Indian States

SPEECH OF PRESIDENT OF INDIA, SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE AT THE BANQUET HOSTED IN HONOUR OF THE PRESIDENT OF FRENCH REPUBLIC, H.E. MR. FRANCOIS HOLLANDE

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Visitors: 189 Your Excellency President Francois Hollande, Distinguished members of the delegations of India and France, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, President Hollande, I am delighted to welcome you and the esteemed members of your delegation to India on this very special occasion, which is historic in many ways. Tomorrow, when you preside as the […]

Appeal to University of Hyderabad – for endorsement by academicians

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Visitors: 179 Neeraj Jain, Lokayat and Socialist Party (India) One of the bright minds of the country, a promising scholar at University of Hyderabad, a student of the thought of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, Rohit Vemula has committed suicide on January 17, 2016. While the country is celebrating 125th birth anniversary of Dr. Ambedkar, we stand […]

Appeal to University of Hyderabad – for endorsement by academicians

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Visitors: 193 Neeraj Jain, Lokayat and Socialist Party (India) One of the bright minds of the country, a promising scholar at University of Hyderabad, a student of the thought of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, Rohit Vemula has committed suicide on January 17, 2016. While the country is celebrating 125th birth anniversary of Dr. Ambedkar, we stand […]

Kashmir Issue – Kashmiri Pundits

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Visitors: 271 Ram Puniyani Politics is a strange game where no holds are barred for electoral advantages. It also expresses, to some extent, the political ideology of those playing these games in addition to the distortion of events, which are done deliberately. Interpretation of the very same events is diametrically different for different political groups. […]

Kashmir Issue – Kashmiri Pundits

GRI Indian States, Prof Ram Puniyani MD, Reports, Writers in Solidarity Ground Report India 0

Visitors: 184 Ram Puniyani Politics is a strange game where no holds are barred for electoral advantages. It also expresses, to some extent, the political ideology of those playing these games in addition to the distortion of events, which are done deliberately. Interpretation of the very same events is diametrically different for different political groups. […]

Three day Training program on ‘Motivating Strategies towards Empowering Communities’ from 17-19 February, 2016 and One day seminar on ‘Promoting your organisation through social Media Tools’ on 20th February, 2016

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Visitors: 150 BalaVikasa People Development Training Centre, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh 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 organisation through social Media Tools’ on 20th February, 2016 at BalaVikasa PDTC, Warangal, Telangana. Introduction: Motivation is […]

Three day Training program on ‘Motivating Strategies towards Empowering Communities’ from 17-19 February, 2016 and One day seminar on ‘Promoting your organisation through social Media Tools’ on 20th February, 2016

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Visitors: 159 BalaVikasa People Development Training Centre, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh 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 organisation through social Media Tools’ on 20th February, 2016 at BalaVikasa PDTC, Warangal, Telangana. Introduction: Motivation is […]

Opinionated activists have no patience to wait for fair enquiry

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Visitors: 154 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 […]

Opinionated activists have no patience to wait for fair enquiry

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Visitors: 167 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 […]

Three day Training program on ‘Motivating Strategies towards Empowering Communities’

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Visitors: 157 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 […]

Three day Training program on ‘Motivating Strategies towards Empowering Communities’

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Visitors: 154 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 […]

Twin weak links in Modi government

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Visitors: 182 N. 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 […]

Volunteers needed for voter education project

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Visitors: 154 Sonia Khudanpur from journalism.org.in wrote : I write to you from Sahi Nishaan, a party- and persuasion-neutral ethical voting initiative, designed to help voters think before they vote. As of now, Sahi Nishaan is in three languages—English, Hindi, and Marathi. Our hope is to expand its reach by translating it into other Indian languages with […]

Pathankot terror and unacceptable slant of Indian English TV media

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Visitors: 259 N. S. Venkataraman Nandini Voice for the Deprived, http://www.nandinivoice.com As the armed forces were battling the terrorists after their intrusion into the Pathankot airbase, the English TV media seemed to have a great time. With the English TV anchors appear to be imagining that they can be defence experts, diplomats, strategic planners, policy […]

PM inaugurates International Conference on Frontiers in Yoga Research and its Applications, at Jigani, Bengaluru

