Jaitley to address navy top brass today
New Delhi: Defence Minister Arun Jaitley will on Tuesday address the top brass of the Navy at its bi-annual commanders’ conference where senior officers would discuss issues such as the maintenance and safety of the aging warship fleet and the status of its major projects. In his maiden visit to any such conference of the force, the Defence Minister will address the top brass of the force and is expected to communicate the major objectives of the Government to the maritime force, Navy officials said.
MP gets Financial Inclusion Award
New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh on Monday was conferred upon with the prestigious SKOCH Financial Inclusion and Deepening Award-2014 here under the best State category. Madhya Pradesh’s Additional Chief Secretary Aruna Sharma said under the financial inclusion, ultra small banks are being opened in the radius of every 5 kilometers in rural areas. So far, 2,200 ultra small banks have been opened in the State with transactions worth over Rs 1,500 crore.
Who’s bulletin on health launched
New Delhi: The Health Ministry on Monday launched the June 2014 issue of World Health Organisation (WHO) Bulletin devoted to the theme of “BRICS and Global Health”, that will cover key issues pertaining to these nations Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa. Additional Secretary in Health Ministry, CK Mishra said development and rapid adoption of appropriate and affordable health technologies is a key to ensure game changing interventions to reduce the burden of endemic and emerging communicable diseases.
‘Corporates financed, manipulated polls’
New Delhi: The CPI on Monday claimed corporates “manipulated and financed” the campaign to install the Narendra Modi Government and said it apprehended attempts to concentrate all powers in the “hands of an individual” which would subvert the country’s democratic polity. “Massive amounts were spent by the corporates in the entire poll campaign to install a more pro-corporate Government. Modi was their obvious choice for his pro-corporate record as a Chief Minister,” party General Secretary S Sudhakar Reddy said in a Press conference here.
‘Enable women scribes to work fearlessly’
New Delhi: The Indian Women’s Press Corps (IWPC) on Monday strongly condemned work-related harassment of women in the media industry and stressed on the need to establish and ensure harassment-free working environments to enable woman journalists to work freely and fearlessly. In a statement released on Monday, IWPC noted with deep concern the report about a woman journalist attempting suicide following alleged harassment by her seniors.
Ram naresh intrim chhattisgarh guv
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee has accepted the resignation of Shekhar Dutt as Governor of Chhattisgarh. Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav has been given the charge of Chhattisgarh, a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said. Yadav will continue to hold the charge of Chhattisgarh Governor until an alternative arrangement is made, it said.