Gender equality, women’s development integral to India’s foreign policy, says EAM Jaishankar at PBD meet
The session celebrated the achievements of women leaders globally while addressing the systemic challenges that hinder progress.
The session celebrated the achievements of women leaders globally while addressing the systemic challenges that hinder progress.
Tigress Zeenat's pugmarks were yet to get desiccated on the Bengal, Jharkhand terrains but those suddenly emerged sinistrous among the panicked residents as those have lured another big cat far away from Palamau Tiger Reserve in Jharkhand and currently breathing closer to Bengal.
President Droupadi Murmu will confer the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awards during the valedictory session of the PBD Convention in Odisha.
India will consider Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) as partners in promoting Odisha and leveraging its vast potential to drive growth and generate employment, said External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, speaking at the business session of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas.
Concerned over repeated incidents of tigers entering Bengal from Odisha, chief minister Mamata Banerjee today asked the government in Odisha to rescue its tigers entering the Bengal border repeatedly.
The elephant menace is one the issues that candidates confronted in forest-side villages as the campaigning ended on Thursday for the polls, said poll analysts.
The ADR analysed the self-sworn affidavits of all 66 candidates, who are contesting in the six LS constituencies in the Odisha Phase-IV polls, the report said.
He will address a total of four public meetings, covering two seats in each in as many states, BJP sources here on Wednesday said.
Till the last reports received here from Odisha Chief Electoral Officer, Bargarh LS constituency polled the highest 66.14 per cent votes followed by Sundargarh with 62.36 per cent, Balangir (61.35 pc), Kandhamal 57.46 pc and Aska (55.65 pc).
The (BJP) has set its target to maintain ascendancy in five parliamentary seats going to polls on 20 May in the second phase of ongoing Lok Sabha elections in the coastal State with the Biju Janata Dal going all out to give the saffron party a tough fight.
