From the hits and misses of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman's post-contraction Budget to why the Modi government has lost the battle on farm laws, here is what Business Standard columnists wrote this week.

BS Views of the Week: A post-contraction Budget with a difference

The Visakhapatnam Port Authority signed a Rs 300 crore agreement with Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) on Thursday to construct a flyover aimed at reducing congestion and enabling seamless cargo movement via road and rail traffic towards the port.
Designed to improve traffic management and cargo evacuation, the project will cover the areas surrounding the port and critical parts of the city leading to it.
"The agreement pertains to the construction of a flyover bridge connecting Seahorse Junction to the dock area at Vizag Port. The estimated cost of the project is approximately Rs 300 crore. The flyover will eliminate 11 level crossings that currently obstruct traffic flow, ensuring smooth cargo movement," stated an official press release from VPA.
Spanning 3.3 km in length, the flyover will feature a carriageway width of seven meters for two lanes and 10.5 meters for three lanes, facilitating efficient entry and exit for port-bound traffic.

Designed to improve traffic management and cargo evacuation, the project will cover the areas surrounding the port and critical parts of the city leading to it

Kolkata-based agro-based company Regaal Resources Ltd has filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with market regulator SEBI to raise funds through an initial public offering (IPO).
The IPO comprises a fresh issue of shares worth up to Rs 190 crore and an offer-for-sale of up to nine million equity shares by the promoter.
Proceeds from the fresh issue worth Rs 147 crore will be utilised for repayment and pre-payment of borrowings and general corporate purposes.
Regaal Resources, one of the manufacturers of maize-based starch, specialty starches, food-grade starches and starch derivative products in India, has an installed crushing capacity of 750 tonnes per day.
The company reported a revenue from operations increased by 22.97 per cent to Rs 600 crore in FY24, due to an increase in sales of manufactured and traded goods.
Pantomath Capital Advisors and Sumedha Fiscal Services are the book-running lead managers, while Link Intime India is the registrar of the issue. The equity

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Disputes between the Delhi government and the LG must be resolved once and for all, the Supreme Court said on Thursday after being informed funds for a scheme meant for road accident victims were released.
The observation of the bench comprising Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan came when the Delhi government said the funds for its "Farishtey Dilli Ke" scheme facilitating free medical treatment to road accident victims in city hospitals were cleared.
The scheme encourages people to rescue and save lives of road accident victims. Under the scheme, the government foots hospital bills of such victims.
The court was hearing the Delhi government's plea on making the scheme functional again by clearing pending bills, releasing payments to private hospitals and initiating disciplinary action against officials responsible for allegedly deliberately orchestrating its "de-operationalisation".
Senior advocate Shadan Farasat, appearing for the Delhi government, informed the bench about th

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The Karnataka cabinet on Thursday decided to increase the bus fares in the state-owned transport corporations by 15 per cent.
The decision was taken in view of the substantial hike in operational costs such as increase in spending on fuel prices and staff, Karnataka Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil said.
The cabinet has decided to revise the bus fare of the four state transport corporations of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC), Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (KKRTC) and Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) by 15 per cent, Patil said while briefing reporters here.
The Minister said the decision will come into effect from January 5.
According to him, the BMTC bus fares were increased on January 10, 2015 when the diesel prices were Rs 60.90 per litre.
The daily diesel consumption was Rs 9.16 crore 10 years ago by the four corporations, which has now increased to Rs 

The decision was taken in view of the substantial hike in operational costs such as increase in spending on fuel prices and staff, Karnataka Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil said

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BS Views of the Week: A post-contraction Budget with a difference

From the hits and misses of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman's post-contraction Budget to why the Modi government has lost the battle on farm laws, here is what Business Standard columnists wrote this week.

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