The Vice President of India,Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu today called upon people to cultivate one hobby or sports or yoga to stay healthy and fit. He said that a sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy dietcoupled with lack of physical activity were causing Non-Communicable Diseases such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension and other heart related ailments.

Accentuating on the agenda of reform & perform, Indian Railways is organizing a twodays conclave “Parivartan Sangosthi” in New Delhi which aims to deliberate on the suggestions received from the officers of various Zonal Railways to take Indian Railways to the next level of reforms.

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh reviewed the passing out parade ofIndian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun today where 377 gentlemen cadets (GCs) of 145 Regular Course, 128 Technical Graduate Course, including 71 GCs from ten friendly countries passed out from the portals of the Academy.

The Vice President of India,Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu today expressed concern over the disturbing instances of atrocities against women and said that it was time for society as a whole to introspect and ponder over the erosion of values.

The MoS (PP) Dr Jitendra Singh urged the states to follow DoPT guidelines for postings &transfers. Hesaid that timely cadre-review should be done by the states. He was addressing the IASofficers of the State Civil Servicesform different statesundergoing the InductionTraining Programme, here today.