Convenience clusters: NHAI to auction 33 sites soon
Posted on 16th February 2017 |
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| New Delhi: The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) will soon bid out 33 sites across national highways in the country for its ambitious projects of way/road side amenities where convenience clusters for travellers will be build. The sites shortlisted are Dongargaon in Nagpur, Ramanthapur in Tamil Nadu, Indore in Madhya Pradesh, Bharatpur in Rajasthan and Golara in Uttar Pradesh. As per the wayside amenities policy being prepared by the road ministry along with NHAI which is in its final stage the sites would be allotted on build operate transfer, or BOT, basis to the concessionaires for a span of 20 years extendable by 10 years. A senior NHAI official requesting anonymity said, “We are working out the financial model for the project and once we get clearance from the ministry we would be going ahead with the tendering process. We expect it to be rolled out within a month as our target is the current fiscal.” He added that the facilities in all the three types would be different depending on the need of the site. There will also be helipads at these spots for quick evacuation of accident victims to nearest hospitals along with employment opportunities for the local population and provision for villager to sell their produce in the market. |
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Bharti Airtel defers Q2 results till Nov 14 over ambiguity on AGR verdict
Posted on 29th October 2019 |
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Bharti Airtel said on Tuesday it has postponed its second-quarter earnings report to mid-November, as the wireless operator sought clarity on the court ruling asking telecom firms to cough up overdue payments to the government.
Shares of the company, which was expected to release its quarterly numbers later in the day, dropped 3.3 per cent in early trade. |
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Rupee slips 8 paise vs US dollar in early trade amid drop in oil prices
Posted on 7th October 2019 |
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The rupee on Monday opened eight paise lower at 70.96 against the US dollar amid drop in crude oil prices and rise in Asian equities. The domestic unit on Friday closed almost flat at 70.88 against after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in a widely expected move cut key interest rates by 0.25 percentage point. On a weekly basis, the local unit slumped by 32 paise. |
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LIC pips private insurers in first-year premium growth during April-August
Posted on 13th September 2019 |
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In the first five months of the current financial year, first-year premiums of life insurance companies grew by 39.84% (year-on-year) at Rs 1.05 lakh crore as compared to Rs 75,588.35 crore in April-August of 2018-19. Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) continued to grow at a faster pace compared to private insurance players, shows the data from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai). |
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Apollo Hospitals rules out further stake sale
Posted on 13th September 2019 |
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Apollo Hospitals Enterprise (AHEL) has ruled out further dilution of promoters’ stake in the company. The company also said its Rs 1,337-crore stake sale of Apollo Munich Health Insurance with mortgage major HDFC will be concluded by October. Following these stake sales, the promoters’ pledged position will come down from a high of 76% to 54% by October and eventually to 20% by November or December, company sources said here. |
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World trusts India on Kashmir, not us: Pakistan minister Ijaz Ahmed Shah
Posted on 13th September 2019 |
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In a major embarrassment for Pakistan and its Prime Minister Imran Khan, the country's Interior Minister Ijaz Ahmed Shah, a retired brigadier, said the international community didn't believe Pakistan's narrative on Kashmir; instead it is India whose version is trusted. |
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