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90-Year-Old Woman Living In Small Hut In Karnataka Gets An Electricity Bill Worth Rs 1.03 Lakh
The nonagenarian had gotten the electricity connection under the Bhagya Jyoti scheme, aimed at providing electricity at a minimum price to people living below the poverty line in slums.
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Holding Below Poverty Line Card When Ineligible To Face Action In Karnataka
The Karnataka government on Monday asked people possessing Below Poverty Line (BPL) ration cards, despite being ineligible on account of owning either a two wheeler, TV, fridge or over five acres of land, to surrender them before March 31 or face legal action.
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UP Minister In List Of Ayushman Bharat Scheme Meant For Poor
The list of beneficiaries of the Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection scheme includes names of prominent city builders.
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Yogi Adityanath Scraps Samajwadi Pension Scheme, Orders Review
The Uttar Pradesh government has scrapped the Samajwadi Pension Scheme of the previous Samajwadi Party government and ordered a detailed review of its beneficiaries.
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Government To Bear Healthcare Expenses Of Below Poverty Line Families
New Delhi: Noting that costly healthcare facilities were wiping away the finances of the poor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced that government will bear healthcare expenses of up to Rs 1 lakh annually of BPL families. Announcing this from the ramparts of the Red Fort during his Independence Day speech, Modi said the entire economy ...
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Digvijay Singh Taken Aback After Seeing His Name In BPL List
AICC General Secretary and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh today claimed he and his family were included in the list of Below Poverty Line (BPL) people by the Central and State (MP) governments.
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Free Electricity To Poor In Jammu And Kashmir; Sops For Women In State Budget
The Jammu and Kashmir government has announced free electricity up to 30 units to all the below poverty line (BPL) families.
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One Third Of Pakistanis Live Below Poverty Line: Reports
Nearly 60 million people live below the poverty line in Pakistan, making almost a third of the country poor under a new formula adopted by the government to measure poverty.
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Cancer Deaths on the Rise in India
The number of deaths due to cancer has been increasing in the country, according to the National Cancer Registry Programme of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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Full Transcript of The NDTV Dialogues - Can India Defeat Poverty?
In this episode of The NDTV Dialogues, we debate why India has the largest number of poor people in the world and the correct course of action the country needs to follow. Here's the full transcript of the show.
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Supreme Court Seeks Details of Below Poverty Line Families Having Toilets in Haryana
The Supreme Court has taken note of one of the minimum criteria that a person must have for contesting panchayat elections in Haryana -- a toilet in the house -- and asked the state government to file an affidavit giving details as to how many poor natives have the facility.
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Modi Must Release Caste Survey Findings
The principal limitation in defining poverty in terms of a single line, as those above it being APL and those below it being BPL, is that there was no gradation from destitution to deprivation to poverty to vulnerability.
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Number of Russians Below Poverty Line Rises by 3 Million
The number of Russians living below the poverty line rose by 3.1 million in the first quarter as the economy reeled from the plunging ruble and soaring inflation, state statistics revealed today.
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Angolan President Heads to China as Low Oil Price Bites
Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos headed today for his first official visit to China in seven years as his country, which is Africa's second largest oil producer, struggles with falling oil prices.
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How Poverty May Affect Memory: Research
School-aged children with a low-socioeconomic status exhibit both verbal and visuospatial working memory deficits, possibly due to increased levels of stress, a new study suggests.
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90-Year-Old Woman Living In Small Hut In Karnataka Gets An Electricity Bill Worth Rs 1.03 Lakh
The nonagenarian had gotten the electricity connection under the Bhagya Jyoti scheme, aimed at providing electricity at a minimum price to people living below the poverty line in slums.
-
Holding Below Poverty Line Card When Ineligible To Face Action In Karnataka
The Karnataka government on Monday asked people possessing Below Poverty Line (BPL) ration cards, despite being ineligible on account of owning either a two wheeler, TV, fridge or over five acres of land, to surrender them before March 31 or face legal action.
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UP Minister In List Of Ayushman Bharat Scheme Meant For Poor
The list of beneficiaries of the Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection scheme includes names of prominent city builders.
-
Yogi Adityanath Scraps Samajwadi Pension Scheme, Orders Review
The Uttar Pradesh government has scrapped the Samajwadi Pension Scheme of the previous Samajwadi Party government and ordered a detailed review of its beneficiaries.
-
Government To Bear Healthcare Expenses Of Below Poverty Line Families
New Delhi: Noting that costly healthcare facilities were wiping away the finances of the poor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced that government will bear healthcare expenses of up to Rs 1 lakh annually of BPL families. Announcing this from the ramparts of the Red Fort during his Independence Day speech, Modi said the entire economy ...
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Digvijay Singh Taken Aback After Seeing His Name In BPL List
AICC General Secretary and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh today claimed he and his family were included in the list of Below Poverty Line (BPL) people by the Central and State (MP) governments.
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Free Electricity To Poor In Jammu And Kashmir; Sops For Women In State Budget
The Jammu and Kashmir government has announced free electricity up to 30 units to all the below poverty line (BPL) families.
-
One Third Of Pakistanis Live Below Poverty Line: Reports
Nearly 60 million people live below the poverty line in Pakistan, making almost a third of the country poor under a new formula adopted by the government to measure poverty.
-
Cancer Deaths on the Rise in India
The number of deaths due to cancer has been increasing in the country, according to the National Cancer Registry Programme of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
-
Full Transcript of The NDTV Dialogues - Can India Defeat Poverty?
In this episode of The NDTV Dialogues, we debate why India has the largest number of poor people in the world and the correct course of action the country needs to follow. Here's the full transcript of the show.
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Supreme Court Seeks Details of Below Poverty Line Families Having Toilets in Haryana
The Supreme Court has taken note of one of the minimum criteria that a person must have for contesting panchayat elections in Haryana -- a toilet in the house -- and asked the state government to file an affidavit giving details as to how many poor natives have the facility.
-
Modi Must Release Caste Survey Findings
The principal limitation in defining poverty in terms of a single line, as those above it being APL and those below it being BPL, is that there was no gradation from destitution to deprivation to poverty to vulnerability.
-
Number of Russians Below Poverty Line Rises by 3 Million
The number of Russians living below the poverty line rose by 3.1 million in the first quarter as the economy reeled from the plunging ruble and soaring inflation, state statistics revealed today.
-
Angolan President Heads to China as Low Oil Price Bites
Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos headed today for his first official visit to China in seven years as his country, which is Africa's second largest oil producer, struggles with falling oil prices.
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How Poverty May Affect Memory: Research
School-aged children with a low-socioeconomic status exhibit both verbal and visuospatial working memory deficits, possibly due to increased levels of stress, a new study suggests.
