(FE) Kochi Metro rail inauguration LIVE updates: In what will be a major boost for the South Indian state of Kerala, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the Kochi Metro on Sunday morning at 11 am at a grand ceremony which will be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium. PM will also take a ride from Palarivattom to Pathadippalam in what is being hailed as India’s first integrated multi-mode transport system. The ceremony will also be attended by a host of dignitaries including Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu, Kerala Governor P Sathasivam, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan,…
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प्रदेश में उग्र हुए किसान आंदोलन के दौरान मंदसौर में पुलिस ने जिस बर्बता से फायरिंग कर सात किसानों को मौत के घाट उतारा गया। इस पर एक तरफ सरकार ने उपवास रखा तो अब पूर्व केंद्रीय मंत्री एवं कांग्रेस सांसद ज्योतिरादित्य सिंधिया पहली बार राजधानी में 72 घंटे सत्याग्रह पर बैठे। राजमहल के सिंधिया महाराज ने तंबू में दो रात बिना एसी और कूलर के पंखे की गर्म हवा और उमस भरे माहौल में गुजारी। किसानों के मुददे पर सरकार पर कटाक्ष करते हुए कर्ज माफी और आगे की रणनीति पर उन्होंने खुलकर चर्चा की। पेश हैं अमित सोनी के साथ बातचीत के कुछ…
Guest Article by Sanjay Gora, AGM, SAIL and Gold Medalist in Journalism, in Governance Democracy & Politics Magazine, Special Issue on CSR “Responsible Institutions of India 2016″, (Views expressed are personal) One often hears that our company has been doing CSR work much before the term came into vogue. That defines the first issue that one comes across while communicating about CSR. What all is covered under CSR The term CSR has been so overused now that there are people who get irritated when this is used in meetings and conferences. They get the impression that CSR is just a sham and…
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