BJP TO UNVEIl NEW CANTEEN
BJP headquarters may start new year’s first month with a meal makeover as a spruced up canteen focusing on ‘health-hygiene and taste’ will be fully operational serving a varied range of cuisines to break monotony of the taste buds.. “All suggestions are welcome”, says Arun Singh, BJP’s headquarters in-charge. The food joint may be thrown open by ‘Makarsankranti’ or Pongal date.
SENA ADVICE TO SAVE BIG CATS
At a time when the green lobby across the country is shocked over the Government decision to drastically curtail funds to Environment Ministry for tiger conservation, an unexpected gesture from BJP’s ally — Shiv Sena has pleasantly surprised them. In its mouthpiece Saamna, the party suggested that it is time the Government began a nutritious food scheme for tigresses to save the big cats. At least, this way cubs would not die of malnutrition and their numbers will also increase, the Sena said.
FAREWEll RETURN
Almost ten days after he was given a farewell, Justice Vikramajit Sen of the Supreme Court returned to hold court last Tuesday to pronounce a slew of judgments including the decision on liquor ban in Kerala. Justice Sen, who retired on December 30, was pleasantly surprised to see the room filled with lawyers and journalists. “Why aren’t you enjoying your vacation,” he remarked. After pronouncing the order banning liquor in Kerala, he observed, “I hope things will be merrier than before,” giving his last bow as a judge.
ANOTHER RAIl COMMITTEE!
Adding to a range of committees already working for up-gradation of Indian Railways, Railway Ministry Suresh Prabhu last week constituted yet another one to study the technical capabilities of railway workshops and several production units. Senior Railway official Ravi Kochak will be Convener while Dr SK Saraswat, Member, NITI Aayog will be the special invitee to the committee which has to submit its report in March. It is said that study will be used for streamlining of business processes for induction of new technology and innovative ideas.
lAlU’S U-TURN
On New Year Day, lalu Prasad lost his cool faced with repeated attack at Twitter on him over the alleged return of Jungle Raj in Bihar. lalu shot back that in BJP-SAD ruled Punjab even a SP is abducted. When he realaised, the abduction was in relation to the Patankot terror attack, he adopted a statesman like instance by saying Patankot incidents should not be politicalised
SWACHCHH CSR
Months after Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu slammed the corporate world for failing to do their bits for Swachchh Bharat Mission, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has committed to construct 2000 community toilets/public toilets seats in different cities at various locations along with their partners as part of their corporate social responsibility(CSR). In return, the name of the corporate will be displayed on the CTs/PTs constructed.
PM’S INITIATIVE
Some state police chiefs had a tough time at the annual DGPs’ conference held at Kutch in Gujarat recently as they could not stick to their departure schedule since Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was chief guest at the function, planned an impromptu meetings of the top cops at the event. When a DGP wanted to leave the venue after the inaugural session and requested IB Chief Dineshwar Sharma to allow him, he was told that the PM had organized a meeting between the concerned Central paramilitary chiefs with the police chiefs of the bordering States. Many other police chiefs had to shelve their plan to leave after the inaugural session when they learnt that the PM was himself taking so much interest in affairs of the event.