Anoop Mishra is new Secy General of lS
New Delhi: Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has appointed Anoop Mishra, retired UP cadre IAS officer of 1978 batch as Secretary General of lok Sabha on Wednesday. Mishra, who has been appointed for two years, will take charge from December 1.
11 new members take oath in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and senior Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav were among the 11 newly elected members of Rajya Sabha who took oath on Wednesday.
Rijiju: 19% Decline in communal violence
New Delhi: MoS Home Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday informed the Rajya Sabha that there has been a decline of 19 per cent in the incidents of communal violence in the country this year till October when compared to the corresponding period of 2013.
Durga Prasad to no longer head SPG
New Delhi: IPS officer K Durga Prasad will no longer hold the charge of chief of the elite Special Protection Group. Prasad's tenure had formally ended on November 2 and SS Chaturvedi, the next senior-most officer, will look after the charge till the appointment of the successor.
282 people died in J&K floods: Govt
New Delhi: The recent floods and landslides in Jammu & Kashmir claimed 282 lives and damaged 2.53 lakh houses, the Rajya Sabha was informed. MoS for Home Kiren Rijiju said that according to information received from the State Government, 282 people have died, 6.48 lakh hectare of crop area affected and 2.53 lakh houses have been reported damaged due to the floods, adding 61,326 cattle were also killed.
25.03l kids With Spl Needs enrolled in schools
New Delhi: A total of 25.03 lakh Children With Special Needs (CWSN) have been enrolled in schools across the country this year and 2.06 lakh such kids are being covered through home- based education, HRD Minister Smriti Irani informed lok Sabha.
Yoga for Central Govt employees from Dec 1
New Delhi: Yoga sessions will be organised for Central Government employees and their dependents by the ‘Grih Kalyan Kendra', a welfare society working under the aegis of the Centre. The sessions will be organised from December 1 at five centres of the Grih Kalyan Kendra here.
AIR Stops Airing Ignou's Gyanvani
New Delhi: The operation of educational Gyanwani FM channels was discontinued by All India Radio (AIR) due to IGNOU's failure in clearing outstanding dues. This information was shared in the lok Sabha by MoS in the I&B Ministry Rajyavardhan Rathore.
‘one Indian dies of Ebola in liberia’
New Delhi: Only one Indian employed in liberia has died of Ebola virus infection earlier this year, MoS External Affairs VK Singh told lok Sabha. He said that family members of Mohammed Amir, who was employed in a pharmacy in liberia who died of Ebola virus infection on September 7, were informed about the incident.
Par panel approves bill on Indo-Bangla lBA
New Delhi: A parliamentary panel is learnt to have approved a Bill to give effect to the India-Bangladesh land Boundary Agreement (lBA) recommending that the interests of State Governments and the people be kept in mind. The "unanimous" report of the Standing Committee on External Affairs, headed by Congress member Shashi Tharoor, on the Constitution (119th Amendment) Bill, 2013 is likely to be tabled in Rajya Sabha next week, informed sources said.
SC, Parliament facing fire safety lapses: CIC
New Delhi: The Parliament and the Supreme Court buildings are facing serious fire safety issues with the apex court premises not getting safety certificate from the fire authorities for last 10 years. The issue was highlighted by the Central Information Commission (CIC) which pulled up the Delhi Fire Service for not releasing information regarding the fire safety of the Parliament and the SC under RTI Act claiming it to be sensitive in nature.