Year: 2022

God has given me another life, says former Pakistan PM Imran Khan after being shot at

Manish Kumar

A day after being shot at during Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s rally in Wazirabad, former prime minister Imran Khan, who has been admitted to a hospital, said that God has given him a second life. This was his first appearance on camera after the attack on Thursday. According to ARY News, Khan received multiple bullet injuries on both of his legs. Shortly after the incident, he was taken to a hospital in Lahore. In visuals accessed by India Today, a seemingly injured Khan was seen lying on a hospital bed with a…

Department earned Rs.3.52 lakh through the disposal of scrap/waste

Manish Kumar

Department of Rural Development launched Special Swachhta Campaign 2.0 on 2nd October, 2022, in order to reduce the pendency of all work and to dispose off scrap/waste. The Campaign began with the preparatory phase (14th – 30th September, 2022) during which the Department identified the pending references and items to be disposed off. The Special Campaign was kicked off on 2nd October, 2022 on the Gandhi Jayanti Day.    Similarly, cleanliness activities under the special campaign 2.0 were held on the campuses of the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR)…

President of India inaugurates the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) North Eastern Regional Campus at Aizawl

Manish Kumar

Smt. Droupadi Murmu, the President of India on her visit to Mizoram inaugurates the Campus of IIMC North East located at Mizoram University in virtual mode. The Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) is an autonomous Institution under the Ministry of I&B. The IIMC North East Campus began functioning in 2011 from a temporary building made available by Mizoram University. The construction work for the campus began in 2015 and completed in 2019. The total cost is 25 crores. The IIMC permanent campus on the 8 acres of land given…

General Election to Legislative Assembly of Gujarat, 2022

Manish Kumar

The term of the Legislative Assembly of Gujaratand the strength of the Assembly alongwith seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, as determined by the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008, are as under: Term of Assembly No. of Assembly Seats Reserved for SCs Reserved for STs 19th February, 2018 to 18th February, 2023 182 13 27 Election Commission of India (hereinafter ECI) is committed to conductfree, fair, participative, accessible, inclusive and safe election to the Legislative Assemblyof Gujaratbefore the cessation of its term, in exercise of the…

PM addresses Maharashtra Rozgar Mela

Manish Kumar

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today addressed the Rozgar Mela of Maharashtra government via video message. The Prime Minister started the concept of Rozgar Mela at the central level on Dhanteras. This was the beginning of the campaign to provide 10 lakh jobs at the level of central government. Since then, the Prime Minister has addressed the Rozgar Melas of Gujarat and J&K governments.  “It is clear from the organization of the Rozgar Mela in such a short time that the Maharashtra government is moving with strong resolve towards…

PM addresses programme marking Vigilance Awareness Week in New Delhi

Manish Kumar

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed the programme marking Vigilance Awareness Week of Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi today. and launched the new Complaint Management System portal of the CVC. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said that Vigilance Awareness Week began with the birth anniversary of Sardar Patel. “The entire life of Sardar Patel was dedicated to honesty, transparency and the building of a public service system based on these values”, he said. The Prime Minister remarked that the campaign revolving around awareness and…

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal announces 100 special ‘mohalla clinics’ for women and children

Manish Kumar

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, on Wednesday, announced the opening of 100 special ‘mohalla clinics’ for women in the nation’s capital, with an all-female staff. He also inaugurated four “mahila special mohalla clinics,” and announced that women and children below 12 years will be provided free medical care at these facilities. The Kejriwal administration’s flagship programme, the mohalla clinic system, aims to improve access to primary healthcare in the city. According to the Outcome Budget, which was presented in the assembly on March 25, one mohalla clinic normally sees116 patients per day,…

Haryana panchayat elections: Over 80% polling recorded in first phase

Manish Kumar

Barring a stray incident, polling remained peaceful,” Haryana State Election Commissioner Dhanpat Singh told PTI. According to the figures of the Haryana State Election Commission available at 10 pm, 81.4 per cent voting was recorded in the nine districts. The polling was held between 7 am and 6 pm in the districts of Bhiwani, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Mahendragarh, Nuh, Panchkula, Panipat and Yamunanagar. Counting of votes was taken up immediately after the end of polling. Haryana Director General of Police P K Agrawal said polling has been conducted in a…

The report graded performance of States/ UTs on a uniform scale

Manish Kumar

The Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education today released the Performance Grading Index (PGI) for States/UTs for 2020-21, a unique index for evidence based comprehensive analysis of school education system across State/UTs. The Indian Education System is one of the largest in the world with about 14.9 lakh schools, 95 lakh teachers, and nearly 26.5 crore students from varied socio-economic backgrounds. DoSE&L devised PGI for States/UTs to provide insights and data driven mechanism on the performance and achievements of on the success of school education across all…