The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) will offer 2,500 scholarships to children of migrant workers at a ceremony tomorrow at Temple Trees under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The scholarships, which are named Mahindabimani Scholarships will coincide […]
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Madurai women extend self help to hospital: India
Madurai: Affordable and quality medical care is the dream of people, especially the poor who find specialty hospitals out of their reach. The Suham Specialty Hospital here has been transforming this dream into reality for hundreds of poor people for […]
Continue reading »Invite: Third National Youth Convention:20-21st Oct.2012, Udaipur, Rajasthan: India
Dear Friends, Greetings! School for Democracy, JOSH, MKSS, Astha, DAGAR and S R Abhiyan would like to invite you to participate in the Third National Youth Convention on Youth and Democracy, to be held in Udaipur, Rajasthan on the 20th and 21st […]
Continue reading »South Asian community leaders lobby for service access in Australia
With migration from South Asia to Australia continuing to increase, leaders from those communities are lobbying the government to improve employment opportunities and access to health services. A new body has been formed to make those representations – the Sub-Continent […]
Continue reading »Lanka wants more of its skilled workers in UAE: Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan efforts to increase its export of skilled workers to the UAE were the topic of discussion in a gathering of diplomatic officials at an overseas employment promotion seminar held on September 13. At the event, officials addressed local […]
Continue reading »IKRF, BISP sign MoU on vocational, technical training: Pakistan
Islamabad:21 September : The members of a visiting delegation of Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation (IKRF) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) with regards to provision of vocational and technical training to BISP beneficiary […]
Continue reading »Bhopal based institute to train UP youths: India
Lucknow: Bhopal based IT training and educational services company, All India Society for Electronics and Computer Technology(AISECT), will give skill-based training to around 3,300 youths in 45 districts of Uttar Pradesh. This comes after a MoU has been signed between AISECT and […]
Continue reading »Kudumbasree to focus on coastal livelihood mission: India
Kudumbasree will release books written by women under the mission as part of the 14th anniversary celebrations Kudumbasree poverty eradication mission, which is into its 14th year, will now launch a drive to improve the means of livelihood of communities […]
Continue reading »Bhopal-based institute to train youths in UP: India
3,300 youths in 45 districts of Uttar Pradesh will soon receive skill-based training from Bhopal-based All India Society for Electronics and Computer Technology(AISECT), an IT training and educational services company. This comes in a follow up of a Memorandum of […]
Continue reading »Welfare fund to aid needy expats: India
Muscat: The fund can now be used for paying penalties faced by Indians staying illegally in a foreign country where prima facie the migrant worker is not at fault.-“Jun Estrada/ Times news service The revised Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF) […]
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