Move to make education fundamental right
A two-day conference of State Education Secretaries which concluded on Saturday has endorsed a proposal to move a Bill to amend the Constitution to make elementary education a Fundamental Right for all children up to 14 years.

Delhi to ban tobacco use in public places
As 3.5 million people die every year because of tobacco use, out of which one million deaths occur in developing countries including India, medical experts say the vice was spreading alarmingly due to lack of political will and alleged pressure from the "tobacco lobby" .

Centre to dispatch 96,000 tonnes of rice to Orissa
Union Minister of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Shanta Kumar on Saturday announced an additional supply of 96,000 metric tonnes of rice to Orissa following request from the State Government.

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