Bangalore: The Karnataka State Minorities Commission (KSMC), Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) and the Karnataka State Commission for Women (KSCW) jointly initiated ‘Samrakshana Project’ as part of a summer camp for Muslim women and children at […]
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Mukul Wasnik asks NE states to fully utilise central schemes: India
Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Mukul Wasnik today made a clarion call for the north-eastern states to fully utilise all central schemes under the ministry for the welfare of the deprived section of people in the region. The […]
Continue reading »Scheme for new mothers extended to all categories: India
Bangalore: There’s good news for pregnant women who cannot afford services at private hospitals and clinics: They can go to public health institutions for a no-expense delivery, including Caesarean section. Concerned over the poor response to the Janani-Shishu-Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK), a […]
Continue reading »Naeema Nisar distributes loan cheques under Wasila-i-Haq BISP: Pakistan
Member Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly‚ Naeema Nisar distributed loans cheques free of interest worth of 8.85 million rupees among sixty seven deserving women from five districts of Hazara Division under Wasila-i-Haq Benazir Income Support Programme in Abbottabad on Thursday. Member Khyber […]
Continue reading »Restructuring of NMDFC to be completed by year end: India
New Delhi: The long proposed restructuring of National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC), tasked to disburse loans for development of minorities, will be completed by the year end. “We are planning to complete the restructuring process of NMDFC by the […]
Continue reading »Stenographers (Grade ‘C’ and Grade ‘D’) Examination, 2012: India
Staff Selection Commission will hold a Combined All India Open Examination for recruitment to the posts of Stenographer Grade C and Grade D in different Ministries / Departments of Government of India and their Attached & Subordinate Offices for which […]
Continue reading »Shujaat announces new package for overseas Pakistanis
By Asif Mehmood London: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Saturday announced a welfare package for the overseas Pakistanis. Talking to reporters at the Pakistani High Commission in London, Shujaat said that under the new package every […]
Continue reading »Hyderabad boy emerges topper in IIT minority quota list
Hyderabad: In the very first year that the IITs introduced a minority quota in admissions, city boy MDH Rahman from Vidya Nagar secured the top all-India rank in this category. The IITs have, from this year, implemented a 4.5% quota […]
Continue reading »Disability and Social Justice in India
India has 2.2 crore persons with various types of disabilities as per Census 2001. The Government has taken several steps, including legislative measures, to integrate them fully with society. They are seen in all walks of life, discharging not only […]
Continue reading »Admissions for 1,358 children provided: Karnataka, India
Chamarajanagar: The Right To Education act to be implemented from this academic year, 1,358 children are provided admission for first standard at unaided schools in the district under reservation of 25 per cent of seats. Excluding minority schools, list of […]
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