10+ hour, 21+ min ago   (828+ words) According to the Union government’s Elderly in India 2021 report, people aged 60 and above accounted for 16.5 per cent of Keralam’s population in 2021. That figure is projected to rise to 20.9 per cent by 2031, compared with a national projection of 13.1 per cent. In…...

11+ hour, 59+ min ago   (237+ words) The New Indian Express THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In an effort to make government offices across the state inclusive, the department of senior citizens welfare has launched an elderly-friendly office certification (EFOC) scheme Certification activities will extend to institutions, from village and taluk…...

21+ hour, 8+ min ago   (124+ words) Thriprayar sri rama swamy Keralam electricity crisis: Sunny Joseph says government making every effort to resolve shortage, might consider purchasing power at higher rate Assam cybercrime crackdown: Gujarat Police arrest Barpeta man, take accused on transit remand "Are we in…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (167+ words) News On AIR | September 13, 2026 2:24 PM Secretary in the Ministry of Social Justice And Empowerment, Sudhansh Pant has said that more than two lakh eighty-eight thousand senior citizens have benefited from the provision of shelter, nutritious food, healthcare services, physiotherapy, recreation…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (338+ words) Wimal Weerawansa and Udaya Gammanpila are named as the two key figures in this political wing. Both are alleged to have benefited financially from these diverted state funds, receiving substantial payments in exchange for publicly defending Gotabaya Rajapaksa. When Suresh…...

5+ day, 18+ min ago   (297+ words) Kerala is initiating its inaugural baseline survey for citizens aged 60 and above as part of a 100-Day Programme, with the aim of understanding the challenges faced by its elderly population. The survey will categorise senior citizens into three age brackets…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (937+ words) The house, usually silent and deserted, suddenly has eight or ten vehicles parked outside. There is a crowd. A flower-decked hearse stands nearby. “Patra uncle is gone,” says the colony grocery shopkeeper. “He had been unwell for a few days....

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (333+ words) PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Tuesday approved the proposed Ehsaas Buzurg Card in principle for senior citizens with free travel on the Bus Rapid Transit buses. The approval came during a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Sohail Afridi…...