1. Survey for world's highest rail track to commence in Leh
The Railways will kick off the final location survey of the 498 km long Bilaspur-Manali-Leh line at Leh in Jammu and Kashmir.
Coming up at a high of 3,300 metres, the strategically important rail project is touted to become the highest rail track in the world, overtaking China's Qinghai-Tibet Railway.
The all-weather Leh rail network is one of the four important railway connectivities identified by the defence ministry along the China border.
2. Govt to observe anti-Emergency day on Jun 25-26
The government has observed anti-Emergency day on June 25-26 and asked all its ministers to hold programmes across the country to remind people how Emergency was clamped by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975.
Terming the Emergency as a "black day" in the constitutional democracy of independent India, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu had written to all ministers, asking them to make themselves available.
3. Aadhaar not valid for travel to Nepal, Bhutan, says Home Ministry
Aadhaar is not a valid identification document for Indians travelling to Nepal and Bhutan, the Union Home Ministry has said.
Indians can travel to Nepal and Bhutan--countries for which they don't need visas--if they possess a valid national passport or election ID card issued by the Election Commission.
Moreover, to ease travel, persons over 65 and below 15 years of age can show documents with photographs to confirm their age and identity. These include PAN card, driving license, Central Government Health Service (CGHS) card and ration card but not Aadhaar.
4. World Bank clears $250-mn loan to train India's job seekers
The World Bank has cleared a USD 250-million loan for making Indian youth more employable through reskilling, in a move that is seen to aid the Skill India mission.
The multi-lateral lender is keen to support the Indian government in its efforts to better equip the young workforce with employable skills.
It said the support will help the youth contribute to India's economic growth and prosperity.
5. K Kasturirangan heads panel on National Education Policy
The committee for preparation of final draft of National Education Policy has been constituted under the Chairmanship of eminent Scientist Padma Vibhushan Dr K. Kasturirangan.
The council will start its work from immediate effect.
In an exhaustive democratic exercise carried for last 30 months the HRD ministry has received thousands of suggestions from, educationists, teachers, experts, students and other stakeholders from across the country.
6. J-K Governor N N Vohra appointed as president of IIC
Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra has been appointed the president of the India International Centre (IIC) - one of the premier cultural institutions in the country.
The appointment was made after eminent jurist Soli Sorabjee quit the presidential post.
7. Bhumika Sharma wins Miss World Bodybuilding Title
Dehradun girl Bhumika Sharma has won the World Bodybuilding Championship in Venice.
She made India proud after acing all the important rounds. She gained the maximum number of points in body posing, individual posing and fall category.
She bagged the Miss World Bodybuilding title and the gold medal at the world championship which was held in Venice last week.
8. Malayalam Film Director K R Mohanan Passes Away
Noted Malayalam film director K R Mohanan died following a brief illness.
69-year old Mohanan, a former chairman of Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, breathed his last at a private hospital.
Mohanan was in the forefront of the Malayalam parallel cinema movement.
His popular films are Ashwathama' in 1978, 'Purushartham' in 1987 and 'Swaroopam' in 1992.
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