Breaking News LIVE: Govt To Ramp Up Daily Coal Production To 2 Million Tonnes Amid Power Crisis
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Government to ramp up per day coal production from 1.94 million tonnes to 2 million tonnes per day in next 5 days, news agency ANI quoted government sources as saying.
States are not mining enough and are not picking up stocks from Coal India despite reminders, also contributed to the current situation. States like Delhi and Punjab had shut main coal plants, it reported.
Maharashtra government has issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to reopen auditorium and cinema halls across the state from October 22.
As per the guidelines issued by the state government, cinema halls, theatres and multiplexes will be allowed to open with 50 per cent seating capacity.
Ministry of Civil Aviation permits to restore the scheduled domestic air operations from 18th October, without any capacity restriction.
After KV Subramanian's resignation, Amit Khare who is a Former Secretary (HRD), information and broadcasting (I&B), an IAS officer of the 1985 batch, has been appointed as the advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Khare retired as the secretary (higher education) on September 30.
“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment Shri Amit Khare, IAS (Retd.) (JH:1985) as Advisor to the Prime Minister in Prime Minister's Office, in the rank and scale of Secretary to Government of India, on contract basis, as per other usual terms and conditions as are applicable in the case of re-employed officers of Secretary level in Government of India, initially for a period of two years or until further orders, whichever is earlier,” an order said.
A fire broke out at chief minister Mamata Banerjee's office on the 14th floor of the West Bengal Secretariat on Tuesday.
After the workers of Nabanna saw smoke coming out of the 14th floor this afternoon they informed the fire department and disaster management teams reached the spot.
According to the latest updates, the blaze has been brought under control, however, the reason for the fire is still being probed.
No casualties have been reported in the state secretariat which is closed for Durga Puja.
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra takes part in the 'antim ardas' of the farmers who were killed in Lakhimpur Kheri violence.
One person detained in the weapon-dropping case of Phallian Mandal, said the J&K Police.
One AK-47, a night vision device, 3 magazines & ammunition, were dropped by a drone at Phallian Mandal in Jammu on Oct 2.
We had started the 'Red Light on, Gaadi off' initiative last year. This will begin again from 18th October, as soon as you stop at a Red signal, turn down the engines of your vehicle. You can begin today itself, though it'll be formally launched on 18th: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
One unidentified terrorist killed in the encounter that is underway at Feeripora area of Shopian. Further details awaited: Kashmir Zone Police
Drugs on cruise matter | Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has summoned filmmaker Imtiaz Khatri for questioning today. He was earlier called for questioning on Saturday and was quizzed for 8 hours. NCB has also called two Delhi-based organisers of the party on the cruise.
Amid reports of coal shortage in the country, the Chhattisgarh government on Monday said South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) will ensure the supply of 29,500 metric tonnes of coal per day for thermal power plants in the state.
SECL CMD Ambika Prasad Panda gave consent for the supply following a request by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, a government public relations official said.
The Chief Minister, while reviewing the status of supply and availability of coal in thermal power plants in the state, told the SECL CMD that coal extracted from the mines of Chhattisgarh is supplied to various states of the country, he said.
"Since Chhattisgarh is the source of coal supply, SECL should supply good quality coal as per requirement to thermal power plants here on priority basis. In the meeting, the SECL CMD said 29,500 metric tonnes of better-quality coal would be supplied daily to Chhattisgarh," the official informed.
At present, SECL is supplying 23,290 metric tonnes of coal to Chhattisgarh, the official added.
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to visit Lakhimpur Kheri today where she will take part in the 'antim ardaas' of farmers who died in the violence there on October 3rd.
Farmers agitating against the Centre's three farm laws will observe 'Shaheed Kisan Diwas' on October 12 to pay homage to the four farmers who lost their lives in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, a statement by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) said.
A special MP/MLA court on Monday issued a nonbailable warrant against Congress UP president Ajay Kumar Lallu in a defamation case.
The court passed the order as Lallu was absent during the course of the trial.
The court had given him the ''last opportunity'' for cross-examination of a prosecution witness.
The court fixed October 25 as the next date of hearing.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually join the G20 extraordinary leaders’ summit on Afghanistan on October 12 that will discuss a response to the humanitarian crisis in the war-torn country and the fight against terrorism.
The summit has been convened by Italy, which holds the rotating presidency of the grouping of 20 of the world’s major economies. Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has discussed Afghanistan with world leaders such as Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping as part of efforts to organise the special meeting to forge strategies to confront the crisis.
Background
Breaking News LIVE, October 12, 2021: Hello and welcome to ABP News LIVE Breaking News Blog! Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to participate in the G20 Extraordinary Leaders' Summit on Afghanistan today.
The summit is being convened by the G20 Italian Presidency and is scheduled to take place at around 4 pm.
The agenda of the meeting will include a discussion on response to humanitarian needs and access to basic services and livelihood; security and the fight against terrorism; and mobility, migration and human rights.
"At the invitation of the Italian Presidency of the G-20, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the upcoming G20 Extraordinary Leaders' Summit on Afghanistan on 12 October in virtual format," the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement on Monday.
PM Modi had earlier participated in the SCO-CSTO outreach Summit on Afghanistan. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar participated in the meeting of G20 Foreign Ministers on Afghanistan on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York.
At least three terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) - The Resistance Front (TRF) - have been killed during an encounter in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir.
The police informed that incriminating arms and ammunition were also recovered from their possession.
One of three Lashkar-e-Taiba- The Resistance Force terrorists killed in the encounter in Shopian is from Ganderbal district, said Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar.
A special MP/MLA court on Monday issued a nonbailable warrant against Congress UP president Ajay Kumar Lallu in a defamation case.
The court passed the order as Lallu was absent during the course of the trial.
The court had given him ''last opportunity'' for cross-examination of a prosecution witness.
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