Experts have said the decision creates an “iron curtain” over free thought.
The Indian education ministry’s “revised” circular dated Jan. 15 requires central educational institutions, publicly-funded universities and government-owned or funded organizations to seek permission from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) before organizing online seminars covering Indian border issues, including Kashmir, among other topics.
“While giving permission, the MEA should ensure that the subject matter for online events is unrelated to security of state, borders, the North East and UT (Union Territory) of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh or any other issues that are clearly/purely related to India’s internal matters,” the education ministry said in a statement.
ACC sues SI for amassing illegal wealth Our Correspondent, Bogura Our Correspondent, Bogura
The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed a case against a police sub-inspector over acquiring properties worth Tk 39.13 lakh illegally.
The accused is Md Alamgir Hossain, 43, an SI at Sonatala Police Station of Bogura. He hails from Shoulisbala village in Sirajganj s Raiganj upazila.
Sudip Kumar Chowdhury, ACC deputy assistant director in Bogura, filed the case on Sunday.
According to the case statement, Alamgir joined police service as a constable of Dhaka Metropolitan Police in 1997. Later, he was promoted as sub-inspector.
He served at Bogura s Shajahanpur Police Station from 2013 to 2015 and at the Detective Branch of Bogura police from 2015 to 2018.
Canada’s Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) is buying a toll road in India from local developer Bharat Road Network and other shareholders for an unspecified sum, the pension fund’s first transportation infrastructure investment in the major Asian emerging market.
The acquisition of the Shree Jagannath Expressway is being made through CDPQ’s infrastructure investment fund, India Highway Concession Trust, the pension fund and Bharat Road Network say in a joint statement on January 22.
The Indian company is the biggest shareholder in the toll road, with a 40% stake. The identity of the other shareholders was not disclosed.
Bharat Road Network Inks Deal For Sale Of Road Project In Odisha moneycontrol.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from moneycontrol.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Canadian fund manager buys BRNL highway project in Odisha for Rs 2,000 crore
The BRNL highway project taken over by CDPQ is a 67 kilometre toll road project from Bhubaneswar to Chandikhole in Odisha. Sources close to the development told BusinessToday.In that the deal is valued between Rs 1,800 crore and Rs 2,000 crore
Ashutosh Kumar | January 21, 2021 | Updated 16:54 IST
Bhubaneswar to Chandikhole toll project started in December 2011 with a concession period of 26 years
Canadian institutional fund manager, Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (CDPQ), has bought a highway project in Odisha from highway developer Bharat Road Network Limited (BRNL) in a deal valued at about Rs 2,000 crore.