Jhansi, Dec 22 (IANS) After a prolonged interaction with women self-help groups here Monday, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi drove down to the nearby cantonment on a chilly Tuesday morning.
While no one was allowed to accompany him during the cantonment visit, sources said it was the firing range for tanks that generated interest in [...]
Chandigarh, Dec 20 (IANS) Emphasising the need for women’s empowerment, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni has said women can play a vital role and bring a positive change in society.
‘Women empowerment means financially strengthening of women so that they can bring profits for their families. In southern states, nearly 86 lakh women have been [...]
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) A special cell to address the issues faced by Dalit women is being set up by the National Commission for Women (NCW) in an effort to fight injustice against this section of society, Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath said Tuesday.
‘Welfare of Dalit women needs special attention as they [...]
New Delhi, Nov 23 (ANI): Women self-help groups from remote areas of Jharkhand displayed products with traditional Kantha Art at the ongoing India International Trade Fair (IITF) here.
They are being trained with the help of JHARCRAFT; a Jharkhand Government undertaking. It is an initiative of the Jharkhand Silk Textile and Handicraft Development Corporation Ltd.
Ashwini, [...]
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 21 (IANS) A police jeep escorting Priyanka Gandhi hit a green Qualis that was part of her cavalcade here. The vehicle is said to be her brother and Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi’s favourite and had been driven by Priyanka just a day earlier.
Though the rear portion of the Qualis was [...]
Amethi, Nov 20 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi said here on Friday that more women should be associated with self help groups working in rural areas to make them financially strong.
Rahul was addressing women self help groups working in Argawan and Walipur villages [...]
Lucknow, Nov 19 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka will Friday visit his parliamentary constituency Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, party sources said.
Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee sources said the Gandhis’ visit was for ‘non political’ reasons, mainly to interact with self-help groups. Amethi, in Sultanpur district, is about 150 km from Lucknow.
While [...]
Ranchi, Nov 19 (IANS) Taking a cue from Chhattisgarh, the Jharkhand Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday released its manifesto promising rice and wheat at Rs.1 per kg to poor families if voted to power.
The manifesto was released Thursday by the state BJP president Raghubar Das in presence of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh who had [...]
Imphal, Nov 17(ANI): In order to promote the products of the hill regions of Manipur, the State recently held its first State level Mega Tribal Fair, 2009.
With the theme “Promoting Economic Empowerment through micro credit and Agriculture sustainable through Organic Farming”, the four-day [...]
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) The government Saturday launched a micro insurance drive in Tamil Nadu aimed at expanding the Rural Postal Life Insurance (PLI) network.
Communications and Information Technology Minister A. Raja launched the scheme in Sholur Mattam, Coimbatore.
The Rural PLI was introduced by the Department of Posts in 1995 with a specific aim of [...]
Bhopal, Nov 3 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Tuesday launched the ‘Sanjha Chulha’ (community kitchen) scheme, which he termed a ‘revolutionary step’ towards the challenge of eradicating malnutrition.
The scheme was launched in Parwalia Sadak village in Bhopal district.
Under the scheme, Anganwadi and school children will get freshly cooked food, prepared in [...]
Ludhiana, Oct.26 (ANI): The Punjab Agricultural University has established self-help groups for women in the State to help them become self-reliant.
For Amit Jethi of Ludhiana, making soft toys and paintings used to be a hobby. Since she became a member of a women’s self-help group, it has become her profession. Every month she earns [...]
Chennai, Oct 8 (IANS) Private non-life insurer Bharti Axa General Insurance Company Ltd has decided to focus on personal lines of business, targeting people in rural and semi-urban areas, instead of its earlier plan of pitching for corporate business.
The company is a 74:26 joint venture between telecom major Bharti and the French group Axa.
‘The rate [...]
London, October 5 (ANI): Men in their mid-30s who have white collar jobs have been revealed to be the typical “problem gambling” patients at the National Problem Gambling Clinic (NPGC) in Central London.
According to an audit from the country’s first NHS gambling centre, such men have one or even two jobs to help fuel [...]
New Delhi, Oct 1(ANI): The United Nations has declared October 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, as the International Day of Non-violence to honour a lifetime devoted to the pursuit of non-violence.
On this occasion, this year, the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development is launching a nationwide campaign for prevention of violence [...]
Shimla, Sep 26 (IANS) Telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has launched cheap broadband connectivity to the internet in Himachal Pradesh for faster penetration of information technology in rural and remote areas, an official said here Saturday.
‘Under the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF), BSNL has launched broadband connectivity in rural and tribal areas of [...]
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) As HIV infections among India’s rural women show an increasing trend, the government is reaching out to them to reduce their vulnerability to AIDS, targeting 40 districts identified across nine states.
‘There is an increasing prevalence of HIV among women, especially rural women. This is causing us concern,’ said K. Sujatha [...]
Shimla, Sep 23 (IANS) The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) will promoting dairy farming in Himachal Pradesh to improve farmers’ economic conditions.
‘A Rs.300-crore Doodh Ganga project will be launched in Solan district on Friday. Initially, it will cater to three districts – Shimla, Mandi and Solan,’ Nabard chief general manager S.T. Raghuraman [...]
New Delhi, Sep 16 (ANI): The Union Tribal Affairs Ministry has sanctioned a grant in aid of Rs. 116.90,50,000/- for Madhya Pradesh as regular allocation to bring rapid development in tribal areas of the state.
The first instalment of grant-in-aid of [...]
Chamoli (Uttrakhand), Sep 8 (ANI): Women of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand are rolling out herbal incense sticks and coal under the guidance of the district’s forest department.
They have formed various self-help groups to reap profits out of herbal environment friendly incense sticks and coal from leaves.
Aranyam, an eco and herbal centre [...]
Agartala, Sep. 6 (ANI): Thousands of tribal families turned out to participate in a financial outreach camp organized by the Reserve Bank of India in Pitra village of Tripura.
The camp was organised with the objective of bringing awareness among villagers about banking norms.
“Bank wants to lend for projects which would generate economic activity will lead [...]
New Delhi, Aug 14(ANI): In her address to the nation on the eve of Independence Day, President Pratibha Patil on Friday urged the nation to be prepared to face any situation arising out of poor monsoon and asked fellow citizens to cooperate with [...]
