Congressional Art Contest Celebrates Coastal Heroes
Each spring, members of the U.S. House of Representatives sponsor an artistic discovery contest, a nationwide high school arts competition, to recognize and encourage high school students’ artistic abilities both nationwide and in each congressional district.
“Orange County is full of so many talented and creative students, and I can’t wait to see what they create for this year’s Congressional Art Competition,” Rep. Michelle Steel said in a statement to The Epoch Times. “I urge all eligible students to share their talents with their community and enter this year’s competition. It’s so important to recognize and celebrate the arts.”
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. File
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Rahul Gandhi’s remarks come after reports that China has refused to pull back its troops from Hot Springs, Gogra and Depsang in eastern Ladakh. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on April 19 accused the government of jeopardising India’s national security, and termed its talks with China as “wasteful”.
“Chinese occupation of Gogra-Hot Springs and Depsang plains is a direct threat to India’s strategic interests including the DBO airstrip,” he said on Twitter “National security massively jeopardised by GOI’s wasteful talks. Our nation deserves better,” he said.
His remarks come after reports that China has refused to pull back its troops from Hot Springs, Gogra and Depsang in eastern Ladakh.
Teresa Manning, New York Post April 18, 2021
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Union minister General VK Singh
NEW DELHI: Union minister Gen VK Singh caused a social media stir after posting a tweet where he appeared to request help for his ailing brother. He later deleted the tweet and clarified that it was for someone else.
“@dm ghaziabad Please check this out. Please help us, my brother needs a bed for corona treatment. Now beds are not available in Ghaziabad. @shalabhmani @PankajSinghBJP @Gen VKSingh,” the retired Army general wrote in a tweet which was partly written in Hindi, while tagging the DM of Ghaziabad. Singh is also the BJP MP from Ghaziabad. The tweet, which was posted around 12.30pm, was shared by over a 1,000 people within two hours.
Covid-19: Parliamentary panels’ meets, central hall events cancelled
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Synopsis The move comes after members of Parliament cutting across party lines gave representations to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu to cancel such meetings.
The parliamentary standing committee meetings and scheduled floral tributes in Parliament’s Central Hall are being cancelled in view of the surge in Covid-19 cases.
Parliamentary standing committees on personnel, public grievances, law and justice and transport, tourism and culture have cancelled their meetings. The move comes after members of Parliament cutting across party lines gave representations to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu to cancel such meetings. According to sources, both the presiding officers decided against taking a uniform decision to suspend committee meetings and instead left it to the committee chairpersons to take a call. A senior Lok Sa