-The Telegraph New Delhi: The chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's labour arm today said that far more jobs had been lost than were created since the Narendra Modi government assumed office, adding that the demonetisation had cost many jobs too. "Under the new government, 1 lakh and 35 thousand Job opportunities have been created so far but 20 lakh people have lost their jobs," Baij Nath Rai, president of the Bharatiya...
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Every 3rd Indian migrant, most headed south -Zeeshan Shaikh
-The Indian Express Census 2011 data shows a 98% increase in Tamil Nadu’s migrant population, 77% in Kerala’s; 69% of migrants are women . MIGRATION patterns in India are increasingly reflecting the economic divide in the country, with more migrants over the last decade heading to the southern states, which have grown at a faster clip during this period. According to Census data released on Thursday, southern states, especially Tamil Nadu and Kerala,...
More »Between a drought and a hard place -Jiby Kattakayam
-DNA The Dalits of Bundelkhand, its most oppressed section of society are leaving the region in droves due to a lack of employment opportunities. Meanwhile, their children are being deprived of education, too, either because of a loss of regular income or because of caste discrimination On October 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a Parivartan rally in Mahoba in Uttar Pradesh where he highlighted the presence of large numbers of...
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-Deccan Chronicle Will be the first residential school in India Palakkad: A proposal to uplift transgenders through education is all set to be implemented in the state. Understanding the importance of education, Vijayarajamallika, an activist and a transgender herself, came forward with the proposal. The project aims to ensure school drop-outs continue their education and succeed in an examination that is equivalent to Class X. A total of ten students will be...
More »Rising joblessness should worry BJP -Sanjay Kumar
-The Asian Age As a neutral observer, I have no hesitation in saying that at this moment there is hardly any political party which could pose a political challenge to the BJP at the national level, but that doesn’t mean that there are no alarm bells for the BJP. The party, which swept not only the 2014 Lok Sabha elections but also most of the Assembly elections held after that, may...
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