Imphal Feb 26 PTI Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Saturday said six students from the state who have been stranded in war-ravaged Ukraine are on their way to Romania in a specially arranged bus as part of the evacuation mission He also said 12 Manipuri students have already been evacuated Among Indians who are being evacuated from Ukraine six Manipuri students are on their way to Romania in a specially arranged bus at the moment Earlier 12 Manipuri students have already been evacuated Air India has also started evacuation missions to bring back the stranded Indians from Romania the CM said on Facebook Singh stated that his government is constantly in touch with the Prime Ministers Office and the Ministry of External Affairs and other ministries concerned to assess the condition of every Manipuri especially students who are stranded in the restive country We have collected the list of all Manipuri students who are studying in Ukraine the CM said The Centre is bringing back Indians from Ukraine by operating special flights from Romania and Hungary Meanwhile parents of 14 Manipuri students studying in Ukraine had on Friday written to Union Minister RK Ranjan Singh requesting him to take necessary steps to ensure safe return of their wards PTI COR BDC BDC

New Delhi Jan 27 PTI Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday ahead of the official handover of Air India to the Tata GroupLater Chandrasekaran also visited the Air India headquartersShri N Chandrasekaran the Chairman of Tata Sons called on PM narendramodi the Prime Ministers Office tweeted along with a photograph of the meetingAfter a competitive bidding process the government had on October 8 last year sold Air India to Talace Private Limited a subsidiary of the Tata Groups holding company for Rs 18000 croreAir India was started by the Tata Group in 1932 However after the country got independence the airline was nationalised in 1953 by the then prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru PTI ASK DSP ASK DIV DIV

New Delhi Jan 21 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with district magistrates DMs on Saturday via video-conferencing to take direct feedback about the progress and status of implementation of various government schemes and programmes his office said The interaction will help review the performance and ascertain the challenges that are being faced the Prime Ministers Office said in a statement Prime Minister Modi will interact with DMs on January 22 at around 11 AM via video-conferencing it said The prime minister will take direct feedback about the progress and present status of implementation of government schemes and programmes in the districts the statement said The interaction is aimed at achieving saturation of various schemes by various departments in the districts in mission mode in convergence with all stakeholders Under the leadership of PM Modi the government has continuously taken several steps to overcome the asymmetry in growth and development across the country the PMO said This is in line with the commitment of the government towards raising the living standards of all citizens and ensuring inclusive growth for all it added PTI ASK SMN SMN

New Delhi Jan 19 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the keynote address at the national launch ceremony of Azadi Ke Amrit Mahotsav se Swarnim Bharat Ke Ore on Thursday via video conferencing his office saidThe programme will unveil year-long initiatives dedicated to Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav by the Brahma Kumaris which include more than 30 campaigns and over 15000 programmes and events the Prime Ministers Office saidPrime Minister Modi will deliver the keynote address at the national launch ceremony of Azadi Ke Amrit Mahotsav se Swarnim Bharat Ke Ore on January 20 at 1030 am During the event the prime minister will flag off seven initiatives of Brahma Kumaris These are My India Healthy India Aatmanirbhar Bharat Self Reliant Farmers Women Flag Bearers of India Power of Peace Bus Campaign Andekha Bharat Cycle Rally United India Motor Bike Campaign and green initiatives under the Swachh Bharat AbhiyanIn the My India Healthy India initiative multiple events and programmes will be held in medical colleges and hospitals with a focus on spirituality well-being and nutrition the statement said These include organisation of medical camps cancer screening conferences for doctors and other health care workers among others it addedUnder the Atmanirbhar Bharat Self Reliant Farmers 75 farmer empowerment campaigns 75 farmer conferences 75 sustainable yogic farming training programmes and several other such initiatives for the welfare of farmers will be held Under the Women Flag Bearers of India the initiatives will focus on social transformation through women empowerment and empowerment of girl child the statement saidThe Power of Peace Bus Campaign will cover 75 cities and tehsils and will carry an exhibition on the positive transformation of todays youth it saidThe Andekha Bharat Cycle Rally will be held to different heritage sites drawing a connection between heritage and environment The United India Motor Bike Campaign will be held from Mount Abu to Delhi and will cover multiple cities The initiatives under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan will include monthly cleanliness drives community cleaning programmes and awareness campaigns the statement saidDuring the event a song dedicated to Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav by Grammy Award winner Ricky Kej will also be releasedBrahma Kumaris is a worldwide spiritual movement dedicated to personal transformation and world renewal Founded in India in 1937 Brahma Kumari movement has spread to over 130 countries The event is being held on the occasion of the 53rd ascension anniversary of Pitashree Prajapita Brahma founding father of Brahma Kumaris PTI ASK DV DV

