Mangeshkar, 88, was conferred with the award at her residence Prabhu Kunj at Peddar Road in south Mumbai. Her sisters Asha Bhosle and Usha Mangeshkar and brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar were also present. The music icon said she was touched when Jagatguru Shankaracharya of the Math at Kolhapur’s Karvir, chose to honour her with the title. … Read more
Udaipur: The Rajasthan Sahitya Akademi on Monday cancelled an award it had bestowed on author Hardan Harsh, as a controversy erupted after a group of academicians claimed that his fictional work shows Mira Bai, a Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Lord Krishna, and Mewar rulers in low light. The ceremony was held on Sunday … Read more
Jaipur: In a significant development, the Rajasthan State Assembly on Friday cleared an amendment bill for death penalty for the culprits in the rape cases involving girls below 12 years of age. With this Rajasthan has become the second state after Madhya Pradesh to pass the bill. The Rajasthan government had on Tuesday tabled the … Read more
Hindustan Zinc’s Pantnagar Metal Plant received Par Excellence Award in 5S & Kaizen in the 5th National Enclave on 5S organized by Quality Circle Forum of India. Over 75 companies from all over the country participated in the conclave held at BIT, Sathyamangalam, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) on 9th -10th February 2018. The theme for the conclave was – … Read more
Reliance Industries (RIL) has won the Golden Peacock Award 2017 for the success of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives and in particular for the transformative work done by Reliance Foundation (RF), the CSR arm of the company. One of the key social projects of RIL, recognized by the Golden Peacock jury, aims at impacting … Read more
