Having set up a district task force earlier this week to monitor the implementation of Operation Sarana Balyam, a project aimed at rescuing children from labour and begging, Social Justice Department officials in the district are awaiting a direction from the government for the district-level rollout of the project.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 10th Feb 2018

Kerala, Punjab and Tamil Nadu were the top rankers in NITI Aayog’s latest Health Index report which has, for the first time, attempted to establish an annual systematic tool to measure and understand the heterogeneity and complexity of the nation’s performance in the health sector.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 10th Feb 2018

The Supreme Court conveyed its clinical approach to the 70-year-old Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute, exhorting the parties on either side of the fence to treat it merely as a “land issue.”

posted by Jawwad Kazi 9th Feb 2018

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister gave its approval for setting up 24 new medical colleges in underserved areas

posted by Jawwad Kazi 8th Feb 2018

President of India inaugurated the grand anointing ceremony — Mahamastakabhisheka — held once in 12 years at Shravanabelagola by unveiling an idol of Lord Bahubali in the presence of many saints, devotees and dignitaries.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 8th Feb 2018