NDA-ruled states follow Centre, cut fuel rates further by Rs 2.50 per litre
NEW DELHI: Soon after finance minister Arun Jaitley announced a cut of Rs 2.50 per litre+ in fuel prices, some of the NDA-ruled states followed suit. As many as 11 states announced to match the Centre's cut as a result of which the consumers in these states would get a relief of Rs 5 per litre on fuel prices.
The reduced rates will be effective from midnight tonight.
Maharashtra and Gujarat governments were among the first to announce a matching Rs 2.50 cut. Later Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Assam and Uttarakhand also announced a similar move.
Apart from these states, Jammu and Kashmir also reduced the fuel rates. At present, the state is under governor's rule.
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis tweeted, "Maharashtra Government also decided to give additional relief of Rs 2.5/litre on petrol to give total benefit of Rs 5/litre in the State of Maharashtra."
Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani also took to Twitter to announce the cut in prices. "Finance Minister Sh @arunjaitley Ji has announced Rs 2.5 cuts in petrol & diesel prices, reciprocating positively to FM’s announcement, the Govt Of Gujarat has also decided to reduce Rs 2.50 on both petrol & diesel. Thus petrol & diesel wd be Rs. 5 cheaper in the State of Gujarat", he tweeted.
Earlier, announcing the Centre's cut in fuel prices, Jaitley had said that the central government will be writing to all state governments to reduce petrol and diesel prices by a further Rs 2.50 by cutting sales tax or value added tax (VAT).
courtesy : timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
