Arunachal Deputy CM asks MoT to simplify process of Inner Line Permit for tourists
Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein has asked the Department of Tourism to simplify the process of obtaining Inner Line and Protected Area Permits for tourists willing to visit the state.
This, Mein said, would raise the tourist inflow and make the state more traveller-friendly, reports Damien Lepcha for North East Now.
The Inner Line Permit (ILP) is an official travel document issued to Indian citizens who want to visit protected/restricted areas or states like Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram for a limited period.
DUBLIN A county council in Ireland is calling on the education ministry to review the school curriculum for books containing allegedly offensive language. The council in Meath, a county adjoining capital Dublin, in Ireland’s east, is petitioning the Department of Education and Skills to consider culling novels such as “Of Mice and Men” and “To Kill a Mockingbird,” the latter a Pulitzer Prize-winning anti-racism parable. Citing conversations with mixed-race families, councillor Alan Lawes said on Friday that the books caused students to use “certain racial slurs” against classmates. “I don’t think 12-year-olds have the mental capacity to deal with such books,” Lawes said, discussing the council’s request on Newstalk, a Dublin radio station. Ex-diplomat Eamon Delaney said on the station that people should be “wary of banning books … it is censorship.”
Monday, Feb. 1
10 a.m. â The virtual Future Forum career fair, hosted virtually via Brazen, will be held for students in the College of Information Sciences and Technology. Student registration can be found here.Â
11:30 a.m. â Lewis Hyde will discuss âThe Art of Forgettingâ as a part of the John M. Anderson Endowed Lecture Series, which begins Monday. The webinar will take place on Zoom, and registration can be found here.
Tuesday, Feb. 2
6 p.m. â âCreating Content in 2021,â a virtual series held by Bellisario College of Communication Alumni Society Board, will host its second five hour-long webinar. This session will be moderated by Natalie Buyny, and it will host panelists from NBCUniversal Media, CommScope and Accelerated Enrollment Solutions. Watch the session here.Â