Bangalore , Karnataka : The Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES),GoK, has allocated Rs. 1.5 crore for the reimbursement of college fees of National and International athletes in the State, with an aim to encourage sports persons to opt […]
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‘Education for All’ Benefits 68 Students: India
Vellore, Tamil Nadu : Around 80 per cent of those who passed the Class 12 examination in the country are unable to receive assistance to continue higher education, said VIT chancellor G Viswanathan. He said this while distributing educational financial […]
Continue reading »Short courses, the panacea for manpower crunch in telecom industry : India
TSSC signs MoU with MITSOT for sales management, executive and other courses To meet the huge demand of skilled manpower in the telecom industry, the Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) has taken the initiative to introduce short-term courses in collaboration […]
Continue reading »Jains to join minority list soon: India
Jains could soon become the sixth designated minority community of the country. An indication to this effect was given by Union Minister for Minority Affairs K. Rehman Khan in an interview to a media house on Tuesday. The Law Ministry […]
Continue reading »BISP changing course to produce trained workers, says Enver Baig : Pakistan
Just paying money is not removing poverty Islamabad : The monitoring of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has been very poor in the past with the new management studying a number of options to improve this aspect; otherwise, public […]
Continue reading »Government considering reservation for minorities : India
New Delhi: Minority Affairs Minister K Rahman Khan on Monday said the government is looking into the issue of reservation for minorities as per the recommendations of the Ranganath Misra Commission report. “The ministry is looking into recommendations of the […]
Continue reading »BISP changing course to produce trained workers, says Enver Baig : Pakistan
Just paying money is not removing poverty. Islamabad : The monitoring of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has been very poor in the past with the new management studying a number of options to improve this aspect; otherwise, public […]
Continue reading »PM stresses on critical importance of investing in education: India
New Delhi : Underscoring the critical importance of investing in education, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said his government has widened educational opportunities with the launch of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and scholarships for the underprivileged and girl child. “I take […]
Continue reading »Minority Affairs Min launches new schemes: India
The ministry also toned up some of their existing schemes. The Ministry of Minority Affairs sharpened its focus in the year gone by launching new schemes as well as toning up the existing ones to reach out to minorities, mostly Muslims . The year […]
Continue reading »Welfare schemes get to ride on theatre: India
Trichy, TamilNadu : In a bid to spread the message about the various government welfare schemes using theatre and other cultural expressions, district collector Jayashree Murlidharan on Friday flagged off five different groups, who will visit five village blocks namely […]
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