Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Dr Jitendra Singh on Saturday chaired District Development Coordination & Monitoring Committee (DISHA) meeting to review the progress of various Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) being implemented in Doda district.

Kohima (Nagaland) [India], September 16 (ANI): Nagaland Minister of Higher Education and Tribal Affairs Temjen Imna Along on Thursday welcomed Bharatiya Janata Party national president JP Nadda to begin his second-day official tour in the state.

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Jaipur Apr 24 PTI Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said 90 lakh people are getting pension and six lakh farmers are getting electricity free of cost in RajasthanAddressing a gathering of farmers and the Patidar Samaj in Dungarpur district Gehlot said his government is committed to the holistic development of RajasthanBenefits of health food education clean drinking water and social security are reaching every single person through public welfare schemes he said at the mahasammelanGehlot said Rajasthan has become the first state in the country to present a separate agriculture budget to benefit farmers with a budgetary provision of Rs 89000 croreHe said the state government has waived the loans of about 22 lakh farmers and added that Mahatma Gandhi English Medium Schools have also been openedIt is our duty to respect all religions Therefore all of us together should maintain peace and harmony in the state Where there is peace there is development Gehlot saidIt is a matter of pride for the people of Rajasthan that the girl child is getting better education now he saidFor the people of the state medical facilities of up to Rs 10 lakh are now being provided under the Chief Minister Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme Gehlot addedEarlier the chief minister offered prayers at the Hanuman temple built by the Patidar society in SagwadaWater Resources Minister Mahendrajit Singh Malviya said youngsters of the area have got employment due to provisions made for the tribal areas by the state governmentThe state government is making meaningful efforts for development of every section said district in-charge minister Bhanwar Singh BhatiMinister of State for Tribal Affairs Arjun Singh Bamnia said the government is committed to the interests of farmers the poor and youngsters PTI AG IJT

Itanagar Feb 22 PTI Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu Tuesday called upon tribal community members to preserve and practice indigenous rituals and festivals irrespective of their faith or religionAdorned in Nyishi traditional attire with matchet and headgear in place Khandu hailed the Nyishis for preserving and practicing their age-old customs and celebrating Nyokum with traditional rituals headed by local priests or NyibusKhandu was participating in the Golden Jubilee Nyokum celebrations at Seppa the headquarters of East Kameng districtFestivals like Nyokum and the rituals associated with it are the identity of the Nyishis Therefore all Nyishis including those following different religions must celebrate Nyokum and proudly preserve their identity which they are doing and my respects to them Khandu saidObserving that several persons were attending the festival in shirts and trousers Khandu appealed to them to wear their traditional attires at least during festivalsHe urged them to come dressed in traditional attires to the festival ground on February 26 the main day of the festival when Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda would be joining as chief guestThe chief minister also called upon youths studying in colleges and universities to lead from the front in preserving the indigenous culture of Arunachal PradeshThe state government he said is seriously working to promote and preserve the indigenous culture of the states 24 major tribes and more than 100 sub-tribes and cited the creation of an independent Department of Indigenous Affairs a couple of years backThis department is working in close coordination with community-based organisations civil societies and indigenous groups in making policies that would promote and preserve indigenous culture of all tribes of the state he saidReferring to his last visit to the district when he toured Chayang Tajo and Bameng constituencies travelling by road Khandu said that paper works have been completed for the reconstruction of the Seppa-Chayang Tajo and the Pakke-Bameng roadsVery soon construction works will begin My appeal to the people would be to let the executing agencies do their job unhindered Please do not raise hurdles he saidInforming that the literacy rate of the state has touched 82 per cent as per the latest reports Khandu however said the focus should be on quality education rather than on the number of literates PTI UPL MM MM

Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 17 (ANI): Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu on Thursday said that the state government is committed to appointing at least 20,000 teachers in the state by May 10 this year.

Dubai [UAE]/London [United Kingdom], November 13 (ANI/NewsVoir): The India Pavilion at EXPO2020 Dubai has emerged as one of the most-visited pavilions at EXPO2020 Dubai with the number of visitors crossing 3 lakh in just 43 days on November 12.

Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], September 23 (ANI): Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda on Wednesday condemned the killing of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Jitram Munda and called it a result of complete administrative failure.

Srinagar Sep 20 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a vision for Jammu and Kashmir and concerted efforts are being made to turn his vision into reality Union minister of State for Home Affairs Nishit Pramanik said on Monday The minister made the remark while inaugurating a Youth Conclave in the Pulwama district of south Kashmir in which thousands of youths participated He appealed to the youths of Pulwama to come forward and be the participants in the developmental ladder The objective of the conclave is a step towards fulfilling the aspirations of the Pulwama youths he added Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a vision for JK and concerted efforts are being made to turn his vision into reality Pramanik said He added that acquiring skills relevant to the opportunities available in the market is the need of time The MoS also said the skill development initiative will not only benefit JK youths but will also help the Union Territory administration in understanding the unemployment situation in Kashmir so that necessary steps could be taken based on suggestions from the youths He stressed the commercial cultivation of high-value products in the primary sectors including agriculture horticulture floriculture dairy handloom and handicrafts which are profitable job avenues for Pulwama youth Reiterating that Pulwama youths are professional articulate and talented the minister urged them to work hard to capitalise on the opportunities He stated that both the central government and the UT administration would support them in their endeavours Only the skilled and specialised person can get the benefit of the growing market therefore it becomes very important to skill our youth he said He expressed the hope that such workshops will equip the youths with emerging skills The new Kashmir has new challenges and the youths of Kashmir hold bigger responsibilities Many opportunities are coming up and we must have some sort of skills to grab those opportunities he said He requested the youths from the district to engage themselves in developing specialised skills rather than looking for government jobs The resource persons for the workshop were Quality Council of India chairman Adil Zainulbhai who is also the Reliance Industry LT director Tribal Affairs Secretary Dr Shahid Iqbal Chowdhary who is also the CEO of the Mission Youth JK Maulana Azad Urdu Universitys former chancellor Zafar Sareshwala and renowned Indian folk singer Padma Shree Malini Experts from different fields shared their experiences and talked about opportunities in various sectors such as entrepreneurship food processing tourism solar technology apparel and home furnishing among others The minister later also met the DDC members BDC Members and Sarpanchs who apprised him about their demands and grievances Representatives of different political parties called on the minister wherein they highlighted several demands and grievances about the socio-economic development of the society A delegation of PRIs extended gratitude to the central government for conducting the outreach programme so as to hear the common masses The minister gave a patient hearing and expressed happiness over the meeting held with the delegations The Union government has a dream for the development of Jammu and Kashmir he said adding that the present outreach programme has been initiated by the government to know the basic problems of the people at the ground level Pramanik assured that the demands and grievances projected by the delegations have been taken note of and the same would be put up with the government at the Union level as well as with Lieutenant Governor for their timely redressal The minister later visited Indian International Trade Saffron Spice Park Pampore where he inspected various departments of the processing unit In addition to the Stigma Separation Centre the minister also inspected the drawing grading packing and E-Auction Centers at the park He also inaugurated the inter-zonal district-level competitions of Pulwama in various games and distributed sports kits among the specially-abled persons and orphans The minister impressed upon the participants to take part in games and sports to get physically and mentally fit PTI SSB MIJ RAX RAX