Visitors: 326 A prisoner amnesty in Myanmar today does not go nearly far enough as scores of peaceful activists remain behind bars, Amnesty International said. The jailing today of another activist just hours after the amnesty was announced is a stark reminder of how prevalent repression still is in the country. The government today […]
Visitors: 629PEN International On 25 December 2015 poet, activist and winner of the 2009 Oxfam Novib/PEN Awards for Freedom of Expression, Irakli Kakabadze, was arrested and injured during a peaceful demonstration protesting the appointment of Judge Levan Murusidze to the Appeals Court of Georgia’s High Council of Justice in Georgia. The appointment of Murusidze has […]
Visitors: 383 New York, Anti-government insurgency groups should immediately stop intentionally targeting civilians, Human Rights Watch said today. The January 20 suicide attack on a minibus in Kabul transporting journalists affiliated with Tolo TV, Afghanistan’s 24-hour news channel, was an atrocity designed to undermine Afghanistan’s still-fragile media freedom. Both the Taliban and an individual who claims to represent a group […]
Visitors: 348 New York, Anti-government insurgency groups should immediately stop intentionally targeting civilians, Human Rights Watch said today. The January 20 suicide attack on a minibus in Kabul transporting journalists affiliated with Tolo TV, Afghanistan’s 24-hour news channel, was an atrocity designed to undermine Afghanistan’s still-fragile media freedom. Both the Taliban and an individual who claims to represent a group […]
Visitors: 206 The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Power for amendments in the Tariff Policy. For the first time a holistic view of the power sector has been taken and comprehensive amendments have been made in the Tariff policy 2006. The […]
Visitors: 254 The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Power for amendments in the Tariff Policy. For the first time a holistic view of the power sector has been taken and comprehensive amendments have been made in the Tariff policy 2006. The […]
Visitors: 235 The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in November, 2015 between India, and United Kingdom for Cooperation in Public Administration and Governance Reforms. The form of co-operation under the MoU will be in areas like […]
Visitors: 263 The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in November, 2015 between India, and United Kingdom for Cooperation in Public Administration and Governance Reforms. The form of co-operation under the MoU will be in areas like […]
Visitors: 301 The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for a Policy on Promotion of City Compost. Under the policy, a provision has been made for Market development assistance of Rs. 1500 per tonne of city compost for scaling up production and consumption of the product. […]
Visitors: 287 The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for a Policy on Promotion of City Compost. Under the policy, a provision has been made for Market development assistance of Rs. 1500 per tonne of city compost for scaling up production and consumption of the product. […]
Visitors: 310Hon’ble Vice President is also visiting Thailand from 3-5 February 2016 on an official visit at the invitation of the Prime Minister of the Royal Kingdom of Thailand. This is the first Vice President level visit from India after a gap of 50 years. The Vice President will be accompanied by a high-level delegation […]
Visitors: 262Hon’ble Vice-President (VP), Shri M. Hamid Ansari will pay an official visit to Brunei Darussalam from 1-3 February 2016 at the invitation of His Royal Highness (HRH) Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah of Brunei Darussalam. This will be the first high level visit from India since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two […]
Visitors: 257 N. S. Venkataraman Nandini Voice for the Deprived It is sad to hear about the suicide of a Dalit student in Hyderabad University. It is necessary that the media and the so called activists should wait for the completion of investigation before jumping to conclusion. Media and the activists seem to think that […]
Visitors: 213 N. S. Venkataraman Nandini Voice for the Deprived It is sad to hear about the suicide of a Dalit student in Hyderabad University. It is necessary that the media and the so called activists should wait for the completion of investigation before jumping to conclusion. Media and the activists seem to think that […]
Visitors: 215 S. Sunitha Reddy Program Manager, http://www.sopar-balavikasa.org BalaVikasa PDTC is extremely happy to announce a Three day Training program on ‘Motivating Strategies towards Empowering Communities’ from 17-19 February, 2016 and one day seminar on ‘Promoting your organistion through social Media Tools’ on 20th February, 2016 at BalaVikasa PDTC, Warangal, Telangana.(BalaVIkasa PDTC is located 150 […]
Visitors: 219 S. Sunitha Reddy Program Manager, http://www.sopar-balavikasa.org BalaVikasa PDTC is extremely happy to announce a Three day Training program on ‘Motivating Strategies towards Empowering Communities’ from 17-19 February, 2016 and one day seminar on ‘Promoting your organistion through social Media Tools’ on 20th February, 2016 at BalaVikasa PDTC, Warangal, Telangana.(BalaVIkasa PDTC is located 150 […]
Visitors: 337 21,000 Officials Stationed Indefinitely in Villages New York, Chinese authorities have indefinitely extended an intensive surveillance program in villages across the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) that was due to end in 2014, Human Rights Watch said today. There are indications that the “village-based cadre teams” (zhucun gongzuodui) scheme, which is unprecedented in China, will […]
Visitors: 332 21,000 Officials Stationed Indefinitely in Villages New York, Chinese authorities have indefinitely extended an intensive surveillance program in villages across the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) that was due to end in 2014, Human Rights Watch said today. There are indications that the “village-based cadre teams” (zhucun gongzuodui) scheme, which is unprecedented in China, will […]
Visitors: 245The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today launched the Start-up India initiative in New Delhi. The launch by the Prime Minister this evening, was preceded by a day-long workshop on various aspects of entrepreneurship. The Prime Minister visited a virtual exhibition and interacted with Start-up entrepreneurs. 10 outstanding Start-up innovators shared their thoughts and […]
Visitors: 251The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today launched the Start-up India initiative in New Delhi. The launch by the Prime Minister this evening, was preceded by a day-long workshop on various aspects of entrepreneurship. The Prime Minister visited a virtual exhibition and interacted with Start-up entrepreneurs. 10 outstanding Start-up innovators shared their thoughts and […]
Visitors: 340PEN International PEN International has received information that blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki has been summoned to return to prison to continue serving his 15-year prison sentence despite his continuing ill-health, or face confiscation of the bail collateral posted for his release. He is expected to return on 18 or 19 January 2016. Ronaghi Maleki […]
Visitors: 410PEN International PEN International has received information that blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki has been summoned to return to prison to continue serving his 15-year prison sentence despite his continuing ill-health, or face confiscation of the bail collateral posted for his release. He is expected to return on 18 or 19 January 2016. Ronaghi Maleki […]
Visitors: 283N. S. Venkataraman Nandini Voice for the Deprived www.nandinivoice.com Narendra Modi’s government has certainly initiated many praiseworthy steps to tone up the administration and improve governance. The latest is the crop insurance scheme that would go a long way in making the life of farmers a little more secured. Unfortunately, the problem is that […]
Visitors: 341Brussels, The European Commission today announced the introduction of 10 measures in the Sahel region, worth more than EUR 100 million in total. The European Commission today announced the adoption of 10 measures to assist the Sahel region under the ‘Emergency Trust Fund for Africa for stability and addressing root causes of irregular migration […]
Visitors: 366Brussels, The European Commission today announced the introduction of 10 measures in the Sahel region, worth more than EUR 100 million in total. The European Commission today announced the adoption of 10 measures to assist the Sahel region under the ‘Emergency Trust Fund for Africa for stability and addressing root causes of irregular migration […]