18th June, 2003
 

 

Ministry of Tribal Affairs

TRIFED's tribute to a renowned tribal artist
An exhibition of rare and original paintings of renowned tribal artist late Jangarh Singh Shyam is currently on exhibition and sale at the TRIBES Shop, Mahadev Road, New Delhi..............................

Ministry of Tourism & Culture

Allegation against Jagmohan regarding Ayodhya digging is unwarranted
It has been reported in a section of the press that Union Minister for Tourism and Culture, Shri Jagmohan, is forcing Archaeological Survey of India to dig up evidence at Ayodhya..............................

Ministry of Agriculture

Sowing of Kharif rice, coarse cereals and oil-seeds in progress
With the Monsoon covering the peninsular India and the North East, sowing of Kharif rice is in progress..............................

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Shri Prasad condoles the death of veteran actor Jankidas
The Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad has condoled the death of veteran film actor Jankidas Mehra who passed away in Mumbai this morning..............................

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

14 lakh persons with disabilities to get free appliances and aids under ADIP
More than 14 lakh persons with disabilities would be covered under the Scheme of Assistance to Disabled Persons, popularly known as ADIP, upto 2007..............................

Ministry of Science & Technology

NAL develops Automatic Visual Range Assessor
The National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore of CSIR has designed, developed and fabricated prototypes of Automatic Visual Range Assessor (AVRA)..............................

Ministry of Agriculture

Over 964 thousand tonnes of food grains dispatched to drought hit states this month
Over 964 thousand tonnes of food grains was dispatched to the drought affected States up to the 14th during the current month against a target of 2118 thousand tonnes for the whole month..............................

Ministry of Railways

Railway over and under bridge projects in Bihar
The Railways have provided Rs.44.71 crores for over bridge and under bridge projects in Bihar during the current financial year 2003-2004..............................

Ministry of Shipping

MoU between HSL and MoS
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Hindustan Shipyard Ltd., Visakhapatnam and Ministry of Shipping, Government of India for the year 2003-04..............................

Ministry of Steel

GSI maps and earth quake studies
The first geological map of India and adjacent countries (on 1 inch=64 miles scale) was published by the Geological Survey of India (GSI) in 1877..............................

Ministry of Railways

Railways revenue freight exceeds target during April-May
The Railways transported 88.33 Million Tonnes (MT) of revenue earning freight during the first two months of the current financial year 2003-2004 ending May 2003..............................