Category: NATIONAL

By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Group Editor-ICN World Rescue – Relief Operations at Nigulsari-Kinnaur Landslide Site Rampur : SJVN rose to render all possible assistance to the victims of a massive landslide that occurred at NH 5 near Nigulsari on 11th August 2021 which had trapped a state roadways bus and some other vehicles with scores of passengers feared buried under the debris. On instructions from the Chairman and Managing Director Shri Nand Lal Sharma, a SJVN rescue team, equipped with adequate equipment along with a medical team, was put into action…

By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Group Editor-ICN World SHIMLA : Nand Lal Sharma, CMD SJVN, has been Conferred with ‘LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – TROPHY’ for the year 2020 by INDIAN CONCRETE INSTITUTE, Shimla. The  trophy was presented during a function held at SJVN, Corporate Headquarters today. Er. Vyabhav Gupta, Regional Head, Ultratech Cement, Chandigarh and Ar. V P S JASWAL, Chairman, Indian Concrete Institute, Shimla Centre presented the trophy and Er. Sulabh Sobti, incharge, Ultratech Cement, Shimla was also present on the occasion. Earlier, on 20th of February, 2020, at a virtual…

By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Group Editor-ICN World SHIMLA : Public sector SJVN Limited has bagged a 200 MW Grid connected Solar PV Power Project in Bihar informed Nand Lal Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director, of the company. He said that the Company had bagged this  Project through Open Competitive Tariff Bidding Process for quoted capacity of 200 MW @ INR 3.11 /Unit on Build Own and Operate (BOO) basis during e-Reverse Auction held on dated 13.08.2021. SJVN had participated in the Tariff based competitive Bidding for this Solar power Project of…

By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Group Editor-ICN World SHIMLA : SJVN Limited today signed a Contract Agreement for Electro- Mechanical Works of 210 MW Luhri Hydro Electric Project Stage-1 with Voith Hydro (P) Ltd. The Contract was signed in the presence of Nand Lal Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director, SJVN, and Ravinder Kalra, Managing Director, Voith Hydr (P) Ltd by S.K. Sood, General Manager (ECD) of SJVN and Raj Vidyarthi, Vice President of Voith Hydro. On this occasion Geeta Kapur Director (Personnel), S.P. Bansal Director (Civil), Akhileshwar Singh Director (Finance), and Sushil…

By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Group Editor-ICN World SHIMLA : Continuing to better its performance year after year, Public sector SJVN Limited has earned a net profit of Rs.1633.41 crore during the financial year 2020-21 against Rs 1557.43 crore earned during the previous financial year 2019-20, registering an increase of Rs.75.61 crore, told Nand Lal Sharma, Chairman and Managing Director of the Company, declaring financial results for the financial year as well as the fourth quarter, after company’s Board meeting held here today. He said that during the previous financial year SJVN…

By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Group Editor-ICN World H.P. Cabinet Decides On Lifting of Section 144 and requirement of RT PCR for Entry into the state SHIMLA : In the  Meeting of State Cabinet held here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, it was decided to increase the opening timing of shops from 9 am to 5 pm from June 14 with saturday and sunday continuing  to remain closed. The Cabinet decided that offices with staff strength of 75 and above would function with 50 percent attendance from…

By : Prof Pradeep Mathur Chief Consulting Editor ICN Group This was to happen one day and it is not happening a day sooner than expected. BJP, the party with a difference, is now riven with deep dissensions which may snowball into a major crisis in the coming weeks. Dissensions in a political party are no news. BJP too had its disgruntled leaders right from the Jana Sangh days to the present time. But while the dissenting leaders in other political parties like the Congress, CPI , Janta Dal and…

By : Prof Pradeep Mathur Chief Consulting Editor ICN Group There is one thing in common in all of them. They hate self-restraint, institutional discipline ,rule of law and transparency. They are impatient to succeed and worship “ sub chalta hai ‘ creed. The Nehru bashers belong to a new post 1990 generation of Indian society which is a product of the new age of globalised market economy.Money is their only God and money making businesses,fair or foul , the way to reach their God. They are product of a…