Tewari unveils multi media initiatives
New Delhi: Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari on Monday unveiled a multi-media initiative that captures the journey of development in the last nine years across various sectors through the programmes and policies of the UPA Government. On the overarching theme "Glimpses of the Indian story" underscores the impact of policy decisions at the ground level for inclusive growth and participatory governance within the right framework. It would be put on TV, radio, print and outdoor publicity with the objective of informing and appraising the public to encourage greater participation in the efforts. It reflects tangible progress achieved in education, health, telecom, rural and urban infrastructure and basic amenities.
Gen Bikram pushes for raising Strike Corps
New Delhi: Against the backdrop of Chinese incursion, Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh is understood to have pressed the Government on Monday for an early decision on a proposal to raise a Strike Corps in the northeast to meet any security threat in the eastern sector. This issue is believed to have figured when the Army Chief briefed Defence Minister A K Antony on the prevailing security situation along the line of Actual Control in wake of the recent incursion by Chinese troops in ladakh, sources said. The meeting was also attended by top security brass of the country including National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon and Defence Secretary Shashikant Sharma.