-The Indian Express It was once thought impossible, but a 35-year-fight has won India its biggest public health success story. Raxaul: It was once thought impossible, but two million footsoldiers and a 35-year-fight have won India its biggest public health success story. Pritha Chatterjee & Santosh Singh on how the battle was won and the biggest challenges ahead. It's one of the busiest spots along the porous India-Nepal border. At about 1.30 pm...
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After the NDA split in Bihar, the Minority report card -Santosh Singh
-The Indian Express Year on year from June to December, communal clashes more than treble. Patna: Bihar has seen 87 major and minor communal clashes between June and December 2013, over three times the 24 incidents during the corresponding period of 2012. This coincides with the split of the ruling JD(U) with the BJP, an alliance of 17 years, and comes after seven-and-a-half years without a single major communal clash. A monthly break-up...
More »Over 50 Child Labourers Rescued in Jaipur
-Outlook Jaipur: As many as 52 child labourers within the age group of 7 to 12 years were rescued from the clutches of Minority contractors who involved them in making bangles and handicraft items at a house here, police said today. The police arrested five persons, identified as Mohammad Fareed, Mubarik, Shakeel, Mohd Juned and Hasseed, all hailing from Bihar, and booked them under various sections of Child Protection Act and the...
More »Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India meets the press at the National Media Centre, New Delhi
-Press Information Bureau Preliminary Transcript of the Q&A portion of the Prime Minister's Press Conference at the National Media Centre, New Delhi Q: After the Assembly elections, much churning is going on in the UPA. Do you think the Congress should now announce its PM candidate? PM: The Congress President has already answered that question. We will announce our candidate for the Prime Ministership at the appropriate time. Q: On corruption issues which have...
More »Social media rescues dying Indian languages-Bijoyeta Das
-Al Jazeera The Internet and mobile communication are doing the most unexpected - resurrecting hoary languages given up for lost. In the language of the Bhatu Kolhati, a remote nomadic tribe in India's western Maharashtra state, tatti means tea and gulle is meat. But, Kuldeep Musale, 30, who belongs to this tribe barely remembers his mother tongue. Well educated and having studied in boarding schools since he was six, Musale instead uses...
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