Jaitley reviews defence land management
New Delhi: Defence Minister Arun Jaitley reviewed the functioning of the department managing military land against the backdrop of several scams involving defence land such as Adarsh, Sukna and Jodhpur during the UPA regime. Jaitley was on Monday given a detailed presentation by the Directorate General (Defence Establishment), which looks after the management of the defence land, and is believed to have been briefed about the status of the investigations and court cases in various land scams, Defence Ministry officials said here.
Singapore Navy chief meets Admiral dhowan
New Delhi: Navies of India and Singapore on Tuesday discussed ways of further strengthening their ties during a meeting between Indian Navy chief Admiral Robin Dhowan and his Singaporean counterpart Rear Admiral Ng Chee Peng. “Visit of Singapore Naval Chief is expected to intensify the cooperation between both navies and strengthen historical ties between both navies. Incidentally, 2014-15 marks the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and Singapore,” a Navy release said.
Indian nationals to be EVACUATED from Ukraine
New Delhi: India has made arrangements to evacuate all its nationals, mainly students, from violence-hit Ukrainian city of lugansk to Kyiv, top officials said on Tuesday. The evacuation arrangements were made in cooperation with the Ukrainian Government, they said. Indian authorities have arranged 500 train tickets for Tuesday to evacuate the Indian nationals. Another 500 train tickets have been arranged for tomorrow to evacuate the remaining Indian students and nationals.
INDIA WElCOMES NEW Palestinian Govt
New Delhi: India on Tuesday welcomed formation of a new unity Palestinian Government and hoped that it would be able to resume talks with Israel in a pragmatic and constructive spirit to find a mutually acceptable political solution to the decades-old issue.
Security at Indian missions ENHANCED
New Delhi: Security measures at Indian missions in Afghanistan have been enhanced with both ITBP and Afghan security forces strengthening the defence mechanisms in the wake of the recent attack on the Consulate in Herat. Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force chief Subhas Goswami, who had recently visited that country for an on-the-spot assessment, said the Indian Embassy in Kabul and four Consulates in Herat, Kandahar, Jalalabad and Mazar-e-Sharif have been brought under heightened security measures right after the attack on May 23.
Brahma Kumaris lAUNCH ‘NO TOBACCO’ CAMPAIGN
New Delhi: A health campaign titled “My Delhi, Addiction Free Delhi” was launched by the Brahma Kumaris institution on ‘World No-Tobacco Day’. As part of country-wide campaign, the aim is to increase public awareness on hazards of drug, alcohol and tobacco addictions, spread the message of WHO’s anti-tobacco initiatives and promote healthy habits & positive lifestyle among people in respective local areas. Chief Guest Justice V Eswaraiah, Chairman, National Commission for Backward Classes said that the menace of alcohol, drug, tobacco and substance abuse in all forms has increasingly become life threatening and a curse to society. lok Sabha MP Udit Raj, Patel Chest Institute Director Dr Rajendra Prasad and Rajyogini B K Pushpa were among those who attended the campaign launch.
Venkaiah ASSURES FUND HElP TO NAVEEN
New Delhi: Venkaiah Naidu, the Union Minister of Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) on Tuesday assured Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik of expediting release of pending funds as well as implementation of the urban development projects in the State especially those funded out of Central funds of the Urban Renewal Mission. Patnaik had called upon the new UD and HUPA Minister.