Sadhvi Hemanand Giri is the first woman to be shortlisted for the post of Shankaracharya out of the 200 candidates. The Sadhvi is from Nepal and is in the running for the Jyotish Peeth of Uttarakhand. This is an achievement in itself, no doubt. But why does she want to become a Shankaracharya? Here she speaks […]
The National Highways Authority of India or NHAI has issued Letter of Award (LOA) for the development of the national highway section in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The project would be implemented on EPC mode with construction period of 24 months. The project includes upgradation of the highway from 2 lane to 4 lane […]
At the World Economic Forum, the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that the world is looking for a new “global” roadmap with uniform parameters, in spite of the diversity and […]
Om Prakash Rawat yesterday assumed charge as 22nd Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India succeeding A.K. Joti. Joti demitted the office day before yesterday after completing his tenure. Born on 2nd December, 1953, Rawat a former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of 1977 batch retired from active service in December, 2013. He served in various […]
Though remote control car keys are very common nowadays, invitees/spectators carrying them used to face inconvenience, as the same is not allowed inside the seating enclosures due to security reasons during Republic Day Parade. The issue of making arrangements outside the seating enclosures for deposit of remote car keys brought by invitees, has been raised […]
सरकार ने देश में पहली बार 2500 सरकारी भवनों में सुपर-सक्षम एयर कंडीशनर (एसी) लगाने का निर्णय लिया है। कल पूर्वी दिल्ली में परम्परागत रोशनी को बदलकर एलईडी रोशनी लगाए जाने के अवसर पर पर्यावरण, वन तथा जलवायु परिवर्तन, विज्ञान और प्रौद्योगिकी तथा पृथ्वी विज्ञान मंत्री डॉ. हर्ष वर्धन ने कहा कि एक लाख परम्परागत […]
The Minister of State (IC), for AYUSH, Shripad Yesso Naik laid the foundation stone for Central Research Institute (CRI) in Jaipur on 22nd January 2018. This will be the third CRI under the aegis of Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH), an autonomous body of Ministry of AYUSH for undertaking scientific research in Homoeopathy, […]
Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan in New Delhi yesterday met media persons and briefed them about the acquisition of HPCL by ONGC. Pradhan informed that the Government of India entered into an agreement with ONGC on January 20, 2018 for sale of its 51.11% equity shareholding in […]
A cow gave her blessings for a Hindu Temple in Germany’s Bremen. Cows are considered sacred in Hinduism and are even accorded the status of the ‘mother-figure’ to show gratitude to the benign living being which provides milk and companionship for the humankind. As per a report published on 17th January 2018 in the newspaper […]
