PM calls council of ministers meeting
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will review the progress of his Government’s flagship schemes and the agenda for the last year of the current NDA rule at a meeting of the Council of Ministers on Wednesday. According to sources, the meeting will be held in Parliament House. All ministers have been asked to attend the crucial meeting. The meeting of Council of Ministers, being held after a gap of seven months, comes in the backdrop of the recent setback in bypolls conducted in many States.
Swadeshi Jagaran Manch slams Cong
New Delhi: The Swadeshi Jagran Manch on Monday condemned an animation posted by the Congress on its Twitter handle which blamed the RSS for halting introduction of Anti-cervical cancer vaccine in the country. The Manch also accused the Opposition party of backing certain pharmaceutical lobbyists.
India releases grants for Nepal
New Delhi: Indian ambassador to Nepal, Manjeev Singh Puri, on Monday handed over a cheque of Nepali Rupees 99,211,893.22 to the Secretary, Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Dr. Sanjay Sharma in Kathmandu towards final payment for Nepal-Bharat Maitri Irrigation Project for Installation of 2700 Shallow Tube Well Irrigation Systems in 12 districts of Nepali. With this payment, India has released a total of NRs. 227.6 Million to Nepal for implementing the project that would ensure all season irrigation facility to about 8115 hectares of farm land.
‘Japan meets Bihar’event organised
New Delhi: The Embassy of Japan and FICCI’s Forum of Parliamentarians organised their first joint programme ‘Dialogue with States’ on Monday in Patna. In the conference entitled ‘Japan meets Bihar’, Ambassador Hiramatsu talked about spiritual partnership for the future.
Govt not committing cardinal sin: Prasad
New Delhi: The executive was not committing a “cardinal sin” by seeking reconsideration of some proposals made by the Supreme Court collegium on the appointment of judges, law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Monday amid charges by the opposition that the government was stalling appointments to the higher judiciary.
SC refuses to order ‘re-test’ of ClAT 2018
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to order a “re-test” of the Common law Admission Test (ClAT) 2018 or stop the counselling process for admissions in 19 national prestigious law colleges across the country over complaints of technical glitches during the May 13 exam.
‘Women SHGs are real agents of development’
New Delhi: Women self help groups in rural areas are the real agents of development, Union Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Monday while conferring national awards to the best performing SHGs from across the country. Tomar awarded 34 women SHGs under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana National Rural livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRlM) at an event here.
law Minister bats for test to recruit judges
New Delhi: law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday pitched for a national-level entrance test for “talent infusion” into the subordinate judiciary. But at the same time, he made it clear that he was not rooting for a national-level judicial service on the lines of the all-India services such as the IAS and IPS for appointing judicial officers.