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Narendra Modi a marketing man, can even lay claim to Taj Mahal: Akhilesh Yadav

November 23, 2013

AkhileshLucknow, Nov 23: Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav took a dig at Narendra Modi on Friday saying the BJP's PM aspirant's campaign was heavily based on strong marketing tactics. Without taking Modi's name even once, Akhilesh said, "Ye sales aur marketing ke log hain. Inhe agar America ka visa milta to Taj Mahal ko bhi claim kar lete." (These people have built their image with the help of strong sales and marketing. If they were granted the US Visa, they would even stake claim to having built the Taj Mahal.)

The CM was speaking at an event to flag off radio taxi services in 13 municipal cities of Uttar Pradesh.

Akhilesh also ridiculed Modi's dig at Gujarat lions taking over UP's Chambal valley. Implying UP knows how to tame the Gujarati lions, Akhilesh said the state government is making preparations to cage them within a "grand" 300 acre cage. Cheekily, he added that if Gujarat gave UP its lions, the most populous state of the country had also sent its share of "animals" to it.

Akhilesh, who has so far steered clear of political mud-slinging was more vocal than usual. A day after the Samajwadi Party rally in Bareilly drew large numbers, the CM's comments put a question mark on reports of a tacit understanding between the SP and the BJP. He said that the real battle of votes in UP was now actually a grassroots level fight over development. "This a battle of development in which SP is bound to win. People who are nothing more than media constructs will also be demolished by the media," he added.

UP CM, who laid emphasis on the government's commitment to its poll promises, said he was happy with the speed at which the government machinery was executing its plans. On Friday, Akhilesh laid the foundation stone of a 500-bed super-specialty cancer hospital and research and referral centre, flagged off radio cab service, launched online tax collection service for commercial vehicles in Ghaziabad and Lucknow and also laid the foundation stone for Awadh Shilp-gram along the lines of Dilli Haat, to encourage indigenous handicrafts.

Akhilesh also said that the ongoing political race in UP was worth nothing. "People from other states may come and stake their claim, but if you look at history you will know UP produces the prime ministers," he said, hinting at SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's prime ministerial aspirations.

Akhilesh also sharpened his attack against BSP chief Mayawati, claiming she had given out too many "sweeteners" to investors in UP and set a bad precedent. Saying his government and its officers were doing everything to attract industry, he said the BSP government has left the state's economy in a mess. "The condition of our economy is such that in many cases we will not get loans even if we want them," Akhilesh said. He also alleged that "pancham tal" (CM's secretariat) during Mayawati's term was forever researching new ways to increase corruption. The SP government, he added, was having to battle this while bringing fresh development to the state. "Now there are other people who are coming to UP to loot its coffers," he added, making yet another reference to Modi.

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June 14,2020

New Delhi, Jun 14: Petrol price on Sunday was hiked by a record 62 paise per litre and that of diesel by 64 paise as oil companies for the eighth day in a row adjusted retail rates in line with cost since ending an 82-day hiatus in rate revision.

Petrol price in Delhi was hiked to Rs 75.78 per litre from Rs 75.16 while diesel rates were increased to Rs 74.03 a litre from Rs 73.39, according to a price notification of state oil marketing companies.

Rates have been increased across the country and vary from state to state depending on the incidence of local sales tax or VAT.

The 62 paise a litre increase in petrol and 64 paise hike in diesel price is the highest surge in rates since the daily price revision was started in June 2017.

This is the eighth daily increase in rates in a row since oil companies on June 7 restarted revising prices in line with costs, after ending an 82-day hiatus.

In eight hikes, petrol price has gone up by Rs 4.52 per litre and diesel by Rs 4.64 -- a record increase in rates in any eight days since the daily price revision was introduced.

The freeze in rates was imposed in mid-March soon after the government hiked excise duty on petrol and diesel to shore up additional finances.

Oil PSUs Indian Oil Corp (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL), instead of passing on the excise duty hikes to customers, adjusted them against the fall in the retail rates that was warranted because of international oil prices falling to two-decade lows.

