‘MODI HAS TAKEN UPSC ROW SERIOUSlY’
New Delhi: As the row over UPSC examination pattern again reverberated in the lok Sabha, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has himself taken up the issue seriously and a “balanced and mutually acceptable” solution will be found soon. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Samajwadi Party member Dharmendra Yadav condemned the lathi-charge against students agitating on the issue and wanted an early resolution. Rajeev Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav (RJD) said the issue concerned not only Hindi but all regional languages. “It is not a political or a partisan issue. I will convey to the Prime Minister the strong feeling of the entire House,” Naidu said.
3 CMS occupying Delhi BUNGAlOWS
New Delhi: Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan, Himachal Pradesh CM Virbhadra Singh and Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat are occupying 11 Race Course Road, 1 Jantar Mantar Road and 9 Teen Murti lane - all Government bungalows - respectively in Delhi, Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha. He said bungalows of Chavan and Singh have been regularised by cabinet committee on accommodation under State Government quota meant for allotment to the officials working in the office of the Resident Commissioner in the capital. The request for regularisation of accommodation of Rawat is being processed, he said.
‘Very low Frequency’ station for navy Now
New Delhi: To establish uninterrupted communication with its deployed ships, especially submarines, the Navy on Thursday operationalised a facility at Tirunelvelli in Tamil Nadu which will help it to remain in touch with its strategic vessels across its areas of interest. “Navy Chief Admiral RK Dhowan inaugurated a new state-of- the-art ‘Very low Frequency’ (VlF) transmitting station at INS Kattaboman in Tirunelvelli which would provide a boost to the Navy’s ability to communicate with deployed ships and submarines on an uninterrupted basis throughout the year,” a Navy release said here.
Constitutional tag to NCBC on cards
New Delhi: There is a proposal to give Constitutional status to the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) was under process in the Social Justice and Empowerment ministry and it takes time to amend the Constitution to grant the status, said Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Sudarshan Bhagat, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.
Maneka meets bankers, other stakeholders
New Delhi: Union Minister of Women & Child Development, Maneka Sanjay Gandhi on Thursday held a high level meeting in Delhi with Bankers and other stakeholders to discuss the possibilities of strengthening and restructuring Rashtriya Mahila Kosh(RMK). She called for a need to improve the financial inclusion of women by streamlining the system.