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Visitors: 206 The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today inaugurated the International Conference on Frontiers in Yoga Research and its applications, at Jigani, Bengaluru. He unveiled the Foundation Stone for a hospital of integrative medicine. Following is the text of the Prime Minister’s inaugural address:- Governor of Karnataka Shri Vajubhai Vala, Chief Minister of Karnataka […]

PM’s inaugural address at 103rd session of Indian Science Congress

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Visitors: 199 The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today delivered the inaugural address at the 103rd Indian Science Congress at the University of Mysore. The theme of this year’s Congress is “Science and Technology for Indigenous Development in India.” The Prime Minister released the 103rd ISC Plenary Proceedings, and the Technology Vision 2035 document. He […]

Health Ministry issues Draft Guidelines for Kidney Donors – Invites suggestions/comments

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Visitors: 169 Taking another major step towards easing rules and procedures to encourage organ donation among the masses, the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has issued draft guidelines for Allocation Criteria for Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant, today. The draft guidelines have been posted on the […]

Committee set up to Review Wage Structure of Gramin Dak Sevaks

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Visitors: 190 A one man Committee to examine the wage structure, service conditions, etc. of the Gramin Dak Sevaks in the Department of Posts has been constituted by the Government of India. Shri Kamlesh Chandra, Retired Member of Postal Services Board, will constitute the Committee. The Committee will be assisted by Shri T.Q. […]

A Number of Initiatives During Last 18 Months for Development of Agriculture and Welfare of Farmers- Radha Mohan Singh

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Visitors: 174 The Government has taken a number of initiatives during last 18 months for development of Agriculture sector and welfare of farmers. Briefing about these initiatives here today ,Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister, Shri Radha Mohan Singh said that promotion of Soil Health Card Scheme, creating more irrigation resources under Pradhan Mantri Krishi […]

English Text of PM’s “Mann ki Baat” on All India Radio

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Visitors: 176 [embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3QVEAzq4FM[/embedyt] Fellow citizens, Namaskar to all. This will be the last edition of Mann ki Baat in 2015. The next edition of Mann ki Baat will be in 2016. We celebrated Christmas and preparations are now on to ring in the New Year. India is land of diversities.. We celebrate a whole […]

PM chairs Combined Commanders’ Conference on board INS Vikramaditya at Sea

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Visitors: 201 The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today chaired the Combined Commanders’ Conference on board INS Vikramaditya at Sea, off the coast of Kochi. This is the first time that the Combined Commanders’ Conference has been held on board an aircraft carrier. The Prime Minister inspected a Tri-services Guard of Honour this morning at […]

PM’s statement to the media with Japanese Prime Minister

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Visitors: 284 Your Excellency, Prime Minister Abe, Members of the media, I am delighted to welcome Prime Minister Abe to India. It is a great pleasure to host a personal friend and a great champion of India-Japan partnership. No partner has played such a decisive role in India’s economic transformation as Japan. No friend will […]

Invite for National Convention on Samaaj, Sansaadhan and Sanvidhaan Bachao, scheduled on 06th Dec, 2015

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Visitors: 195 NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF PEOPLE'S MOVEMENTS National Office: 6/6 Jangpura B, New Delhi – 110 014 www.napm-india.org SAMAAJ – SANSADHAN – SAMVIDHAN BACHAO National Convention & Felicitation of Intellectuals, Writers and Cultural Activists 6 December 2015 | 9 AM – 5 PM Gandhi Peace Foundation, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg, New Delhi AN INVITATION In […]

India joins fight against Slavery – Eleven national faith and spiritual leaders sign Declaration against Modern Slavery

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Visitors: 243 GLOBAL FREEDOM NETWORK http://www.globalfreedomnetwork.org/ All-faith call recognizes Modi Government’s initiatives against human trafficking, creation of national anti-trafficking body. Pledge to tackle modern slavery, including bonded labour, forced marriage, child labour& human trafficking New Delhi, December 3, 2015: Eleven Indian faith and spiritual leaders signed a joint declaration to end modern slavery within a generation […]

Alimony laws are too harsh for younger men

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Visitors: 333 Save Indian Family Foundation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Save_Indian_Family_Foundation Recently, Menaka Gandhi has requested the Law Ministry to give legal validity to pre-nuptial agreements. She showed her concern that women are not getting enough alimony during separation or divorce. However, she is just not in touch with ground realities and what happens in family courts. India's alimony […]