Chandigarh, may, 15 : A senior journalist of Chandigarh Renuka Nayyar won the UNFPA- Laadli National Media Award for her regular calumn ‘Adhi Dunia’ in the Dainik Tribune & Punjabi Tribune It is based on gender sensitivity. The awards a past of the media advocacy efforts of the Laadli campaign by Publication First, an NGO working on health, population and gender issue, are supported by the United Nations Population Fund(UNFPA).
Fourteen winners are chosen in different categories form all over India. The winners were felicitated at a function held at FICCI …

6 May : The Minister of State for Communications & Information Technology, Shri Gurudas Kamat informed Rajya Sabha today in a written reply that amendments issued in December, 2009 in the Licence Agreements of all Telecom Service Providers for security related concerns stipulated that the Licensee(s) shall apply to the Licensor for security clearance, with the details of the equipment(s) as well as details of equipment(s) suppliers and manufacturers including Original Equipments Manufacturers (OEM), before placement of the final purchase order for procurement/upgradation of equipment/software for provision of telecommunications services …

24 Nov : As part of the drive to inject young talent into the party, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi embarked on a two-day tour of Rajasthan urging youths to join politics.
On day one of his visit on Tuesday, the young leader addressed the youths, including students, held inter-active sessions with them and exhorted them to play a vital role in development of the country.
Addressing around 3,500 youngsters in Kota, he asked them to embrace politics to play a meaningful role in progress of the country, party sources said.
At the …

4 Oct : Left-ruled West Bengal and BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh have emerged as the top states in implementing the Centre’s ambitious flagship programme NREGA for the disabled.
According to the latest official estimates, West Bengal has provided work to as many as 29,714 disabled people in 2009-10 followed by Chhattisgarh where 13,763 people have been given work.
The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) promises 100-day guaranteed unskilled manual work to every rural adult with an aim to alleviate poverty in such areas.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti on …

1 Oct :The third edition of the five-day Rajasthan International Folk Festival 2009 started at Jodhpur on Thursday at the Mehrangarh Fort.
Featuring more than 150 local and international folk, classical and fusion artistes, the festival is presented by two of the country’s leading heritage trusts – Mehrangarh Museum Trust (MMT) of Jodhpur and Jaipur Virasat Foundation (JVF).
Festival director Divya Bhatia said, “We have aimed at creating a music festival with a specific folk ethos, where various genres of music can celebrate their essential vitality together.”
“One can catch a glimpse of …