Scholarships

Senior social welfare department official, 11 others arrested for involvement in multi-crore SC/ST 'scholarship scam' in Uttarakhand

Twelve people, including the state deputy director of the social welfare department Anurag Shankhdhar, have been arrested over their alleged involvement in a multi-crore SC/ST scholarship scam in Uttarakhand

Prakash Javadekar says govt will double the number of scholarships offered to African students

Javadekar said the government would now offer scholarships to 50,000 African students over the next five years.

PM Modi promises to develop North East into organic hub

With the government's thrust on development of North East, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Centre was planning to make the region an organic hub to boost agriculture production and improve 2G, 3G and 4G connectivity in the region neglected for long.

Scholarship scam? Activist alleges UP govt falsely inflating Parsi population

The minority welfare department website of the state government lists around 60 Parsi families in the district.

Union Budget 2013: More money for public education, colleges

The Finance Minister has chosen to increase the allocation for the Ministry of Human Resource Development in a bid to woo the youth.