RSS shakhas’ number rising in Kerala: Sangh
New Delhi: left-ruled Kerala accounts for maximum number of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) shakhas, over 5,000 per day among all its ‘prants' (regions), and the number is rising, a Sangh office bearer claimed. Even Gujarat, the State which is seen as a stronghold of both Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and BJP, has only around 1,000 shakhas, which are the daily morning meetings of its members.
physical fitness prog within 4 months: Secy
New Delhi: Secretary Sports and Director General Sports Authority of India (SAI) Injeti Srinivas on Monday said that a National Physical fitness programme will be launched in India within four months. "We will develop norms of physical fitness in the country. The country hase 23 crore children in India and every students will get measure about their physical fitness and it would be included in its report cards. Even the other states have to follow the norms," Srinivas said at the launch of a Sports Science Centre instituted jointly by Manav Rachna Educational Institutions (MREI) and University of Tsukuba, Japan.
PM for collective effort against terrorism
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday pitched for a collective voice against terrorism, extremism and radicalisation as he hosted a delegation of British MPs here. While interacting with the eight-member delegation, he said the relations between India and UK have strong bipartisan support in both countries. He called for enhanced interactions between the Parliamentarians of both countries, the statement said.
EC to hold polls in andhra, telangana on march 17
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Tuesday decided to hold biennial elections to the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana legislative Councils from local Authorities Constituencies on March 17 to fill up 10 vacancies.