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RAJASTHAN Gender balance programme planned at schools in 9 Rajasthan districts The state education department is undertaking a special training programme, ‘Gender Balance’, for teachers in nine districts where the gender gap in literacy level is above 20%. The State Institute of Education Research and Training (SIERT), Udaipur, has integrated the gender balance component in their training modules … Read more
RAJASTHAN AYUSH Minister Lays Foundation Stone for Homeopathy Research Institute in Jaipur The Minister of State (IC), for AYUSH, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik laid the foundation stone for Central Research Institute (CRI) in Jaipur, Rajasthan. This will be the third CRI under the aegis of Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH). In his address … Read more
Rajasthan : Schemes and Projects Rajasthan Bhamashah Yojana The state government of Rajasthan has introduced the Bhamashah Yojana and Bhamashah card to empower women. Under the scheme, the women from below poverty line (BPL) families are benefited through direct benefit transfer. The beneficiary of the scheme will get the amount directly into their bank … Read more
WEST BENGAL West Bengal government to distribute 2000 calf to needy rural families The state animal resources development department has decided to distribute calf to poor and needy families in the rural areas across the state. The process started off from Birbhum district itself where Birbhum district Trinamool president Anubrata Mandal distributed around 1000 calf to … Read more
RAJASTHAN AICTE lauds Rajasthan’s ranking system for engineering colleges Rajasthan Technical University’s (RTU) system of ranking its engineering colleges on a scale of 1000 points has won praise from the All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE), the body governing all technical institutes in the country. AICTE has sought details of the system after which it … Read more
WEST BENGAL US envoy all for trade ties The US has underscored the need for the right environment to promote trade and investment in Bengal and India. US ambassador Kenneth I. Juster said removal of non-trade barriers would, in the long run, aid investment that depends on market, regulatory climate, governmental … Read more
WEST BENGAL Google Doodle pays tribute to Mahasweta Devi Google on Sunday dedicated its doodle to noted author and social activist Mahasweta Devi on her 92nd birth anniversary. Google India wrote on Twitter, “With courage flowing through her pen, she created powerful prose. Celebrating writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi on her 92nd … Read more
WEST BENGAL WB governor K N Tripathi to hold additional charge of Tripura West Bengal governor Keshari Nath Tripathi was today given the additional charge of Tripura, according to a statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The President of India is pleased to appoint Keshari Nath Tripathi to discharge the functions of the governor of Tripura, in … Read more
RAJASTHAN Government to install 100 statues of prominent people in Rajasthan With an eye on the 2018 assembly elections, the Vasundhra Raje government has decided to erect statues of prominent personalities, leaders and philanthropists from different communities and naming roads after them. Sources said the government is likely to erect 100 statues across the state. The … Read more
WEST BENGAL Over 24 lakh cases pending in courts of West Bengal There were around 24,18,374 cases pending at various courts of West Bengal including the Calcutta high court till June last year, state law minister Moloy Ghatak said at the assembly. The minister informed the House that out of the 17,17,741 cases pending at different … Read more