IN ITS effort to encourage the use of Hindi in official work, the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying led by Rajiv Ranjan Singh has decided to award 10 cash prizes to employees who increasingly use Hindi in their official documentation and communication. The cash prizes will range from Rs 2,000 to Rs 5,000. To be eligible for the prize, the employees must write a minimum of 20,000 words in Hindi during 2025–26. The move aims to strengthen and promote the use of Hindi in administrative work.
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There is much speculation surrounding the election of new state BJP chiefs. Party insiders say the top leadership seems keen to appoint those who enjoy cordial relations with chief ministers in the BJP-ruled states. For instance, Ravindra Chavan, who has been appointed Maharashtra BJP president, is known to be a confidant of CM Devendra Fadnavis. Hemant Khandelwal, elected as the Madhya Pradesh unit chief, is believed to be the choice of CM Mohan Yadav. This, party leaders say, is a clear signal from the leadership that it wants to curb factionalism.
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