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  India to benefit from oil price fall post-Iran deal: Dharmendra Pradhan

  Politics | July 15, 2015 16:26 IST

  New Delhi:  International oil prices will come down with the imminent lifting of sanctions against Iran and benefit India, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said today."With Iran coming to market, the assumption is that there will

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  Union Cabinet to hold meeting on 'Housing for All' ; 9 other news events of the day !

  India | June 17, 2015 10:20 IST

  1. Union Cabinet to hold meeting on ‘Housing for All'Delhi:  Cabinet meeting today at 11 am south block. In the meeting, cabinet is sought to clear Housing for All by 2022.  Private builders to be

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  Government targets 1 crore consumers to give up LPG subsidy

  March 30, 2015 10:15 IST

  New Delhi: Government expects that about one crore well off consumers will surrender the subsidy on cooking gas after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to people not to take subsidy if they can afford to

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  Consumers were benefitted first; excise duty came later: Oil Minister

  February 25, 2015 16:59 IST

  New Delhi: Under attack for hiking excise duty on petrol and diesel, government today said the step was taken to save money for developmental works after “substantial” benefits of reducing global crude prices were passed

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  Those who subverted system will be punished: Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

  Politics | February 22, 2015 17:49 IST

  New Delhi: After the leak of documents from his ministry, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday asserted that all those who subverted the system would be punished. He, however, made it clear that the government

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  Corporate espionage: Pradhan says guilty will not be spared

  India | February 22, 2015 7:26 IST

  New Delhi: As the police widens its probe into the sensational corporate espionage, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said nobody will be allowed to breach the official system and all those responsible will be brought

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  Know all about Corporate spying that led to arrest of 7 including 1 journalist, 2 oil ministry staff

  India | February 20, 2015 11:33 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Police today arrested two energy consultants including a former journalist  in connection with leaking of classified documents from the Petroleum Ministry. With this, a total of 7 people have been arrested in

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  Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan meets Pak PM Nawaz Sharif

  World | February 11, 2015 19:35 IST

  Islamabad: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today met Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of the meeting of the steering committee set up for TAPI (Turkmenistan Afghanistan Pakistan India) peipeline

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  Indian Oil Bihar refinery to raise capacity to 9 MTPA

  January 19, 2015 7:47 IST

  Barauni (Bihar): The capacity of the 50-year old Barauni refinery will be raised to 9 million tonnes per annum (MTPA), Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Sunday."The refining capacity of the Barauni refinery will be raised

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  Dharmendra Pradhan trashes bonhomie between Lalu, Nitish

  Politics | January 18, 2015 19:45 IST

  Barauni: Slamming the bonhomie between senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said that the two leaders will not succeed in keeping BJP out of power in

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  Oil firms will decide on price revision: Pradhan

  January 16, 2015 18:01 IST

  New Delhi: A day after oil companies skipped revising petrol and diesel prices despite steep fall in global rates, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said the state-owned firms will do what is "appropriate".As per the

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  Oil firms will decide on price revision: Dharmendra Pradhan

  Politics | January 16, 2015 13:36 IST

  New Delhi:  A day after oil companies skipped revising petrol and diesel prices despite steep fall in global rates, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said the state-owned firms will do what is "appropriate".     As per

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  5-kg LPG cylinder launched for the benefit of BPL families

  January 05, 2015 18:31 IST

  Bhuwaneswar: Now, subsidized cooking gas is available to the consumers in 5-kg cylinders in all LPG distribution centres in the country.Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan today  launched 5-Kg LPG cylinder

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  No immediate plan to remove subsidy on LPG: Pradhan

  Politics | November 24, 2014 23:52 IST

  Jamshedpur: The government does not have any immediate plan to remove subsidy on LPG, Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan said here today.“We do not have any plan to remove

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  Mamata giving Burdwan blast case political colour: Pradhan

  Politics | November 24, 2014 23:23 IST

  Jamshedpur: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was giving the Burdwan blast incident a political colour.  “She is finding it difficult to face the CBI in connection with

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  TAPI countries agree to start pipeline project by 2015

  India | November 21, 2014 7:09 IST

  New Delhi: Taking another step towards realising the ambitious TAPI (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India) natural gas pipeline project, petroleum ministers of the four countries met in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan Thursday and agreed that steps will be taken to start

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  CBI special court to visit disputed site in Ayodhya today

  India | November 15, 2014 9:55 IST

  Faizabad: A CBI special court hearing the Babri structure demolition case will today visit the site where the structure existed before December 6, 1992.CBI special judge S M Tiwari along with a CBI team and

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  Jharkhand Polls: AJSU party, LJP to remain NDA allies, says BJP

  Politics | November 13, 2014 12:25 IST

  Ranchi: The BJP today made it clear that even if it secured majority in the forthcoming assembly polls, AJSU party and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) would remain NDA allies in Jharkhand .Addressing a joint press

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  GAIL to provide hygienic toilets for girls students

  India | October 02, 2014 18:55 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Joining the nation-wide ‘Swachh Bharat' campaign, public sector GAIL (India) announced its plan to build 1021 bio-toilets in the country to provide hygienic sanitation facilities for girl students.  While GAIL (India) unveiled its Rs

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  Gas price hike deferred due to state elections: Pradhan

  India | September 25, 2014 23:49 IST

  New Delhi: The cabinet decision to defer an increase in natural gas price till mid-November has been taken in view of next month's assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Thursday."It