Mechanism for skill development favoured
New Delhi: HRD Minister MM Pallam Raju on Monday favoured a single point coordination mechanism to facilitate faster progress in execution of a national vocational curriculum framework for developing skills of the youths in the country. With the country setting a target of providing skills to 500 million youths by 2022, he urged the stakeholders to make a beginning and encouraged more to register with the National Vocational Educational Qualification Framework.
SC tells Sajjan: Don’t stall case proceeding
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said the accused in anti-Sikh riots case, including Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, are trying to stall the proceeding at trial court by approaching higher courts at every stage but agreed to hear their plea for quashing the charges of murder and rioting in the killing of six persons during the 1984 carnage. “You are stalling the proceeding at every stage. Please do not stall the proceedings,” a bench headed by Justice AK Patnaik observed.
fire on aircraft carrier INS Virat
New Delhi: A short circuit led to a minor fire aboard aircraft carrier INS Virat off the coast of Mumbai last week. No one was injured, officials said here on Monday adding the fire took place in the air conditioning system near the officers mess section of the warship.
IAS Durga meets Narayanasamy
New Delhi: Days after her suspension was revoked by Uttar Pradesh Government, IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal, who had taken on sand mining mafia in Gautam Buddh Nagar district, on Monday met Minister of State for Personnel V Narayanasamy here. It was a courtesy call by Nagpal to the Minister, official sources said, adding the meeting was brief and nothing much should be read into it.
SC admits bail plea of tribal teacher
New Delhi: The SC on Monday admitted the bail plea of Soni Sori, a tribal teacher, and journalist lingaram Kodopi, who are in jail for their alleged links with Maoists, and sought response from Chhattisgarh Government.