Gandhi Heritage Sites Mission & Portal mooted

By : Ch. Narendra | Thu, 02-Sep-2010

The Government of India in April, 2006, constituted a Gandhi Heritage Sites (GHS) Panel, with eminent Gandhians. It submitted its Report on 26th November, 2008. The Panel was chaired by Shri Gopalkrishna Gandhi, the then Governor of West Bengal, wi... Full Story

UNICEF Report Shows Significant Increase in Maternal and Child Health Indicators in the Country

By : Ch. Narendra | Thu, 02-Sep-2010

The Coverage Evaluation Survey 2009 (CES-2009), a nationwide survey covering all States and Union Territories of India, commissioned by UNICEF was conducted during November 2009 to January 2010. The CES shows significant increase in major indica... Full Story

Iran: Release Rights Activist; Guarantee a Fair Trial

By : Ch. Narendra | Thu, 02-Sep-2010

  Iran's Judiciary should ensure that human rights activist Shiva Nazar Ahari receives a fair trial, Human Rights Watch said today, including full access to a lawyer, adequate time to prepare her defense, and the ability to challenge evide... Full Story

Amit Jethwa awarded National RTI Gallentry Award

By : Ch. Narendra | Wed, 01-Sep-2010

The National RTI Forum, a social organization working in the field of Right to Information, feels honoured to announce the names of persons chosen for the RTI Gallantry awards for the year 2010. The Satish Shetty Award for Gallantry is bei... Full Story

Launch Special Campaign to Implement FRA Act: Bhuria

By : Ch. Narendra | Wed, 01-Sep-2010

The Minister of Tribal Affairs, Shri Kanti Lal Bhuria has written to the Chief Ministers of the States which have not performed well regarding the implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rig... Full Story

All Queries of CAG Duly and Promptly Replied: Says DoT

By : Ch. Narendra | Wed, 01-Sep-2010

The attention of the Government has been brought to news item captioned “DOT hides behind CBI to avoid CAG” which has appeared today, September 1, 2010. In this context, The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communicatio... Full Story

Both Houses of Parliament passed twenty four bills during Monsoon Session

By : Ch. Narendra | Wed, 01-Sep-2010

The Monsoon Session, 2010 of Parliament which commenced on Monday, the 26th of July, 2010, concluded on Tuesday, the 31st of August, 2010.  The Session was originally scheduled to conclude on Friday, the 27th of August, 2010 but the sittings of ... Full Story

Insurance companies asked to create awareness among the poor

By : Ch. Narendra | Wed, 01-Sep-2010

Union Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee has asked the insurance companies to create awareness among the poor and vulnerable section of the society especially the people living in rural areas so that they can avail the benefits of financial serv... Full Story

Golden Jubilee Year Celebrations of NCERT inaugurated

By : Ch. Narendra | Wed, 01-Sep-2010

The NCERT has been requested to prepare a draft advisory on project work with respect to the CCE scheme so that there is no stress on students and also to develop a methodology for extending the CCE scheme to cover challenged children. On the RMSA f... Full Story

Madhu Kishwar leading a delegation to meet Sonia Gandhi on Kashmir on Sept 3rd

By : Ch. Narendra | Wed, 01-Sep-2010

  Alarmed at the rapidly deteriorating political situation in Kashmir, and the continued passivity and indifference of the central Government in the face of such widespread popular unrest, a group of concerned citizens has formed itself into a ... Full Story