Ministry of AYUSH observes Ayurveda Day every year on Dhanawantari Jayanti (Dhanteras). This year Ayurveda Day is being observed on 5th November 2018. On this occasion, Ministry is organising a “National Seminar on Entrepreneurship and Business Development in Ayurveda” in association with NITI Aayog on 4th & 5th November 2018 at Dr. Ambedkar International centre, Janapth, New Delhi, with the intention to encourage entrepreneurs and Ayurveda stakeholders towards businesses opportunities in the sector. The Seminar is a subsequent step to the challenges taken by the Ministry to increase Ayurveda Market share three fold by the year 2022. The seminar is…
Author: Samikhsya Bureau
The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has congratulated Zimbabwe for conducting free and fair elections recently. He was calling on the President of Zimbabwe, Mr. Mr. Emmerson Mnangagwa and later holding delegation level talks with the Vice President of Zimbabwe, Mr. Kembo Mohadi, in Harare, Zimbabwe today. The Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar and other dignitaries were present on the occasion. During his interaction with the President of Zimbabwe, the Vice President said that India and Zimbabwe enjoy historic ties and we need to strengthen them to a much higher…
Indian Railways has published the results of first stage Computer Based Tests (CBT) held for recruitment of Assistant Loco Pilots and Technicians, on 02nd November, 2018. 5,88,605 candidates have qualified in the first stage to appear for the second stage examination. The first stage examinations were held from 09th August, 2018 to 04th September, 2018, in which a total of over 36 lakh (36,47,541) candidates appeared. The examinations were held online in 440 centres spread over the country. Indian Railways have advertised 64,371 posts for recruitment of Assistant Loco Pilots and Technicians. Candidates who appeared in the Computer Based Tests…
The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation today announced the Swachh Bharat World Toilet Day Contest for districts and States. As the Swachh Bharat Mission enters its fifth and final year, the purpose of the Contest is to encourage all districts in India to re-intensify the sanitation people’s movement with a special focus on ODF Sustainability. For 10 days in the run-up to the World Toilet Day, i.e. from 9th November to 19th November 2018, districts across the country will compete on a range of Swachhta activities to sustain and reinforce the behaviour change outcomes achieved by them so far.…
