-The Telegraph Bihar and Jharkhand are among eight states that are holding up moves to update national legislation on rights of people with disabilities, prompting an angry Union minister to slap them with an April 12 deadline for sending feedback on the draft bill. Minister for social justice and empowerment Kumari Selja has, therefore, written to the Governor of Jharkhand, Syed Ahmed - it is under President's Rule and chief ministers of...
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Government approves Rs 4,620 crore road projects, including 3 in Assam
-PTI The government today approved road projects worth Rs 4,620 crore in Assam and Madhya Pradesh for the widening of National Highways. All the four projects, including three in Assam for widening of stretches of National Highways 37 under Special Accelerated Road Development Programme in North Eastern Region (SARDP-NE) at a cost of Rs 1,933 crore, were approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA). "The CCEA has given its approval for...
More »NCERT survey paints grim enrolment picture for disabled -Himanshi Dhawan
-The Times of India As many as 13 states and Union Territories showed a decline in girls' enrolment, while about 10 displayed a dip in overall students' admission painting a dismal picture of inclusive education for children with disabilities. A nationwide study - conducted by the NCERT to assess enrolment, access and retention of students with disabilities found that states like Bihar, Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, West Bengal among others -...
More »Army called out as Assam weavers’ protest turns violent-Sushanta Talukdar
-The Hindu Guwahati: An indefinite curfew was clamped and the Army was called out in Assam's silk village Sualkuchi on Saturday after a protest by weavers turned violent. They were opposing procurement by local traders of mekhla chadors (traditional attire of Assamese women) made of silk from Varanasi. Three persons sustained bullet injuries when police fired rubber bullets at the protesters. Earlier, the police tried in vain to control the situation by resorting...
More »No high five for RTE -Louis Georges Arsenault
-The Hindu Success stories from the right to education law give no joy when assessments show that children are ill-versed in the 3Rs and classrooms remain discriminatory Three years ago today, India, for the first time in history, made a promise to its children. With the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education coming into effect on April 1, 2010, every child was guaranteed the fundamental right to eight years of...
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