Seven Democratic candidates running to become the next mayor of New York City appeared at a virtual town hall event to share their agendas for tackling the systemic obstacles facing Black women, who are doubly affected by racism and sexism and are often referred to as the backbone of the Democratic Party.
At the “Follow Black Women Mayoral Candidate Town Hall,” billed as the first-ever mayoral forum created by and for Black women and hosted by Community Voices Heard Power, the candidates discussed centering Black women on important issues, while also pitching themselves as the most qualified to craft a comprehensive plan that will implement broad and structural change to empower Black women. The candidates discussed a range of topics, including racial disparities in health care, vaccine distribution, job scarcity, affordable housing, economic recovery, the public school system and higher education, police reform and incarceration, homeownership, supporting small business owners,
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Rajouri: A seven-day long exhibition of National Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Hub (NSSH) scheme concluded today here at ITI, Ground.
The valedictory function of the exhibition was attended by Vice Chairperson, Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB), Dr. Hina Shafi Bhat, District Development Commissioner, Rajouri, Rajesh Kumar Shavan besides officers of KVIB and other concerned departments were also present on the occasion.
Dr. Hina Shafi Bhat while speaking on the occasion said that such exhibitions bring positive stride towards the development and upliftment of the SC and ST community.
The Vice Chairperson said that the Government has taken slew of measures to ensure their upliftment and such awareness camps and exhibitions are organised for that purpose. She added under NSSH many such exhibitions and other programmes will be conducted on regular basis across Jammu and Kashmir.
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District Development Commissioner (DDC) Rajouri, Rajesh K Shavan speaking to ANI at the launch of Lok Mitar program in Rajouri on Thursday.
Rajouri district administration deploys Lok Mitars to ensure better implementation of govt schemes ANI | Updated: Feb 12, 2021 14:34 IST
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 12 (ANI): To ensure better implementation of Government schemes at ground level and to bridge the communication gap between government and the public, the Rajouridistrict administration today launched Lok Mitar - Helping Hands for Public, a team of four officials, with a cover of Revenue Official (Patwari).
District Development Commissioner (DDC) Rajouri, Rajesh K Shavan, on Thursday, constituted as many as 386 teams consisting of the field functionaries from Rural Development Department, Integrated Child Development Services, Forest, Agriculture, Education, IT, and Revenue Department and designat
Social media is giving a boost to the artisans of Kinnal and their wooden dolls
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February 05, 2021 12:57 IST
Kinnal art, awarded a GI tag in 2012, is enjoying a resurgence powered by an artisan’s Instagram page
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Kinnal art, awarded a GI tag in 2012, is enjoying a resurgence powered by an artisan’s Instagram page
Santoshkumar Chitragar, 28, an artisan from Kinnal (also spelt Kinhal) in Karnataka is a busy man these days. When he’s not working in his studio crafting the exquisite Kinnal dolls, he is busy closing orders on Instagram, attending conference calls with clients, getting packages shipped or organising training programmes for his fellow craftsmen. It’s a stark contrast to his routine a year ago, and Santosh is enjoying every bit of it.
Union Budget marks continuation of govt efforts to handhold startups: STPI s Omkar Rai ANI | Updated: Feb 02, 2021 15:23 IST
New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI/NewsVoir): The year 2021 will be remembered as a milestone for the presentation of the first paperless budget. It reinforces the significance of digitization and emerging technologies as among the formidable undercurrents in the Indian economy. These developments have shaped the trajectory of the startup ecosystem in the past few years.
The role of the government has further propelled the growth of startups. The Indian startup ecosystem is currently the third-largest in the world. A series of measures such as revising the definition of startups, providing income exemptions and setting up Fund of Funds has had a cascading effect by promoting entrepreneurship, generating employment and fostering innovation. Amid the focus on Aatma Nirbhar Bharat, the government has allocated Rs 945 cro