କେଦାର ମିଶ୍ର ନିର୍ବାଚନ ଯେତେ ପାଖେଇ ଆସିବ, ନିର୍ବାଚନରେ ଗଣିତ କଷୁଥିବା ବେପାରୀ ମାନଙ୍କର ଲାଭ ସେତେ ବଢୁଥିବ। ଗତ ଦଶ ବର୍ଷ ଧରି ଆମ ଦେଶର ଗଣମାଧ୍ୟମ କରିଥିବା ଗୋଟିଏ ବି ଜନମତ ସର୍ବେକ୍ଷଣ ସତ ପ୍ରମାଣିତ ହୋଇନାହିଁ। ସବୁବେଳେ ଶାସକ ଦଳକୁ ସୁହାଇଲା ପରି ଓ ଏକ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦିଷ୍ଟ ଏଜେଣ୍ଡା ଧରି କାମ କରୁଥିବା ସର୍ଭେ ବ୍ୟବସାୟୀ ମାନେ ପ୍ରତି ନିର୍ବାଚନରେ ନିଜର ଦୋକାନ ଖୋଲି ବଢିଆ ବ୍ୟବସାୟ କରୁଛନ୍ତି। ନିର୍ବାଚନ ପଣ୍ଡିତ ବୋଲାଉଥିବା ଏହି ବ୍ୟବସାୟୀମାନେ ଏବେ ବେଶ ସକ୍ରିୟ। ଏବଠୁ ଆସନ୍ତା ମଇ, ୨୦୧୯ ପର୍ଯନ୍ତ ସର୍ଭେ ବେପାର ଭଲ ଜମିବା। ଟେଲିଭିଜନ ଚ୍ୟାନେଲ ଗୁଡିକ ଏହାକୁ ବିକି ବେଶ ଭଲ ରୋଜଗାର କରିବେ। ଏହି ବ୍ୟବସାୟର ଅଂଶ ବିଶେଷ ଭାବରେ ସବୁ ରାଜନୈତିକ ଦଳ କିଛି କିଛି ଜନମତ ର ଗରାଖ ହେବାକୁ ବାଧ୍ୟ। ଭଲ ପଇସା ଦେଇ ନିଜ ସପକ୍ଷରେ ହାୱା ସୃଷ୍ଟି…
କେଦାର ମିଶ୍ର ୧୮୨ ମିଟର ଉଚ୍ଚତା ର ଗୋଟେ ବିଶାଳ ପ୍ରତିମା, ୨୯୮୯ କୋଟି ଟଙ୍କାର ବଜେଟ, ୩୩ ମାସ ର ନିରବଚ୍ଛିନ୍ନ ପରିଶ୍ରମ ଓ ପ୍ରାୟ ୫୦୦ କୋଟି ଟଙ୍କାର ବିଜ୍ଞାପନ। ମୋଟାମୋଟି ଗୁଜରାଟରେ ଗତ ୩୧ ଅକ୍ଟୋବର ଦିନ ଉଦଘାଟିତ ହୋଇଥିବା “ଏକତାର ପ୍ରତିମା” ର କାହାଣୀ ସେତିକି ମାତ୍ର। ଦେଶର ପ୍ରଥମ ଗୃହ ମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ସର୍ଦ୍ଦାର ବଲ୍ଲଭ ଭାଇ ପଟେଲଙ୍କ ବାସ୍ତବ ଉଚ୍ଚତାଠାରୁ ୧୦୦ ଗୁଣ ଅଧିକ ଉଚ୍ଚ ର ପ୍ରତିମା ନିର୍ମାଣ କରି ଦେଶ ଆଜି ସର୍ଦ୍ଦାରଙ୍କ ଅଭିଷେକ କରିଛି ବୋଲି ପ୍ରଧାନମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ନରେନ୍ଦ୍ର ମୋଦୀ କହିଛନ୍ତି। ତେବେ ସର୍ଦ୍ଦାରଙ୍କ ଅଭିଷେକ ଲାଗି ୭୨ ଖଣ୍ଡ ଗାଁ ର ୭୨ ୦୦୦ ଆଦିବାସୀ ତାଙ୍କର ଜୀବନ ଓ ଜୀବିକା ହରାଇଛନ୍ତି। ସେମାନେ ଏହାର ପ୍ରତିବାଦ କଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ତାଙ୍କ କଥା କେହି ଶୁଣିବାର ନାହିଁ। ୫୦୦ କୋଟି ଟଙ୍କାର ବିଜ୍ଞାପନ ଗଣମାଧ୍ୟମକୁ ଲୋଭରେ ପକାଇବାକୁ ଯଥେଷ୍ଟ।…
ସମୀକ୍ଷା ବ୍ୟୁରୋ ଅକ୍ଟୋବର ୨୮ ତାରିଖ ଦିନ ଆକାଶବାଣୀରେ ନିଜର ମନକଥା କହିବାକୁ ଯାଇ ପ୍ରଧାନମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ନରେନ୍ଦ୍ର ମୋଦୀ ଆଗାମୀ ଡିସେମ୍ବର ମାସରେ ଭୁବନେଶ୍ବରଠାରେ ଆୟୋଜିତ ହେବାକୁ ଯାଉଥିବା ପୁରୁଷ ହକି ବିଶ୍ଵ କପ ବିଷୟରେ ଉଲ୍ଲେଖ କରିଥିଲେ। ଓଡିଶା ଆସୁଥିବା ଖେଳାଳୀମାନେ ପୁରୀ, କୋଣାର୍କ ଓ ଚିଲିକା ବୁଲି ଦେଖିବାକୁ ପ୍ରଧାନମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ପରାମର୍ଶ ଦେଇଥିଲେ। ଓଡିଶା ସରକାର ଆୟୋଜନ କରୁଥିବା ବିଶ୍ଵକପ ହକି ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରଧାନମନ୍ତ୍ରୀଙ୍କ ଏହି ଉତ୍ସାହଜନକ ବକ୍ତବ୍ୟ ବେଶ ଗୁରୁତ୍ଵ ବହନ କରୁଛି। ଗୋଟେ ପକ୍ଷରେ ପ୍ରଧାନମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ହକି ଆୟୋଜନ ପାଇଁ ଓଡିଶା ସରକାରଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରଶଂସା କରୁଥିବା ବେଳେ ତାଙ୍କ ଦଳ ଓ ତାଙ୍କ ମନ୍ତ୍ରୀମଣ୍ଡଳର ସଦସ୍ୟ ଧର୍ମେନ୍ଦ୍ର ପ୍ରଧାନ ହକି ରେ ମାଟିଥିବା ଓଡିଶା ସରକାରଙ୍କୁ ତୀବ୍ର ସମାଲୋଚନା କରୁଛନ୍ତି। ଇତି ମଧ୍ୟରେ ବିଭିନ୍ନ ସ୍ଥାନରେ ଭାଷଣ ଦେଇ ଓ ଗଣ ମାଧ୍ୟମକୁ ଦେଇଥିବା ନିଜର ବକ୍ତବ୍ୟରେ ଧର୍ମେନ୍ଦ୍ର ଓଡିଶା ସରକାରଙ୍କ ହକି ପ୍ରେମକୁ କଟାକ୍ଷ…
ସମୀକ୍ଷା ବ୍ୟୁରୋ ଗତ ଷାଠିଏ ଦିନ ହେଲା ହାଇକୋର୍ଟ ସମେତ ରାଜ୍ୟର ପ୍ରାୟ ସବୁ ଅଦାଲତ ବନ୍ଦ ପଡିଛି। ଓଡିଶାର ଆଇନଜୀବୀମାନେ କାର୍ୟବନ୍ଦ ଆନ୍ଦୋଳନ ଚଳାଇଥିବାରୁ ଅଦାଲତ ଚାଲିପାରୁନାହିଁ। ଦେଶରେ ଫଇସଲା ନହୋଇପାରି ପଡିରହିଥିବା ମାମଲା କୁ ନ୍ୟାୟପାଳିକା ର ସବୁଠୁ ବଡ ସମସ୍ୟା ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଉଛି। ସେଥିରେ ଓଡିଶା ହେଉଛି ଭାରତର ଅନ୍ୟତମ ପ୍ରମୁଖ ରାଜ୍ୟ ଯେଉଁଠି ସର୍ବାଧିକ ଫଉଜଦାରି ମାମଲାର ବିଚାର ହୋଇ ପାରୁନାହିଁ। ଜାତୀୟ ଜୁଡିସିଆଲ ଡାଟା ଗ୍ରୀଡ ଦେଇଥିବା ତଥ୍ୟ ଅନୁସାରେ ଓଡିଶାରେ ପାଖାପାଖି ୧.୫ ଲକ୍ଷ ଫୌଜଦାରୀ ମାମଲା ପଡି ରହିଛି। ଦେଶର ବିଳମ୍ବିତ ନ୍ୟାୟ ପ୍ରଦାନ ତାଲିକାରେ ଓଡିଶା ଷଷ୍ଠ ସ୍ଥାନରେ ରହିଛି। ଓଡିଶାର ନିମ୍ନ ଅଦାଲତ ଗୁଡିକରେ ୨୧% ଫୌଜଦାରୀ ମାମଲା ୧୦ ବର୍ଷରୁ ଅଧିକ କାଳ ପଡି ରହିଥିବାବେଳେ, ହାଇକୋର୍ଟ ରେ ୧୯% ମାମଲା ୧୦ ବର୍ଷରୁ ଅଧିକ କାଳ ପଡିରହିଛି। ଏମିତି ଏକ ପୃଷ୍ଠଭୂମି ରେ ଦୁଇ ମାସରୁ…
