Mallikarjun Kharge has been appointed as Chairman of Public Accounts
Committee
Mallikarjun Kharge, leader of Congress in Lok Sabha was
appointed as the Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the
Parliament on 2nd May 2017.
Apart from Kharge, the PAC has 14 members from Lok
Sabha and seven members from Rajya Sabha.
Shabana Azmi starrer 'The Black Prince' awarded at film
fest in Houston
Hollywood film 'The Black Prince', starring Indian actress
Shabana Azmi and singer-poet Satinder Sartaaj, awarded the Special Jury Remi
Award on 3rd May 2017 at the 50th annual WorldFest - Houston International Film
Festival.
'The Black Prince' is a historic biopic on the emotional life story
of the last king of Punjab - Maharajah Duleep Singh and his fragile relationship
with Queen Victoria, who was Godmother to his children. Maharajah was also
named as the Black Prince of Perthshire.
Vidya Veerta Abhiyan launched by Prakash Javadekar
Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister of Human Resource
Development launched the Vidya Veerta Abhiyan in New Delhi on 2nd May 2017.
In
addition, the minister also released a collage of photo portraits and book of
Paramveer Chakra recipients.
Patanjali Research Institute in Haridwar inaugerted by - PM
Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Patanjali Research
Institute at Haridwar, Uttarakhand on 3rd May 2017.
Patanjali Research
Institute was established with an aim to establish globally the Vedic knowledge of Ayurveda of
ancient India's saints and sages.
64th National Film Awards presented by President Pranab
Mukherjee
President Pranab Mukherjee presented the 64th National Film
Awards on 3rd May 2017 in New Delhi. Best actor award bagged by Akshay Kumar
for Rustam and bbest Actress is to Surabhi C.M for Minnaminungu - the Firefly.
Best feature Film - Kasaav (Marathi)
Best Film on social issue -Pink
Best Children's Film - Dhanak
Best Special Effect -Shivaay (Hindi)
Railway Bridge taller than Eiffel Tower to be built over -
Chenab River
Railways Ministry announced to build the world's highest
railway bridge over the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir in around two years
from now on 3rd may 2017.
This railway bridge is going to be 35 metre taller
than the Eiffel Tower of Paris.
The massive arch-shaped structure of bridge is
already under construction at a cost of around Rs 1100 crore in hostile
terrain.
The Highway Saga & SRISHTI exhibitions inaugerated by Gadkari
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari
inaugurated two exhibitions, ‘The Highway Saga: Past Present & Future’ and
‘Safe Road & Inter-State Highways Transforming India (SRISHTI)’ on 3rd May
2017 at the Vigyan Bhawan Lawns in New Delhi.
Cooperation between Indian and Japan on Railway Safety approved
by - Union Cabinet
The Union Cabinet, presided by the Prime Minister Narendra
Modi gave its ex-post facto approval to the signing the Memorandum of
Cooperation (MoC) with Japan on Railway Safety on 3rd May 2017. The MoC was
signed in February 2017.
The MoC also provides a platform for Indian Railways to
interact and share the latest development and knowledge in railway sector.
Central Sector Scheme SAMPADA approved by - CCEA
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by
the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the re-structuring the schemes of
Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) under Central Sector
Scheme SAMPADA on 3rd May 2017.
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