These social workers, including a number of ex officers, have arranged a public hearing of grievances of people who have been facing difficulties in filling up and submission of the SIR forms in Rajasthan.
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in its compliance audit found these lapses, said an official.
Two groups of lawyers, and Gandhian preachers, on Sunday, joined the dharna being held here for the last two weeks to save “Dol Ka Badh”, a 100-acre urban forest grove in the Pink City.
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation along with city police today carried out a drive to clear stretches of pavements and spaces under flyovers by removing and rehabilitating vagabonds and footpath dwellers living at major thoroughfares.
The Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on Wednesday said it is supporting over 708 NGOs operating continuous care homes, physiotherapy centres, old age homes, and mobile medicare units through the Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens (IPSrC).
The 8th National Convention of the Right to Food and Livelihood Campaign concluded here on Monday with a renewed resolve to struggle for the right to food, especially in conflict-affected areas in India and abroad.
Addressing mediapersons in Bhopal on Monday, Nawab Khan, President of Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Purush Sangharsh Morcha, strongly pushed for Union Carbide’s waste to be sent to the USA.
According to the data of the Union government’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India reported 1,07,851 new cases of leprosy in 2023-24, accounting for 57 percent of the global disease burden. During the same period, 2,363 visible disability cases were recorded, making up 25 percent of disabilities reported worldwide.
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, on Sunday, felicitated the members of Langar Organisations and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who participated in offering community kitchen and other services to pilgrims during Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra-2024.
Addressing the media here on Saturday, NGO representatives alleged that diseases such as cancer and renal disorders, caused by exposure to methyl isocyanate (MIC), have been wrongly categorized as "temporary" by authorities.
