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Book “Moving On, Moving Forward – A Year in Office” to mark one year in office of VP Venkaiah Naidu
- The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, released the book “Moving On, Moving Forward – A Year in Office” to mark one year in office of Vice President Venkaiah Naidu. He also presented the first copy of the book to the Vice President of India.
- Naidu took office on 11 August 2017 and is the 13th Vice President of India.
- Name of the book and for whom?
Shri Satish Gujral, Shri T.N. Krishnan and Shri Ratan Thiyam gets Lifetime Achievement Award
- The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu presented Legends of India Lifetime Achievement Award to three persons:
- Shri Satish Gujral (Painter and Sculptor)
- Shri T.N. Krishnan (Violinist)
- Shri Ratan Thiya (Theatre personality)
- Name of the winners
- profession of all
Filing of Income Tax Returns registers an upsurge of 71% upto 31st August,2018
- There has been a marked improvement in the number of Income Tax Returns(ITRs) filed during FY 2018 (upto 31/08/2018, the extended due date of filing) compared to the corresponding period in the preceding year.
- The total number of ITRs e-filed upto August 31, 2018 was 5.42 crore as against 3.17 crore upto August 31, 2017, marking an increase of 70.86%.
Dr B K Misra to receive Dr B C Roy National Award as an Eminent Medical Person of the Year
- Dr Basant Kumar Misra will be awarded with the Dr B C Roy National Award in the category of ‘Eminent Medical Person’ of the year. It is the highest award in the field of medicine in India.
- He is the head, Department of Surgery, Neurosurgery & Gamma Knife Radiosurgery at P D Hinduja Hospital.
Singphan wildlife sanctuary declared 30th elephant reserve of the country
- The Nagaland government has declared the Singphan Wildlife Sanctuary as an elephant reserve making it the 30th reserve for elephants in the country.
