A landslide at a remote jade mine in northern Myanmar’s Kachin state killed one person and left at least 70 missing Wednesday and a search and rescue operation was underway, rescue officials said. Reports were scant from the area in Hpakant, which is the center of the world’s biggest and most lucrative jade mining industry. It’s a region where sporadic fighting has broken out between the Myanmar army and ethnic guerrilla forces. Reports were scant from the area in Hpakant, which is the center of the world’s biggest and most lucrative jade mining industry. It’s a region where sporadic fighting…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kickstart multiple development initiatives in his constituency Varanasi on Thursday afternoon. He will lay the foundation stone of ‘Banas Dairy Sankul’ at UP State Industrial Development Authority Food Park, Karkhiyaon, Varanasi. Spread across 30 acres of land, the Dairy will be built at a cost of about Rs 475 crores and will have a facility for processing 5 lakh litre of milk per day. This will strengthen the rural economy and help farmers of the region by creating new opportunities for them. Prime Minister will also digitally transfer about Rs 35 crore bonus to the bank…
The United States now has a new special coordinator for Tibetan issues. The Indian-origin diplomat and Under Secretary of State Uzra Zeya was appointed to this vital role in the US State Department.As special coordinator, Zeya will serve as the Biden administration’s point person on efforts to help resolve the Tibetan issue, promote Tibetan identity, protect Tibetan culture and heritage, and support the human rights of the Tibetan people.This is a major development. As someone with decades of high-level experience in US foreign policy—including on the issue of Tibet—Zeya is expected to work proactively at promoting dialogue between the Dalai…
The Trinamool Congress registered a landslide victory in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections, winning 134 of the 144 wards. The BJP, which had emerged as the main opposition party in the recent Assembly polls earlier this year, won three seats, while the Left Front and Congress won two each. The Independents, with three seats, ended on an equal footing with the non-TMC parties. In terms of vote share, the Trinamul tricolour with the twin flower emblem stood the tallest, as 71.9 per cent of the city residents voted in favour of the party, increasing its vote share by as much as 22% from…
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology Dr Jitendra Singh said that women start-ups are leading the innovative success stories of India. Speaking at the inaugural session of the 12th batch of the Women scientist Scheme-C, WISE-KIRAN IPR of DST training programme in New Delhi, he said that many of the big scientific projects including that of Gaganyaan are being led by women scientists. He said, even during the COVID pandemic, it was the Women Self Help Groups from Northeast who led from the front in providing bulk supply of face-masks in different innovative designs and colors to…
As a result of the initiatives taken by the Government, there has been a paradigm shift in digital transactions in India. There has been a growth of 88% in volume of digital transactions during the last 3 years since 2018-19. This was stated by Union Minister of State for Finance Dr Bhagwat Kisanrao Karad in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha. The digital transaction platform is a pan India platform with a facility of ‘’anytime anywhere’’ banking. Accordingly, the data is captured only at the National level, the Minister added. The Minister further stated that as per the data…
In a closely coordinated effort between intelligence agencies and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the Ministry on Monday ordered the blocking of 20 channels on YouTube and 2 websites spreading anti-India propaganda and fake news on the internet. Vide two separate orders – one for 20 YouTube channels directing YouTube, and the other for 2 news websites, requesting Department of Telecom to direct the internet service providers for blocking of the news channels/portals. The channels and websites belong to a coordinated disinformation network operating from Pakistan and spreading fake news about various sensitive subjects related to India. The channels were…
Prime Minister Narendra Momdi asserted that the security, dignity and respect ensured by the double-engine government for the women of UP is unprecedented. Participating in a programme being held to empower women, especially at the grassroot level in Prayag Raj of Uttar Pradesh, he transferred an amount of Rs. 1000 crore in the bank account of Self Help Groups (SHGs), benefitting around 16 lakh women members of the SHGs. The women of Uttar Pradesh, the Prime Minister said, have decided that they will not allow the return of earlier circumstances. He mentioned that the government has tried to awaken the consciousness of…
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghachalak Dr. Mohan Bhagwaty called on Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, last evening. The meeting, held at the residence of the Dalai Lama in Mcleodganj, lasted for one hour. The Dalai Lama has started meeting the public from December 15. His interaction with the public had remained suspended following the outbreak of coronavirus in 2020. President of Tibetan government-in-exile Penpa Tsering, his cabinet and speaker of Tibetan parliament-in-exile Sonam Temphel also met the RSS chief. According to sources, Dalai Lama slammed China and said that everybody’s independence should be honoured while calling an ‘end to expansionism’. The RSS chief…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that just like the country aspires for a podium finish at the Olympics, the country also wants to see our industries among the top five of the world in every sector, and this is something for which we should collectively work towards. Interacting with CEOs of companies from various sectors of industry, he said that the corporate sector should invest more in areas like agriculture and food processing, and talked about the shifting focus on natural farming. This was the second such interaction of the Prime Minister with industry representatives in the run up to the next…