New Delhi,People in the national capital woke up to a cold Saturday morning with shallow fog, with the minimum temperature recorded at 8.2 degrees Celsius, the season’s average, while the air quality remained in the ‘poor’ category, the weather office said. The average PM2.5 readings at 9 a.m. was recorded[Read More…]
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UP cabinet minister, ex-MLA among PMJAY-Ayushman Bharat beneficiary list
It is not even two weeks since the Prime Minister Narendra Modi rolled out the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana–Ayushman Bharat and called it a game-changer initiative to serve the poor and the names of few important people from Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh has emerged among its beneficiaries.[Read More…]
Modi government attacking support structures for poor, Dalits, says Rahul in Germany
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused the Modi government of attacking support structures that were designed to provide relief to the Dalits, tribals and the poor and said some corporates were being favoured over the rights of the marginalised communities. Speaking at the Bucerius Summer School at Hamburg, Gandhi also attacked Prime[Read More…]
Three minor sisters starve to death in Delhi, govt orders magisterial inquiry
New Delhi: Three sisters — aged two, four and eight — were found dead in their house here with autopsy reports suggesting that they died because of hunger, officials said on Wednesday. The government has begun a magisterial probe into the incident that has shocked people in the richest state[Read More…]
SC orders private hospitals to provide free treatment to poor
Supreme Court on Monday, ordered all the private hospitals of Delhi, which built on subsidised government lands, to provide free treatment to certain percentage of patients belonging to poor financial backgrounds. Providing treatment to the poor was one of the clauses in the lease deed due to which land was[Read More…]
Our policies are focused on bettering life of poor, middle class: PM Modi
Amid slamming and criticism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that his government is committed to bringing back the economy on track, defending demonetisation drive and implementation of Goods and Service Tax (GST). He admitted that the growth rate has reduced, but assured the government is doing everything to revive[Read More…]
Hyderabad: Wall of Kindness to fulfill needs of poor
The Wall of Kindness has finally made its appearance in Hyderabad, aiming to help the poor. It is a charity initiative which started in Iran and is now visible in the city, restoring a faith in humanity. Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) joined hands with the residents of Rajendranagar to[Read More…]
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Aadhaar made mandatory to ensure poor get food: Centre to Delhi HC
Central government told Delhi High Court on Monday that Aadhaar was made mandatory to ensure the poor get subsidised foodgrains under the public distribution system (PDS). “Aadhaar is mandatory for PDS, as this system is mostly misused in our country. The subsidised foodgrains were not reaching the poor. Someone else[Read More…]