Matter of concern that a State conducted polls inside another’s boundary: Pradhan
A day after Andhra Pradesh held an election in a disputed region in Odisha’s Koraput district, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said it was a matter of concern that a State had conducted panchayat elections inside another State’s geographical boundary.
“It may be Andhra Pradesh or any other States, the interstate-State boundary dispute is creating bad blood. If the Odisha government does not take step in time to resolve the issue, we may have to face problem,” Mr. Pradhan said on Twitter.
“The government has taken legal steps. I hope the government takes it to logical end. The administrations need to strengthen development projects and government services,” he said.
Petrol, diesel prices at all-time high in Delhi, near Rs 100 per litre in this city
Fuel prices have been on a rising spree this week in other parts of the country as well, especially Metro cities
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Petrol prices in Rajasthan s Ganganagar have reached a peak at Rs 98.60 per litre on Friday. Before this, the city recorded the highest petrol price at Rs 98.33 per litre on January 27. Diesel price in the city crossed Rs 90-mark at Rs 90.37 per litre, which is also the highest across India. Since Tuesday, petrol prices have been hiked by 0.88 paise per litre and diesel prices have gone up by 0.97 paise per litre in the city.
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. File
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Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund of ₹40,000 crore will open new doors for agrarian development. Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said the new farm laws will bring investments, new technologies and create employment.
Addressing a gathering organised by BJP’s youth wing to highlight the salient features of the Union Budget, Mr. Pradhan said the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund of ₹40,000 crore will open new doors for agrarian development.
Noting that the Union Budget was brought at a difficult time when the economy was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Minister asserted that the Narendra Modi government has empowered the farmers and workers. The Minister’s remark come in the backdrop of protest by thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, at various border points of Delhi since late November last year
Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that the prices of petroleum products in the country are governed by international market forces.The reply from Pradhan came during the Question Hour. Congress .
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