NOW, inter-ministerial BODY FOR FIlMMAKERS
New Delhi: An inter-ministerial committee has been set up to provide domestic and foreign filmmakers with a single window system for speedy clearances to shoot in India. Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar in a written reply to Rajya Sabha said the committee will act as a facilitator for film production and shooting in India.
‘56 propasals cleared under FCA last year’
NEW DElHI: Fifty-six proposals under Forest Conservation Act and 11 projects under Environment Impact Assessment Notification for roads and public utility sectors were granted clearance in hilly States during the last one year. This was informed by Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar in the Rajya Sabha in a written reply on Thursday.
MEA NOT IN FAVOUR OF HAJ SUBJECT TRANSFER
New Delhi: The MEA is not in favour of transferring the subject of Haj, which currently comes
under it, to the Ministry of Minority Affairs. Minister of State for External Affairs Gen VK Singh, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, said that suggestions have been received for transferring the subject of Haj to the Minority Affairs Ministry but the MEA is not in favour of any such transfer.
OF BJP Malaysian chapter launched
New Delhi: Overseas Friend of BJP Convener Vijay Jolly launched the new OFBJP Malaysian chapter at Kaula lumpur early this week. Pradeep Batra, a prominent NRI businessman in Malaysia was nominated as the Convenor OFBJP Malaysia.
‘Shortage of 1,651 IAS oficers’
New Delhi: There is a shortage of about 1,651 IAS officers in the country. The total authorised strength of IAS is 6,270. Of these, 4,619 officers are in position, Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh told Rajya Sabha in a written reply. A maximum of 139 vacancies exist in West Bengal as against the authorised cadre strength of 359, followed by 118 and 108 in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, respectively.
No initiative taken to create IMS: Govt
New Delhi: The Government has not taken any step to create an Indian Medical Service (IMS), close on the lines of IAS and IPS, for super specialist doctors. “As intimated by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Government has not initiated any proposal for creation of a Indian Medical Service and as such no specific steps have been taken in this regard,” Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.
IAF savES two lIVES in leh
New Delhi: Siachen Pioneers, helicopter squadron of IAF based at leh saved two lives in two separate incidents on July 17 and 18 respectively. In the first rescue sortie, a British national on motorcycle expedition met with a road mishap in Zanskar valley and a MI-17 helicopter air lifted him. Timely rescue effort and medical help saved his leg from getting amputated. In the second mission, a MI-17 helicopter crew rescued a
19-year old Delhi based mountaineer who slipped and fell down in a100 feet gorge while on an expedition on Mount Stok Kangri in ladakh, officials said here on Thursday.
Malabar series of joint naval exercise starts
New Delhi: The week-long 18th edition of Malabar series of joint naval exercise between India, US and Japan started in North West Pacific on Thursday. Three Indian warships are taking part in the exercise. The three navies will carry out surface and anti-submarine warfare drills besides anti-terrorism and anti-piracy exercises in high seas, officials said here on Thursday. The Malabar series of exercises started in 1992.
‘India CAN’T bring back black money EVER’
New Delhi: BJP MP from Godda in Jharkhand on Thursday surprised the Treasury Bences when he said India will not be able to bring back black money from Switzerland “in our lifetime”. The comments are sure to embarrass the BJP-led NDA Government which has declared its commitment to fufil this task.