18.05.21

MoU inked for Manipur film archive

by

TheManipurState Film Development Society (MSFDS), a undertaking, on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mumbais Film Heritage Foundation (FHF) for setting up afilm archiveofManipuricinema inImphal.

MSFDS will be setting up the film archive to save the cinematic heritage of Manipur, said MSFDS secretary Sunzu Bachaspatimayum, who signed the MoU with FHFs founder-directorShivendra Singh Dungarpurat the societys complex.

FHF being a non-profit organization, dedicated to supporting conservation, preservation, and restoration of film heritage in India, will provide technical and intellectual consultancy and support to MSFDS in starting the archive.

Assam gets 1 lakh more vaccination doses, but not enough to start statewide drive

by

Assamhas received 1 lakh more Covishield doses, taking the total vaccine availability in the state to 3.25 lakh doses, ahead of the inoculation drive for the 18-44 age group set to begin at 26 Covidvaccination centresin greater Guwahati.

Health officials said in every district headquarters a minimum of 10, in the civil sub-divisions five, and in small towns, one or twoCovid Vaccination Centresare targeted to be opened to vaccinate the 18-44 age group in the state. But, considering the shortage of Vaccines, the districts have not been able to open the vaccination centres as planned.

Kendrapada village to get museum centred around Gandhis visit

by

To honourMahatma Gandhis visit to the state in 1934, the site where the freedom fighter had taken a bath during hispadayatrain Kendrapada district then will be turned into a museum.

A khadi cloth sales counter, a photo gallery, a library and a conference hall will be part of the proposed museum.

The padayatra by Gandhi was one of the most important events in the countrys freedom struggle. He allowed dalits to enter temples in some villages during his long walk inOdishain 1934.

Tamil Nadu government deputes nodal ministers for seven more districts

by

The on Saturday deputed nodal ministers for seven more districts, including Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Krishnagiri, Thanjavur, Theni and Kanyakumari.
Earlier, nodal ministers were deputed in highly-infected 14 districts.

The ministers had been deputed to pay special attention in the highly-infected districts and ensure the enforcement of total lockdown measures, besides coordination ofCovidcontrol and treatment, said an official release.

Kerala Startup Mission’s virtual expo begin

by

Setting a platform for and investors to leverage products and Services from the startup ecosystem, a virtual exhibition of startups that have developed social impact products and services will be held on Monday in the fifth edition of Big Demo Day series ofKerala Startup Mission(KSUM).

Around 13 startups from healthcare, Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture, energy, e-mobility, water conservation, Internet of things (IoT) and Robotics domains will exhibit their cutting-edge products and services before the industry.

The event is organized in association with industry bodies, corporate institutions, funding agencies and angel networks.

KSUM is the nodal agency of theKeralagovernment for Entrepreneurship development and incubation activities in the state.

Sunderlal Bahuguna shared a special bond with Keralas northern hill district

by

The demise of noted environmentalist and leaderSunderlal Bahuguna, 94, is a personal loss for the eco fragile hill district ofWayanad, which had been dear to the heart of the green crusader.

Bahuguna had visited Wayanad several times to take part in various environmental agitations waged by Wayanad Prakrithi Samrakshana Samithi (WPSS) to protect the forests of the hill district and shared closed Bonds with the leaders of the Samithi.

The tree-hugging Chipko movement led by Bahuguna against deforestation in the Himalayan region had inspired a silent tree embracing agitation in Wayanad in 1977 itself when hundreds of people, including farmers and tribals, embraced the centuryold trees marked by state forest department for clear felling at the Kallur reserve forest near Noolpuzha.

Telangana govt appoints VCs for 10 universities

by

Almost two years after vice-chancellors (VCs) of various universities demitted office, the government has appointed vice chancellors for ten state universities. Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan cleared the names of new VCs following the recommendations of chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao.

The second biggest and oldest university Kakatiya university, Warangal also got the head of the university from the same institution.

Of the 10 universities, the government has ensured representation to all the major communities in the state.

Actor Sonu Sood to set up two oxygen plants in Andhra Pradesh

by

ActorSonu Soodis coming to the rescue ofCovid-19patients inAndhra Pradesh. Sood, who rose to fame with his charity works to the needy since the start of the pandemic last year, tweeted on Saturday that he would soon establish two Oxygen units in the state.
The first unit will come at the government general hospital in Kurnool, and the second one at the district hospital at Atmakuru in Nellore district. Both oxygen Plants would be set up this month itself.

The actor further said that he would move to other needy states in a phased manner. He emphasised the need to help people, particularly people staying in backward and rural areas of the country, during their hardships.

Goa: Entire Ponda town to get piped natural gas by December

by

As many as 3,800 households inPondatown have been connected to thepiped natural gas(PNG) Network and GoaNatural Gasexpects to reach all of the towns households by the year end.

The network is already connected to the existing 175-km-long pipeline that connectsVascoto the 30-inch Dabhol-Bengaluru natural gas pipeline.

Goa Natural Gas, a joint venture ofGas Authority of India Ltd(GAIL) and Bharat Petroleum Ltd, had launched the gas distribution project for the town on May 22, 2017. Goa Natural Gas has been authorised by thePetroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Boardto lay the piped gas network forNorth Goa.

Maharashtra government asks industry to submit list of SOPs for approval

by

Film and Televisionindustry members suddenly have a smile on their faces and the reason for it is that after two months of non-Communication, theMaharashtra Governmenthas asked the to share their SOPs with them for approval.

The decision of the vaccination was taken after a joint meeting with FWICE, producers, and broadcasters. But the SOPs post the first lockdown had prevented the senior citizens from all departments from working and coming on set to which Dubey replied there is no such restriction anymore. There is already a court order passed in the case. However, shooting crowd sequences, big song sequences, and crowding on sets will not be allowed. So dancers and junior artists will have to be patient for some more time.