Bihar approves Rs 80 crore for Madarsas
PATNA: THE Bihar government on Tuesday approved Rs 80 crore grants for the salary of the teachers and non-teaching employees. According to principal cabinet secretary Afzal Amanullah,1,119 madrasas for boys…
280 NGOs get help from Azad Foundation
NEW DELHI: The Government has said that 280 Non Government Organizations (NGOs) in the country, including 94 NGOs from Uttar Pradesh, have received financial assistance from the Maulana Azad Education…
Indian Consulate to help NRIs on financial matters
DUBAI (AMN) The Indian Consulate in Dubai would organise an open house on August to help Non Resident Indians (NRI) on financial matters. Indian nationals who wish to seek the…
28 districts declared drought-hit in Bihar
PATNA: The Bihar government on Tuesday declared 28 out of 38 districts as drought-hit in the state. The Chief Minister Mr. Nitish Kumar said that the situation in the remaining…
Thangal was voice of secular principle: PM
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Monday said that the veteran Muslim League leader Janab Syed Mohammed Ali Shihab Thangal would long be remembered as the voice of…
Minorities given loan of over 11 lakh crore
NEW DELHI: The condition of minorities in the country might not have changed in the recent years, yet If we go by the official record minorities have been given a…
Qureshi appointed CEC of India
NEW DELHI: (AMN) The President, Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil Tuesday appointed Mr. Shahabuddin Yaqoob Quraishi, the senior-most Election Commissioner, as the Chief Election Commissioner of the country. Quraishi is the…
Govt. committed to protect rights of minorities
NEW DELHI (AMN): The Government of India is committed to protect the human rights of citizens including minorities. Minister of Minority Affairs Salman Khurshid said in written reply to a…
Kerala Tourism wins award for best website
THRIVUANANTHPURAM: (AMN) Kerala Tourism’s travel site – www.keralatourism.org has been awarded with the prestigious ‘PATA Gold Award 2010” for the best website. The 2010 PATA awards attracted 200 entries from…
Saudi Arabia and Egypt sign MOU
Cairo (SPA); The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Egypt today signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance joint cooperation between the two countries in the field of remote sensing and…