Government’s ‘trilingualism’ policy to play a key role in providing a bridge between Sinhalese and Tamil community Sri Lanka tries to reconcile its three major ethnic groups – Sinhalese, Tamils and Muslims. (SUPPLIED) In the reconciliation process, many hope the […]
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145,474 women facilitated with BISP mobile phone banking: Pakistan
Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has facilitated 145,474 beneficiaries through its Mobile Phone Banking Service throughout the country to help marginalised segments of the society and empower women at their doorsteps. “Free mobile phones, donated by the participating banks, have […]
Continue reading »Kudumbasree to ink pact with Intel : India
Kudumbasree, the State’s poverty eradication mission, will enter into a memorandum of understanding with Intel to launch the ‘Intel Easy Steps Programme’ that will enable women to become socially and economically self-sufficient through digital empowerment. On Tuesday, K.B. Valsala Kumari, […]
Continue reading »Career guidance cell for students in Bidar soon : India
To be established in partnership with private institutions The district administration will set up a career guidance cell for students to make choices of courses and career. The centre will have counsellors whom students can meet and seek guidance from. […]
Continue reading »Hyderabad hosts national RTI activists’ convention: India
Hyderabad: Hyderabad is hosting a three-day national convention of Right to Information (RTI) activists discussing from 16 – 18 February discussing an array of issues including the impact of the RTI Act on citizens. Themed ‘Transparency to accountability’, the convention […]
Continue reading »RTE: 2,232 seats available in Mandya : India
The Department of Education has reserved 2,232 seats in lower kindergarten and class 1 for children from poor families in Mandya educational district, for 2013-14, under the Right to Education (RTE) Act. The list of schools, along with the number […]
Continue reading »Bill passed: Free education for all children up to 16 years : Pakistan
PHOTO: M. ALI/FILE Karachi: On Wednesday, Sindh became the first province to make a law providing free and compulsory education to all children between the ages of five and 16 years. Adopting the ‘Sindh Rights of Children to Free and […]
Continue reading »BISP to support 3m children for primary education: Farzana : Pakistan
Invites researchers, institutions to collaborate with BISP for the uplift of the poor, marginalised Islamabad : BISP will support 3 million children to receive primary education with the financial and technical support of the World Bank and DFID, said Farzana […]
Continue reading »‘Udaan’ project gets education jewel award : India
Sangrur : Aimed at getting students on the way to have thorough general knowledge apart from studies, the ‘Udaan’ project started by a school teacher has got dividends. The Punjab education samiti, being run under Sarva Shya abhiyan, has recognized […]
Continue reading »Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan ensures popularity for govt schools in state: India
Thiruvananthapuram : Government schools in the state attract more students compared to private schools, reveal the data of education department regarding uneconomic schools in the state. According to government categorization, upper primary schools that have less than 150 students and […]
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