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Kolkata resident Subhra Mukherjee, 70, has an unusual friend: sub-inspector Goutam Pal of the Tollygunge police station. Subhra lives alone but Pal and his colleagues make sure she doesn't feel lonely...... Not just in Kolkata, police in other cities are also stepping up..... In Mumbai's western

With a view to provide educational opportunities to students with disabilities, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) has been implementing various scholarship schemes for their empowerment through education. There are 3 schems - 1) Pre-matric scholarships to cover

The Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan has been launched by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India to provide fixed-day assured, comprehensive and quality antenatal care universally to all pregnant women on the 9th of every month. As part of the campaign, a

We have always been hearing that children, as they grow up, leave school if there are no toilets. And this is very true for girl students. Now an international study has confirmed this. The study was made in 52 low and middle income countries. The study points out that construction of toilets

Aligarh leads 500 cities in undertaking Swachh awareness generation activities under the fortnightly thematic activities as required under the Swachh Survekshan-2017, launched by the Ministry of Urban Development. During the evaluation of IEC (Information, Education and Communication) activities by

Commerce and Industry Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in a written reply in Rajya Sabha said that the government is developing or planning to develop 5 Industrial Corridors in the country. They are: i. Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) covering the States of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan

Ministry of Urban Development has asked all the State and City Governments to undertake extensive audit of toilets in urban areas over the next fifteen days beginning tomorrow under ‘Swacchata Pakwada’, to ensure that they are functional and fully used. In the action plan for the next fifteen days

A Festival of India is being organized in Oman from 15 November, 2016 to 24 March, 2017. The Festival will showcase diverse Indian culture, i.e. classical and folk dance, music, Indian cuisine and Exhibition on Islamic Art Calligraphy. Artists from Jammu & Kashmir are also presenting folk dance and

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presented the National Child Awards today (November 14, 2016) at Rashtrapati Bhavan on the occasion of Children’s Day in presence of Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, Union Minister for Women and Child Development and other dignitaries. The National Child

The Union Finance Ministry today reviewed the position regarding availability and distribution of all denomination of bank notes. Some of the highlights of the review and the decisions taken are as follows: Instructions have been given to the Banks and Post Offices to ensure proper distribution of

The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee will give away awards to children for their exceptional achievements on Children’s day tomorrow. The awards are given away in two categories i.e., Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award to individuals –and National Award for Child Welfare to institutions and individuals

The drug price regulator has slashed prices of 43 commonly used essential medicines by up to 35%, a move expected to benefit patients suffering from several critical diseases and who need expensive medicines. Some of these medicines used in treatment of diabetes, cancer, asthma, cardiovascular