Education is the panacea for most challenges confronting the Scheduled Tribes, said speakers at a function, referring to the fact that welfare schemes by successive governments over six decades of Independence had failed to achieve the desired progress. Those who […]
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Mathematical handbook for special students launched : India
Mangalore, Karnataka : Saanidhya Residential School and Training Centre for Special Students has launched a model mathematical handbook for special students. The book also guides teachers, parents and counsellors on effective methods to teach students with special needs. The school developed […]
Continue reading »Videos with lessons for all : India
In a YouTube video of a little less than two minutes, 23-year-old Rucha Shere and her parents speak on the role played by a family and community in raising a child with disability. The video has over 100 ‘views’ in […]
Continue reading »Seven uplift schemes being launched to tap youth potential in KP : Pakistan
Peshawar : The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has planned seven development schemes for motivation and uplift of youth by focusing on construction of district youth centres, stipend for jobless and launching of skill development programme to make best use of […]
Continue reading »Mamata announces quota in higher education for minorities : India
Kolkata : In an Eid-ul-Fitr gift, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced reservation of seats in higher education for minorities in the state. Attending the largely attended Eid prayers on the arterial Indira Gandhi Sarani erstwhile Red Road, Banerjee […]
Continue reading »Centre tweaks norms to fund aided schools – Bengal, with a large number of such institutions, seen as a big potential gainer : India
New Delhi : The Centre has modified the norms of an education scheme to allow partial funding of state government-aided secondary schools in a move that could benefit Bengal the most. Funds under the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) have […]
Continue reading »BASANT KUMAR MOHANTY New Delhi, Aug. 9: The Centre has modified the norms of an education scheme to allow partial funding of state government-aided secondary schools in a move that could benefit Bengal the most. Funds under the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha […]
Continue reading »Scholarship distributed to minority students : India
Imphal : Post-matric scholarship for 2010-11 (pending part) to minority students were distributed today at the erstwhile high court complex office of Minority & Other Backward classes and Scheduled Castes with Parliamentary Secretary for MOBC & SC Md Amin shah […]
Continue reading »18,000 to be trained in aviation, aerospace in next three years in Bangalore : India
By the end of this year, the city is likely to start imparting vocational training in aviation and aerospace. Through this initiative, the government aims to about 18,000 youth. As aviation and aerospace are predicted to be the next big […]
Continue reading »Helpline for minority welfare schemes launched : India
New Delhi : A toll-free “Khidmat” helpline to provide information about welfare programmes for minorities was launched Thursday by Minority Affairs Minister K. Rahman Khan. Launching the 1800-11-2001 helpline, Rahman Khan said the service will empower minorities through up-to-date information. […]
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