-NDTV.com A large portion of coal mining in mineral-rich Jharkhand is done by a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd, or CIL, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren said New Delhi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has asked the centre to clear what he claims is a ₹ 1.36 lakh crore due for mining by government FIRms. He had raised this issue in the state assembly too. In a tweet, Mr Soren said he has...
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Government extends free ration scheme by six months
-The Hindu Pandemic relief was to end in March 2022. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday extended the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) for another six months till September 2022. The scheme was originally introduced in April 2020 a month into the FIRst lockdown during the initial onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. This will be the sixth phase of PM-GKAY. The Phase-V of the scheme was...
More »NPRD Welcomes SC Order Allowing Physically Disabled Persons to Apply for IPS, IRPFS, DANIPS Services
-Newsclick.in The rights group in its writ petition had contended that the blanket exemption given to these services of a non-combatant nature from recruiting people with disabilities was unconstitutional. After a writ petition by the National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD), the Supreme Court on Friday passed an interim order allowing physically disabled persons, who have cleared the civil services exam, to provisionally apply to the Union Public Service...
More »In the climate of polarization, mental health of Muslims is worsening -Imaad ul Hasan
-TwoCircles.net Research published in the International Growth Center in 2020 found that Muslims were substantially more likely to report sadness and anxiety, as compared to upper-caste Hindus. NEW DELHI — In the last week of December 2021, six female students were stopped from entering Government Women’s PU college in Udupi, Karnataka, for wearing a hijab. Soon afterwards, other colleges in the state followed suit, amidst protests, including Graduation Colleges. Even though an...
More »Govt ignores Urdu Journalism’s immense contribution on its bicentennial celebration -Abdul Bari Masoud
-MuslimMirror.com New Delhi: While India is commemorating 75 years of independence, the federal government has yet to issue an official statement regarding the bicentennial commemoration of Urdu journalism, which played a pivotal role throughout India’s independence movement. A group of journalists, however, has organised a large celebration in the national capital on March 30 under the banner of the ‘Urdu Journalism Bicentenary Celebration Committee.’ The day-long event will be inaugurated by...
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