Six get awards on Teachers’ Day
New Delhi: Six teachers from Chhattisgarh on Thursday received National award from President Pranab Mukherjee in recognition of their meritorious public service on the occasion of Teachers’ Day. The recipient of the award include lecturer from Bhesbord school Balod, Jagdish Prasad Deshmukh, Rajesh Kumar Agrawal from Dani School Raipur, Chunni lal Sharma teacher from Raipur, Nigar Anjum Khan from Navin Pipariya school Rajnandgaon, Sacchidanand Patnaik from Raigarh and Ramakant Pandey from Navagarh Janjgir-Chhapa.
Ircon International highest ever dividend
New Delhi: Ircon International limited, a Railway PSU, has got an operating turnover of Rs 4,232 crore and net foreign exchange earning of Rs 887 crore. Ircon Chairman Mohan Tiwari said after having issued 1:1 bonus shares during the year, the company declared its highest ever final dividend of Rs.98.98 crores on the enhanced share capital taking the total dividend for the year to a record Rs. 148.47 crores. He stated that Ircon is one of the only 4 Indian companies which made it to the list of top 250 international contractors 2013 as per Engineering News Record (ENR), USA.
House clears Bill to check Waqf properties
New Delhi: Parliament on Thursday passed a Bill to check encroachment of Waqf properties and to make them commercially viable by extending their lease period to a maximum of 30 years. The Waqf Amendment Bill, 2010, which was passed by Rajya Sabha last month, got lok Sabha’s nod on Thursday. The bill to bring changes in the Waqf Act, 1995, also carries proposals to strengthen Waqf institutions and streamline their functioning.