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Usha Martin is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of wire rope. Established in the year 1960, today Usha Martin is a multi-unit and multi-product organisation. The wire rope manufacturing facilities located in Ranchi, Hoshiarpur, Dubai, Bangkok and UK produce one of the widest ranges of wire ropes in the world. Rajeev Jhawar , the son of Brij Jhawar, is the managing director of Usha Martin Limited since May 19, 2018, and in the three decades that he has been at the helm of the Usha Martin Group. According to Rajeev Jhawar, the various measures announced by the Central government to boost the economy are likely to start yielding results post-monsoon of 2020. Wire rope manufacturer Usha Martin Ltd (UML) is expecting domestic demand, particularly in the construction and auto sectors, to start picking up post-monsoon of 2020. The covid 19 struck economy is in its recovery phase . According to Rajeev Jhawar , Managing Director, Usha Martin Ltd, the various measures announced by the ...

The body of a Rishiganga tragedy victim was found Monday, over a year after the incident. More than a year after the  Rishiganga flash flood , the body of yet another victim was recovered on Monday from a tunnel at the NTPC’s hydel project site in Tapovan. A total of 140 people had gone missing at the Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project site when the disaster caused by a glacial burst struck on February 7 last year. The body was found when the debris inside the tunnel was being cleared at the Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project, an official at the site said. The body is that of Rohit Bhandari, an employee of the NTPC’s subsidiary company Ritwik who happened to be at work inside the tunnel when the tragedy struck, he said. A total of 140 people had gone missing at the Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project site when the disaster caused by a glacial burst struck on February 7 last year. The bodies of 36 people have been found so far while 104 are still missing. One body had been found in the tunn...

 Ahead of the fourth phase of polling in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, which is scheduled to take place on February 23, leaders including Amit Shah, Akhilesh Yadav, Arvind Kejriwal and CM Yogi Adityanath addressed public meetings in the state on Monday. Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addressed a rally in Manipur’s Imphal. Assembly elections in five states – Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur – are being held in February and March. Follow IndiaToday.in for LIVE updates. PM Modi at rally in Imphal Palm Oil Mission will benefit Manipur farmers: PM Modi At a rally in Imphal, PM Modi said, "The Palm Oil Mission that we've started will benefit the farmers of Manipur significantly. We've also promoted organic farming practices in the state." Manipur will become important centre for East Asia connectivity: PM Modi In Imphal, PM Modi said at a rally, "Rail connectivity will improve tourism in the region. It will provide t...

 The accident occurred early morning on Tuesday on the way back from a wedding ceremony in Uttarakhand. At least eleven people, who were returning from a wedding, died in an accident in Uttarakhand. Two others were injured, police informed on Tuesday. Police have arrived at the spot of the accident. PM Narendra Modi has announced an ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh each from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the next of kin of those who lost their lives due to the accident. The injured are being given ₹50,000. The accident took place late night on Monday in Champawat district. The vehicle they were travelling in fell in a gorge near Sukhidhang Reetha Sahib road, Kumaon Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Nilesh Anand Bharne was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. "We have recovered 11 bodies so far at the accident site. As per our information so far there 14 to 15 people were on the vehicle. Rescue team is searching other persons,” said Devendra...

India has strongly refuted the allegations by the UN's mission in Geneva of "judicial harassment" against journalist Rana Ayyub. Journalist Rana Ayyub Reacting strongly, India on Monday dubbed as "baseless and unwarranted" the allegations by the United Nation's mission in Geneva of "judicial harassment" against journalist Rana Ayyub, and asserted that the country upholds the rule of law and no one is above it. India's permanent mission in Geneva, in a tweet, said advancing a "misleading narrative" only "tarnishes" the reputation of the UN mission. "Allegations of so-called judicial harassment are baseless & unwarranted. India upholds the rule of law but is equally clear that no one is above the law. We expect SRs to be objective & accurately informed. Advancing a misleading narrative only tarnishes @UNGeneva's reputation," it said. Official sources in New Delhi said the matter will be followed up by a ...

