Popularly known as 'Elephant Girl' (Hasti Kanya) in Assam, 67-year-old Parbati Baruah is India's first woman mahout (elephant keeper) who was conferred the Padma Shri award on Monday in recognition of her work in animal conservation and .
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The BJP government, led by Hon’ble Chief Minister, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sharma, has undoubtedly made significant strides in the bid to recognise the Charaideo Tomb in Assam as a ‘World Heritage Site’.
"When Arun Jaitely was (Union finance) minister, I was part of that discussion (regarding electoral bonds). No party can survive without resources. In some countries, governments fund political parties. There is no such system in India. Thus, we chose this system of financing political parties," said Gadkari on a question about electoral bonds. He noted the main intention behind introducing electoral bonds was that political parties get funds directly, but the names (of donors) are not disclosed because "problems arise if the party in power changes".