Former Chief Scientist and former Deputy Director General at WHO and daughter of MS Swaminathan, Dr Soumya Swaminathan on Thursday said that till the end, he was committed to the farmers' welfare and to the upliftment of the poorest in society.
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Deputy Director General of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Gauhati and Home Secretary of Manipur to ensure that the displaced persons in ethnic strife-torn State, who may have lost their Aadhaar cards, are provided a copy of the card a
Aiming to prevent a winter catastrophe in Afghanistan, UN World Food Program (WFP) Deputy Executive Director Carl Skau will be appealing for funding on an urgent basis during a Brussels meeting, Khaama Press reported on Thursday.
West Bengal Resident Commissioner Ujjaini Datta, visited the Uttarakhand stall, set up by the Industries Department of Uttarakhand, said the Deputy Director of the Department.
The senior government official has been booked under POCSO Act for allegedly raping his deceased friend's minor daughter for several months, resulting in her pregnancy. The accused is a Deputy Director of the Women and Child Development (WCD) Department of the Delhi government.
National Highway-5 has been blocked at three places in Shimla and Kinnaur districts as a result of landslides in the region, the officials said on Sunday.
Air Commodore VM Reddy assumed the charge of Deputy Director General of NCC Directorate (Andhra Pradesh & Telangana), Secunderabad on Friday. The Air Commodore said that he has plans to expand the NCC into newly formed districts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
"As the excavation started under the guidance of senior archaeologist A K Sharma, a stupa, gold coin, coins belonging to Magh rulers as well as other rulers were recovered, said deputy director of archaeology department Pratap Parakh," Pratap Parakh said.
40 per cent of the total cancer cases are caused by tobacco, alcohol and pan masala, Professor Pankaj Chaturvedi, the Head Cancer Surgeon and Deputy Director of Tata Memorial Center, Mumbai said here in Lucknow on Monday.
Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD) received a delegation from the University of Khorfakkan headed by Professor Ahmed Ibrahim Shamaa, Director of the University and Dr Abdullah Suleiman Al Mughni, Deputy Director of the University for Community Affairs and Public Relations.
Dr Rajeev Kumar Sharma assumes charge as Director Health Services Jammu.
In his previous stint, he was posted as Deputy Director of Health Services at headquarters in Jammu.