Politics19th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Kolkata from Jan 7; Groom Scheme Demand in Karnataka
The 19th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas conference will be held in Kolkata from January 7 to 9, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Ministry of External Affairs announced the event, organized with West Bengal government. President Draupadi Murmu will present awards and chair the closing session. The conference includes a youth segment with global Indian diaspora leaders. Separately, a Karnataka farmer urged CM D K Shivakumar to launch a bride-finding scheme for unmarried men, citing distress and suicides among 35-40-year-old bachelors, especially farmers.
Amar Ujala··Kolkata


