Ø Krishan
Kant Paul was sworn in as the sixth Governor
of Uttarakhand. Justice V.K. Bisht of the Uttarakhand High Court administered
the oath of office to Dr. Paul at the Raj Bhavan here.
Ø Engaging in diplomacy on the sidelines of the
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) event, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had
substantive meetings with Donald Ramotar, President of Guyana; Maite
Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, South
Africa; and Showkutally Soodhun, Vice Prime Minister Mauritius. External
Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is set to visit South Africa in the first
quarter of this year to pursue opportunities for economic ties particularly in
infrastructure and mining. India and South Africa on Thursday discussed
the need for UN Security Council reforms especially when 2015 marks the 70th
anniversary of the international body, Syed Akbaruddin, spokesperson of the
Ministry of External Affairs told a press conference here. In his
discussion with Mr. Ramotar, Mr. Modi assured a line of credit worth $ 60
million to Guyana for two road and ocean ferry projects in the Caribbean
country. The Centre also decided to include Guyana in the list of countries
whose citizens will get a visa-on-arrival facility. The facility of Electronic
Travel Authorization (e-Visa) has also been introduced to save time. A
deeper engagement with Mauritius is also on the cards with the country inviting
Mr. Modi to pay a visit on March 12. Mr. Modi took a tour of ‘Dandi
Kutir’ – a conical three-storey museum dedicated to Gandhiji – constructed in
Gandhinagar. Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel said it was the biggest
exhibition in Asia. At the occasion, two stamps of Rs. 25 and Rs. 5 and
two coins of Rs. 100 and Rs. 10 denominations were released in the memory of
Gandhiji. This years PBD will honour 16 NRIs with ‘Samman Awards’. Microsoft
CEO Satya Nadella, who is among
those awarded this year, will not attending the awards function.
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