GOVT TO TACKlE DEFENCE PROCUREMENT CASES
New Delhi: The new Government will take steps to tackle situations where defence procurement cases get stuck on basis of anonymous complaints and the acquisition for armed forces gets delayed, Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh said on Thursday. Soon after assuming office, he said the NDA Government will also work towards fulfilling the promise of giving ‘one rank-one pension’ to the retired armed forces personnel, maintaining that the issue was used by the UPA Government only for electoral purposes.
Navy Chief MEETS PM NARENDRA MODI
New Delhi: Navy Chief Admiral Robin Dhowan on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is understood to have briefed him on the operational preparedness of the force. He also apprised the Prime Minister of the issues faced by the Navy.
Hindi lANGUAGE TO COST over `82
New Delhi: India has not made a proposal for introduction of Hindi as an official language of the United Nations as it would cost the Government over `82 crore annually even by a conservative estimate. The information was given by the External Affairs Ministry in reply to a Right to Information plea filed by a 12-year old girl, Aishwarya Parashar, of lucknow who sought to know that why a formal proposal to make Hindi as an official language of the UN has not been given.
AICC SEEKS ENTRIES FOR Sadbhavna AWARD
New Delhi: The Congress advisory committee is seeking entries for the Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavna Award 2013. According to a statement issued by AICC on Thursday, the award carries a citation and a cash prize of `5 lakh. It is given to either individuals or institutions in recognition of their endeavour to promote communal harmony or fight terrorism and violence. The entries should be sent latest by June 14 to the chairman of the advisory committee, Karan Singh, the statement added. The award which is given each year on late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s birthday on August 20 has been previously awarded to Bharat Ratna(s) Bismillah Khan, lata Mangeshkar and Mother Teresa among others.
WHEF organises conference on june 2
New Delhi: World Hindu Economic Forum (WHEF) will be hosting a conference on ‘Manifesto for Economic Reform’ on June 2 at Constitution Club, Rafi Marg. The conference will be addressed by Dr Gautam Sen, london School of Economics & Political Science, Prof Dr R Vaidyanathan, Professor of Finance & Control, IIM Bengaluru and Dr Bibek Debroy, Prof of Economics, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi.