Year: 2021

On the concluding day (December 17, 2021) of his visit to Bangladesh, the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, attended the Indian community and Friends of India reception in Dhaka, hosted by Shri Vikram K Doraiswami, High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh.     Addressing the gathering, the President said that just before this meeting, he had the privilege of inaugurating the renovated historic Ramna Kaali temple in Dhaka. He noted that the governments and people of Bangladesh and India helped in restoring the temple which was demolished by Pakistani forces during the war of liberation.…

As a part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, Shri Nagendra Nath Sinha, Secretary, Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development will launch the overdraft facility of Rs. 5,000 to verified women SHG members under DAY-NRLM, on 18th December, 2021. The event will also include a “Discourse on Rural Financial Inclusion” in which top officials from Banks and State missions will participate. The annual awards for performance of Banks under DAY-NRLM, during the year 2020-21 will also be announced. All Public Sector Banks and State Rural Livelihoods Missions will participate…

A spike in Omicron cases in the Indian state of Maharashtra and particularly in Mumbai city have led the police to announce that prohibitory orders under CrPC section 144 will be imposed in the city. The order will take effect on December 16, 2021, in the areas under the supervision of the Mumbai Commissioner of Police, and will remain in effect until December 31, at 24.00 hours. This will also include Christmas and New Year’s Eve in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. An order has been put…

The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, today called for making people ‘key partners’ in the campaign for ‘TB Mukt Bharat’ by 2025. “More than any other disease, community engagement is vital to completely eliminate TB”, he stressed. Observing that the impact of tuberculosis is disproportionately felt on the vulnerable sections of society, he called for a massive mobilization of resources and multi-sectoral interventions to eradicate TB. The Vice President said the goal of eliminating TB totally can be achieved only if it was given the shape of a people’s movement and…

The Election Commission of India could soon ask voters to link their Aadhaar number with Voter ID number. The Union Cabinet has cleared a bill on electoral reforms, allowing the Election Commission of India to link the Aadhaar number with Voter ID number. However, this will be on a voluntary basis, according to media reports. The bill will amend the Representation of the People Act. In August 2019, the ECI had proposed amendments including linking the ID card with Aadhaar. It had said that doing this will help in checking…