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- India
Kerala govt cuts minority scholarships by 50 per cent, cites financial crisis
The Kerala government has reduced minority scholarships by 50 per cent, citing financial constraints. The reduction of minority scholarships impacts educational opportunities for disadvantaged students particularly from below-poverty-line (BPL) minority families, drawing…
- India
11L Below Poverty Line (BPL) cards revoked, claims Karnataka BJP
Bengaluru: Karnataka BJP claimed on Wednesday that the state government has cancelled at least 11 lakh Below Poverty Line (BPL) ration cards. “11 lakh BPL ration cards have been revoked by the…
- Telangana
Telangana govt to issue ration, health cards to eligible BPL families from Oct
Hyderabad: State civil supplies minister Uttam Kumar Reddy announced on Monday, September 16, that ration cards and health cards will soon be provided to eligible families living below the poverty line (BPL)…
- India
Anna Bhagya scheme: Karnataka govt to protest against Centre tomorrow
Bengaluru: The Congress in Karnataka will stage demonstrations on Tuesday across all district headquarters against the BJP-led Central government for “denying” rice for the State’s ‘Anna Bhagya’ scheme which offers 10 kg rice…
- India
10 years and counting: India’s poor elderly wait for monthly pension to go up from Rs 300
New Delhi: Rs 300. For some, a movie ticket or a cappuccino, for others their weekly grocery budget or maybe a simple family meal in a dhaba’. And for many thousands across…
- Sports
‘Confidence in short tournament is very important’: Du Plessis
Dhaka: South Africa batter Faf du Plessis, who will be featuring in the Bangladesh Premier League, 2022, feels that a player should be confident while playing in a short tournament. “A tournament…
- India
State govt to provide free COVID treatment only for patients who fall under BPL category: Assam CM
Guwahati (Assam): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday announced that the state government will provide free of cost COVID treatment only to the patients who fall under the Below Poverty…
