Justice K. Surender of Telangana High Court on Tuesday set aside conviction of two government employees by a trial court in the sensational scam of scholarship for scheduled caste students reported in 2002-03. The conviction of a lawyer K.V.L. Jayasimha, who was arrayed as first accused in the scam of embezzling funds meant for scholarship … Read more
AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra exchanges greeting during a public meeting, in Mandla on Oct. 12, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Congress national general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday promised in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh free education for students between classes 1 and 12 and a monthly scholarship ranging from ₹500 to ₹1,500 if … Read more
AIMIM MP Syed Imitiaz Jaleel | Photo Credit: Twitter/@imtiaz_jaleel Two Parliamentarians demanded in Lok Sabha that the pre-matric scholarship and Maulana Azad Fellowship for minority students be restored, saying how will the country progress if the minority community is left behind. The Maulana Azad Fellowship for minority students pursuing higher education has been scrapped while … Read more
KOLKATA: Nearly 67 lakh girls have been empowered by the West Bengal government’s Kanyashree scheme, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday. Banerjee, on the occasion of seventh Kanyashree Divas, described girls as assets of the nation and said that they make everybody proud. “Today is #KanyashreeDibas. The #Kanyashree scheme, started in 2013, has won … Read more