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THE 63rd REPUBLIC DAY
R-DAY IN PICTURES
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:: Pravasi Bharatiya
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President asks diaspora to help transform villages
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on January 9 honoured 15 prominent members of the Indian diaspora and called on overseas Indians to help transform the country's villages. Profiles of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awardees Abdool Raouf Bundhun, Mauritius : A man of erudition and political leadership, Abdool Raouf Bundhun has had a chequered political career and is currently vice president of Mauritius. He has played an important role in bringing the Hindu and Muslim communities together. He is actively involved in diaspora affairs and is an active member of GOPIO International. He was recognised for his stellar contribution in promoting India’s image and epitomising the values of secularism and social justice. India's migrant workers to get smart cards As part of a package of measures to protect their interests, India's migrant workers will get smart cards containing information about them, their employers and insurance within the next three months. Time ripe for global India TV channel Time is ripe for a global TV channel catering to the 25 million Indian diaspora in 110 countries, as also for a worldwide caucus of journalists of Indian origin to sell the India story, experts at the 4th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Hyderabad observed on January 9. Cultural centre will come up in Washington: Karan Singh A centre on Indian culture will be set up in Washington, Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Chairman Karan Singh told delegates at the 4th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Hyderabad on January 8. Treat Gulf Indians humanely: Kerala chief minister In a major departure from the line taken by his colleagues at the 4th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Hyderabad, Kerala Chief Minister Oomen Chandy on January 8 focused on the need for a humane attitude towards Gulf Indians, saying the Government should become a stakeholder in job contracts signed by Indians abroad. Invest in Kashmir, says Ghulam Nabi Azad Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on January 8 invited overseas Indians to invest in his State in tourism, agriculture and horticulture sectors and help in its economic reconstruction. Compare Gujarat with China, Japan, Germany: Modi Asserting that Gujarat has surged far ahead of other Indian States, Chief Minister Narendra Modi on January 8 said his State should be compared with China, Japan and Germany and seen as having set a benchmark in "vision, efficiency and transparency". Help us transform Bihar, Nitish urges diaspora Bihar's new Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on January 8 made a fervent plea to the Indian diaspora to invest in the State for its development, saying it wanted to regain its lost glory. Malaysia comes with 187-strong team to PBD 2006 The largest delegation at the 4th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Hyderabad was led by the redoubtable Samy Vellu, Malaysia's Works Minister and his government's principal interlocutor for doing business with India. Chidambaram unveils remittance gateway for diaspora Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on January 7 launched a remittance gateway for overseas Indians (OIs)to send money to any place in the country within 24 hours. India has received 8,000 forms for overseas citizenship India has received some 8,000 applications for overseas citizenship from its diaspora and the forms will be processed soon, Minister of State for Overseas Indian Affairs Oscar Fernandes said in Hyderabad on January 7. India's largest convention centre opens in Hyderabad Dubai-based Emaar Properties, the world's largest real estate developer, opened India's largest convention centre in Hyderabad to coincide with the 4th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas that began on January 7. Voting rights for NRIs soon: PM Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on January 7 proposed several measures to connect better with India's large diaspora, which the Government sees as an invaluable knowledge and resource pool, by offering some of them voting rights, educational opportunities for their children, easier remittance facility and better tapping of their talents and achievements. |
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