କେଦାର ମିଶ୍ର ଭାରତ ସରକାରଙ୍କ ବେସାମରିକ ବିମାନଚଳାଚଳ ବିଭାଗର ମହା ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶକ ଗତ ପଚିଶ ତାରିଖ ଦିନ ବୈଜୟନ୍ତ ପଣ୍ଡାଙ୍କ ହେଲିକପ୍ଟର ରବିନସନ ଆର 44କୁ ବିପଜ୍ଜନକ ଭାବରେ ଉଡାଣ କରିନଥିଲା ବୋଲି ସ୍ପଷ୍ଟୀକରଣ ଦେବାପରେ, ଏହା ସତ୍ୟର ବିଜୟ ବୋଲି ଶ୍ରୀ ପଣ୍ଡା ମତବ୍ୟକ୍ତ କରିଥିଲେ । ୨୫ ତାରିଖ ଡିଜିସିଏ ନିଜର ଚିଠି ଲେଖି କହିଥିଲେ ଯେ ସେପ୍ଟେମ୍ବର ୧୫ ତାରିଖ ଦିନ ଏହି ହେଲିକେପ୍ଟର ଟି ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର ଏୟାର ପୋର୍ଟ ରୁ ବାହାରି ରାଜହଂସ, ପୁରୀ, କୋଣାର୍କ ଦେଇ ଗରଦପୁରଠାରେ ଓହ୍ଳାଇଥିଲା। ଏହା ବିପଜ୍ଜନକ ସ୍ତରରେ ନିଜର ଉଡାଣ କରିନଥିଲା ବୋଲି ଡିଜିସିଏ କହିଛି। ତେବେ ଏହି ଚିଠିଟି ସତ୍ୟର ବିଜୟ ବୋଲି ଶ୍ରୀ ପଣ୍ଡା ଯାହା କହିଛନ୍ତି, ତାହାର ସତ୍ୟାସତ୍ୟ ଖୋଜିବା ନିହାତି ଜରୁରୀ। ପ୍ରାଥମିକ ଭାବରେ ଦେଖିଲେ ଡିଜିସିଏ ଲେଖିଥିବା ଚିଠିରେ କୌଣସି ପ୍ରକାର ବୈଷୟିକ ସୂଚନା ନାହିଁ। ପୋଲିସ ସୂତ୍ରରୁ ଜଣା…
ସମୀକ୍ଷା ବ୍ୟୁରୋ ଆଉ ପାଞ୍ଚ ମାସ ପରେ ଓଡିଶାର ବିଧାନସଭା ସହିତ ଲୋକ ସଭା ନିର୍ବାଚନ ହେବ। ସେଥିପାଇଁ ସବୁ ଦଳ ଯେପରି ବ୍ୟସ୍ତ ସେହିପରି ବିଜେଡିରୁ ବହିସ୍କୃତ ବୈଜୟନ୍ତ ପଣ୍ଡା ମଧ୍ୟ ନିଜ ଭାଗ୍ୟ ଓ ଭବିଷ୍ୟତକୁ ନେଇ ବେଶ୍ ଚିନ୍ତିତ। ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ସେ କେଉଁ ଦଳରୁ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥୀ ହେବେ ଏବଂ କେଉଁ ସ୍ଥାନରୁ ଛିଡା ହେବେ ସେ ନେଇ କୈଣସି ନିଷ୍ପତିରେ ପହଁଚି ପାରୁ ନାହିଁନ୍ତି। ସେଥିପାଇଁ ସେ ନୂଆ ଦିଲ୍ଲୀର ଏକ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠିତ ସଂସ୍ଥାକୁ ଭଲ ଅର୍ଥ ଦେଇ ସର୍ଭେ କରାଇଥିବାର ଜଣାପଡିଛି। ଏହି ସଂସ୍ଥା ରାଜ୍ୟର ବିଭିନ୍ନ ଲୋକସଭା ଆସନକୁ ଯାଇ ବୈଜୟନ୍ତ କେଉଁ ଦଳରୁ ଛିଡା ହେଲେ ଭଲ ହେବ ଏବଂ ସେ କିପରି ନେତା ସେ ନେଇ ସଂସ୍ଥା ଏକ ସର୍ଭେ କରିଛି। ଏହି ସଂସ୍ଥାକୁ ବୈଜୟନ୍ତ ଦୁଇଟି ପର୍ଯ୍ୟାୟରେ ସର୍ଭେ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ବରାଦ କରିଥିବାର ଜଣାପଡିଛି। ପ୍ରଥମେ ସଂସ୍ଥା ବୈଜୟନ୍ତ…
Twitter has apologised for failing to act on threatening tweets made by Cesar Sayoc who is suspected of sending improvised explosive devices to Democratic leaders and critics of US President Donald Trump. “We are investigating what happened and will continue to work to improve how we handle concerns raised by anyone on Twitter,” it said in a statement. On October 11, Sayoc published a threatening tweet to former congressional press secretary Rochelle Ritchie by telling her “We will see you 4 sure”. Ritchie alerted Twitter of the tweet made from Sayoc’s account, which contained several disturbing images and statements. “Hug…
The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Saturday denied that its diplomats are holding talks with the US on the existing issues between Tehran and Washington. The ministry’s reaction came after Iranian lawmaker Javad Karimi Qoddousi on Friday said that the country’s diplomats were currently in talks with their US partners in Oman over the mutual issues. “The claims concerning Iran’s talks with the US in a neighbouring country are wrong and baseless,” the ministry’s website said in a statement. “Iran’s Foreign Ministry adheres to the guidelines by the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to avoid interaction with the US and would…
