Author: Statesman News Service

Free cellphone to farmers scheme flops

Hundreds of farmers had received mobile phone handsets from the government free of cost in one of the much publicized schemes for better access to agriculture related information in 2014. But in over three years time , the plight of the farmer remains unchanged , if not worsened as reflected by the number of suicides, …

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July 20, 2018

CMCH students continue stir, acting principal wants to resign

The agitation at Calcutta Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) continued for the ninth day on Thursday while the acting principal, Dr Ramanuja Sinha, expressed his desire to resign from his post. Dr Sinha held another meeting on Thursday with the student representatives, after which he expressed his desire to quit. According to the students, he …

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July 20, 2018

BJP is protecting chief secy in graft case: AAP

Aam Admi Party (AAP) on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of “protecting” the chief secretary after he was accused of taking bribes from corrupt officials. AAP demanded a CBI probe into the matter. Addressing a press conference, senior AAP leader and MP Sanjay Singh said that after Dr Avinash Kumar of Aruna Asaf …

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July 20, 2018

Overcoming the shortage

With many employers complaining about the lack of requisite expertise among new entrants, they aim to offer skill training to the youth and make them industry ready.

July 20, 2018

Making progress globally

To build a truly modern and skilled workforce, there is a need for the IT sector to employ more women engineers.

July 20, 2018

100 Years Ago | 20 July 1918

On this day a century ago, these were some of the news items The Statesman readers got to read about India and the world

July 20, 2018

Mere ban on plastics not enough

Maharashtra has imposed a ban on single-use disposable plastic vide the Maharashtra Plastic and Thermocol products (Manufacture, usage, Sale, Transport, Handling and Storage) Notification, 2018 to reduce plastic waste that presents not only an environmental challenge but also a major socio-economic development challenge which impacts biodiversity, infrastructure, tourism and livelihoods. Also burning plastic in open …

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July 20, 2018

Poll manipulated beyond repair

On the eve of election 2018, Pakistan’s people find themselves assailed by growing fears of violence and poll manipulation and are frustrated by the state’s reluctance to intervene on the citizens’ behalf which borders on collusion. The terrorist attacks on election candidates in Mastung, Peshawar and Bannu have, on the one hand, undermined hopes of …

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July 20, 2018

Sanitised, Sensitised

Total sanitation is one of the major challenges confronting the Government for a long while. The Government at the Centre and in the states have experimented with a variety of ideas, schemes and programmes to fix the sundry issues related to better sanitation and hygiene. Between the Total Sanitation Campaign and the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, …

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July 20, 2018

The radical’s tryst

The inbuilt contradiction in Pakistan’s periodically touted offensive against terrorism has been reaffirmed with Tuesday’s decision to allow a certain Aurangzeb Farooqi, the leader of a political party that is banned in the country for advocating sectarian violence, to contest in the July 25 national election. The American charge of the establishment’s double standard towards …

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July 20, 2018

Tactical myopia?

The Opposition in the Lok Sabha would appear thrilled that the admission of the first “no-confidence” motion against the Modi government attracted bold headlines in Thursday’s newspapers. Yet should the word “defeated” be added to the headline in Saturday’s papers, or the TV/ radio newscasts the previous evening, the parties seeking to truncate the term …

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July 20, 2018

Alumni to help perk up enrollment of govt schools

Concerned with improving quality education and perk up enrolment in the government-run schools, the education department through the public outreach programme will seek the assistance of alumni and achievers. The innovative programme “Akhand Jyoti Mere School se Nikle Moti”, is set to be rolled out on August 15, under the proposed SAMARTH (Systemic State-wide Transformation …

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July 20, 2018

Small village shows way for water conservation in Himachal

For many years, the residents of Khaniyari village in Seraj assembly constituency of Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh used to feel the pinch for the lack of irrigation facilities in their area. And now, their collective efforts have yielded the result as the villagers joined hands to resolve the problem and add to the government’s …

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July 20, 2018

Complete development projects in due time: Jai Ram

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Thursday directed the officers to ensure time-bound action on the announcements made by the government so that the fruits of development could reach to the beneficiaries well in time. He was addressing the people of Seraj Assembly constituency through video conferencing from the state Secretariat on Thursday to take …

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July 20, 2018

Khattar approves special scheme for disposal of heinous crimes

The Haryana government has decided to launch a crime identification scheme to deal with heinous and sensational crimes on priority basis. To be named as ‘Identified Crime Scheme’, state and district level committees will be constituted under it to identify heinous and sensational crimes and take appropriate measures in order to dispose of such cases …

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July 20, 2018

Punjab traffic wing to reward cops for exemplary service

The traffic wing of the Punjab Police has decided to honour its personnel showing exemplary zeal during duty to save the lives of citizens and making the roads safer as well as congestion free. Disclosing this, a spokesperson of the Punjab Police said one traffic police employee would be selected on the basis of feedback …

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July 20, 2018

Akali Dal to go it alone in Haryana polls

With its old ally in Haryana, Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) entering into an alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday announced to contest the Parliamentary polls in the state on its own. The party would sound poll bugle for the Parliamentary polls by holding its first election …

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July 20, 2018