Army extends Shauryanjali by two days
New Delhi: ‘Shauryanjali’, an exhibition set up by the Army as part of the golden jubilee commemoration of the 1965 Indo-Pak war has been extended by two more days, after the event received a huge turnout. The exhibition being held on the Rajpath lawns, was schedueld to end on September 20.
Iaf chief reviews working of insurance scheme
New Delhi: IAF Chief Arup Raha on Thursday reviewed the working of Air Force Group Insurance Scheme and Air Force Benevolent Association here. These two organisations are welfare arms of the IAF and have continuously evolved comprehensive welfare schemes catering to serving and retired IAF personnel and their families, officials said.
Rajnath expresses concern over drug abuse
New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said drug abuse in some parts of the country is causing an alarm and the youth should be protected from it. Reviewing the working of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) here, Singh directed the officials of the Home Ministry and the NCB to expedite all pending proposals so that the drug control agency functions as one of the premier organisations to check the flow of narcotics in the country. He also said youth should be protected from this menace which is creating an alarm in some parts of the country, an official release said.
Sc seeks Govt position on batch parity in army
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Government to apprise it about the factual position on the issue of “batch parity” in promotion of Army officers of the rank of Colonel and above belonging to various branches like the Armoured Corps, Engineering, Infantry and Artillery. A Bench comprising Justices TS Thakur and Kurian Joseph asked Additional Solicitor General Maninder Singh, appearing for the Ministry of Defence, to state the factual and legal positions on the issue concerning Army promotions.
course launched for mid-career journalists
New Delhi: A first-of-its-kind certificate course in critical appraisal skills for public health journalism and communication was launched on Wednesday for media students and mid-career journalists, editors and Government officials. Conceptualised by UNICEF India in collaboration with the University of Oxford and Thomson Reuters Foundation and the George Institute for Global Health, the course is being offered at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), said the institute Director General Sunit Tandon.
Jaitley launches HITS platform
New Delhi: Information & Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley launched the Headend In The Sky (HITS) digital platform initiative, under the brand name NXT DIGITAl. It is a state-of-the-art next-generation facility that has been designed and purpose-built to provide variety of services to the cable distribution fraternity and their customers across the country. The promoter Hinduja group pegged the total project outlay at more than Rs5,000 crore, indicating that further investments could be made in the project.
Institutions must seek govt nod over mous
New Delhi: All major Central educational institutions will now have to take the HRD Ministry’s nod for signing MoUs with foreign partners in case the agreements have financial implications on the Government. The decision which has been communicated by the Ministry to all the institutes is being criticised as a major flip-flop as the Government had earlier asked the institutes to seek their prior approval before entering into an MoU but had later exempted the institutes where the Act governing them has a provision for such agreements.