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Comprehensive Guidebooks To Standardise Station Redevelopment Formulated, To Be Released On 19 April
by Arun Kumar Das - Apr 17, 2021 04:51 AM
Engineers discussing railway station redevelopment plans. (Pic via IRSDC website)
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IRSDC is all set to present the first of its path-breaking codes/guidebook/handbook for station redevelopment along with commercial development on railway land on 19 April 2021 through a national webinar as part of the stakeholder engagement exercise.
Pitching for transforming railway station areas into mini-smart cities offering huge business opportunities and improved passenger amenities at redeveloped stations, Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation has formulated comprehensive guidebooks and codes to standardise planning and implementation across Indian Railways.
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Amid a COVID spike, the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry on Saturday instructed staffers to practise a special immunity-boosting yogic posture mastered by Spiritual Guru Jaggi Vasudev.
During the official announcement, the ministry described the Simha Yogic Kriya, practised by Jaggi Vasudev, as very powerful, in the current challenging times, of an upsurge of COVID-19 cases , and asked them to follow the same.
The official letter by the under-secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs said: Following up on this address to all officers and staff of the ministry, and its organisations, on April 13, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development has shared a link to a YouTube video by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev. It is a very powerful Simha Yogic Kriya, in the current challenging times, of an upsurge in Covid-19 cases. This kriya strengthens one s respiratory and immune systems and prepares one to deal with the present crisis in a posi
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Robert Davis) – A first-of-its-kind report released Tuesday by a U.S. senator details alleged “deceptive and misleading” practices by franchise corporations that hurt small business owners.
The 87-page
report from U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., lays out a slew of business practices that corporations have allegedly used to boost profits at the expense of small business owners. Practices range from providing business owners with misleading or altogether false information to levying excessive fees without merit.
“Owning a franchise business can be a good opportunity for an eager entrepreneur,” Cortez Masto said in a statement. “But for too long, some franchise corporations and lenders have been allowed to treat entrepreneurs unfairly, which cascades into low-wage employment and store closings.”
Nina Turner, Shontel Brown tout a significant fundraising edge in 11th Congressional District Democratic primary
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Seven Democrats are currently vying for the 11th Congressional District special election. The Cleveland-centric seat includes the eastern portion of Cuyahoga County stretching south to include parts of Akron and Summit County. (John Kuntz, cleveland.com)The Plain Dealer
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Both former state Sen. Nina Turner and Cuyahoga County Councilwoman Shontel Brown have a massive money edge in the Democratic primary to replace former U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge.
The quarterly Federal Election Commission fundraising reports – which include figures from Jan. 1 through March 31 and were due by midnight April 15 – showed Turner alone has raised more than all other candidates combined, banking on her national profile as one of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ top allies. Initially trailing heavily in fundraising, Brown, al