JK fails in full utilization of NREGS funds

Srinagar,Leh bad performers

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, Mar 20: Jammu and Kashmir Government has spent only Rs 73436.71 lakhs out of Rs 113264.38 lakhs released by the Centre during the past three years to provide employment under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). Srinagar and Leh figured among the districts More

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Down Syndrome patients need early intervention

World Down Syndrome Day

New Delhi, Mar 20: Even though Down Syndrome (DS) remains an incurable condition, experts believe that acceptance by the family and early intervention go a long way in ensuring that a person with DS is able to live a normal life and be socially independent. Worldwide, March 21 is celebrated More

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‘India's infant mortality rate worse than neighbours’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Mar 20: India's infant mortality rate of 47 per thousand live births is worse than its neighbouring countries like Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said today. "In India, the infant mortality rate (IMR) is 47 per thousand live births More

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UAVs being used in Naxal-affected areas: Govt

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Mar 20: The government today said it has begun using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Naxal-affected areas of the country. "Yes, madam," Minister of State for Home Jitendra Singh told the Lok Sabha in a written reply. The minister, however, said, "It is too early to make More

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Tripura introduces human rights as school subject

Agartala, Mar 20: Setting an example for the rest of the country, Tripura government has introduced human rights as one of the subjects in the school curricula, official sources said today. The subject will be incorporated as part of social education subjects for students between Class VI to More

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