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New Delhi: The Government has a proposal to implement Rajiv Gandhi scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls (RGSEAG) - 'SABLA' whereby the two existing schemes viz. Kishori Shakti Yojana (KSY) and the Nutrition Programme for Adolescent Girls (NPAG) are merged with content enrichment and universal coverage.

Haryana continues to claim being the “first” in developmental and economic arenas. Now it seems to be acquiring the dubious status of being the “first” in caste conflicts and unchecked atrocities on Dalits. The latest example is the attack on Dalits of Mirchpur village in Hisar district in which the Jats set on fire houses of Dalits and a polio-stricken girl and her father were burnt alive. The incident led to the migration of some Dalit families from the village. Nine days later on April 30, six members of a Dalit family were injured when they were mercilessly thrashed by some upper caste persons in Bajida Rodan village in Nissang area of Karnal.

BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan's decision to convene a special session of the state assembly has kicked up a big controversy. The special, four-day session is to commence from May 11, 2010. Special sessions of the state assembly were held in the past, but all of them were only day-long affairs. It is for the first time that a four-day special session is being held. The objective is to devise a strategy for the development of Madhya Pradesh.

New York: Afghanistan's Government has made important commitments to protect children from the impact of armed conflict, according to a new United Nations report.

Mr. Olli Rehn, European Union Commissioner, and Mr. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said in a joint statement on Greece that they strongly support the economic program announced by the Government of Greece.

IMF Reaches Staff-level Agreement with Greece on €30 Billion Stand-By Arrangement. Mr. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a statement on Greece said that the Greek government has designed an ambitious policy package to address the economic crisis facing the nation.

TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN - Central Asia, standing at the crossroads of east and west, is a remarkable region. Largely landlocked, criss-crossed with unique dry lands, mountains, and globally important river systems, it is home to a true melting pot of ethnic groups and cultures. But it is also a region under pressure, beset by growing strains on its land, waterways, plants, animals and other natural resources.

TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN - Glacial melt, drought, desertification and reduced river flows are among the serious climate change impacts being experienced by countries in Central and West Asia, a seminar audience heard.

TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN - Asia and the Pacific must do more to improve the welfare and economic empowerment of women in order to unlock their full potential and to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a panel discussion heard at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Annual Meeting here.

TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN - Asia's ongoing recovery from the global economic crisis provides fresh opportunities to expand integration efforts in the region, which can benefit both Asia and the world, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda told a seminar audience at ADB's 43rd Annual Meeting in Tashkent.