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Ahmedabad: Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) on Wednesday announced it will develop a multi-purpose berth at Kandla Port in Gujarat. The Berth No 13 at Deendayal Port in Kandla will handle multipurpose cargo and is expected to be commissioned in FY27, India’s largest port developer-cum-operator said in a statement. “Berth No 13 will diversify our presence at Deendayal Port. We will now handle multipurpose clean cargo at the port, in addition to dry bulk cargo that we already handle,” said Ashwani Gupta, Whole-time Director and CEO, APSEZ. Berth No 13 is 300-metre long and offers 5.7 MMT…

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the PM E-Drive Scheme with an outlay of ₹ 10,900 crore for two years to boost adoption of electric vehicles in India, replacing the flagship FAME programme that ran for nine years till March. The decision on PM Electric Drive Revolution In Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) Scheme was taken at the meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told reporters here. The scheme will support 24.79 lakh electric two-wheelers, 3.16 lakh e-three wheelers, and 14,028 e-buses. The PM E-DRIVE will also…

New Delhi: A dramatic back-and-forth over emails on Wednesday (September 11) resulted in a deadlock between junior doctors on protest over the RG Kar rape-murder and the Mamata Banerjee-led government in West Bengal. Chief Secretary Manoj Pant said despite efforts, the state government failed to elicit a positive response from the protesters. He took exception to their insistence on holding talks on their terms, saying this attitude does not bode well for a discussion. “We mailed them today as well, we requested them to come and meet us today. We wanted to tell them what we are planning. Unfortunately, their…

New Delhi: Members of the Delhi BJP’s Sikh cell staged a protest against Rahul Gandhi near his 10, Janpath residence here on Wednesday, demanding an apology from the Congress leader over his remarks in the US concerning the community. Raising slogans and carrying placards, the protesters, including women, tried to approach Gandhi’s residence from Vigyan Bhawan, but were stopped by police at a barricade. Addressing a gathering of several hundred Indian Americans in Washington DC on Monday, Gandhi accused the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of considering some religions, languages and communities inferior than others and said the fight in India…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Stating Gaondongrim Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav celebrations have come a long way since its inception in the year 1980, Mandal President Anand Tashildar said the immense enthusiasm amongst the womenfolk and youth of the village has over the years turned the 5-days Gapapati to 9-days Sarvajanik celebrations of the villagers. The all eco-friendly Ganesh idol with State-of-the-Art fine decorations by villagers led by village artist Rupesh Velip, is worshipped in the Village Panchayat compound for a 9-day period. Briefing about the history of the Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav, Tashildar informed himself, 6 people from the locality – Dessai, Shashikant Pagi, Tulsidas…

Goemkarponn desk CANACONA: Stating the Mission of hygienic water supply to the people of Canacona is the need of the hour, congress leader Janardhan Bhandari has now demanded immediate implementation of the Master Plan with 15 demands to improvise the public water supply system in the taluka. Bhandari in his inimitable style has submitted a memorandum to PWD Principal Chief Engineer Uttam Parsekar and various other authorities placing on record Master-Plan prepared by the citizens after conducting an intensive study of the water supply system crisis in Canacona taluka and has accordingly insisted on immediate implementation of 15 demands for…

Berlin: Russia and Ukraine will have to resolve their conflict by negotiating off the battlefield and India is willing to advise them, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said. Mr Jaishakar’s remarks came at a time when National Security Adviser Ajit Doval is in Moscow for a crucial meeting of NSAs. Sources have said that Mr Doval is carrying a peace plan proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which he will share with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Whether or not Russia and Ukraine accept India’s proposal is not known yet, but India has offered to help end the conflict. During…