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Parveen Kumar

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Auction to raise funds to aid 2018 Kerala floods victims

New Delhi :  In an effort to raise funds to aid those affected by the disastrous Kerala floods in August last year, an art auction with masterworks on offer, will be held on January 18. The proceeds from the Art Rises for Kerala (ARK), an auction by Kochi Biennale […]

Manto needs intelligent, sensitive reader: Ashwath Bhatt

New Delhi : English playwright Ben Jonson famously wrote that William Shakespeare was “not of an age, but for all time”. This iconic quote hardly seems out of place while referring to Urdu writer Sadat Hasan Manto, a maverick whose work has mesmerised millions and continues to whet the […]

Report by JPC on Citizenship Bill tabled in Lok Sabha

New Delhi :  A report by the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, which seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan was tabled in Lok Sabha on Monday. The bill is expected to be discussed in the lower house on […]

Telangana Cabinet renominates Stephenson to Assembly

Hyderabad : The Telangana Cabinet Monday decided to nominate Elvis Stephenson as the nominated member of the Assembly. A proposal to this effect has been forwarded to Governor E S L Narasimhan and a Gazette notification would be issued upon his consent, a release from the Chief Minister’s office […]

Govt weakening HAL to benefit Anil Ambani: Rahul

New Delhi :  Stepping up his attack on the Modi government over the Rafale deal, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused it of weakening state-run aerospace major HAL and destroying India’s strategic capability to benefit businessman Anil Ambani. He also alleged that while the government gave Rs 20,000 […]

4 cows, 3 calves die in UP’s Banda due to lack of fodder

Banda (UP) :  Four cows and three calves have died apparently due to lack of fodder in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda district, locals said Monday. The incident happened in the district’s Gureh village of Sadar area on Sunday. About 150 cattle were kept in an enclosure by villagers of which […]

Job Fairs

open view web desk The Ministry is implementing the National Career Service (NCS) Project to provide a variety of employment related services like job matching, career counselling, vocational guidance, information on skill development courses, etc.  The project includes establishment of Model Career Centers by the State Government/Institutions of […]

98.38 Lakh Employees benefitted through PMRPY

open view web desk Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) was launched on 9th August, 2016 with the objective to incentivise employers for creation of employment. Under the scheme, Government of India is paying Employer’s full contribution i.e. 12% towards EPF and EPS both (as admissible from time to […]

Employment for Divyangs

open view web desk Several steps have been taken by the Government for ensuring employment for divyangs. Section 34(1) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 mandates reservation of not less than four percent of the total number of vacancies in Government Establishments for persons with […]

National Policy on Domestic Workers

open view web desk No such data is maintained at the Central level. However as per the  National Sample Survey(NSSO Statsitics-2011-2012,68th round) according to which estimated 39 lakhs people are employed as domestic workers by private households, of which  26 lakhs are female domestic workers. The Ministry of Labour […]

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