Expressing grief over the demise of Karachi-based Pakistani television journalist Athar Mateen, Geneva-based the global media safety and rights body Press Emblem Campaign (https://pressemblem.ch/) insists on a genuine probe into the incident that led to his killing during the morning hours of February 18. PEC also demands compensation to the bereaved family. Associated with the private news channel Samaa Television, Mateen (45) was targeted by two armed men at Nazimabad area of the port city in west Pakistan. He tried to prevent them from robbing a pedestrian on the street. The men on a bike opened fire on Mateen and…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi met members of the Sikh-Hindu Delegation from Afghanistan at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg on Saturday. They honoured the Prime Minister and thanked him for bringing Sikhs and Hindus safely to India from Afghanistan. Prime Minister welcomed the delegation and said that they are not guests but are in their own house, adding that India is their home. He talked about the immense difficulties faced by them in Afghanistan and the help provided by the government to bring them to India safely. In this light, he also talked about the significance of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)…
Stressing the importance of Gobar Dhan, Prime Minister Narendra Momdi said wet urban household waste and waste from cattle and farm is Gobar Dhan. He said that Gobardhan from waste, clean fuel from Gobar Dhan, energy from clean fuel is a life affirming chain. He added that in coming two years, Gober Dhan Bio CNG plants will be established in 75 big Municipal bodies. Narendra Modi inaugurated “Gobar-Dhan (Bio-CNG) Plant” in Indore of Madhya Pradesh, through video conferencing. Governor, Mangubhai C. Patel; Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan; Union Ministers Hardeep Singh Puri, Dr Virendra Kumar and Kaushal Kishore were among…
Recalling the contribution of the metropolitan city of Mumbai in the progress of independent India, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that now the effort is to increase Mumbai’s capability manifold with regard to its contribution for Aatmnirbhar Bharat. “That is why our special focus is on creating 21st century infrastructure for Mumbai”, he added.’ He dedicated to the Nation two additional railway lines connecting Thane and Diva today via video conferencing. He also flagged off two suburban trains of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. Governor and Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Union Railway Minister were among those present on the occasion. The…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met prominent Sikhs from across the country at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg earlier today. The delegation thanked the Prime Minister for continuously taking steps for the welfare of the Sikh Community, and especially for honouring Chaar Sahibzaade through the decision to declare 26 December as Veer Baal Diwas. Each member of the delegation honoured the Prime Minister with ‘Siropao’ and ‘Siri Sahib’. Prime Minister said that people in many regions of the country do-not know about the contribution and sacrifice of Chaar Sahibzaade. He recalled that whenever he used to get an opportunity to speak in…
Union Minister of State Dr Jitendra Singh said, India is emerging as world’s preferred Start-Up destination due to its vast unexplored potential coupled with ease of business and regulatory environment provided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Dr Jitendra Singh was speaking as chief guest at “India First Tech Start-Up Conclave-2022” and Awards Summit. He said, the robust ecosystem of Start-ups will play a critical role in ensuring that India achieves its goal of $5 trillion economy by 2025. Dr Jitendra Singh said that in 2016 itself, Prime Minister Modi had announced from the ramparts of the Red Fort about the…
The all-India average retail price of Onion as on 17.02.2022 was Rs.35.28/kg which is 22.36% lower than that of the last year. Late Kharif onion arrivals are steady and expected to remain till Rabi arrival from March, 2022. The prices of Onion remained substantially stable during 2021-22 due to effective market intervention through Price Stabilisation Fund (PSF). Onion buffer of 2.08 LMT built in current year under the Price Stabilisation Fund (PSF) has been released in a calibrated and targeted manner to States/Cities where prices are increasing over the previous month and also to source markets such as Lasalgaon and…
Union Home Minister, Amit Shaha appreciated the efforts of the security agencies which have led to the reduction in terror incidents in Jammu & Kashmir over the last few years. The number of terror incidents has declined from 417 in 2018 to 229 in 2021, while the number of security forces personnel martyred has reduced from 91 in 2018 to 42 in 2021. He held a review meeting in New Delhi, on the security situation in Jammu & Kashmir. The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, the National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and other senior officers of the…
The Minister for Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal said the Gems & Jewellery sector is expected to achieve export target of $40 Billion this year. He said the sector is expected to register growth of 6.5% over the pre-Covid levels. Goyal was addressing the Inaugural Ceremony of India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) Signature 2022, organised by the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). He said the G&J sector is a strong pillar of the Indian economy. “Our Gold and Diamond trade contributes about 7% to our GDP and employs over 50 Lakh persons. The exports already stand at $32…
After touching the milestone of providing tap water supply to more than 9 Crore homes on 16th February, 2022, Jal Jeevan Mission achieved another milestone of providing tap water to every home of 100 districts in the country. .Chamba, an Aspirational District of Himachal Pradesh has become the 100th ‘Har Ghar Jal’ District. Chamba is the fifth aspirational district to become ‘Har Ghar Jal’. Other four Har Ghar Jal Aspirational districts are: Bhadradri Kothgudem, Jayashankar Bhupalpalli, Komram Bheem Asifabad (all in Telangana) and Mewat in Haryana. To translate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of providing clean tap water to every home in…