PM hails Gogoi, sachin in Clean India campaign
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday appreciated Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar for participating in ‘Swachchh Bharat' campaign and said the mission can be made successful by working together. “Glad to see Assam CM Tarun Gogoi ji inspiring the people of Assam to work towards a Clean India,” Modi tweeted. In another tweet, he said, “I congratulate @sachin_rt for his efforts”, referring to Tendulkar wielding a broom and cleaning up a street in Mumbai to participate in ‘clean India' campaign. Together we will make Swachh Bharat Mission a success,” the Prime Minister said. Modi, while launching the campaign on October two, had invited Tendulkar to participate in it. Responding, Tendulkar had tweeted, “I humbly accept the challenge”.
135-member itbp force heads for Congo
New Delhi: A 135-member contingent of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force was on Monday flagged off for rendering UN-mandated police duties in the African nation of Congo. The squad was sent off by ITBP chief Subhas Goswami from the force headquarters here. This is the 9th contingent of the border guarding force to the central African nation and it will be stationed in Bunia in Eastern Congo. The squad, led by Commandant AS Negi, has been trained in mob dispersal and riot control techniques, special driving skills, providing aid to civilian authorities and basics on human rights laws.