newsGuidelines soon on Skilling up Disabled Youth: Birender Singh
Ranchi, Feb 17 (IANS) The central government was planning to provide specialized skills to rural job guarantee workers and would soon notify guidelines on imparting special skills to disabled
Save Braj Bhasha from extinction, demand scholars, artistes
Mathura, Feb 17 (IANS) Under a combined onslaught of Hindi and English, the popular local dialect Braj Bhasha, identified with Lord Krishna and his beloved Radha, is facing extinction.Lovers of
CPI-M shouldn't use Kerala saints' photos to get votes: Church
Alappuzha (Kerala), Feb 17 (IANS) The CPI-M should not use the pictures of Saint Alphonsa and Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara to get votes in Kerala, a Catholic church official said Tuesday.The
Himachal to take up Pong Dam oustees' issue with Rajasthan
Nagrota Surian (Himachal Pradesh), Feb 17 (IANS) Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Tuesday said the state was always considerate towards the demand of the Pong Dam oustees and had always taken
Britain, KMC launch climate change toolkit for civic councillors
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IANS) In a tie up with the British government, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Tuesday launched a first-of-its-kind sensitisation toolkit on climate change for its councillors
DU students protest outside Delhi Secretariat
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Over 50 students from Delhi University's School of Open Learning (SOL) Tuesday staged protest outside Delhi Secretariat demanding regular evening classes.Students from 28
Telangana Chief Minister turns 61
Hyderabad, Feb 17 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao Tuesday turned 61.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and several leaders of
Celebrating social inclusion through music
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) A day-long musical event here Sunday will celebrate the power of love to overcome differences that stem from social exclusion, said the organisers. Organised by the
Kejriwal wants Sanjeev Chaturvedi as his OSD
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal here Tuesday sought the services of Indian Forest Service officer Sanjeev Chaturvedi as his Officer on Special Duty (OSD).Chaturvedi,
Bangladesh will be under pressure: Afghan skipper
Canberra, Feb 17 (IANS) Afghanistan skipper Mohammad Nabi said Tuesday that it would be Bangladesh, and not them, who would be under pressure going into the World Cup Pool A encounter Wednesday.It
Government will ensure complete freedom of faith: Modi (Roundup)
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Coming out unequivocally for the first time against recent attacks on churches and controversial utterances by right-wing fringe elements, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
No plans to join Modi Government, says TRS leader
Hyderabad, Feb 17 (IANS) The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is not planning to join the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) central government, a state cabinet minister said Tuesday.Energy Minister
Agra gears up for Taj Mahotsav
Agra, Feb 17 (IANS) Undeterred by the swine flue scare, people in Agra are in full celebratory mood ahead of the 10-day annual cultural extravaganza Taj Mahotsav which commences here Wednesday at
Kerala Tourism launches video sequencing contest
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 17 (IANS) Kerala Tourism Tuesday launched a month-long video sequencing contest that puts people's technical skills and creative abilities to test and winners can look for
Punjab sets up Bureau of Agriculture Promotion
Chandigarh, Feb 17 (IANS) Having been at the forefront of the 'Green Revolution' in the agriculture sector in the 1960s, Punjab has now got a Bureau of Agriculture Promotion.The agrarian state has
Odisha seeks more allocation of fertilisers
Bhubaneswar, Feb 17 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday urged the Centre to increase allocation of fertilisers to the state to safeguard the interest of farming community."Taking
Kochi Biennale accords Indian artists global context: Experts
Kochi, Feb 17 (IANS) The ongoing Kochi-Muziris Biennale '14 (KMB) has succeeded in according Indian artists a much more international context, leading international cultural ambassadors have
Government will ensure complete freedom of faith: Modi
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Drawing on ancient Indian tradition of mutual respect for all faiths, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said the government would ensure "complete" freedom of faith for
Sri Lankan president prays at Bodh Gaya
Pat Feb 17 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena Tuesday visited Bihar's Bodh Gaya and prayed at the Mahabodhi temple amid tight security, police said.Gaya District Magistrate Sanjay
Johnson to see Bangladesh's video footage
Sydney, Feb 17 (IANS) Australian pace spearhead Mitchell Johnson does not consider the encounter against Bangladesh in Brisbane to be a cake-walk and says that he will be viewing video footage of
