In NE, only Sikkim parties received funds through electoral bonds

In NE, only Sikkim parties received funds through electoral bonds

EC data shows that the Sikkim Democratic Front and Sikkim Krantikari Morcha received funds through the electoral bonds scheme. File | Photo Credit: Reuters GUWAHATI Only two parties from the North-East – both from Sikkim – received funds through the electoral bonds scheme introduced in 2018, two data sets five years apart uploaded by the … Read more

Online auction of gifts, mementoes received by PM Modi begins

Online auction of gifts, mementoes received by PM Modi begins

An exhibition of gifts and mementoes presented to PM Narendra Modi at National Gallery of Modern Art, in New Delhi. These items will auctioned and the proceeds will support the Namami Gange initiative. | Photo Credit: PTI An array of gifts and mementos received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during various programmes and events across … Read more

Baby boy received at Ammathottil

Baby boy received at Ammathottil

A newborn was received at the Ammathottil electronic cradle of the Kerala State Council for Child Welfare at Thycaud here on Monday night. The alert about the arrival of the three-day-old infant was received on the mobile phone of council secretary G.L. Arun Gopi and a monitor at the adoption centre in which the child’s … Read more

Only 12% of Bengaluru’s population above 50 years have received any adult vaccines, finds survey

Only 12% of Bengaluru’s population above 50 years have received any adult vaccines, finds survey

Although 84% of 150 adults surveyed in Bengaluru are aware of adult vaccination, a significant number of adults (89%) and their caregivers (93%) said they would trust their doctor’s word if advised to get vaccinated.  | Photo Credit: file photo A recent survey conducted by The Association of Physicians of India (API) and Ipsos (a … Read more

1.63 crore applications received for women’s basic income scheme in T.N.

1.63 crore applications received for women’s basic income scheme in T.N.

Registration of application took place at camps held in phases across the State. A scene at one such camp in Erode, earlier this month | Photo Credit: GOVARTHAN M With the registration of applications for the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam (women’s basic income scheme) coming to an end on Sunday, August 20, 2023, the State … Read more

Only 42% of WB’s Daure Sarkar beneficiaries received services: survey

Only 42% of WB’s Daure Sarkar beneficiaries received services: survey

A recent report by the Right to Food and Work Network in West Bengal has pointed out that only 42% of applicants who participated in the Duare Sarkar scheme had received what they had applied for at the time of the network’s survey. Duare Sarkar — which translates to ‘Government at the Doorstep’ — is a flagship programme … Read more