The government had first raised excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 3 per litre each on March 14 and then again on May 5 by a record Rs 10 per litre in case of petrol and Rs 13 on diesel. The two hikes gave the government Rs 2 lakh crore in additional tax revenues.

State-owned fuel retailers IOC, BPCL and HPCL had frozen petrol and diesel prices since March 16, as if anticipating the government move and set off gains they accrued from continuing drop in international oil prices against the excise duty hike.

They, however, promptly passed the increase in local sales tax or VAT by state governments such as Rs 1.67 increase in VAT on petrol and Rs 7.10 in diesel by the Delhi government on May 4.

The total incidence of excise duty on petrol has risen to Rs 32.98 per litre and that on diesel to Rs 31.83. The excise tax on petrol was Rs 9.48 per litre when the Narendra Modi government took office in 2014 and that on diesel was Rs 3.56 a litre.

The government had between November 2014 and January 2016 raised excise duty on petrol and diesel on nine occasions to take away gains arising from plummeting global oil prices.

In all, duty on petrol rate was hiked by Rs 11.77 per litre and that on diesel by 13.47 a litre in those 15 months that helped government's excise mop up more than double to Rs 2,42,000 crore in 2016-17 from Rs 99,000 crore in 2014-15.

It cut excise duty by Rs 2 in October 2017 and by Rs 1.50 a year later. But it raised excise duty by Rs 2 per litre in July 2019.

It again raised excise duty on March 14 by Rs 3 per litre.

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August 2,2020

New Delhi, Aug 2: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday issued fresh guidelines for international passengers coming to India amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The new guidelines will be implemented from 12:01 am on August 8.

The ministry has also asked all passengers to submit a self-declaration form online at least 72 hours before travel.

"All travellers should submit self-declaration form on the on the online portal (www.newdelhiairport.in) at least 72hours before the scheduled travel," the guidelines said.

It also said that those coming to India must give an undertaking that they would undergo mandatory quarantine for 14 days as prescribed by the government. "They should also give an undertaking on the portal that they would undergo mandatory quarantine for 14 days i.e. 7 days paid institutional quarantine at their own cost, followed by 7 days isolation at home with self-monitoring of health," it added.

Giving exemptions in some cases, the guidelines mentioned, "Only for compelling reasons/cases of human distress such as pregnancy, death in the family. Serious illness and parent (s) with children of 10 years or below, home quarantine may be permitted for 14 days."

"If they wish to seek such exemption, they shall apply to the online portal at least 72 hours before boarding. The decision taken by the government as communicated on the online portal will be final," it said further.

The guidelines further said that travellers could request for exemption from institutional quarantine by submitting a negative RT-PCR test report on arrival.

"This test should have been conducted within 96 hours prior to undertaking the journey. The test report should be uploaded on the portal for consideration," it added.

Passengers have also been asked to download the Aarogya Setu app on their mobile phones.

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May 20,2020

Thiruvananthapuram, May 20: As COVID-19 count surges to 666 with 24 new cases reported on Wednesday, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that if cases keep increasing in this manner, then the State will be in a 'serious situation.'

Out of 24 new patients, 12 have returned from abroad, 11 others from other States and one has been infected by a contact. Now, total positive cases in the State stand at 666 including 161 active cases, Chief Minister Vijayan said at press meet.

"If the number of COVID-19 cases increases like this, then the State will be in a serious situation. We have given more relaxations in lockdown guidelines. We need to have more strict measures in some areas," he said.

Speaking about the people who are coming to Kerala from other States, he stressed that all people coming from outside are "not carriers." However, the State has to tighten the security as some among those people are "carriers."

The Chief Minister while clearing that there is no restriction for the people to come back to Kerala, said: "Lakhs of people residing in other states cannot come together."

"There is no relaxation in containment areas. Those who came from outside have to be in quarantine. This is their moral responsibility. The State has implemented home quarantine successfully. Various level committees like ward committee, neighbours and residential associations are monitoring the people in quarantine," he said.

Chief Minister Vijayan has directed the police to visit people under home quarantine to take their report and district panchayat to make sure that all panchayats are working in a proper manner.

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