Bhubaneswar: Two medical aspirants from the Kandhamal district struggle to enroll in Under Graduate Medical Course (MBBS) at St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore due to financial constraints. Each candidate has to deposit 6,28,000 rupees by Nov 28 to avail of the allotted seat by the government at St. John’s. OneContinue Reading

Matters India Reporter Darjeeling: A hill leader has floated scheme, after pujas, to provide civil servants for future Gorkhaland by sponsoring local youth for Civil Service coaching. President of Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) Ajay Edwards says, “The main reason, why we are doing [this] is that people here haveContinue Reading

Patna: A two-day workshop for adolescent boys was held at the Tarumitra Ashram called the ‘Lung of Patna.’ As many as 42 teenagers from Nawada Kala village of Hajipur participated in the October 31-November 1 workshop organized by Swabhiman (self-respect) Foundation, an NGO based in Patna. Under the Adolescent HealthContinue Reading

Theni: A cowherd’s son in Tamil Nadu has cleared this year’s National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), topping the list of students from government schools in the country who took the coveted exam for admission to undergraduate medical courses. The National Testing Agency declared the NEET 2020 results on October 16. However,Continue Reading

Vatican City: Pope Francis has invited children to participate together in a very special initiative. “Next Sunday, October 18, the Aid to the Church in Need Foundation (ACN) is promoting the initiative ‘for unity and peace … one million children pray the rosary,’ ” Pope Francis said October 15 whileContinue Reading