Par panel for minority tag to kashmiri Pandits
New Delhi: A department-related standing committee on Home Affairs has recommended that the MHA should persuade the Jammu & Kashmir Government to look into the issue of granting minority status to Kashmiri Pandits keeping in mind their “pitiable condition”. “The committee is of the opinion that the Ministry of Home Affairs should persuade the State Government to look into the issue keeping in mind the pitiable condition of Kashmiri Pandits,” the Parliamentary Committee said in its 184th report.
RS clears Amendment to AP reorganisation Bill
New Delhi: The Bill to raise the number of members of the Andhra Pradesh legislative Council from 50 to 58 got the approval of Rajya Sabha when the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill was passed by a voice vote. The bill states that as per the Constitution, the total number of members in the legislative Council would not exceed one-third of the total number of legislative Assembly members and should not be less than 40. MoS for Home Kiren Rijiju moved the motion for the passage of Bill.
Come april, Govt staff to get Yoga training
New Delhi: Yoga classes will be held for Central Government employees and their dependents across the country from next month onwards. “The DoPT is organising regular Yoga training sessions from April 1, 2015 for the benefits of Central Government employees and their dependents," an official order issued on Friday said. The sessions will be held all days except Sundays or gazetted holidays.
Padma awardees join fight against TB
New Delhi: Country's Padma awardees have joined hands to take up social causes under the umbrella of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), with the first on the line proposed to be raising awareness about drug resistant TB. Padma awardees Birju Maharaj, Sonal Man Singh, Purshottam lal, Uma Sharma, Amjad Ali Khan, Dr Naresh Trehan, Ambrish Mithal, Ashok Seth, TS Klair, Neelam Klair, Arvind lal, Sudhir Tailang, Sovna Narayan, Geeta Chandran, Satpal, Surinder Sharma, Ashok Chakradhar and many others will support the combined social campaign, said Padma Shri awardee and secretary general of the IMA Dr KK Aggarwal on Friday.