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Unemployment down in urban centres, but persists in rural areas, says survey -Samarth Bansal

-The Hindu 'Unemployment level in India is highest among those people who are richer and more educated.' The unemployment rate in urban areas reduced from 4.5 per cent in 2004-05 to 3.4 per cent in 2011-12, new data from the National Sample Survey Office show. In rural areas, the rate has been stable at around 1.7 per cent during this period. According to the survey, which was conducted in 2011-12 and released on...

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Minorities formed 8.71% of central recruits in 2014-15 -Shyamlal Yadav

-The Indian Express According to the Census, the total percentage of minorities in the country is over 20 per cent, including Muslims (14.2 per cent), CHRIstians (2.78 per cent), Sikhs (2.08), Buddhists (0.84) and Jains (0.45). MINORITIES constituted 8.71 per cent of central government recruitment in 2014-15 with 13,571 of them obtaining jobs from a total of 1.56 lakh, according to information obtained by The Indian Express under the RTI Act. The government...

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Joblessness highest among CHRIstians, Muslims next

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Joblessness is highest among CHRIstians in comparison with other religious groups, reveals a government survey. The unemployment rate in the community stood at 4.5% in villages and 5.9% in cities and towns in 2011-12. Muslims come next with an unemployment rate of 3.9% in rural and 2.6% in urban areas. Joblessness increased in villages across all religious communities, with the unemployment rate increasing from 1.6% in 2004-05...

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Discrimination on the campus -Sukhadeo Thorat

-The Hindu Even as the student population has become increasingly diverse, the high incidence of suicide among Dalit students points to continuing discrimination, exclusion and humiliation. There is a need to apply our minds in a calm manner to address the problems that Dalit students face in institutions of higher education and find a more durable solution, now that the University of Hyderabad has revoked the suspension of students in the context...

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Touched by sight of barefoot schoolkids, Jalore collector takes up cause -Ashish Mehta

-The Times of India JAIPUR: Moved by the sight of some students coming to school barefoot in the chilly December weather, Jalore collector Jitendra Kumar Soni, a young IAS officer, started an innovative scheme aimed at providing free shoes to downtrodden and deprived children. CHRIstened as 'Charan Paduka Yojna', the scheme aims at distributing shoes to nearly 25,000 school kids before the Republic Day this year. Soni, who hails from Dhanasar village near...

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