Udupi: Deputy commissioner Swaroopa TK has called for coordinated efforts among departments to eliminate malnutrition among children below six years in the district. Chairing a review meeting of the women and child development department on Tuesday, she said 34,149 children are enrolled in anganwadi centres, of whom 34,006 are in the normal weight category and…
Students at an eatery in Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar: As admission season gathers momentum and thousands of students prepare to move to the state capital for higher education, the city’s real estate sector is exploring a relatively new opportunity — professionally managed student housing and co-living spaces.Long known as an education hub with some major private educational…
Mysuru: Anganwadi workers (AWWs), earning a meagre honorarium of Rs 10,000 a month and working seven hours a day from 9am, now face two additional responsibilities. Their services are being utilised for two non-Integrated Child Development Services Scheme (ICDS) tasks — verifying the status of Gruha Lakshmi beneficiaries and serving in the Special Intensive Revision…
Dibrugarh: Workers of Mohanbari Tea Estate in Dibrugarh held a one-hour demonstration on Tuesday, pressing the garden management on a range of demands, including cash payment of wages, provision of firewood and repair of workers’ quarters.The agitation was organised by the Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha (ACMS). Workers raised slogans during the demonstration and listed several…
