Ministry of Tourism has identified 17 sites in 12 clusters in the country for development under Iconic Tourist Sites Development Project, pursuant to Budget Announcements of 2018-19. Following are the 17 tourist sites: Uttar Pradesh- TajMahal & Fatehpur Sikri; Maharashtra- Ajanta & Ellora; Delhi- Humayun’s Tomb, Red Fort & QutubMinar; Goa- Colva beach; Rajasthan- Amer […]
On 3rd July 2018 MeitY (Ministry of Electronics & IT) had written to WhatsApp exhorting them to take immediate steps to tackle the menace of misuse of their platform wherein inflammatory messages were circulated that led to unfortunate incidents. On the same day WhatsApp had responded indicating their initiative to mark forwarded messages and to […]
WhatsApp has been warned by Indian government after a spate of viral WhatsApp messages led to lynchings across the country. The government said that ‘a large number of irresponsible and explosive messages filled with rumours and provocation are being circulated on WhatsApp.’ These messages have led to killings in many states such as Assam, Maharashtra, […]
Hailakandi, Assam saw an uproar after a Hindu family alleged that their 6-year-old son has been forcefully circumcised by two unidentified men. The mother of the child said that she wants ‘justice’ for her son. SP Mohneesh Mishra commented on the case and said that a case has been registered and our expert team is […]
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India yesterday signed a $250 million loan to finance the construction of 6,254 kilometres all-weather rural roads in the States of Assam, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal under the Prime Minister’s Rural Roads Program (PMGSY). The First Tranche Loan is part of the $500 […]
The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that stigmatization and discrimination cannot be tolerated by any civilized society and people with disabilities have every right to live with dignity. Venkaiah Naidu was addressing the gathering after launching Deen Dayal Divyangjan Sahajya Scheme to coincide with the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, […]
Government today informed that a joint operation was conducted by Army, CRPF, CoBRA, State Police and Sashastra Seema Bal (15th Bn., Kajalgaon & 6th Bn., Ranighuli, Kokrajhar) in the area of Simlaguri of District Chirang, Assam on a specific input regarding presence of 02 hardcore National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadre. SSB (Sashastra Seema Bal) […]
Manipur CM N Biren Singh took a strong stance against talks of Greater Nagaland which angered many in the North East part of India. Yesterday, the government of India had issued a clarification on the Nagalim or Greater Nagaland and said: Some media reports have appeared recently to the effect that the Govt. of India has agreed […]
Greater Nagaland or Nagalim which was the talk of the town will now, will die its natural death. With the slogan “Nagaland for Christ” it also became an issue in the rest of India with people wondering how government would handle such a case where a state openly declared itself connected to religion. In a […]
Hindu migrant citizenship issue is again creating headlines after Krishak Mukti SangramSamiti (KMSS) president Akhil Gogoi on Monday said that this was a huge conspiracy. Gogoi urged every stakeholder in Assam to join hands to protect the identity of the state. He promised that in the next three months he will thwart any attempts to give […]
