Meira recalls Jagjivan's services to India

Babu Jagjivan Ram ensured that Indian agriculture moved from a state of dependence to one of proud sufficiency during two very critical periods: first, from 1967 to 70 and second, from 1974 to 77, writes MS Swaminathan.

Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Kumari Selja today launched a Website on Babu Jagjivan Ram on the occasion of his 106th Birth Anniversary here today. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said Ram, popularly known as Babuji was a ...

Highly-advanced cardiac operation machines are gathering dust in the Western Railways Jagjivan Ram Hospital at Mumbai Central for almost a year. The machines were bought from the UK two-and-a- half years ago, but were installed only in 2012 by Railway Board ...

Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, who is leader of house in Lok Sabha, and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj Friday paid floral tributes to Jagjivan Ram on his 105th birth anniversary.Meira Kumar is the ...

Udupi: Udupi district administration, Udupi zilla panchayat, Udupi city Municipality and department of Social Welfare organized 106 birth anniversary of the late deputy Prime Minister Babu Jagjivan Ram in the DCs Court Hall, here on Friday, April 5.

Founder and former mentor of the BSP, late Kanshi Ram now gazes down from a wall in the BJPs central office. And its not just him. Former deputy PM Jagjivan Ram of the Congress and former president KR Narayanan are also in its pantheon of greats. Vikas ...

Fourteen years after it was established in 1999, Utkal University of Culture could hardly be called a university with its scant infrastructure and achievements. Debendra Nath Jena, who took over as its vice-chancellor on May 20, shares his vision ...

He organised Railas. These were very big political rallies held at the Gandhi maidan in Patna. And they were deemed to be so big by Lalu that the feminine sounding word "rally" proved inadequate to describe them. Hence a new word Raila was coined.

A common memorial site for performing the last rites of departed national leaders, including presidents, vice presidents, prime ministers and other leaders is to come up near Ekta Sthal, located near Rajghat, in New Delhi. "The union cabinet ...