Himachal water cess: 27 hydel companies register to operate

The 27 companies include two public sector undertakings of the Government of India, namely National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) and the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC). Despite the BJP-led Centre terming the imposition of water cess on hydel projects in Himachal Pradesh “illegal and unconstitutional” and directing the Congress government in the state to…

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PM Modi chants ‘Jai Bajrang Bali’ in all campaign meetings in Karnataka in a counter to Congress

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chanted ‘Jai Bajrang Bali’ during all the three public meetings he addressed in poll-bound Karnataka on Wednesday, in what is seen as a counter to the Congress, which has promised to ban right-wing outfit Bajrang Dal in its election manifesto. Along with ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ in praise of ‘Mother India’,…

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