PM TO FlAG OFF ‘RUN FOR UNITY’ TODAY
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the 'Run for Unity' here on Friday on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, which is being commemorated as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas. Modi will pay floral tributes at the statue of independent India's first home minister at Patel Chowk, Parliament Street, at 7.30 am. And thereafter address the participants of the 'Run for Unity' at Vijay Chowk at 7.40 am. He will then administer the Unity Pledge at 8 am. The run from Vijay Chowk to India Gate on Rajpath will be flagged off at 8.15 am, Home Ministry said in a statement here.
MODI lIKElY TO VISIT VARANASI NEXT MONTH
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to undertake a two-day visit to his Varanasi constituency next month, during which he will discuss the plan of adopting a village from his constituency under the MP Model Village Scheme, besides inaugurating a trauma centre at the Banaras Hindu University.
ED ISSUES SUMMONS AGAINST MARAN BROTHERS
New Delhi : Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued summons against Dayanidhi and Kalanithi Maran and all others accused in Aircel Maxis money laundering probe case. The agency, sources said, has issued the notices under the Prevention of Money laundering Act (PMlA) and they have summoned the accused to examine them and record their statements. The agency is expected to issue an attachment order for seizing of assets of an estimated value of over `600 crore in this case before which this questioning is necessary, they said. "All the accused in this case, as taking per the CBI case registered against them, have been summoned by ED," sources said. The ED is expected to issue attachment orders within few weeks time, they added.
SECOND SAARC MEET OF EDUCATION MINS TODAY
New Delhi: The second chapter of the SAARC Education Ministers' meeting will be held here on Friday to take stock of the progress made by member countries on the regional grouping's development goals on education and discuss the strategy for education beyond 2015.
JAPAN OFFERS TO Aid INDIA ON transport system
New Delhi: Japan has offered to help India in developing Intelligent Transport Systems(ITS) in its urban areas. The two countries identified new areas of cooperation in urban development sector at the end of the day long meeting of the India-Japan Joint Working Group on Thursday. Japan's Ministry of land, Infrastructure and Toursim will assist in developing ITS architecture, capacity development in respect of ITS besides in developing Ring Roads of major cities like Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi among others, a statement said.
RAJNATH TO UNVEIl E-VISA NEXT WEEK
New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh along with Tourism Minister Sripad Naik will unveil the first phase of much-awaited e-visa system for tourists from two dozens countries including US and Japan by next week. While Australia is likely to be accorded the e-visa facility during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit Down Under, some countries belonging to BRICS and African region are likely to be announced in the first phase, said a senior official from the Union Tourism Ministry.
DAY AFTER, NGT UPlOAD NORMS ON INDUSTRIES
New Delhi: A day after the Supreme Court asked the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to take action against industrial units polluting Ganga, the Tribunal has directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to upload on its website the criteria for classification of industries. Polluting industries are categorised into three categories--red, orange and green keeping in view their pollution potential.
Sangathan 2014 CONClUDES
New Delhi: The 16th Mega Inter-Institutional Sports Meet "Sangathan 2014" concluded on Wednesday marking the Founder's Day of the Amity Institutions. Amity founder Dr Ashok Chauhan's birthday is celebrated every year as "Sangathan"wherein thousands of students from all the Amity Campuses across India and abroad compete with each other in almost 45 sports events.