Visitors: 179 The Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju presented the Certificate of Naturalization to noted singer and musician Shri Adnan Sami Khan here today. The certificate has been granted under the Citizenship Act, 1955. He had applied for the certificate of naturalisation and has satisfied the Government that the conditions laid […]
Visitors: 135 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 […]
Visitors: 161 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. […]
Visitors: 148 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 […]
Visitors: 140 [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 […]
Visitors: 145 Your Excellency President Ghani, Your Excellency, Chief Executive Dr. Abdulla, Honorable Speaker of Wolesi Jirga and the Chairman of Meshraon Jirga, Distinguished Members of both Houses. Eight centuries ago, a famous son of Balkh Province, one of the greatest poets in human history, Jalaluddin Rumi, wrote, “Raise your words, not your voice. It […]
Visitors: 164 Your Excellency President Vladimir Putin, Members the Media, Let me begin by expressing my deepest condolences on the loss of lives in the terrorist attack on a civilian Russian aircraft and in the unfortunate downing of the military jet in Syria. In this moment of grief and challenge, we stand in solidarity with […]
Visitors: 165 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 […]
Visitors: 203 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 […]
Visitors: 461 Prof Willem Vervoort Associate Professor Hydrology Research Laboratory Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources The University of Sydney, NSW Australia Abstract Floods have a devastating effect on human lives and local economies, and therefore the traditional government risk management approach has been to reduce the occurrence probability of floods. As such, […]
Visitors: 339 Prof Surendra Pathak Director, Research IASE Deemed University Head, Department of value Education, IASE Deemed University Mother earth is considered one of the most beautiful and harmonious planets in the Universe. Earth may be the only planet in our galaxy that has enough water and environment for the further evolution […]
Visitors: 407 Shankar Sharma Preface The ‘expert group on low carbon strategies for inclusive growth’ which was set up under the Planning Commission to develop a strategy for India’s 12th Five Year Plan has released its interim report recently. While this interim report echoes the earlier govt. stand that India is one of […]
Freedom of Religion Bill, introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 22, 1978, seeks "to forbid conversions from one religion to another by the use of force or inducement or deceit or by any fraudulent means."
This Bill is in no way "against genuine conversions done with free consent and will." It Is meant to curb abuses, especially prevalent in the conversions of Adivasis and Harijans.
The Bill has provoked strong protests among some Christian leaders who are accusing it of being against the freedom of conscience guaranteed by the Constitution. Representatives of the Karnataka Christians Combined Action Committee recently called on the Governor and submitted a memorandum protesting against the Bill. They also "urged the Government to extend the privileges given to Scheduled Castes to Christians of Scheduled Caste origin." (D.H. March 21).
Visitors: 567 Anupam Mishra Environmentalist Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi Covered with sweat, the chelvanji is at work inside the kuin (well). Already about a depth of thirty to thirty five hands (cubits) have been dug. Now onwards the heat inside will go on increasing. The width of the kuin and its circumference are […]
Visitors: 204 Whenever public anger spills out on the streets and the media goes into overdrive, a new political party is born or gains ascendancy. Many a new party in its infancy appears like a socio-political movement. When the dust settles, the movement is over, and only the party remains. Whenever a new NETA (politician) […]
Visitors: 1,076 Kalindi Kokal Human Rights Law Activist worked as a journalist with the Maharashtra Herald and Indian Express as a features writer (This is an article I wrote after interacting with the Bora community in Digoli, Uttaranchal. I feel it is necessary to save the traditional occupation of this community, even […]