Day: May 19, 2022
Global recovery should advance food and energy security: Dr S Jaishankar at BRICS
Dr S Jaishankar – External Affairs Minister:
Participated in the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Dialogue with Emerging Markets and Developing Countries. Made 4 major points:
1. International organizations must see real change, not just new terminology. A rebalanced and multipolar world should lead to reformed multilateralism.
2. Terrorism in all forms and manifestations should be condemned. We must crackdown on all support, including financing.
3. The Covid pandemic followed by the Ukraine conflict is causing enormous socio-economic hardships in the developing world. We need resilient and reliable supply chains, economic decentralization.
4. Global recovery should advance food and energy security and prioritize health, digital and green growth.
Special Air service between Guwahati and Silchar, with subsidised fare of Rs 3000/-, has commenced from today: Himanta Biswa
As a special measure to ease movement of people between Guwahati & Silchar airports, in wake of landslide on NH that has severely disrupted traffic flow, the special aircraft service, as announced, has commenced from today.
Himanta Biswa – CM, Assam
Subsidised fare ~ Rs 3000 / passenger.
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann calls on Union Home Minister Amit Shah, seeks MSP on Basmati
CMO Punjab:
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann calls on Union Home Minister Amit Shah…
- seeks MSP on Basmati.
- asks for ₹500 per quintal compensation for loss suffered by farmers for low yield of wheat grains
- besides flagging the issue of curtailed representation of Punjab in BBMB.
KPPL is set to become the biggest paper and paper products manufacturer in India: Pinarayi Vijayan
Pinarayi Vijayan – CM, Kerala:
- Kerala Paper Products Ltd. commenced production today.
- It was a Central PSU put on sale by the GoI as part of its disinvestment drive.
- Committed to protect PSUs, Govt of Kerala revamped it as KPPL, a State PSU.
- It is set to become the biggest paper and paper products manufacturer in India.
Successfully tested 5G call at IIT Madras: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Ashwini Vaishnaw – Union Minister:
- Aatmanirbhar 5G
- Successfully tested 5G call at IIT Madras.
- Entire end to end network is designed and developed in India.
Eleven year old Hasanul Ashkar, a word fiend… : Shashi Tharoor
Shashi Tharoor – MP, Congress leader:
Got the opportunity to visit the Vadnagar Railway Station… : Meenakshi Lekhi
Meenakshi Lekhi – Union Minister:
- Got the opportunity to visit the Vadnagar Railway Station, the place where PM Sh Narendra Modi Ji helped his father sell tea as a young boy.
- Happy to see that the station is now electrified & also gets better connectivity as part of the Vadnagar-Modhera-Patan heritage circuit.
Former Congress leader Sunil Jakhar joins BJP
Former Congress leader Shri Sunil Jakhar joins BJP in presence of BJP National President Shri JP Nadda at party headquarters in New Delhi.
BJP
There was reason for him to rake up ‘Hindu’ card and the reason was revealed today: Amarinder Singh Raja on Sunil Jakhar joining BJP
Amarinder Singh Raja – President, Punjab Congress:
- Not unexpected.
- Sunilk Jakhar may have formally joined the BJP today, he had started working for the party long before, playing blatantly Hindutva politics, damaging the party in every way.
- There was reason for him to rake up ‘Hindu’ card and the reason was revealed today.
Right man in the right party: Capt Amarinder Singh
Capt Amarinder Singh – Former CM, Punjab:
- Right man in the right party.
- Congratulations to Sunil Jakhar for joining BJP
- Honest and upright leaders like him cannot breathe in the Congress anymore.
Sri Sri at Sunrise
However your life may be, it may be a leaf, water, fruit, flower, however it is, offer it with devotion. Your life itself is the fruit :
Sri Sri
Pic Credit : Sri Sri
