[wanabidii] News Digest: Govt to exempt ONGC, OIL from fuel subsidy payment this fiscal

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		Friday, January 09, 2015
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		Business
		Govt to exempt ONGC, OIL from fuel subsidy payment this fiscal The government is likely to exempt ONGC and Oil India Ltd from payment of fuel subsidy during the rest of the fiscal due to steep decline in global oil rates to around USD 50 per barrel. Mahindra's used vehicle business to grow at 25-30 percent Auto major Mahindra & Mahindra controlled second hand vehicle arm Mahindra First Choice Wheels Ltd is expanding at healthy pace of over 25 percent. Domestic car sales soar 15.26% in December Domestic passenger car sales rose 15.26 per cent to 1,52,743 units in December 2014 as compared to 1,32,524 units in December 2013. More Business News»

		Environment
		After 21 years of SC monitoring, Yamuna still stinks like a sewer Central Pollution Control Board on Thursday told the Supreme Court why the Yamuna in its 22-km course through Delhi mostly stinks like a sewer drain – as against the norm of 5,000 MPN coliform per 100 ml of water, Yamuna water in Delhi had between 4 lakh to 16 crore coliform per 100 ml. Don't pollute Ganga: PM Narendra Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday made a public appeal to not pollute the Ganga river while calling for a "time-bound, swift action and single-minded focus to ensure it is made pollution-free". Gadkari promises digitalized, eco-friendly roadways Union minister for road transport and highways and shipping Nitin Gadkari has promised the digitalization of the roadways and to make it more eco-friendly for the citizens. More Environment News»

		World
		Lakhvi granted bail again, but will remain in jail An Islamabad court on Friday granted bail to Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the mastermind of 2008 Mumbai terror attack, in a six-year kidnapping case. US trains Iraqis for house-to-house battle against IS A team of camouflage-clad Iraqi soldiers lines up near the door of a one-storey house north of Baghdad with rifles ready, preparing to enter and search it. 7 militants killed in Pakistan blast inside militant hideout At least seven militants were killed inside their hideout on Friday in a high-intensity explosion in Pakistan's restive tribal region, officials said. More World News»

		Science
		Nasa finds most accurate position of Saturn, its moons Nasa researchers have pinpointed the exact position of Saturn and its family of moons to within about four km - a feat that will improve astronomers' knowledge of Saturn's orbit and benefits spacecraft navigation and basic physics research. New nanowire clothes can help keep you warm Scientists have developed a novel nanowire coating for clothes that can both generate heat and trap the heat from our bodies better than regular clothes. It's official: Music does bind mankind The 19th century writer Henry Wadsworth Longfellow called music the “universal language of mankind” and now there may be scientific proof he was right. More Science News»

		Technology
		Vishal Sikka gifts iPhone 6s to 3,000 top performers Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka played Santa Claus to top performers in the company during the holiday season. 2G spectrum case: Relief to Sunil Mittal, Ravi Ruia The Supreme Court has set aside the lower court order summoning as accused Bharti Airtel CMD Sunil Bharti Mittal and Essar Group promoter Ravi Ruia. 10 Microsoft Office features you probably didn't know Office 365 is a little unusual in that it is cloud software and you install it on your PC, to give you the best of all worlds. As you keep you paying for it, Microsoft automatically adds cool new features.Here are some cool features of Office 365 that you may not know about. More Technology News»

		Education
		Announcement of IIM at Bodh Gaya ends uncertainty  State education minister Brishen Patel’s announcement on Wednesday that an IIM will come up in Gaya has ended the seven-month-long uncertainty and brought cheers to Gayaites.  IIM gets going but law school, IIIT for Nagpur still on paper Even though union and state government acted with alacrity to clear IIM in Nagpur, two other national level institutes already sanctioned for the city continue to languish, thanks to the apathy of Maharashtra government, city-based academicians said. UGC asks varisities to expedite semesterisation UGC has asked all universities to take "quick action" towards semesterisation of course curricula and grading system against the backdrop of states agreeing to adopt choice based credit programme in colleges and universities from the coming academic session. More Education News»

		Mumbai
		Ex-Mhada babu's Rs 143cr assets attached hief minister Devendra Fadnavis has cleared the anti-corruption bureau's (ACB) proposal to attach properties of eight public servants facing corruption charges. Fire kills mentally ill woman locked at home in Mumbai A 26-year-old me8n8tally challenged woman was burned alive in a fire that broke out in her second-floor home in Undiriya Street, Bhendi Ba8zar, on Thursday. HC allows RInfra to double fares of Mumbai Metro The Bombay high court on Thursday gave its go-ahead to Reliance Infrastructure-led Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL) to charge fares in the range of Rs10-40 for Mumbai Metro’s Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar route. More Mumbai News»

		Delhi
		Wait for 3-4 days: Delhi Police chief Bassi on Sunanda case Delhi Police commissioner BS Bassi on Friday said they will be able to provide some "definitive input" in three to four days in Sunanda Pushkar death case, a day after the SIT quizzed her husband Shashi Tharoor's domestic help. Kin of road accident victim get over Rs 25 lakh compensation Family members of a 24-year-old youth, who died after being hit by a rashly driven car, have been awarded a compensation of over Rs 25 lakh by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here. List of trains delayed, cancelled due to fog Temperatures in Delhi have plummeted to new lows, bringing normal life to a halt and disrupting travel with 119 passenger trains cancelled on Friday. More Delhi News»

