Year: 2021

Vande Bharatam Final Competition to be held in New Delhi on 19th December.

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73 groups comprising 949 dancers from North, South, East, West zones have made it to the Grand Finale of ‘Vande Bharatam-Nritya Utsav’, an All-India dance competition being organized under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.  The Final will be held in New Delhi at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Auditorium on 19th of December. The Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Culture had announced the launch of ‘Vande Bharatam-Nritya Utsav’, as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to commemorate 75 years of independence of India. It is a unique initiative based on jan bhagidari whose prime objective is to select the top dancing talent from…

Punjab Elections: Former Congress MP, other leaders join Amarinder Singh’s newly formed party

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The development comes as legislative assembly elections are approaching in Punjab. Former Congress MP Amrik Singh Aliwal, ex-legislators Harjinder Singh Thekedar, Prem Mittal, Farzana Alam and Rajwinder Kaur Bhagike and several other local leaders on Tuesday joined Capt Amarinder Singh‘s Punjab Lok Congress. The development comes as legislative assembly elections are approaching in Punjab. Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh recently floated a new party ahead of polls in the state. Upon inducting new leaders into his party, Amarinder tweeted, “Happy to welcome many prominent Punjabis into the Punjab Lok Congress fold…

President Ram Nath Kovind embarks on 3-day visit to Bangladesh to attend 50th Victory Day celebrations

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This visit is in the context of 50th Victory Day celebrations in Dhaka at which Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid has invited President Kovind to represent India as a guest of honour. President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday embarked on a three-day State visit to Bangladesh to participate in the 50th Victory Day celebrations in Dhaka.”Beginning Wednesday, President Kovind will be on a State visit to Bangladesh.  The visit will be from December 15-17. This visit is in context of 50th Victory Day celebrations in Dhaka at which Bangladesh President Abdul…

JP Nadda, 11 CMs of BJP-ruled states to visit Ayodhya today; first time after SC verdict

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After a night halt in Lucknow, the chief ministers are expected to reach Ayodhya by noon today. They will offer prayers at the Hanuman Garhi temple before visiting the Ram Janmabhoomi temple. After a grand inauguration of the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Varanasi, as many as eleven Chief Ministers of the BJP-ruled states will be in Ayodhya today to offer prayers at the Ram Janmabhoomi temple. The chief ministers were in Varanasi for two days to witness the inauguration of the Kashi Vishwanath Dham project…

Thakur will kick start the first edition of Khelo India U21 Women’s Hockey

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Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Anurag Singh Thakur will inaugurate the first edition ofKhelo India U21 Women’s Hockey Leagueat the iconic MajorDhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi on Wednesday(15th December, 2021). The league will be organisedfrom December 15thto 21st December 2021. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has designed this league to give emerging talent an additional opportunity to gain competitive exposure. Organised by the Sports Authority of India in collaboration with Hockey India, the first phase of the 14-team League will get rolling with a match between Odisha…

Reducing the Cost of Electric Vehicles

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Thecost of electric vehicle is relatively higher as compared to corresponding IC engine vehicle cost,the following steps have been taken by the Government to bring down the cost of electric/Hybrid vehicles on par with those internal combustion engines. i. The demand incentive for electric two wheelers has been increased to Rs. 15,000/KWh from Rs. 10,000/KWh with an increase in cap from 20% to 40% of the cost of vehicle from 11th June, 2021, thus enabling cost of Electric two wheelers at par with that of ICE two wheeler vehicles. The Government…

PM to address farmers during National Summit on Agro and Food Processing on 16th December

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Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will address the farmers during the valedictory session of the National Summit on Agro and Food Processing on 16th December 2021 at 11 AM in Anand, Gujarat via video conferencing. The Summit brings in focus on natural farming. Farmers will be provided with all requisite information detailing the benefits of adopting natural farming methods. The government has been driven by the Prime Minister’s vision for farmer welfare. It has been committed towards ensuring an increase in productivity, so that farmers are able to maximize their…

G Kishan Reddy holds review meeting with tourism secretaries of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh

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Union Minister for Culture and Tourism, G Kishan Reddy on Tuesday held a review meeting with tourism secretaries of Punjab, Haryana, and Union Territory of Chandigarh and Institute of Hotel Management (IHM) Chandigarh, Kufri, and Gurdaspur. Speaking to ANI, Reddy said that the ministry has set new targets for the tourism departments and has suggested ways to improve footfall at Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) monuments.  “We’ve held a scheme-wise review and have given new targets to the respective tourism departments. We have also given suggestions on how to increase…

Inaugurating incomplete projects won’t help BJP expand voter base: Mayawati

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A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Kashi Vishwanath Dham, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Chief Mayawati took a swipe at BJP saying that inaugurating incomplete projects “just before the announcement of Assembly Elections” won’t help the party expand its voter base.  “The back-to-back announcements, foundation stone laying of new projects and inaugurations of incomplete projects by Central and State Governments just before the announcement of the Assembly elections are not going to help that party (BJP) expand its voter base,” Mayawati said. PM Modi had inaugurated the KashiVishwanath…

Mamata Banerjee should draw inspiration from PM Modi, renovate Kalighat temple: Dilip Ghosh

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Following the inauguration of the Kashi Vishwanath Dham corridor in Varanasi, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national vice president Dilip Ghosh on Monday said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should take inspiration from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and renovate the Kalighat Temple in Kolkata. Ghosh said, “DivyaKashi, BhabyaKashi…It is the renaissance of not just Kashi but of the whole country. It is the reinstatement of Hinduism and Sanatan dharma and culture. The entire nation is happy today. Inspiration can be taken from it to renovate the Kalighat temple in Kolkata.…