Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted fellow citizens on  Idu’lZuha. “Best wishes on Id-ul-Zuha. May this day deepen the spirit of compassion and brotherhood in our society,” the PM says.

 Secretary of Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation Mr Parameswaran Iyer reviewed the progress of Jammu and Kashmir on Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen (SBM-G) at Srinagar yesterday. Following  a review with Dy Commissioners of all districts, the State committed to the central team that whole of Jammu and Kashmir will be declared ODF next month.

Finance Commission held its second consultation with the leading economists at YASHDA, Pune on 21st August 2018. 16 eminent economists and domain experts including Dr. Vijay Kelkar attended the meet and enlightened the Commission with their views.

Shri M.Damodaran, former Chairman, SEBI delivered the 34th lecture of the “Lecture Series” organized by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) here today. He spoke on the topic “Corporate Governance in Public Sector”.

The update on relief operations from Ministry of Civil Aviation is as follows:

 

• Alliance Air has commenced scheduled air services to/from INS Garuda, Cochin with ATR-72 aircraft. IndiGo would also be commencing scheduled operations to/from INS Garuda, Cochin w.e.f.