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Specialised Healthcare Reaches Chhattisgarh, Still Eludes Mothers And Babies In Maoist-Hit Villages
Palnar, Chhattisgarh: Durga, 24, gave birth to her son last week in Balod, 60 km from the capital Raipur in Chhattisgarh. The baby, who was born prematurely, weighs a mere 1.2 kg, way below the normal birth weight of 2.5 kg. To save her baby, she rushed him to a new-functioning Sick Newborn Care Unit, 60 km away at Durg hospital near Raipur where...
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Number Of Doctors Triple In Chhattisgarh’s Maoist-Hit Bijapur, But 80% Posts Still Vacant In State
Bijapur, Chhattisgarh: Satyama, 32, has given birth to a healthy baby girl in Chhattisgarh’s newly-renovated Bijapur District Hospital. She, however, shudders to recall her previous pregnancy. Three years ago, when she required a C-Section surgery, she had to travel 160 kms away to Jagdalpur as Maoist violence in the region had scared off doctors...
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In Chhattisgarh, Insistence On Aadhaar Is Disrupting A Successful PDS System
25-year-old Santoshi Sahu stood in the queue at a ration shop in Raipur for an hour to get her monthly ration. But finally when it was her turn, she was told she'll get ration for only four of the eight entitled family members. The ration shop in charge blamed the new software that recognises only four members of her family as beneficiaries.
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Some Stone Throwers Are Funded By Jammu And Kashmir Government: Farooq Abdullah
Jammu and Kashmir saw the lowest voter turnout in Srinagar's repeat by-poll in the history of the state with only two per cent showing up at polling stations. The unprecedented violence during the first by-poll on last Sunday, which also saw only seven per cent voters, resulted in eight deaths and injuries to more than 100 security personnel. But f...
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Cow Vigilantism Is ISIS In India, Says Economist Surjit Bhalla
The sort of extremism that led to the lynching of a 55-year-old dairy farmer in Rajasthan's Alwar district last week is not very different from the brand of fanaticism endorsed by ISIS, economist Surjit Bhalla said on The NDTV Dialogues. "Nobody is for this kind of nonsense. The cow slaughter vigilantism is ISIS in India there is no difference... N...
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Why Six Month Paid Maternity Leave Is Still A Distant Dream For Many
New Delhi: Six and a half months of maternity leave for women in the organised sector is now a reality after President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 last week. The critics have pointed out that women in the informal sector, who form 95 per cent of the workforce, have been left out. Even within t...
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Government Withdraws Subsidy Promoting Diesel Hybrids
In a decisive move, the Centre has decided to discontinue subsidies for diesel mild hybrids under a scheme called FAME, centre's flagship program to boost hybrid and electric cars.
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Arrogant For 'Minority Government' To Use Term 'Anti-National': Amartya Sen
Public reasoning is critical for a democracy, economist and Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen said today, launching into sharp criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
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New Maternity Bill Reaches Lok Sabha, But Gaps Remain
Nishu was 27 when she became pregnant with her son five years ago. She was working with a start-up then. For a young employee like her, working in a start-up that was growing fast had been satisfying. Like other startups, her company offered unusual and attractive perks to their young staff. However, Nishu discovered that this was only one ...
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New Maternity Bill Skips Paternity Leave, Makes Childcare Only A Mother’s Job, Say Activists
New Delhi: The new maternity bill that proposes six months’ maternity leave for all working women was passed in the Rajya Sabha in August last year. While activists call it a progressive move for women, absence of any mention about the paternity leave in the bill is raising many eyebrows. Activists feel that by discounting the role of men, the pr...
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Specialised Healthcare Reaches Chhattisgarh, Still Eludes Mothers And Babies In Maoist-Hit Villages
Palnar, Chhattisgarh: Durga, 24, gave birth to her son last week in Balod, 60 km from the capital Raipur in Chhattisgarh. The baby, who was born prematurely, weighs a mere 1.2 kg, way below the normal birth weight of 2.5 kg. To save her baby, she rushed him to a new-functioning Sick Newborn Care Unit, 60 km away at Durg hospital near Raipur where...
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Number Of Doctors Triple In Chhattisgarh’s Maoist-Hit Bijapur, But 80% Posts Still Vacant In State
Bijapur, Chhattisgarh: Satyama, 32, has given birth to a healthy baby girl in Chhattisgarh’s newly-renovated Bijapur District Hospital. She, however, shudders to recall her previous pregnancy. Three years ago, when she required a C-Section surgery, she had to travel 160 kms away to Jagdalpur as Maoist violence in the region had scared off doctors...
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In Chhattisgarh, Insistence On Aadhaar Is Disrupting A Successful PDS System
25-year-old Santoshi Sahu stood in the queue at a ration shop in Raipur for an hour to get her monthly ration. But finally when it was her turn, she was told she'll get ration for only four of the eight entitled family members. The ration shop in charge blamed the new software that recognises only four members of her family as beneficiaries.
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Some Stone Throwers Are Funded By Jammu And Kashmir Government: Farooq Abdullah
Jammu and Kashmir saw the lowest voter turnout in Srinagar's repeat by-poll in the history of the state with only two per cent showing up at polling stations. The unprecedented violence during the first by-poll on last Sunday, which also saw only seven per cent voters, resulted in eight deaths and injuries to more than 100 security personnel. But f...
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Cow Vigilantism Is ISIS In India, Says Economist Surjit Bhalla
The sort of extremism that led to the lynching of a 55-year-old dairy farmer in Rajasthan's Alwar district last week is not very different from the brand of fanaticism endorsed by ISIS, economist Surjit Bhalla said on The NDTV Dialogues. "Nobody is for this kind of nonsense. The cow slaughter vigilantism is ISIS in India there is no difference... N...
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Why Six Month Paid Maternity Leave Is Still A Distant Dream For Many
New Delhi: Six and a half months of maternity leave for women in the organised sector is now a reality after President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 last week. The critics have pointed out that women in the informal sector, who form 95 per cent of the workforce, have been left out. Even within t...
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Government Withdraws Subsidy Promoting Diesel Hybrids
In a decisive move, the Centre has decided to discontinue subsidies for diesel mild hybrids under a scheme called FAME, centre's flagship program to boost hybrid and electric cars.
-
Arrogant For 'Minority Government' To Use Term 'Anti-National': Amartya Sen
Public reasoning is critical for a democracy, economist and Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen said today, launching into sharp criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
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New Maternity Bill Reaches Lok Sabha, But Gaps Remain
Nishu was 27 when she became pregnant with her son five years ago. She was working with a start-up then. For a young employee like her, working in a start-up that was growing fast had been satisfying. Like other startups, her company offered unusual and attractive perks to their young staff. However, Nishu discovered that this was only one ...
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New Maternity Bill Skips Paternity Leave, Makes Childcare Only A Mother’s Job, Say Activists
New Delhi: The new maternity bill that proposes six months’ maternity leave for all working women was passed in the Rajya Sabha in August last year. While activists call it a progressive move for women, absence of any mention about the paternity leave in the bill is raising many eyebrows. Activists feel that by discounting the role of men, the pr...
