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The Assam government today set on the roll a special scheme for the girl child in the family with an objective to wipe out discrimination especially in respect of higher education under the Assam Bikash Yojana.

BHUBANESWAR: Mass education scenario in Orissa needs a serious look. At the 28th position of the total 30 states, the State has consecutively fared miserably in the Education Development Index (EDI). The report was released by the National University of Education Planning and Administration (NUEPA) recently.

NEW DELHI: A higher allocation for schemes benefiting women and children has been made in the interim budget. Besides, several new schemes have also been announced.

Widows in the age group of 18 to 40 will be given priority in admissions to Industrial Training Institutes (ITI). They will also be paid a monthly stipend of Rs. 500.

The Ukieri team with students and staff of Kashidih High School. Picture by Bhola Prasad
Jamshedpur, Feb. 12: Lessons can be learnt outside classrooms as well, as Cheer would let one know.

Cheer

After putting the public transport infrastructure in place, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Thursday emphasised the need for a public awareness campaign to educate the masses on how to use the roads of the city. Dikshit also stressed on the importance of signage in road transport and blamed wrongly placed signage on BRT corridor for jam and chaos on the stretch.

NEW DELHI: The House of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi finalised the revised budget estimates for 2008-09 and budget estimates for 2009-10 at a special meeting here on Thursday.

Interview with Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.