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November 20 , 2018 2128 days 1272 0
  • Shri Ramayana Express, a special tourist train to run on Ramayana circuit to cover major spots related to Hindu epic was flagged off by Indian Railways from Safdarjung Railway Station, New Delhi.
    • The pilgrimage circuit of Shri Ramayana Yatra will have two travel components — one each in India and Sri Lanka.
  • The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) has announced that the government will pay the salaries for the first 7 of 26 weeks of maternity leave for women earning more than Rs 15,000 month to the employers who hire them.
  • The Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal inaugurated the second Mega Food Park in Maharashtra, in Wahegaon and Dhangaon village in Paithan taluka of Aurangabad district.
  • S. Kanaka, the Asia’s first and the World’s Third woman Neurosurgeon passed away after a brief illness in Chennai. She was one of the first few Neurosurgeons of the World.
  • The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet appointed Ajay Bhushan Pandey as the new Secretary in Department of Revenue.  He would replace Hasmukh Adhia, who retires on November 30.
  • The retired Calcutta High Court Iudge Asim Kumar Roy was appointed the Lokayukta of West Bengal for a period of 3 years. He will be the second Lokayukta in the state succeeding Samaresh Banerjee, who had served in the post between 2006 and 2009.

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