A team of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) led by its’ team leader Jacob. J.Simonsen had a courtesy meeting with Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat at Chief Minister’s residence on Wednesday. They discussed the issues of integrated development of programmes being run in the priority areas like health, peyjal and nutritious food at the state level. The team also has ...
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NITI Aayog & UNICEF announce Young Champions Awards on occasion of Children’s Day
NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and UNICEF India, have come together this Children’s Day, to provide an open platform to young children of India, to contribute towards sustainable development. Celebrating innovation on the occasion of the National Children’s Day, the UNICEF – Atal Tinkering Labs Young Champions Awards were announced today by Dr Rajiv Kumar,Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog and Mr. ...
Read More »Mamata slams Centre for delay in clearing proposal to rename West Bengal
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slammed the Centre on Wednesday for allegedly dragging its feet in clearing a proposal to rename West Bengal to “Bangla”, a proposal unanimously passed by the state assembly in July. Banerjee said the BJP has been changing names of historical places and institutions unilaterally “almost every day” to suit its “interests” but when it ...
Read More »2nd Startup India Investment Seminar in Beijing
Embassy of India in China in partnership with Startup India Association (SIA) and Venture Gurukool organized 2nd Startup India Investment Seminar on 12 November 2018 in Beijing for fostering innovation and entrepreneurship among Indian youth.The 1st Startup Indian Investment event was organised in November 2017. The event was planned to expose Chinese VCs and investors to the promising Indian startups ...
Read More »Athlete commits suicide in hostel room
A 19-year-old athlete allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his hostel room at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in South Delhi, police said Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Palender Chaudhary. Police were informed about the matter at 9 pm on Tuesday by Safdarjung Hospital. Chaudhary was admitted to the hospital in an unconscious state by ...
Read More »Elephant kills one in BHEL worker in Haridwar
An Elephant killed one person in BHEL, Haridwar. On Wednesday morning a worker in BHEL had gone for morning walk, where he was trampled by an elephant. When visibility increased in the morning, his dead body was seen by other pepopleout for morning walk and reported to the police. The police sent the body for post-mortem. According to the police, ...
Read More »3 days long Chhath puja concludes
DAINIK NATION BUREAU Three days long Chhath puja concludes today. Since early morning devotees had started reaching to nearby river bank. As sun rises then devotees welcomed them by shouting slogan as if they were desperate to see it. They offered water to rising sun while devotees were holding home made prasad along with seasonal fruits, which were decorated in ...
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