Budget Session will commence on Jan 31
New Delhi: The Budget Session of Parliament will commence on January 31 and subject to the exigencies of government business, is likely to conclude on April 3 with a recess in between, an official communication said on Wednesday. President Ram Nath Kovind will address a joint sitting of both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha in the central hall of Parliament at 11 am on January 31.
Maheshwari is new director gen of CRPF
New Delhi: IPS officer Anand Prakash Maheshwari on Wednesday took over as the new director general of the CRPF, the world’s largest paramilitary force with about 3.25 lakh personnel. The 1984-batch officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre took charge from ITBP Director General S S Deswal, who was holding the charge in an additional capacity.
‘34,000 appeals pending before headless CIC’
New Delhi: Over 34,000 appeals and complaints are pending before the Central Information Commission, the country’s highest adjudicator in RTI matters, which is facing a staff crunch and is headless after its chief Sudhir Bhargava retired last week, activists said on Wednesday.
Youth empowerment campaign launched
New Delhi: Youth Wing of Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwavidayala has launched a 13-day youth empowerment campaign titled “Design your Destiny”. About 3,000 people held mass meditation to spread the message of Peace, Harmony and Brotherhood in the presence of Union Ministers Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Ashwini Kumar Choubey and Director of Om Shanti Retreat centre of Brahma Kumaris B K Asha.
Debate on subject of gender equality
New Delhi: The long-drawn-out debate on subject of gender equality and electoral politics in India has gained a rapid momentum with ‘Ab Hai Meri Baari’, an initiative launched by Women’s Association for Training Empowerment and Resettlement (WATER) which organised a round table discussion regarding women participation. Former Union Minister K J Alphons, Former MPs Udit Raj, Kirti Azad, industrialist Sanjay Dalmia, social activist Anu Bajaj discussed its various political perspectives.