BJP national president  JP Nadda said  he rebuked Karnataka cabinet minister K S Eshwarappa for saying that the saffron flag may replace the national flag atop the Red Fort some day in the future. BJP national president JP Nadda said he “ticked off” K S Eshwarappa for his alleged statement on the national flag A mid a political slugfest in Karnataka over K S Eshwarappa’s alleged statement about the saffron flag, BJP national president JP Nadda said he had rebuked the cabinet minister for his remarks. “I called Eshwarappa and ticked him off for his comments on saffron flag,” said Nadda in an exclusive interview with India Today News Director Rahul Kanwal. Karnataka Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K S Eshwarappa had sparked a massive controversy when he said the saffron flag may replace the national flag atop the Red Fort some day in the future. The Congress has demanded the resignation of the minister and said that he be booked slapped with sedition charges for his...

A hotel in Maple, Udupi, belonging to the father of Hazra Shifa, one of the petitioners in the hijab row, was attacked by a mob on Monday. Hazra has tweeted about the attack and her brother was attacked by the mob. A hotel belonging to one of the petitioner’s (Hazra Shifa)  father was allegedly attacked on Monday, February 21. The incident took place in Malpe in Udupi district. Hazra had filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court regarding the ongoing hijab row. Shifa’s brother at the hospital. Hazra has alleged that the brutal attack was carried out by Sangh Parivar goons and she demanded that action be taken against them. In the tweet, she also confirmed that her brother was attacked. He is now being treated at the hospital. Following the incident, Hazra Shifa tweeted, “My brother was brutally attacked by a mob. Just because I continue to stand for My #Hijab which is MY RIGHT. Our property were ruined as well. Why?? Can’t I demand my right? Who will be their next victim? I dema...

Two Ukrainian soldiers and a civilian died in the shelling of frontline villages Monday, as fears rose of a Russian invasion of its Western-backed neighbor. Ukraine’s national police  said the two soldiers died in Zaitseve, a village 30 kilometers (18 miles) north of the rebel stronghold Donetsk, with three more wounded. A serviceman of Ukrainian Military Forces holds a hand grenade launcher on his position on the front line with Russia backed separatists, near Novognativka village, Donetsk region on February 20, 2022 Officials identified the civilian as Roman Shyrokiy, 51, a resident of the Novoluganske, about 10 kilometers (six miles) east of where the soldiers died. Shyrokiy’s death marks the first officially confirmed civilian casualty of the year in Ukraine’s eight-year separatist conflict, which has claimed more than 14,000 lives and forced 1.5 million from their homes. Ukraine’s Western-backed leadership has now confirmed the death of seven soldiers this year. The Russian-ba...

  Russian   President Vladimir Putin   recognized the independence of eastern Ukraine’s separatist republics Monday, with the Kremlin saying that he had informed the French and German leaders of his decision. Russian President Vladimir Putin signs documents, including a decree recognizing two Russian-backed breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent entities “In the near future, the president plans to sign the order,” the Kremlin said, in a statement published before an anticipated national address from Putin. It added that French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had “expressed disappointment” over the decision in phone calls with Putin. “At the same time, they indicated their readiness to continue contacts,” the Kremlin said. France and Germany are mediators in the conflict between Kyiv and pro-Russia rebels in eastern Ukraine. The West has repeatedly warned Russia not to recognize the separatists, a move that effectively buries a frag...

Russia’s  President Vladimir Putin ordered  on Monday military troops to “maintain” peace in two breakaway regions of Ukraine after he recognized them as independent. But it is not immediately clear whether the troops would enter the Ukraine. This handout video grab released by the Russian Defence Ministry on February 21, 2022, shows Russian and Belarus tanks during joint exercises of the armed forces of Russia and Belarus as part of an inspection of the Union State’s Response Force, at a firing range near Brest. The announcement comes hours after Putin signed decrees recognizing the independence of separatist regions, Donetsk and Lugansk, in eastern Ukraine. “I believe it is necessary to take this long overdue decision. I immediately recognize the independence and sovereignty of the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Lugansk People’s Republic,” Putin said in a televised speech. The move further heightened international fears that Russia will invade Ukraine at any moment and pr...

