Conference on Minority Women demands addressing gender and faith-based inequality
March 9, 2021
LAHORE, Pakistan: The Centre of Social Justice (CSJ) organized a Conference on the “Status of Minority Women and their Rights and Challenges” in Lahore on Tuesday in connection with International Women’s Day 2021.
The themes discussed in the Conference included socio-economic and legal rights of minority women, right to education, right to health, protection against forced conversions, and gender-based violence (GBV).
The Conference was attended by eminent scholars, economists, and legal experts, and they were of the view that millions of Pakistani women from religious minority communities contribute daily in the Country’s economy with some earning prestige in different sectors including health, education, and politics; however, yet their numbers are very low.
India has rolled out the covid-19 vaccine drive and it is the biggest in the world. The drive is continuing across all the states and as per the Centre’s instructions, the frontline warriors and health workers are given high priority. In Andhra Pradesh, health department sweeper Pushpa Kumari received the first shot. A vaccine spot …
Andhra CM kicks off statewide Covid vaccination programme
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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. Image Source: IANS
Amaravati, Jan 16 : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy kickstarted the statewide Coronavirus vaccination programme on Saturday from Vijayawada.
He started it at the government general hospital (GGH) in Vijayawada, where he personally observed a frontline worker receiving the vaccine. Across the state, 3.87 lakh people have been scheduled to receive the vaccine shot at 332 centres, said an official statement.
The state government has shipped the vaccine shots to all the districts from the central storage warehouse at Gannavaram near Vijayawada.
IGIMS employee, ambulance driver becomes first two to receive COVID-19 vaccine in Bihar
Bihar health minister Mangal Pandey said that all preparations have been completed to carry on the vaccination drive successfully across the state
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PATNA: Cleaner Ram Babu, working at Patna based Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Science (IGIMS) and ambulance driver Amit Kumar became the first two to be administered the vaccine against coronavirus in Bihar.
Speaking to the media, Ram Babu and Amit Kumar said they are feeling privileged to become the first and second persons to get vaccinated in the presence of CM Nitish Kumar. “The government has honoured us by selecting us. Our names will be known in the history,” Ram Babu said.
Government schools reopen in steel city after eight months Covid SOPs followed, students happy to be back on campus
Government schools reopened in East Singhbhum district on Monday amid strict Covid protocols after a shutdown of over eight months since the first week of April.
Students of Class X and XII were allowed to enter their respective campuses after a thorough check pertaining to masks and use of sanitisers and thermal scanners. All government schools resumed classes for X and XII as per state government guidelines. Only those students producing consent letters of their parents were allowed into classrooms, said district education officer Sachidanand Tigga.