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Senior citizens and young lives: Care gets cash
3+ hour, 50+ min ago (245+ words) Senior citizens and young lives: Care gets cash'MillenniumPost New Delhi: The Delhi government will launch the Vayo Anand scheme for senior citizens and construct an integrated complex for children in juvenile reform homes, and has allocated Rs 25 crore and Rs…...
L-G urged to install audible traffic signals for visually impaired: Gupta
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (233+ words) New Delhi: In a push for more inclusive urban infrastructure, Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta has written to Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu, urging the installation of audible traffic signals across the city to assist Divyangjan and senior citizens. In…...
MPs seek restoration of train fare concessions for senior citizens
1+ week, 1+ day ago (255+ words) New Delhi: Several members in Lok Sabha on Monday urged the government to restore the 50 per cent concession in train fares given to senior citizens and journalists that was discontinued during the Covid pandemic. Initiating the debate on the demands…...
‘City plans more student hostels and facilities for senior citizens’
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (179+ words) NEW DELHI: Delhi Social Welfare Minister Ravinder Indraj Singh on Monday said the government in the national capital has planned to set up several new hostels for students from underprivileged backgrounds and facilities for senior citizens as part of efforts…...
UNSC to hold emergency meeting on Venezuela; India voices deep concern
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (413+ words) Colombian President Gustavo Petro was the first leader to publicly call for an emergency session. In a post on X, Petro said Colombia rejected what it described as aggression against Venezuela's sovereignty and against Latin America. He said internal conflicts…...
Bihar govt announces healthcare facilities for elderly at doorsteps
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (330+ words) Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday announced the rollout of a scheme to provide healthcare facilities to the elderly persons at their doorsteps. The CM has instructed the health department to implement the scheme, which comes under the…...
SIR hearings turning into ‘punishment drill’ for elderly, critically ill voters: TMC
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (297+ words) In one such instance, seventy-five-year-old Sabita Manna, afflicted by polio, was waiting for her turn in an ambulance at the Sankrail block office in Howrah district, anxiety writ large on her face over reports of discrepancies in her details as…...