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Babulal Marandi's son killed in Naxal attack

Naxal Attack in JharkhandJharkhand, Oct 27 : Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Bab

Mentally disabled children take vocational training in Orissa

Koraput (Orissa), Oct.26 : At least 56 children with various mental-disabilities are taking vocational training at a special centre in Orissa’s Koraput to be self-reliant and prove wrong those who

Prime Minister flags of chariot procession to mark birth anniversary of Balmiki

New Delhi, Oct 26 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today flagged off a chariot procession from his residence to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Balmiki (a Hindu scholar, saint and writer of Ramay

Child rights commission expresses grief over death of Ahmedabad schoolboy

New Delhi, Oct 26 : Expressing grief over the death of a Ahmedabad schoolboy during a punishment given for being late, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) today wrote a letter to the Gujarat Chief Secretary asking as to what actions have been taken following the incident.

In the letter addressed to state Chief Secretary Dr. Manjula Subramaniyam, NCPCR Chairperson Shanta Sinha said: “In the light of the foregoing, the Commission is terribly upset and very sad to hear about the death of Milan Tanna, a class 12th student of Sree Narayana Guru School, who was punished for being late to school.”

CPM for using Tehelka footage as evidence in Gujarat riots case

New Delhi, Oct 26 : The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) today said the sting operation by Tehelka has confirmed that the 2002 post Godhra riots in Gujarat were State-sponsored, and added tha

Efforts on to convince SC about reservation in higher education: Arjun Singh

New Delhi, Oct 26 : Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singhhas today said that the government was making efforts to convince the Supreme Court about the need for reservation for the Other B

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