Itanagar Dec 18 PTI The All-Arunachal Pradesh Students Union AAPSU Saturday gave a 15-day ultimatum to the state government to carry out the census of the Chakma and Hajong refugees AAPSU general secretary Tabom Dai told reporters here that the enumeration process came to a halt after the state government received a letter from the Prime Ministers Office on December 7The enumeration process of the refugees should continue as usual Dai said urging the Arunachal Pradesh government not to succumb to intervention from external forcesHe said the census of Chakmas and Hajongs is a regular administrative exercise to maintain data required for the safeguard of indigenous peopleEarlier the Chakma Development Foundation of India CDFI in a petition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat had alleged racial profiling of 65000 Chakmas and Hajongs in Arunachal PradeshAAPSU also sought to know the status of the Assam-Arunachal boundary dispute and demanded deployment of adequate security personnel in sensitive areas to maintain peace PTI UPL RBT RBT

Jammu Dec 18 PTI Union minister Jitendra Singh Saturday visited the construction site of Government Medical College GMC in his home constituency of Udhampur which is being built at an estimated cost of Rs 255 crores at Bailli villageDuring his visit Singh asked the officials and agencies concerned to start the work without any delay so that the classes could commence from the next academic sessionSingh the minister of state in the Prime Ministers Office pointed out that Udhampur Parliamentary constituency is the only one in the country which has got three Medical Colleges from the Central grantHe also attended the grand Devika Utsav held at the banks of river Devika Ghat in UdhampurThe event was held to celebrate the completion of development works under River Devika Abatement and Beautification Project of National River Conservation PlanRiver Devika is not merely a project but a matter of faith for all of us he said reiterating that the holy project does not belong to a particular political party or an individual but it is equally owned by each one of usThe minister said he had been repeatedly suggesting to the administration to entertain and accommodate inputs and suggestions coming from every person regardless of his ideological belief or political affiliation as long as they add value to the projectGiving full credit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi he said the Devika Project would have never got approval if Modi was not the PM When Prime Minister launched the Nanami Gange project in 2014 after sworn in as Prime Minister a similar thought came to mind to start River Devika Abatement and Beautification Project as Devika is considered the elder sister of Ganga he saidSingh said there has been delay in the execution of the project partly because of COVID-19 and partly because of the lapses on the part of the contractor agency which has now been subjected to penalty and also issued a blacklist warningHe expressed hope that the remaining work of the project mainly pertaining to floriculture beautification and recreation complex will also be completed soonHe accusing previous governments deliberately neglecting the region because of vote bank considerationHe cited the example of demand for a radio station in Udhampur which was first raised during the Indo-Pak war of 1965 but it was set up only four years back by the Modi governmentThe launching of the Devika Project was announced by the Prime Minister during his visit to Jammu in February 2019The work on the prestigious Rs 18674 crore project which has been included in the Government of Indias National River Conservation Project NRCP started in March 2019The project inter alia included the construction of three sewage treatment plants of 8 MLD 4 MLD and 16 MLD capacity sewerage network of 12927 km development of two cremation ghats protection fencing and landscaping small hydropower plants and three solar power plants PTI TAS TIR TIR

