Govt nod to Kolkata East-West Metro Corridor
Government has approved the Ministry of Railways’ proposal for revised cost estimate for construction of Kolkata East West Metro Corridor Project at an estimated cost of Rs. 8574.98 crore. The project envisages construction of a Metro Corridor between Salt Lake Sector-V to Howrah Maidan in West Bengal for a total route length of 16.6 kms. The project is being implemented by Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited [KMRCL] which is a CPSE under Ministry of Railways, set up as a special purpose vehicle. The pre-pandemic target for completion of their project was December,2021. Efforts are being taken to minimise the impact of pandemic on completion of the project. The project includes immense technological challenges like the tunnel below river Ganges which is the 1st transportation tunnel in India under any major river as well as Howrah Station which is one of the deepest Metro stations in India.
Train to Odisha connecting Muri
Train number 02875 Puri - Anand Vihar, Special train will leave every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday from October 09 at 10:55 am, Tatanagar arrival at 19:30, departure at 19:40, Muri at 22:10 Departure will be at 22:12, Bokaro Steel City Arrival at 23:15, Departure at 23:25, Gaya Arrival at 03:10 and Departure at Anand Vihar Terminal at 21:35. These special trains will have 02 luggage coaches, 02 general class coaches, 12 sleeper coaches, 04 air-conditioned three-tier coaches, one air-conditioned 2-tier coach, and one pantry vehicle coach totaling 22 coaches.
Security beefed up in Garhwa
Security has been tightened after the firing incident in Garhwa town seven day back. The accused involved in the firing injured a jewellery businessman and are still out of the clutches of police. Vijay Soni, who was injured in firing is being treated at RIMS, Ranchi. Following the instructions of the Superintendent of Police Srikant Suresh Rao Khotre , patrol operations were extended in the places where anti-social elements or people in the Garhwa are stationed. For this, the area has been allocated to the Tiger Mobile Patrol once again in the town. There are seven Tiger Mobile Patrols active in the town each team has two policemen, who will keep the eye on criminal activities go through the motorcycle to the narrow streets. Apart from this, four PCR vans and two Garhwa police patrol jeep are currently being patrolled, so that criminal incidents could not be repeated in Garhwa city and secret information could be collected.
DPS, Bokaro holds Online Investiture Ceremony
DPS Bokaro today conducted its online Investiture Ceremony to confer badges to the Student Council Office Bearers for the Session 2020-21. The programme commenced with the inspirational musical rendition followed by the introduction of Council members. Principal, DPS Bokaro, A. S. Gangwar, congratulated the newly constituted members and expressed that their new responsibilities would help them to work earnestly and uphold the honour and glory of the institution which will evolve them as strong personalities of tomorrow.
IIM Ranchi, ABVCLPG hosts webinar
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Centre for Leadership, Policy and Governance (ABVCLPG), under the aegis of IIM Ranchi conducted a webinar titled “Social Entrepreneurs, Theme: Vocal for Local”. Virendra Kumar, Founder, Maati Ghar and Alka Singh, Marketing Head, Avika Online were the leading speakers for the event. The webinar discussed how entrepreneurs living and working at the bottom of the pyramid overcome challenges and created successful ventures. These barefoot entrepreneurs aim at empowering tribal artisans. Director, IIM-R, Shailendra Singh provided a brief introduction to the ABVCLPG Centre and welcomed the speakers. He said that the centre is attracting personalities from various walks of life in the fields of leadership, policy and governance. The centre has been instrumental in the growth of social entrepreneurs. This webinar will benefit people from Jharkhand so that more and more people are inclined towards social entrepreneurship.
Skechers India launches new campaign
Skechers, the global sports and lifestyle brand, is launching a new campaign featuring Gully Boy actor Siddhant Chaturvedi, who will be the first Indian brand ambassador for Skechers and will represent the both lifestyle and performance collections. The “Go Like Never Before” campaign featuring Chaturvedi will be exclusive to the India market and emphasizes the importance of running as a sport to remain fit and encourages people to stay active in their day-to-day routine. The campaign video features newly launched performance footwear styles from the Skechers GO RUN series including Skechers GO RUN 7+â„¢, Skechers GO RUN Razor 3â„¢ and Skechers GO RUN Speed Eliteâ„¢ shoes built with HYPER BURST® cushioning—which is made using a “super critical” foaming process to create spherically shaped cells in tight format. It is the lightest and most resilient midsole foam that Skechers Performance has offered to date and delivers a highly responsive and comfortable running experience.
‘Go Local For Wholesome Nutrition’
With the Poshan Maah (Nutrition Month) coming to an end, the clear message delivered was- Sthaniya Aaharam Sampannam Poshanam (Local Food For Wholesome Nutrition), in a 2-day websymposium jointly held by Indian Council of Medical Research- National Institute of Nutrition and Tata Sampann. The tone was set when in her inaugural address Dr. Hemalatha R, Director, ICMR- National Institute of Nutrition said (Indian Council of Medical Research), has been a strong proponent of dietary diversity and food based approach to tackle the problems of undernutrition, overnutrition and non-communicable diseases. Inadequate consumption of different food groups including fruit, vegetables, milk, protein rich foods could lead to a lot of health issues including micronutrient deficiencies which could in turn lead to inflammation, overweight, obesity, NCDs as well as r talk she also alluded to the need to be vocal for local foods.