Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 : In keeping with the rich traditions of the Indian Army, the 54 Infantry Division is undertaking a unique expedition called the "Bison Blue Waters Expedition" from Indian mainland to the Lakshadweep Islands.

General Officer Commanding Bison Division, Major General Rajesh Singh will flag the expedition off on March 22 at Agatti in Lakshadweep.

Sitto Village (Punjab), Mar 20 : In an effort to make ''health for all'' possible in Sitto village in Punjab, the Government is implementing the Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) scheme under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).

Under the scheme, ASHA workers are not only trying to create increased health awareness among women, but are also trying to increase the manpower of the health department in the state.

Thiruvanthapuram, Mar. 20 : Former UN Under Secretary General Shashi Tharoor and Congress party candidate from Thiruvanthapuram in the forthcoming Lok Sabha election has said that his priority will be the development of his constituency.

New Delhi, Mar 20 : Communist Party of India (CPI) General Secretary A. B. Bardhan has said that Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Chief Mayawati is a more deserving candidate for the Prime Minister's post than either L. K. Advani or Manmohan Singh.

"Mayawati is more deserving of the Prime Minister's chair than L. K. Advani or Manmohan Singh", Bardhan has told NDTV in an exclusive interview to be aired on Sunday.

New Delhi, Mar 20 : Air Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik presently the Vice Chief of Air Staff has been appointed as the chief of the Indian Air Force with effect from the afternoon of May 31, 2009.

The present IAF chief, Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major retires from service on May 31, 2009.

Born on 22 Jul 1949, Air Marshal Naik was commissioned into the Air Force on June 21, 1969 as a fighter pilot.

During his long distinguished service spanning nearly 40 years he has served in a variety of command staff and instructional appointments.

New Delhi - Former United Nations diplomat Shashi Tharoor said Thursday he was confident of getting voters from India's southern Kerala state to support him in the upcoming general elections, despite being dubbed an outsider.

Tharoor, 53, a career diplomat with the UN from 1978 until 2007, has been nominated by the Congress Party as its candidate for the constituency of Thiruvananthapuram in the capital Kerala.