The Swachchta Pakhwara is being organised at various locations in Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) premises till September 30. The Swachh Colony programme began at CLW on Sept 20 and ended yesterday. On the third day, the cleanliness drive was held in the various areas of CLW like Area 5, Area 6 and drains, wherein CEE/D&D, CMM/TM along with other officers, staff, vice wardens of Area 5 and Area 6 and cleanliness workers actively participated, maintaining all precautionary measures for COVID-19.
The third book, Kashmir is Free Finally, of the trilogy called Kashmir is Free has been published and releasing soon. The book carries forward the story from book one, which was out in August 2018. The book two, Kashmir Thinks It’s Free (February 2019), looked at Kashmir’s struggle to stand on its own feet amid challenges. In book three, the latest, the author examines India’s dreams about Kashmir. As per the authors, Arun Kumar and Prasenjeet Kumar, the book three is a fictional peek into a not-too-distant future when many questions will get answered. The book is available in both print and e-book from online retailers like Amazon and Flipkart.
Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar inaugurated the beginning of the works of Patna Metro Rail Project on Tuesday. The Patna Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (PMRCL) has tied up with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for the execution of this project. The total network length comprises of 31 kilometres with 24 stations. Daljeet Singh, Director, Works/DMRC, was present on the occasion along with other officers.
The Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC), an autonomous body under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, M/o Social Justice and Empowerment organised a function today to celebrate the ‘International Sign language Day’. Chief Guest Shakuntala D Gamlin, Secretary, DEPwD and Dr Prabodh Seth, Joint Secretary, and Director, ISLRTC, were present. V Gopal Krishnan, General Secretary of All India federation of Deaf; A S Narayanan, President, National Association of the Deaf; and Dr Usha Punjabi, Vice President of All India Foundation of the Deaf, Women, were also present in this virtual
event. The institute also declared the winners of the award of the Third Indian Sign language Competition 2020, conducted at pan-Indian level through digital platform.