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Gujarat: 59-min loan scheme not enough for MSMEs, amount should be Rs 25 crore, says GCCI chief
“A loan of Rs 1 crore might be big deal for a start-up, but not of MSMEs. The limit for 59-minute loan should be raised to Rs 25 crore,” GCCI president Jaimin Vasa said.
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Gujarat: will not ally with Cong in state for 2019 Lok Sabha polls, says Samajwadi Party
The comments have come even as former chief minister Shankersinh Vaghela has been making efforts to prevent split of non-BJP votes and present a united front in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Pune: British Council to screen three children’s films over weekend
‘Goodbye Christopher Robin’ is a film about the relationship between children’s author A A Milne and his son Christopher Robin, whose toys inspired the magical world of Winnie the Pooh.
14-month-old girl raped in Gujarat: No lawyer to defend accused
The district police filed the chargesheet last month and on November 3, the accused was given a copy. On the same day, he had filed an application to provide the legal aide to defend himself.
Maharashtra: SSC exams begin from March 1, HSC from February 21
The circular, released by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, mentioned the release of detailed timetables for fresh SSC and HSC examinations on the board’s website.
ABVP’s 64th national convention to pass resolution on ‘urban Naxalism’
Claiming that ‘urban Naxalism’ is widely spreading across educational institutions, the RSS student wing’s national general secretary Ashish Chauhan stated that ABVP is the only student organisation that has taken up the issue and will continue to do so in future as well.
Delhi: Man held for mowing down wife and two daughters with a truck
Chotu, an eyewitness from the spot, told police he saw the accused mowing down the three. He chased the vehicle for a short distance, and saw the accused flee the spot, following which his vehicle got stuck nearby.
Delhi: Tihar Jail convict dies
Sikander was serving a 25-year sentence in a murder case. An officer said, "He was inside his barracks when he complained of chest and stomach ache. He was referred to DDU at 3:18 am, and declared brought dead.”
Remove BJP MP Satish Kumar Gautam from AMU body: Students
In his letter, Gautam had referred to recent controversies such as the hanging of Jinnah’s portrait in the university, the offering of funeral prayers by some Kashmiri students after the death of former PhD scholar-turned-alleged militant Mannan Wani.
Chandigarh: New policy for open-air gyms
At present, the firms that are allotted the tenders for the maintenance of these open-air gyms are given a one year Annual Maintenance Contract (AMC). After the implementation of the new policy, the firms will be given a minimum three year AMC.
Third time in a row, Delhi CM not consulted on appointment of Chief Secretary
Notified on November 9, 2016, the policy came over a year after the MHA took away control of services from the Arvind Kejriwal government in May, 2015.
Chandigarh: GMADA to hold workshop on regularisation of illegal property
The government has given four months time for reguralising illegal properties. The police was also notified about the same in October. A total of 94 colonies were identified as illegal under the jurisdiction of GMADA.