 For more than a decade, Lebanon’s central bank charged commercial banks in the country commissions when they bought government securities without making clear that the bulk of those commissions went to a company controlled by the brother of the central bank’s governor, according to documents seen by Reuters. A view shows Lebanon's Central Bank building in Beirut, Lebanon Four contracts between Banque du Liban (BDL) and a Lebanese commercial bank seen by Reuters, dated from 2004 to 2014, state that the bank entering into the contract agreed to pay 3/8 of 1 percent commission on purchases of government certificates of deposit worth millions of dollars. Such contracts were standard for commercial banks making such purchases at the time, two senior executives in the finance industry told Reuters. The contracts seen by Reuters make no reference to Forry Associates, a company controlled by Raja Salameh, brother of central bank governor Riad Salameh . That company ultimately received su...

The faltering performance of 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva in Thursday night’s long-form routine drew an audience of 10.3 million to NBCUniversal’s Olympic television and digital broadcasts, according to network figures. Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva burst into tears at the conclusion of her routine. The US primetime replay of the skating competition brought in 1.4 million more viewers than the previous night’s Olympics coverage, NBC said. Valieva, the gold medal favorite in the spotlight after testing positive for a heart drug, made mistakes on her first four jumps and burst into tears at the conclusion of her routine. She finished in fourth place, behind two of her compatriots, Anna Shcherbakova and Alexandra Trusova, who took gold and silver, respectively. NBC’s nightly broadcasts of the Winter Games have been averaging 12 million people, according to the network’s total audience delivery metric, which combines viewership on traditional television, cell ...

Rajeev Jhawar is the managing director of Usha Martin Limited, and in the three decades that he has been at the helm of the Usha Martin Group. His leadership qualities, sharp business acumen, in-depth understanding of business administration and strategic decision making has taken the Group to an altogether higher growth trajectory. The Jhawar Family owns the Neutral Publishing House Limited, through many of its companies. Rajeev Jhawar Managing Director of Usha Martin Usha Martin was founded by Basant Jhawar, a commerce graduate, in 1960, at Ranchi, in collaboration with Martin Black of the UK. He was later joined by his younger brother Brij K Jhawar, a mechanical engineer. The first wire rope reel rolled out of the company in 1962. Its public issue in 1961 was oversubscribed by more than 300 per cent. In 1963, the company paid its maiden dividend and doubled the production from 3,600 tonnes to 7,200 tonnes in just two-and-a-half years. It soon became one of the largest manuf...

Ukrainians living in the country’s east carry on mostly as usual, despite stark warnings that a Russian attack is imminent. Children play in the park, a  husky busker sings Pink Floyd  under the winter sun, teens giggle as they slip over on an outdoor ice-skating rink – a day like any other, it might seem, not a country on the eve of a possible full-scale invasion by Russia. People in the eastern town of Mariupol continued to party on Tuesday night despite Western warnings of an imminent invasion by Russia While defence monitors said on Tuesday that it appeared Russia was moving some military hardware away from the border with Ukraine, the West remained resolute in its assessment of the current threat posed to the country. The United States and the United Kingdom have been clear – an attack could come at any moment and without warning. Over the weekend, US President Joe Biden reportedly told Western leaders that a possible date was February 16, perhaps preceded by a barrage of...

An Indian director and writer, Shyam Maheshwari is noted for his work primarily in the Marathi TV and film industry. Having started his career as an assistant director with the popular TV series, Kyunki… Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2000-02), he made his directorial debut with Kuchh Jhuk Palkein in 2002. His other notable directorial credits include Maat Ki Banno (2010), a TV series, and eventually made his feature film directorial debut with Charandas Chor (2017). India Direction Charandas Chor is a Marathi movie released on 29 Dec, 2017. The movie is directed by Shyam Maheshwari and featured Adesh Aware, Anuya Baiche, Abhay Chavan and Sonam Pawar as lead characters. Shyam Maheshwari tells story of an honest thief to the Bhopalites. As a children’s film ‘Charandas Chor’ was screened at Madhya Pradesh State Tribal Museum. Mention ‘Charandas Chor’ and instantly the Rajasthani folk tale by Vijaydan Detha, made more famous by legendary theatre personality Habib Tanvir through his play of the...