Bengaluru: The State government’s Department of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood (SDEL) has decided to provide training to 10,000 domestic workers this year in different cities. Depending on the availability of domestic workers, training would be given for 30 hours with a honorarium of ₹ 2700. It was also decidedContinue Reading
Itanagar: Gorkhas in Arunachal Pradesh brought out a rally here this evening in support of the ongoing movement in Darjeeling hills for the creation of a separate Gorkhaland state. Gorkha men, women and children took part in the rally amidst heavy rains carrying pro-Gorkhaland placards and shouting slogans against theContinue Reading
Bengaluru: The Editors’ Guild of India has condemned the Karnataka Assembly’s order to arrest and fine two journalists working with Kannada dailies for allegedly writing defamatory articles that were published two years ago. The journalists, Ravi Belagare and Anil Raj of Yelahanka, were given a year in jail and aContinue Reading
Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has opened the northeastern Indian state’s first cybercrime police station to effectively deal with increasing cases of cases involving social media. “It is imperative to focus on this aspect (misuse of cyber space). Crime against women and children are increasing due to spreadContinue Reading
Guwahati : An inter-denominational Christian organization in northeast India has welcomed an ecumenical prayer initiative launched by a retired Catholic archbishop known for his relentless efforts for peace in the restive region. Archbishop emeritus Thomas Menamparampil, of Guwahati (Assam state) and former apostolic administrator of Jowai (in Meghalaya state) hasContinue Reading
Siolim: Choosing to stay away from the more commercialised versions of Sao Joao celebrations, a group of 60-odd villagers gathered around a small bonfire in a field in the interiors of Siolim, dancing to the beats of the ghumot (traditional percussion instrument) and singing a host of folk songs associatedContinue Reading
REQUEST TO THE HONORABLE CHIEF MINISTER ON DARJEELING by a teacher Shrimati Mamata Banerjee Dear Madame, Namaste! My humble request – I am a teacher and I plead for the future of my students in the hills. When YOU came to power in 2011 I was very happy. Here wasContinue Reading
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh government has issued a circular barring its officials from participating in any activity related to tobacco industry. “All the heads of departments in Himachal Pradesh are instructed not to participate in any event organised by tobacco industry and also not to accept any kind of direct orContinue Reading
Bhubaneswar: Andhra Pradesh has emerged as the first state in the country to exhaust all the seats allocated to it under the India BPO promotion scheme (IBPS) for setting up business process outsourcing (BPO) units in rural areas. The state was allotted 2,200 seats under the scheme, but with theContinue Reading
“If I ever become a saint, I will surely be one of darkness,” Mother Teresa once said. Metamorphosis Theatre Inc new play, If My Darkness Is Light To Some Soul, begins with the same line. Written and directed by Omkar Bhatkar, the play revolves around the letters that Mother TeresaContinue Reading
