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‘Nobody Has Heard About Skill India In My Village’

In the remote Satpuri village of Naintial district in Uttrakhand, people are forced to send their children to the ‘plains’ to look for better employment and acquire vocational skills. Nobody in the village knows about the PM Modi’s Skill India initiative. Local resident Shobhan Singh Rawat, 50, an electrician and a farmer, sent his sons to Haldwani to work as electricians. He says if employment opportunities are not created in the hills, all literate youth will migrate to bigger cities eventually. Read More »

‘My Skin Itches After Every Holy Dip’

Manoj Kumar, 40, a priest on the ghats of Ram Ganga in UP, says his skin itches after he takes a dip in the holy river. Kumar believes Namami Gange should involve all stakeholders it its plans. Read More »

Union Budget – ‘Tax-Payers Overburdened’

Income tax payer community feels shortchanged by the Union Budget 2019-20 as they feel that instead of bringing more people into the tax net, successive governments have only taxed the organized sector workers. Read More »

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Shah Threatens Oppn, Says Owaisi

AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday said those who do not support BJP’s decisions are dubbed as ‘anti-nationals’ by the party and Union Home Minister Amit Shah threatens opposition leader by raising fingers. Read More »

Tech Snag Delays Chandrayaan-2 Launch

In a last-minute revision of schedule, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced that the launch of India’s second lunar mission ‘Chandrayaan-2’ has been called off due to a technical snag. Read More »

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In Satpuri village of Uttrakhand, Shobhan Rawat, 50, an electrician & farmer, says no one in his village has heard of #SkillIndia & feels if jobs aren’t created in the hills, literate youth will migrate to cities https://t.co/g1Fevg6pI1 via @LokMarg #unemployment @NSDCINDIA

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