Govt. keen to improve khadi, rural employment: Bommai
The Hindu
The State government will come out with initiatives for the improvement of khadi and rural employment, said Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai at the Gandhi Seva Puraskar conferring function held at Gand
The State government will come out with initiatives for the improvement of khadi and rural employment, said Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai at the Gandhi Seva Puraskar conferring function held at Gandhi Bhavan on Saturday.
The award was accepted on behalf of Siddaganga Mutt by Shivappa for 2021. The 2020 award to freedom fighter Meera Bai Koppikar was accepted by Water Resources Minister Govind Karjol.
“Mahatma Gandhi was not just a freedom fighter. He was the spirit behind moral India,” said Mr. Bommai. Drawing a parallel between Gandhiji and 12th century social reformer Basaveshwara, he said that work is worship.
The Opposition Congress demanded that the government open the Gandhi Vatika Museum, depicting Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy and freedom struggle, built at a cost of ₹85 crore in Jaipur’s Central Park last year, during the Congress-led regime in Rajasthan. The museum has not been opened to the public, reportedly because of the administration’s engagements with the State Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
Almaya Munnettam (Lay People to the Fore), group in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church opposed to the synod-recommended Mass, rejected a circular issued by Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil and apostolic administrator Bosco Puthur on June 9 to implement the unified Mass in the archdiocese from July 3.
Pakistan coach Gary Kirsten stated that “not so great decision making” contributed to his side’s defeat to India in the Group-A T20 World Cup clash here on Sunday. The batting unit came apart in the chase, after being well placed at 72 for two. With 48 runs needed from eight overs, Pakistan found a way to panic and lose. “Maybe not so great decision making,” Kirsten said at the post-match press conference, when asked to explain the loss.