For Wanterki, a 19-year-old student from Shillong, it was his life’s first travel beyond his home. He, along with selected National Service Scheme volunteers from Meghalaya, traveled more than 2600 kilometers to Sriperumpudur in Tamil Nadu to be amidst 400 other young brigades at the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute for Youth Development (RGNIYD).
56 hours of [...]

New Delhi: Dr. M.S Gill, Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports formally launched “Rajiv Gandhi Adventure Scheme” for promotion of Adventure among Youth in the presence  Pratik Prakashbapu Patil, Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports and National Service Scheme ( NSS) volunteers here today .
While speaking on the occasion, Dr Gill said [...]

Chandigarh: The Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, Gen. (Retd.) S.F. Rodrigues, PVSM, VSM, while honoring the NCC cadets and officers from Punjab & UT who took part in Republic Day Parade and 

PM’s Rally – 2009 at New Delhi, advocated the need for creating an Alumni Association of NCC Cadets to periodically meet and share their perceptions [...]

New Delhi: Hamirpur Member Parliament Anurag Thakur has suggested the central govt to provide compulsory military training for all the youths aged between 18 years and 25 years in the country who should provide one year volunteer services to the Indian army
While speaking in lok sabha during zero hours yesterday Anurag said that terrorists have [...]

Monika Sharma reports: Large number of youths registered their protest in front of State Food and civil Supply Minister Ramesh Dhawala over the biased judgments by the jury in ongoing 25th State Level Youth Festival at Jawalamukhi in Kangra of Himachal Pardesh today. They went on slogan shooting against the organizers when Dhawala arrived at [...]

 
Various artists performing dance and other cultural activities in Jawalamukhi on thenocassion of 25th State level youth festival in Kangra of Himachal Pardesh.

Monika Sharma reports: 332 Panchayat Yuva Krida aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA) centres will be set up in different clusters of gram panchayats during current financial year. The government will spend 12.62 lacs for the welfare of youths and sports activities said K R Bharti, Director Youth Services and Sports.
He was addressing the youths of the [...]

Chandigarh: Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan, an autonomous body under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India will organize National Integration Camp in Chandigarh from June 22 to June 28, 2008. The camp will be held at Government College of Education, Sector-20 in which 150 youth from 10 states of India will take [...]

Shimla: Mr. V.S. Kokje, Governor flagged off All India Girls Trekking Expedition of NCC from Kalyani Helipad near Shimla today.
Speaking on the occasion, Kokje said that NCC has rendered valuable service to the nation by creating a reservoir of disciplined and patriotic young men and women. He said that the motto of NCC, ‘Unity and [...]

New Delhi: The Pre-matric scholarship scheme is for eligible students of class I to X belonging to the Minority communities. It is to be implemented through State Governments/Union Territory Administrations with funding being shared between the Centre and States in the ratio of 75:25. 100% financial assistance will be provided to Union Territories.

Shimla:  Mr. Ramesh Dhawala, Food, Civil Supply and Consumer Affairs Minister who also holds portfolio of Labour and Employment said that State Government was determined to solve unemployment problem in the State and added that effective steps were afoot in this