees stationed in districts and sub-divisional headquarters, the house rent allowance will be […]

LPG prices increased by Rs 48

Following marginal decline in fuel prices, consumers now have to shell out more as LPG prices have now been increased by Rs 2.34 and Rs 48 for subsidised and non-subsidised cylinders respectively. The new price for subsidised cylinder in Delhi is Rs 493.55, while that of non-subsidised cylinder is Rs 698.50. Besides Delhi, the new […]

Banks go on two day long strike from today

Banks all over the country have been shut down after the United Forum of Bank Unions called for a two day long strike from today till tomorrow. The strike has been called in to protest a nominal 2 percent wage hike offered to Indian Banks Association. The strike is expected to hit ATM services as […]

Customers to face tough time as United Forum of Bank Unions call for a two day strike from tomorrow

Banks all over the country will be shut down after the United Forum of Bank Unions called for a two day long strike from May 30 till May 31. The strike has been called in to protest a nominal 2 percent wage hike offered to Indian Banks Association. The strike is expected to hit ATM […]