Javadekar calls on Kerala CM
New Delhi: Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar called on Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday and held discussions on various issues concerning the State, including those of Sabarimala and Western Ghats, besides those concerning wildlife, animal conflicts and afforestation.
over 14l antiquities documented
New Delhi: Over 14 lakh antiquities have been documented in the country by the National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities (NMMA), Culture Ministry said on Tuesday. Besides, data of 3.15 lakhs of Built Heritage and Sites (BH&S) and antiquities has been uploaded on its website. “A total of 14,00,740 antiquities have been documented and data of 3.15 lakhs of BH&S and antiquities has been uploaded on NMMA website,” the Ministry said in a release. NMMA was launched in 2007 to prepare a National Register on Antiquities by documenting antiquities from different sources in a uniform format.
CBI Grills HP CM’s son in DA case
New Delhi: The CBI on Tuesday questioned Vikramaditya Singh, son of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, in a case of alleged disproportionate assets. CBI sources said Singh appeared before the probe team, that questioned him on the difference in the claims made by Virbhadra and him. During his questioning in connection with the case earlier this month, Virbhadra Singh had put the onus of explaining the assets of his wife and children on them. His son Vikramaditya had claimed during CBI’s Preliminary Enquiry, that some of his assets were acquired from money provided by his father.