Sri Lanka’s newly-appointed Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, has secured a majority in the island’s 225-member Parliament and will continue to retain his job despite protests from the ruling United National Party (UNP), the Rajapaksa-led Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) said here on Saturday. Namal, an SLPP legislator and Rajapaksa’s eldest son, told Xinhua news agency that his father had secured the support of over 120 legislators, thus winning him a majority at the Parliament, and a new caretaker government would be sworn in soon. “All MPs supporting Mahinda Rajapaksa will meet President Maithripala Sirisena later on Saturday and we will…
As the rise of #MeToo movement in India has opened many dark spaces of Bollywood, actor Saif Ali Khan, whose daughter Sara Ali Khan is gearing up for her Bollywood debut, feels no one has the guts to mess with his family members. “It is a very unequal society. I don’t think anyone will misbehave with my people… I don’t know why I feel like this, but be it my mother or sister or wife, I feel people will not have the guts to do that with them. “It might be because they have certain protection around them. So, we…
Actress Yami Gautam, who is gearing up for the release of her forthcoming movie Uri, says it will be a special film for her career. “It’s going to be one of the most special films of my career. The way Aditya Dhar has written and directed it and Vicky (Kaushal) and the entire cast has put in a lot of hard work,” Yami told IANS. She says the film had to be shown to every Indian in the country. “Uri is going to be a special film. It is based on a true event which is important not just for…
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Saturday reinstated a ban on the transmission of Indian content on local television channels, setting aside an earlier ruling by the Lahore High Court (LHC). Chief Justice Saqib Nisar announced the ruling in a case filed by the United Producers Association pertaining to the broadcast of foreign content on local television channels in the Supreme Court Karachi registry, Dawn online reported. “They are trying to (obstruct the construction) of our dam and we cannot even ban their channels?” Nisar said as he ordered the broadcast of Indian shows to be “shut down”. The judge said the…
