-News18.com Multiple government schools in Saharanpur have accepted the practice of children from minority communities cleaning school premises and toilets, while the upper caste students look on. Saharanpur: Semi-urban and rural India have perennial issues that their urban counterparts choose to ignore. Caste discrimination is one such issue that becomes evident when one crosses over to villages bordering Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh. Brijesh Devi, one of the rare scheduled caste principals, is...
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I-Day launch goal for National Health Protection Scheme, aims to cover 10 crore poor families -Abantika Ghosh
-The Indian Express The ambitious scheme aims to cover over 10 crore “poor and vulnerable” families — an estimated 50 crore individual beneficiaries — with coverage of up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year. The Niti Aayog is working towards a launch on Independence Day of the government’s latest flagship National Health Protection Scheme, which was announced in the Union Budget Thursday. Top officials in the Aayog said that...
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-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The government on Friday cautioned people against the risk of virtual currencies, saying they are not legal Tender and do not have any regulatory permission or protection in India. In one of the sternest warnings by the authorities, the government said virtual currencies are not backed by government fiat. The caution comes against the backdrop of a surge in interest in such instruments, fuelled by astronomical...
More »Lunch thali for Rs 10: BJP civic bodies seek way to voters' hearts -Paras Singh
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: A whole meal for 10 bucks may sound unrealistic in today's world but subsidised food has been a popular poll promise of almost all political parties. Taking a cue from the popularity of "Amma canteens" in Tamil Nadu, civic bodies in the capital, too, rolled out half a dozen "Atal Aahaar Kendra" centres on Monday, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday, which will dole...
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