Islamabad [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): The ongoing political unrest in Pakistan is increasing economic uncertainty, causing the rupee to depreciate, and impacting the cost of production.

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 19 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday sanctioned a sum of Rs 120 crore towards bonus and other allowances for kendu leaf plucker and other seasonal workers.

New Delhi Mar 25 PTI Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 80 paise a litre each on Friday the third increase in four days as oil firms recoup losses from holding rates during the period prior to the recently-concluded assembly elections Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 9781 per litre as against Rs 9701 previously while diesel rates have gone up from Rs 8827 per litre to Rs 8907 according to a price notification of state fuel retailers The increases are the steepest single-day rise since the daily price revision was started in June 2017 With three increases beginning March 22 petrol and diesel prices have gone up by Rs 240 a litre A record 137-day hiatus in rate revision ended on March 22 with an 80 paise per litre increase in rates and similar proportion hikes have followed in subsequent days Prices had been on a freeze since November 4 ahead of the assembly elections in states like Uttar Pradesh and Punjab -- a period during which the cost of raw material crude oil soared by USD 30 per barrel The rate revision was expected soon after assembly elections ended on March 10 but it was put off Oil companies are now recouping the losses Moodys Investors Services says fuel retailers IOC BPCL and HPCL together lost around USD 225 billion Rs 19000 crore in revenue for keeping petrol and diesel prices on hold during elections in five states Oil companies will need to raise diesel prices by Rs 131-249 per litre and Rs 106-223 a litre on gasoline petrol at an underlying crude price of USD 100-120 per barrel according to Kotak Institutional Equities CRISIL Research said a Rs 9-12 per litre increase in retail price will be required for a full pass-through of an average USD 100 per barrel crude oil and Rs 15-20 a litre hike if the average crude oil price rises to USD 110-120 India is 85 per cent dependent on imports for meeting its oil needs and so retail rates adjust accordingly to the global movement PTI ANZ RAM

Shimla Nov 17 PTI Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday sought the Centres approval for establishing a National e-Vidhan Academy at the second complex of the state assembly in Dharamshala Addressing the inaugural session of All India Presiding Officers Conference in Shimla Thakur said optimum utilisation of the Tapovan premises of Vidhan Sabha in Dharamshala will be ensured if approval for establishing the National e-Vidhan Academy is granted A total of 378 dignitaries including Lok Sabha Speaker Om Prakash Birla Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh speakers and deputy speakers of 36 state assemblies and councils are participating in the conference Prime Minister Narendra Modi also virtually addressed the inaugural session of the conference The first such conference was held in Shimla 100 years ago in 1921 Elaborating on the demand Chief Minister Thakur said only the winter session of the state assembly is currently held for about five-six days a year at the second complex of the assembly in Dharamshala Its optimum utilisation will be ensured if the National e-Vidhan Academy is established there he added Leader of Opposition in Himachal Pradesh assembly Mukesh Agnihotri also urged the Prime Minister to grant permission to set up the National e-Vidhan Academy Chief Minister Thakur said the state assembly has formulated several pro-public laws and policies since its establishment Himachal Pradeshs economy was very weak at the time of its creation but now the hill state is rapidly growing he said adding that per capita income has increased from Rs 240 at the time to over Rs 195 lakh in 2020-21 Thakur said the state has already achieved the target of administering second dose of COVID-19 vaccines to 75 per cent of its eligible population The 100 per cent target of administering the second dose of vaccines will also be soon achieved he added Earlier speaking on the occasion Leader of Opposition Agnihotri said The legislature is not a platform to hide information but now it is seen that information through the Right to Information Act RTI is received earlier and it gets delayed in assemblies which is an issue of concern A journalist-turned-politician Agnihotri further said There was a time when presiding officers did not go in the meetings of the parties and did not campaign during elections but this tradition is being broken in states which is contrary to our high parliamentary decorum and traditions It is true that there is no such law stopping them from taking part but our parliamentary traditions are there and both the ruling and opposition parties will have to think about it together he added Agnihotri further said It is seen that the anti-defection law came into force but different types of concepts are generated regarding that Such Matters are heard in courts and Indian democracy stands in the dock He sought the Prime Ministers views on the pending issue of whether question hour should be held in the state assemblies or not State Assembly Speaker Vipin Parmar said the first such conference was held in Shimla itself back in 1921 from September 14 to 16 A total of six such conferences had already been held in Shimla so far Four were held pre-independence in 1921 1926 1933 1939 and two post-independence in 1976 and 1997 he added PTI DJI HDA