Satyasundar Barik Bhubaneswar: In dozens of nondescript tribal villages in Odisha’s Rayagada district, every time a woman of the Saura tribe cooks rice for the family, she puts aside a handful of raw rice, which is collected for a community fund from which ‘special’ teachers draw their paltry remuneration. WhatContinue Reading
C.M. Paul Darjeeling – A diocesan social service society in North Bengal orgainsed a 3-day disaster management training in Darjeeling. The Darjeeling Diocesan Social Service Society (DDSSS) Anugyalaya held the training programme on Child Centred Disaster Risk Reduction at Central Heritage Hotel, Robertson Road, Darjeeling from June 1 – 3.Continue Reading
New Delhi: Meghalaya has figured among the top 10 states with the highest percentage of child marriages among both boys and girls.‘Statistical Analysis of Child Marriage in India’, a report compiled by Young Lives, an NGO, in collaboration with the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), lists Meghalaya,Continue Reading
Ranchi: More than 37,000 students, marked as failed in this year’s matriculation in Jharkahand, have now cleared the examination. This happened after Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) revised the pass percentage from 59.91 to 67.91 on its website late on June 1, citing a tabulation gaffe. This surprise occurred as theContinue Reading
Vadakkumcherry argued that his custody was not required any more as police had completed investigationContinue Reading
Patna: It was a sunny day and Raj Kumar Vaishya had trouble walking. But determined to get a postgraduate degree, the 97-year-old sat for a three-hour MA exam, along with students younger than his grandchildren. Vaishya, who graduated in 1938, was appearing for his final year MA (economics) examination atContinue Reading
One farmer from every state and Union territory will be made a co-petitionerContinue Reading
Thiruvanathapuram: Bishops, prohibition activists have urged Governor P. Sathasivam and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan not to dilute the State’s liquor policy. Archbishop (Latin Rite) Soosa Pakiam M. briefed reporters after leading a delegation to Raj Bhavan here on Friday. He termed the government’s decision to issue an ordinance that takesContinue Reading
Coimbatore: Four people, including a 12-year-old girl and two women, were trampled to death by a tusker at Ganeshapuram and Vellalore in Coimbatore city in the early hours of Friday. The deceased have been identified as Gayathri, 12, daughter of Vijayakumar of Ganeshapuram, P Palanisamy, 73, of Kambar Street atContinue Reading
Palakkad,Kerala: “Those were the days when rains come unexpectedly over the deep interiors of Attappady and lasted for several hours. People did not lend umbrellas to strangers, especially tribal schoolchildren returning home. I used to take refuge under some canopy till the rains were over,” recalled B. Lakshmi of theContinue Reading