Ø Malaysia’s Premier Najib Razak on Sunday spoke to PM Manmohan Singh,
seeking India’s help in searching for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 even as India put on hold its search operations, saying it was awaiting
instructions from Malaysia.
Ø The State government has in principle decided to spare 121 hectares of
revenue land for the Rs. 1,000-crore Missile Test Launch Facility project proposed by the Defence Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO) in Nagayalanka mandal of Krishna district.
Ø Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Sunday said the Char Dham yatra
would be regulated but not restricted. Pilgrims would be registered
through a biometric registration system. Emergency helicopter services would be
provided if the yatra routes were blocked by landslips.
Ø A project for building a 70-storey temple, billed to be the tallest
shrine in the world, was inaugurated in Vrindavan coinciding with the Holi
festival. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Minister of Sate for
Parliamentary Affairs Rajeev Shukla participated in the foundation stone laying
ceremony of the skyscraper temple ‘Vrindavan
Chandrodaya Mandir’ The project will
cost more than Rs. 300 crore and ISKCON is hoping to conclude the temple
construction within the next five years. Calling it a historic moment for
Mathura-Vrindavan, Mr. Yadav said the project exemplified the goodness of
religion.
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