Devarapalli Prakash Rao, who runs a tea stall in the city’s Buxi Bazaar area has been conferred with nation’s top honour Padma Shri for his contribution in the field of social work. Selling tea for the past 50 years, what more that he gives away is education to 80 children from the[Read More…]
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First girl to born in 2018 in Bengaluru to get free education
In a one of its kind effort to celebrate a girl child, the first female baby born in the New Year at a civic hospital in the city will be given free education till under-graduation, Bengaluru Mayor R. Sampath Raj said on Friday. “The first girl child born in the[Read More…]
Telangana to soon have university exclusively for Dalits
Telangana government is actively considering a proposal to set-up an exclusive university for the Dalit students. A Hindustan Times report stated that the proposed University will be part of the government’s policy of providing education free of cost to students from weaker sections from kindergarten to post-graduation (KG to PG)[Read More…]
IGNOU to provide free education to transgenders on all courses
In an initiative to empower the third gender, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has announced that transgender students can now study any programme offered by the university free of cost. Students who want to avail this facility will have to produce an identity proof and they are eligible[Read More…]