‘Def or central forces do not define shaheed’
New Delhi: The term ‘shaheed’ or martyr is not defined “anywhere” and there is no official order to accord the same to Defence or paramilitary personnel. Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju, in a written reply in the lok Sabha on Tuesday, said, “There have been demands for giving shaheed/martyr status to the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and Assam Rifles (AR) personnel killed in action. In the meeting of Committee of Secretaries held on September 14, 2011, Ministry of Defence indicated that martyr is not defined anywhere and presently they are not issuing any order/notification to this effect in respect of defence personnel,” Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said in a written reply in lok Sabha on Tuesday.”
Rs780 crore spent on Govt ads till march
New Delhi: The Government on Tuesday said that around Rs780 crore has been spent on advertisements and publicity by the Directorate of Advertising & Visual Publicity (DAVP) in six months till March, 2015, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Rajyavardhan Rathore informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
‘Migration will cost obc women benefits’
New Delhi: Women hailing from Other Backward Classes (OBC) are not entitled for benefits in the State they have migrated from. Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Krishna Pal Gurjar informed the lok Sabha that the prescribed authority may issue OBC certificate to a person, who has migrated from another State on the production of a genuine certificate issued to his father.
17-cr senior citizens likely in india by 2026
New Delhi: The population of senior citizens in the country would increase to over 17 crore by 2026, which is around 12 per cent of total population, the Registrar General of India has projected, informed Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Vijay Sampla in lok Sabha on Tuesday.
13 states have over 12K manual scavengers
New Delhi: Over 12,700 manual scavengers have been identified in 13 States, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot informed the lok Sabha on Tuesday, quoting the latest progress report.
Govt force sought to protect monuments
New Delhi: A Standing Committee on Culture, headed by TMC MP KD Singh, has sought creation of a dedicated Central force for prevention of encroachments at monuments and a separate fund for rehabilitation of encroachers.
Sc stays privilege motion against de
New Delhi: The SC stayed the breach of privilege notice issued by Maharashtra Assembly to noted author Shobhaa De over her tweet criticising the mandatory screening of Marathi films at cinema theatres as the Government’s “dadagiri” (bossing) over multiplex owners.