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01 Sep

GST compensation CRISIS: State govts ask Centre to borrow and pay

editor0 CommentsBusinessCENTREGOVERNMENT, FINANCE, financeminister, GST, Indian government

Terming the two options proposed by the Union government as“unconstitutional,” “illegal” and “a betrayal of the spirit ofcooperative federalism,” key opposition-ruled states pressed theCentre to borrow in order to compensate states for the entire goodsand services tax (GST) shortfall ‘regardless of Act of God’.While six states – Kerala, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Punjaband West Bengal – huddled over a video-conference meeting onMonday to thrash out a strategy to take on the Union government,some states separately shot off letters to the Centre, expressingdisapproval of putting the onus of borrowings on states.The finance ministry on Saturday officially communicated the finerdetails of the two…

01 Sep

Q1 GDP data: Employment-creating sectors get hit drastically

editor0 CommentsBusinessECONOMY, GDP, INDIA, INDIANECONOMY, UNEMPLOYMENT

The April-June quarter GDP data, released on Monday, showed thedeepest damage in the employment-creating sectors, likeconstruction and manufacturing. This comes at a time the Centreand the Finance Ministry are talking about green shoots in theeconomy. According to the data released by the National Statistical Office, theconstruction sector fell a staggering 50.3 per cent, whilemanufacturing sector contracted by 39.3 per cent, at constantprices. Almost all the major sub-sectors reported a contraction, withconstruction activities, manufacturing sector and trade, hotels, andtransport in the services sector being hit the worst hit. Thecontraction in some services is large, and as these continue to beunder restricted…

01 Sep

All government offices and institutions to remain closed on Sept 01 to pay respect to Pranab Mukherjee

editor0 CommentsNorth Eastpranabmukherjee

All government and government-aided offices and institutions will remain closed on September 01, as a mark of respect to Pranab Mukherjee. The state home department took to Twitter to make the announcement."As a mark of respect to the departed soul of former President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, a glorious son of Bengal, GOWB is keeping all government and government-aided offices and institutions closed tomorrow- 1st September."Meanwhile, the Central government has announced a 7-day state mourning following the death of Pranab Mukherjee. During the state mourning, from 31 August to 6 September, national flag will fly at half-mast on buildings across…

01 Sep

Plasma therapy commences in NBMCH, Dr Anirban Roy becomes first donor

editor0 CommentsHealth, North Bengal, SikkimCoronavirus, Covid-19, nbmch, westbengal

As per the instructions of state government, Plasma Donate Campcommenced in the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital(NBMCH) from today.While Dr Anirban Roy became the first plasma donor in NorthBengal, Siliguri Subdivision Council opposition leader, KajalGhosh also donated his plasma.According to the doctors, the plasma collected needs to have highlevels of antibodies to be suitable for use as a treatment. Tovolunteer as a plasma donor one must be fit and healthy, be aged17 or over and have a large enough blood volume. Reportedly,a person who had recovered can donate plasma around 30 to40 days after testing positive as they would…

31 Aug

Jio Fiber broadband new plans

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The Reliance Jio company has revamped its Jio Fiber broadband plans to make the service more enticing for the customers. The new Jio Fiber plans are priced starting just Rs. 399/month. Not only this JioFiber is also available on a no-condition 30-day free trial as well for new users. Jio says that these plans will have symmetric speed, that means download speed will be equal to upload speed, something that wasn't the case before. As part of the trial period, new JioFiber customers will get 150 Mbps internet speeds, 4K Set-Top Box with access to top 10 paid OTT apps…

31 Aug

Sadak 2 is lowest rated film on IMDB

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Sadak 2 directed by Mahesh Bhatt film is lowest rated film on IMDB with a poor 1/10 rating, 0.4 points less than the former. The film's trailer and songs, too, fetched millions of dislikes since its launch with the movie's trailer with over 1 crore dislikes. Kamaal R Khan's DeshDrohi is now a better rated film than Sadak 2. At that time, the KRK starrer received poor rating of 1.4/10 on IMDB. The movie-rating platform’s list of ‘Bottom 250’ is now led by one of the most recent films Sadak 2. In Sadak 2, Ravi (Sanjay) has moved on decades ahead,…

31 Aug

Akshay Kumar drinks ‘elephant poop tea’ in a adventure show

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Akshay Kumar to feature in “Into The Wild With Bear Grylls” episode to premiere on September 11. He shared a teaser of celebrated survival show which shows him traversing the wilderness and facing dangers with show's host British survivalist. The In the video, Akshay can be seen talking about how Grylls took him by surprise by serving him a unique elephant poop tea. He wrote, "I visualized stiff challenges prior to #IntoTheWildWithBearGrylls but @bearGrylls completely surprised me with the elephant poop tea. Grylls said, "I did my homework prior to meeting Akshay, and knew he is a superstar, but what struck me the…

31 Aug

PRANAB MUKHERJEE : FORMER PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS PARTY VETERAN PASSES AWAY

editor0 CommentsNorth Eastbreakingnews, Death, INDIA, pranabmukherjee, President

Mr Pranab Mukherjee our former president and Bharat Ratna passes away at the age of 84 due to lung infection in a hospital in Delhi . He had undergone brain surgery earlier this month and was in a state of septic shock as his condition worsened due to lung infection. His son Abhijit Mukherjee announced his demise. He left back a legacy of firm political belief, a scholar par excellence and a towering statesman. He was elected as the 13th President of India in 2012. Before that he served as a member of parliament for seven times . Grieving Abhijeet…

31 Aug

SpiceJet introduces ingeniously developed, non-invasive, portable ventilators in its fight against COVID-19

editor0 CommentsNorth EastCovid-19, SpiceJet

After playing a prominent role during the nationwide lockdown and ensuring that the country’s supply chain remained intact and transport of vital and medical supplies wasn’t disrupted, SpiceJet is back with its latest innovation in the fight against COVID-19. SpiceJet today announced the launch of SpiceOxy – a compact, portable, non-invasive ventilation device, which is an effective solution for patients with mild to moderate breathing issues. Additionally, SpiceJet has also introduced fingertip pulse oximeter, a handy device making it easier for people to measure the oxygen level of the blood. Proudly ‘Made in India’, SpiceOxy has been designed at SpiceJet’s…

31 Aug

JSW Group’s new initiative – JSW One

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JSW Group has presence in Steel, Cement & Paints business in India. Now, the Group is combining its distribution and supply chain expertise across the Steel & Cement businesses under an integrated JSW One initiative. All these three products have a common set of customers as they are essential in building a home. In order to reach out to these consumers & channel partners, an integrated effort is being mobilized through this unique initiative. JSW One enables the JSW Group to become a one-stop-solution for the consumer’s home-building requirements as well as benefit from the synergistic advantages of customer overlaps…