		Bangalore
		Yash celebrates birthday with fans in Bengaluru He recently celebrated his birthday Guv: Allow Lokayukta to prosecute on its own Expressing concern over the Lokayukta being reduced to an administrative machinery, governor Vajubhai Vala on Thursday said it should be given the power to prosecute the corrupt on its own rather than waiting for the government's sanction to proceed against corrupt public servants. SCs want confidentiality during caste census Many communities coming under the SC category have sought confidentiality during the socio-economic caste census to be undertaken by the government from April 11-30. More Bangalore News»

		Hyderabad
		TRS MP Kavitha down with swine flu Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao daughter and MP, K Kavitha, has reportedly tested positive for swine flu. 16 rogue engineering colleges booked Intensifying its crackdown on rogue engineering colleges, the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) has lodged police complaints against 16 institutions for cheating students and parents. Two Inter students killed in mishap A fun car ride by eight intermediate students in Old City ended in a tragedy when two of them lost their lives in a mishap that took place in the wee hours of Thursday. More Hyderabad News»

		Chennai
		Chennai Metrowater open house meeting to be held on Saturday The monthly Metrowater open house meeting will be held at the civic body's 15 area offices on Saturday. Conrad, Kavitha and Neil were spotted at Aircel's Chennai Open party at Hyatt Regency in Chennai The trio played a few groovy numbers and jazzed up the mood at the do. Conrad, Kavitha and Neil were spotted at Aircel's Chennai Open party at Hyatt Regency in Chennai The trio played a few groovy numbers and jazzed up the mood at the do. More Chennai News»

		Ahmedabad
		He used broom to clean up his native Unjha Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday gave the example of Ramji Patel as a model of what a nonresident Indian can do for the welfare of his place of origin. 'UK to set up trade centre in Ahmedabad' The UK will soon set up a trade centre in Ahmedabad to strengthen business relations between Gujarat and the UK. NRI Canadian MP to get global visionary award A Punjabi Hindu as he describes himself, Gujaratispeaking Canadian MP Deepak Obhrai is in Ahmedabad after 50 years. More Ahmedabad News»

		Allahabad
		HC lawyers to boycott work till rejection of ex- law minister's letter The Allahabad High Court Bar Association (HCBA) on Thursday resolved to continue its boycott of work till the letter, sent by the then Union Law Minister is rejected by the Chief Justice. Return of cold wave leads to rush in hospitals Return of the cold wave has been marked by a rise in number of patients turning up in government hospitals. Doctors said that fall in temperature has led to a spurt in number of patients suffering from pneumonia, bronchitis and heart diseases. TGT, revenue inspector exams on same day irks aspirants Aspirants preparing for competitive exams on Wednesday demanded rescheduling of TGT exam date as it was clashing with revenue inspector exam. Thousands of students have applied for both exams scheduled for January 25. They also decided to fax a letter to governor and chief minister it their demands were not met. More Allahabad News»

		Bhubaneswar
		Odisha: Man kills girl, tries to commit suicide Enraged over his love being spurned, a youth allegedly stabbed a 24-year-old girl to death and later tried to commit suicide at Pratappur village in Jajpur district of Odisha, the police said on Friday. BJD, BJP have secret pact: Congress chief After two days of brainstorming, Congress on Thursday said BJD and BJP had entered into a secret deal, leading to alleged stalling of CBI probe into chit fund scam, but spared chief minister Naveen Patnaik of criticism. Lecture notes online soon for tech students Engineering students in the state will soon be able to download digital lecture notes for much of their courses soon. More Bhubaneswar News»

		Bhopal
		MPHC postpones hearing on Laxmikant Sharma's bail plea for 5th time After hearing the argument, court asked government to submit a status report on investigations against Sharma and posted next hearing for February 12. Deadline set to shift Adampur Chawni families to Hirapur Families living in Adampur Chawni area, where a new landfill site will be created by closing down Bhanpur dump yard after National Green Tribunal (NGT) orders, would be shifted to Hirapur in three months. NGT directs attachment of illegal marriage gardens National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday ordered seizure and attachment of properties of marriage gardens and banquet halls running without valid authorization and permissions from civic body and pollution control board. More Bhopal News»

		Chandigarh
		Man alleges wife, her lover set him ablaze; cops differ A man from Ambala Cantonment alleged his wife and her paramour set him on fire while police booked him for attempt to suicide on Wednesday saying he tried to immolate himself over some arguments with his spouse. Karnal dera head asks Haryana CM to shift additional deputy commissioner indicted in inquiry Head of Dera Baba Bhagwan Dass Giri in Nigdhu Pastana near Karnal has asked government that officials named in the special investigation team report as "required to be arrested" were still in key positions in the district and were hampering investigation. Shimla's Nikita is Winter Queen-2015 Suresh Sharma | Aiming for Miss India and Miss World titles, Nikita Sharma from Shimla won the Winter Queen-2015 title during the winter carnival being held in Manali. More Chandigarh News»

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