Sanjay Khan is excited about unveiling his autobiography, “The Best Mistakes of My Life”, which will take the readers to his world of films, family, his near-death accident and more. The veteran Bollywood actor says it will make a great book for movie adaptation. The book will have a grand pre-Diwali launch on Sunday here. “I received a call from Penguin (Penguin Random House India) and was requested to write my autobiography. That moment, I had silence in my mind and then suddenly, memories hit me. I agreed to do the book and that’s how I started,” Sanjay, also a…
Facebook has removed 82 Pages, Groups and accounts for what it calls “coordinated inauthentic behaviour” that originated in Iran and targeted people in the US and Britain. “While we have found no ties to the Iranian government, we can’t say for sure who is responsible,” Nathaniel Gleicher, Head of Cybersecurity Policy at Facebook said in a statement on Friday. The people behind these Pages and accounts represented themselves as US citizens, or in a few cases UK citizens — and they posted about politically charged topics such as race relations, opposition to the US President, and immigration on Facebook and…
Microsoft has closed its $7.5 billion acquisition of GitHub, a leading software development platform which brings more than 31 million developers to create, collaborate, share and build on each other’s work. Nat Friedman, former CEO of Xamarin (acquired by Microsoft in 2016), is taking over as GitHub’s CEO, Microsoft said in a statement on Friday. Microsoft announced in June that it has reached an agreement to acquire GitHub. In a blog post on Friday, Friedman said that GitHub would operate independently as a community, platform, and business. So developers will continue to be able to use the programming languages, tools…
Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier has said that Reliance was the best to deliver what they wanted in the deal by India to procure Rafale fighter jets and the unit price of 36 aircraft to be delivered in a fly-away condition was the same as that of 18 that were part of the deal negotiated by the UPA government. In an interview with CNBC TV 18, Trappier said Dassault Aviation had chosen Reliance as a partner. “The choice of Reliance is mine. I had the choice of Reliance in 2011. We signed first MoU in 2012. We continue to have…
Indian stock indices fell for a second straight week, as a subdued start to the earnings season and weakness in asian markets worsened investor sentiment. The key domestic equity indices – BSE’s Sensex and NSE’ Nifty – shed over 2.5 per cent each during the week. October has seen a massive outflow of funds, as investors pulled out from emerging markets to redeploy their capital into safe-havens such as the US securities. According to data provided by the National Securities Depository (NSDL), monthly outflow of foreign funds at Rs 24,186 crore from the equity segment was at its highest so…