China Social Media Crackdown: 6 Arrested, 16 Websites Closed
Region: ChinaWritten by Violeta Camarasa News spread through the Chinese Internet as the country woke up to the following on Saturday, March 31, 2012: six people had been arrested and 16 websites closed for “fabric... more
Views: 14025 lakh persons covered under welfare in JK : Sakina
Region: India
Jammu,March 27 (Scoop News) - Minister for Social Welfare, Ms. Sakina Itoo while, replying to question by Naresh Kumar Gupta informed the House that about 5 lakh beneficiaries have bee... more
Views: 700JK Social Welfare organizes workshop on rights of girl child
Region: India
Jammu,March 26 (Scoop News) - The State Social Welfare Board today organized International Women’s Day -2012 and Workshop on Rights of Girl Child here today at General Zorawar Singh Auditorium ... more
Views: 1107Proposal to open 10,000 AWCs submitted to Centre :Sakina
Region: India
Jammu, March 20 (Scoop News) – The House today passed grants amounting to Rs. 53632.74 lakhs for the year 2012-13 in favour of the departments of Social Welfare, ARI and Trainings with v... more
Views: 714Chinese Cyberthreat: Another Move to Quash Free Speech?
Region: United StatesIt was reported by one of the mainstream media stations today that there is an "eminent threat" of a cyber attack by the Chinese military (according to British Fox News), with an "expert" weighing in on this potential thre... more
Views: 856Sakina asks women to work for socio-economic empowerment
Region: India
Jammu, March 8 (Scoop News) - Minister for social welfare Ms. Sakina Itoo has emphasized upon women in general and self help groups in particular to come forward and work unitedly for their rights and socio-economic ... more
Views: 912Argentina: Government Accepts UN Mediation in Falklands Conflict
Region: ArgentinaWritten by Natán Calzolari and Translated by Alex Higson Amidst a climate of rising tensions with the United Kingdom, the Argentinian government has decided to take the conflict over t... more
Views: 1384China: A Portrayal of Portrayals of Cultural And Ethnic Stereotypes
Region: ChinaWritten by John Kennedy Zhang Xu (”Nick in the House”), a comedic vlogger from northeast China, recently put together a video [1] to showcase different cultural and ethnic stereotypes fro... more
Views: 1782China: Online Protest Against the Bear Bile Business
Region: ChinaBy Oiwan Lam Since early 2011, Gui Zhentang, China's largest bear bile medicine producer, has been trying to apply for stock market launch on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Last year, the application was ... more
Views: 1506Low performing officers to face the music: Sakina
Region: IndiaJammu, February 13 (Scoop News) – Emphasizing strict adherence to guidelines of various state and centrally sponsored schemes, Minister for Social welfare, Ms Sakina Itoo today exhor... more
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