Poumai tribe, one of the major Naga tribes living in Manipur's hill district, Senapati have declared their villages a no-drugs zone to help the state government curb the drugs menace including illegal poppy cultivation.
BJP leader and former Union minister Vijay Sampla has been appointed as the chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) for a second time.
The World Bank sanctioned USD 350 million to Gujarat for the implementation of Systems Reform Endeavours for Transformed Health Achievement in Gujarat (SRESTHA-G).