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Shimla, March 25 Despite the central government discontinuing the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) for Himachal Pradesh, the state government has allocated adequate provisions in the budget, emphasizing the education sector, Dehra MLA Kamlesh Thakur said on Wednesday.The Himachal government has...

Hamirpur, March 24 Deputy Commissioner of Hamirpur, Gandharva Rathore, launched a 100-day tuberculosis (TB) screening drive in the district on World TB Day on Tuesday.Speaking on the occasion, Rathore said that under the 'TB-Free Hamirpur' campaign, health department teams will screen...

New Delhi, March 23 The Delhi State Legal Services Authority launched an initiative on Monday to include ASHA and Anganwadi workers as para-legal volunteers, in the presence of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant.Under the initiative, "Community Legal Empowerment through Health and Childcare...

Gorakhpur, March 21 Gorakhpur Mayor Manglesh Kumar Srivastava said that children from the district and surrounding areas, diagnosed with cancer, can now receive treatment at the BRD Medical College as part of the Uttar Pradesh government's efforts to improve access to early treatment, an...

Patna, March 17 – Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is currently undertaking his “Samriddhi Yatra” (Prosperity Journey), with the fourth phase commencing from Bhagalpur.During the visit, he reviewed the progress of development works and assessed the status of announcements made during the earlier...

In Gandhinagar, on March 12, Minister of Women and Child Development, Dr. Manisha Vakil, responded to MLA Jignesh Mevani's remarks about Anganwadi workers and malnutrition during the Gujarat Assembly session. She stated that the condition of Anganwadi centers had significantly improved under the...

Jaipur, March 9 National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar reviewed measures related to women's safety and crimes against women in Rajasthan during a meeting with senior state police officials at the police headquarters here on Monday.The meeting was attended by Director...

Jaipur, March 9 – A review meeting on women's safety, crimes against women, and related social challenges was held at the Rajasthan Police Headquarters on Monday to mark International Women's Day.The meeting was chaired by Vijaya Rahatkar, Chairperson of the National Commission for Women.The...

New Delhi, March 9 Nearly 30 per cent of Delhi residents need spectacles either for near or distance vision problems, a review of refractive error services has revealed.The review was conducted by the Dr Rajendra Prasad (RP) Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences at AIIMS, Delhi.The findings from...

Hyderabad, March 8: Andhra Pradesh Governor S. Abdul Nazeer and the Chief Ministers of the Telugu states greeted women on the occasion of International Women's Day on Sunday.Nazeer conveyed his wishes to the women of Andhra Pradesh on the occasion of International Women's Day."Women in our...

Shimla, March 6 Approximately 10,000 women will participate in a state-level event to celebrate International Women's Day in the Nahan area of Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district on March 8, an official said on Friday.The event, organized under the auspices of the Directorate of Women and...

Bengaluru, March 4 Karnataka BJP president B Y Vijayendra urged the Congress government on Wednesday to fill vacancies by considering internal reservation among SCs, and create employment opportunities for youth.Stating that the government should not cite court-related technicalities as an...

Bengaluru, March 4 – BJP State President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra has warned that the government must fill vacant positions by implementing internal reservation and create employment opportunities for the youth, otherwise the BJP will be compelled to launch an intense agitation.Speaking to the...

The HPV vaccination campaign was launched at the Sub District Hospital in Kupwara to prevent cervical cancer among adolescent girls across the district.February 28, Srinagar: The HPV (Human Papillomavirus) vaccination campaign was inaugurated on Tuesday at the Sub District Hospital in Kupwara...

Kolkata, February 27 Around 200 members of a joint platform of para-teachers in West Bengal staged a demonstration outside Bikash Bhavan, the headquarters of the state education department, demanding a pay hike.In another demonstration, around 500 ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist)...

Chandigarh, February 24 The Punjab government announced on Tuesday that residents can now enroll in the Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana at Common Service Centres (CSCs) using only their Aadhaar card and Punjab voter identity card.Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh said that people can get...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 22 The Mahila Congress has announced a five-phase agitation against alleged price increases and anti-women policies of the Kerala government.As part of the first phase of the protest, a 24-hour-long hunger strike will be held in front of the state Secretariat here...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 22 The Mahila Congress has announced a five-phase agitation against alleged price increases and anti-women policies of the Kerala government.As part of the first phase of the protest, a 24-hour-long hunger strike will be held in front of the state Secretariat here...

Somnath, February 17 – The district of Gir Somnath in Gujarat has emerged as a key focus area in the state government's intensified campaign to eliminate tuberculosis (TB). Health teams are conducting door-to-door screening and expanding diagnostic facilities across talukas.The initiative is...

Bengaluru, February 14 – Referring to the Congress-led government completing 1,000 days in office and organizing a mega celebration in Haveri, BJP State President and MLA B. Y. Vijayendra cited a proverb: "telling a hundred lies to solemnize a marriage".He alleged that while celebrating 1,000...