Tag: Mahesh Sharma
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Dodgy over Konarak
It is deeply unfortunate in terms of cultural history that Odisha’s Konarak Sun Temple, declared as a World Heritage site by UNESCO, should now be at the centre of an unseemly controversy. Central to the discord between the state government on the one hand and the Centre’s Department of Culture and the Archaeological Survey of …
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November 17, 2018 -
India to be $10 trillion economy by 2035: Suresh Prabhu
Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday said Indian economy will quadruple to $10 trillion by 2035 riding on business-friendly policies, structural reforms and transparency in governance.
November 14, 2018 -
Dissent stifled
The Bharatiya Janata Party government has reaffirmed yet again that aversion to dissent ~ in a democracy ~ is quite the most pronounced in the academic and quasi-academic circuits. After the suicide of a student at Hyderabad Central University and the kerfuffle at Jawaharlal Nehru University, the decision to reconstitute the committee of the venerated …
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November 10, 2018 -
Cultural stature
As the mammoth 51-day long 8th Theatre Olympics drew to a close in Mumbai, Aruna Bhowmick recaptures the biggest international theatre festival, held in India for the first time
April 12, 2018 -
Visit to Taj Mahal to cost more, visitors’ stay duration to be limited
Now the tourists may have to pay Rs 10 more to see the Taj Mahal, as the government proposes to increase the entry fee to Rs 50 from Rs 40 and introduce an additional fee of Rs 200 to for visiting the main mausoleum, a Union Minister said on Tuesday. The entry fee hike, which …
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February 14, 2018 -
Forest, tree cover in India up 1 per cent: Report
India’s forest and tree cover have gone up by one per cent, the latest assessment by the Forest Survey of India (FSI) has shown. There is an increase of 8,021 sq km (about 80.20 million hectare) in the total forest and tree cover of the country, the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2017, released …
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February 12, 2018 -
‘Green cover increases by 8,021 sq km over last 2 yrs in India’
The forest and tree cover of the country has increased by 8,021 sq km over the last two years, the latest government assessment said on Monday. India’s total forest and tree cover stands around 8 lakh sq km which is 24.39 per cent of the total geographical area, it said. The India State of the …
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February 12, 2018 -
J-K’s accession to India was people’s will: Mahesh Sharma
Jammu and Kashmir’s accession to India was the will of the people of the state, Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma on Thursday said. Sharma was inaugurating an exhibition at the National Archive Museum here commemorating 70 years of the state’s accession to India. The exhibition has on display war diaries with operational details of the Indo-Pak …
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January 11, 2018 -
NGT notice to Minister Mahesh Sharma’s hospital
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday issued notice to a hospital owned by Union Minister of State for Environment Mahesh Sharma, seeking a response to allegations of illegal construction on a green belt in neighbouring Noida. Acknowledging a petition by environmental activist Vikrant Tongad, the green court issued notice to Kailash Healthcare Ltd, along …
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November 14, 2017 -
Demonetisation was not requirement but compulsion: Union Minister
Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma on Thursday said demonetisation was not a requirement but a compulsion and opposition leaders were trying to mislead people for their own interest. “Demonetisation was not a requirement but a compulsion. (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi chose the difficult path without think about the political outcome,” said Sharma at the 112th …
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October 26, 2017 -
Fatehpur Sikri incident matter of shame: Mahesh Sharma
Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma condemned the attack on a young Swiss couple by a group of youths in Fatehpur Sikri and said it was a matter of shame for Indians. The minister said it was unfortunate that such an incident had happened in the country. “I think the foreign minister has reacted to it. …
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October 26, 2017 -
Too early to assess GST impact on tourism: Mahesh Sharma
It is too early to understand the impact of GST on the tourism sector, though an early assessment has shown that the single tax regime has brought down the level of taxation, government said on Monday. Responding to supplementaries in the Lok Sabha, Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma also said he will talk to the GST …
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July 31, 2017 -
Ram Mandir will be constructed: Mahesh Sharma
Union minister Mahesh Sharma on Monday claimed that the construction of the Ram Mandir is a feeling of millions of "Ram Bhakts" of this country and it will be constructed "either by the court of law or by consensus." The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Tourism and Culture was in the city to participate …
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July 11, 2017 -
PM Modi ropes in ministers to attract investment, boost textile industry
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday roped in seven union ministers to hard sell India on the final day of "Textiles India-2017" event here to attract foreign investment in the textile industry and to boost domestic players while urging them to focus on creating jobs. Union Ministers M. Venkaiah Naidu, Nitin Gadkari, Ananth Kumar, Nirmala …
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July 2, 2017 -
Kovind gets a new address– Mahesh Sharma’s Akbar Road home
Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma's residence in Akbar Road will be the new temporary address of BJP's presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind. Kovind will be staying at the expansive 10 Akbar Road bungalow in the heart of Lutyens Delhi for about a month till the presidential election on July 17, top sources said. The 71-year-old, …
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June 22, 2017 -
Centre likely to set up academy to promote Braj language
The government is planning to set up an academy to promote Braj Bhasha, a dialect of Hindi which is spoken people primarily in Braj region including Mathura, Agra, Etah and Aligarh. "India's identity lies in its culture and people from all over the work come here to experience the traditions of braj," Union Culture Minister …
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June 17, 2017 -
Government to create database of artists, art forms
The government's project of creating a database of artists and art forms spread over six lakh villages in the country will begin soon, a minister said on Thursday. "The National Mission on Cultural Mapping of India will be launched in Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay's hometown, Mathura, in a day-long block-level mega talent hunt programme on June 17," …
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June 15, 2017