Kolkata Nov 28 PTI The Indian Jute Mills Association IJMA has suggested to revise the fair raw jute price to Rs 7200 per quintal from Rs 6500 per quintal now fixed by the regulator Jute Commissioner The IJMA had submitted their suggestion after an emergency meeting pursuant to a high level meeting at the Nabanna the state secretariat in presence of state Chief Secretary The West Bengal government had sought their suggestions as it cannot allow unabated price rise of foodgrain jute sacking bags IJMA members understood the sentiments of the government that unabated rise in price of raw jute leading to consequent rise in price of jute bags cannot be permitted Hence IJMA would like to propose that the purpose of computation of B Twill prices maximum price of raw jute TDN3 ex-West Bengal Kolkata landed may be considered at Rs 7200 per quintal IJMA sources told PTI They said despite fair price fixed by Jute Commissioner at Rs 6500 but landed cost to mills is Rs 7000 as jute balers were adding Rs 500 as transportation cost and hence industry was deprived to get raw material at the announced fair price and urged the government to consider this in computation of the final sacking bag The mills body also pointed out that since market forces will be allowed to function freely in raw jute trade and at some point the prices may fall below the proposed maximum price of Rs 7200 per quintal the lower raw jute price shall be considered for B Twill price computation IJMA suggested this proposed arrangement should remain valid up to the end of the current jute year ie 30th June22 Several meetings had already taken place on the prevailing crisis and West Bengal had taken up with the Prime Ministers Office and Ministry of Textiles on IJMAs request for review of the price cap notification and also on the question of sustainability of such order Meanwhile there had been protests against the Jute Commissioners order on jute stock limit for various types of traders PTI BSM RG RG

New Delhi Nov 17 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the keynote address at The Sydney Dialogue on Thursday on the theme Indias technology evolution and revolution The Sydney Dialogue is being held from November 17-19 It is an initiative of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute Modi will deliver the keynote address on November 18 around 9 am the Prime Ministers Office said in a statement He will speak on the theme of Indias technology evolution and revolution with the address being preceded by introductory remarks by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison At around 9 am tomorrow 18th November will be delivering the keynote address at The Sydney Dialogue This forum focuses on new avenues of technology and how they can be leveraged for the good of our planet Modi tweeted The dialogue will bring together political business and government leaders to debate generate new ideas and work towards common understandings of the opportunities and challenges posed by emerging and critical technologies The event will also witness keynote addresses by the Australian prime minister and former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe PTI ASK AAR

New Delhi Nov 17 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the keynote address at The Sydney Dialogue on Thursday on the theme Indias technology evolution and revolutionThe Sydney Dialogue is being held from November 17-19 It is an initiative of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute Prime Minister Modi will deliver the keynote address at The Sydney Dialogue on November 18 around 9 am the Prime Ministers Office said in a statementHe will speak on the theme of Indias technology evolution and revolution with the address being preceded by introductory remarks by Australian Prime Minister Scott MorrisonThe dialogue will bring together political business and government leaders to debate generate new ideas and work towards common understandings of the opportunities and challenges posed by emerging and critical technologies The event will also witness keynote address by Australian Prime Minister Morrison and former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe PTI ASK TIR TIR

New Delhi Oct 28 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi will offer prayers at the Kedarnath temple in Uttarakhand on November 5 and inaugurate the reconstructed samadhi of Shri Adi Shankaracharya and unveil his statue The Prime Ministers Office noted that the samadhi has been reconstructed after it was destroyed in the 2013 floods During his visit to the poll-bound state Modi will address a rally and inaugurate key infrastructure projects completed at a cost of over Rs 130 crore He will also lay the foundation stone of multiple projects worth over Rs 180 crore including the redevelopment of Sangam ghat first-aid and tourist facilitation centre admin office and hospital two guest houses police station command and control centre Mandakini aasthapath queue management and rainshelter and Saraswati civic amenity building the PMO said Referring to the reconstruction of the samadhi the PMO said the entire work was undertaken under Modis guidance who has constantly reviewed and monitored its progress PTI KR SMN SMN