-The Times of India Sambalpur: Tribals under the banner ofzillaadivasikalyansangh demonstrated beforecollectorate in Bargarh on Moday protesting against alleged injustice meted out to them. They criticized the government for neglecting tribal community. They also handed over a memorandum addressed to the CM to district collector BhabagrahiMishra. He assured to take appropriate steps to provide justice to tribal community. Dressed in traditional costumes and carrying arms, they marched to the collectorate in a...
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Fancy joining a rural health school?-Vijaykumar Patil
-The Hindu The aim: to generate a cadre of healthcare providers who will stay put in villages and extend comprehensive healthcare to the needy It is not unusual to find Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in villages closed for long hours, with the patients waiting for a doctor. The reason: many doctors are reluctant to serve in rural areas. Thus, the promised public healthcare to all finds little meaning for the patients in...
More »66k admissions done under RTE in state -Swati Shinde Gole
-The Times of India PUNE: About 35% admissions under the reservation policy of the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE) have been effected in the state so far. So far, 66,306 out of 2.25 lakh students from the economically and socially weaker sections have taken admissions in 8,500 private schools across the state under the RTE. The process began on January 1 with the distribution of forms. State director of primary education...
More »"Shocking figures" of child labour discovered at Bhilwara brick kilns
-The Hindu NCPCR member visited area for investigation following reports from NGOs The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has detected large-scale child labour at brick kilns in Bhilwara district of Rajasthan and expressed surprise over the district administration’s indifference to the issue. Of the 300 brick kilns functioning in Bhilwara, only 45 are registered with the district administration. NCPCR member and Working Committee on Child Labour in Mines chairman Yogesh...
More »Register under RTE by March 31 or face closure: Punjab to pvt schools -Chitleen K Sethi
-The Indian Express Chandigarh: Punjab has given one last extension of deadline for private schools to register with the government for the implementation of the Right to Education Act (RTE). The Act that came into force across the country on April 1, 2010, becomes binding on April 1, as three years were given to states to implement the Act. The Punjab government, however, is still struggling to get all private schools on...
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