Tea Board has come out explaining what it did for the Tea Garden workers payment issue. In a statement Government said: In a statement Government said that the Tea Board took the following steps: After the notification of demonetization by Government of India on 08.11.2016, the Tea Board has taken initiatives for ensuring smooth payment […]
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Pakistan: A Hindu girl sold to settle debt
In a damning report of Associated Press, published by news outlets across the globe, sexual slavery of young underage minority girls of the Hindu community has again come to light. The report specifically takes up the case of a 14-year old Hindu girl who was snatched to settle off a debt of his family. Hindu […]
PM to Lay Foundation Stone of Chardham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojna
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the ambitious Chardham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojna on 27th December, 2016, at Parade Ground in Dehradun. The project aims at improving the connectivity to the Char Dham pilgrimage centres in the Himalayas, making journey to these centres safer, faster and more convenient. The Chardham Mahamarg Vikas […]
Check out the new Passport rules!
Planning to get a passport? Well here are the rules for getting one made! Read on: PROOF OF DATE OF BIRTH As per the extant statutory provisions of the Passport Rules, 1980, all the applicants born on or after 26/01/1989, in order to get a passport, had to, hitherto, mandatorily submit the Birth Certificate as […]
Christian sentiments in mind, Nagaland BJP wants to shift Good Governance Day
Nagaland BJP has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to shift the observance of ‘Good Governance Day’ on any other day as it falls on Christmas. Nagaland State BJP president Visasolie Lhoungu wrote a letter of appeal that Nagaland should be allowed to shift the day of Good Governance Day. The Central leadership has already allowed […]
JICA to consider relaxing minimum procurement norms
A high-level delegation of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) led by its President Shinichi Kitaoka held wide-ranging talks with the Minister of Urban Development M.Venkaiah Naidu here today. Responding to the issues raised by Naidu for further upscaling cooperation, Kitaoka assured that JICA would consider positively the suggestions including sourcing of equipment and rolling stock […]
Swachh Bharat Mission: Google Toilet Locators launched in India
With the construction of individual and public and community toilets in urban areas getting on to fast track, Swachh Bharat Mission(Urban) today moved to a new level of improving ‘ease of access to public toilets’. Minister of Urban Development Venkaiah Naidu today launched ‘Google Maps Toilet Locator App’ to enable people to locate the nearest public […]
First Pakistani Sikh cricketer set to join national academy
First Pakistani Sikh cricketer has dreams of serving Pakistan and making it proud. Geo News has reported that the young Pakistani Sikh cricketer Mahinder Pal Singh, hailing from the Nankana Sahib in Lahore, is among the top 30 promising cricketers in the nation and is now joining the national academy where his skills will be […]