Youth movement to promote constitution awareness among students

October 6th, 2009 IMPHAL - A 45-day residential workshop on theatre was recently organized in Imphal, which was aimed at motivating the youth to take up theater and to highlight major social issues and create mass awareness in the society. The workshop was organized by Theatre Mirror, Leimayon Arts Centre and the National School of Drama.

September 26th, 2009 SHIMLA - To promote tourism and spread awareness about protecting buildings and monuments of historic importance, students here organised a heritage walk as part of the World Tourism Week celebrations. The students of Masters of Tourism Administration of the Himachal Pradesh University along with residents and tourists walked through Shimla covering ten heritage sites, including Gaiety Theatre, Shimla Municipal Council Building, Scandal Point, General Post Office building, Telegraph Office, Gorton Castle and the Vice Regal Lodge.

September 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian Railways will launch a special train to promote the Commonwealth Games 2010, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee said here Monday. The ministry of railways will join hands with the ministries of communication and IT and youth affairs and sports to launch the train, which will travel across the country to "glorify" the Games and promote sportsmanship among the youth, Banerjee told reporters.

August 18th, 2009 SRINAGAR - A group of students from various colleges in Jammu and Kashmir recently had an opportunity to learn about wildlife recently, as they attended a two-day camp at the Dachigam National Park. Organised by Youth Hostel Association of India (YHAI) in collaboration with Wildlife Department of Jammu and Kashmir, the camp was aimed at creating awareness about the importance of nature and wildlife conservation.

July 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - To sensitise school students about environment sustainability and instil in them the habit of recycling, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) launched an awareness drive in 30 schools each in the capital and Bangalore Thursday. Sensitisation, Education and Awareness for Cleaner Habitat (SEARCH), as the programme is called, was launched in association with Tetra Pak private limited.

July 16th, 2009 MOREH - A voluntary organisation in Moreh town of Manipur has recently set up an AIDS awareness centre to educate people about the spread of the deadly virus. Dedicated Peoples Union under Project Orchid (a foreign voluntary organisation) has been working round the clock in their relentless awareness campaigns on AIDS.

June 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Australian High Commissioner John McCarthy says every possible effort will be made to ensure that attacks on Indian students in Australia are not repeated, adding that the authorities will "pursue those responsible" for the assaults. In a letter to the Non-Aligned Students and Youth Movement (NASYM) that had staged a demonstration here June 18 against the attacks on Indian students in Australia, McCarthy said: "The Australian government will make every effort to ensure that attacks are not repeated and that Australia remains a preferred destination for students from around the world." He said that the Australian government is working closely with the Indian government on the issue.

June 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Protests continued in India over racist attacks on Indian students in Australia, as activists under the banner of Non-Aligned Students and Youth Movement (NAYSM) staged a mass demonstration in the national capital on Thursday. "We are holding this demonstration and later we will be going to Australian High Commission to submit a memorandum to condemn the racial attacks on Indian students in Australia," said Subash Chaudhary, Chairman of NAYSM.

April 17th, 2009 BEIJING - A Festival of India will be held in China and a reciprocal Festival of China in India in 2010 with the aim 'to promote mutual awareness and understanding of the rich cultural heritage of each country'. The memorandum of understanding for holding the two cultural events was signed here Thursday by Indian Ambassador Nirupama Rao and China's Vice Minister Zhao Shao Hua.

April 1st, 2009 MUMBAI - Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has launched a film to promote the voter awareness campaign. An initiative of the Ahmedabad-based non-political group 'Association for Democratic Reforms' (ADR), the campaign is aimed at creating awareness on the power of the vote among a large youth population that remains disillusioned and does not participate in the election process.

March 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission is going all out to woo young voters, especially the students, but some university officials feel that the exams may play a spoilsport. In a meeting held with the officials of six universities Friday, Delhi's chief electoral officer Satbir Silas Bedi put forward a number of proposals, including setting up of registration centres in colleges, to enable students to register themselves and vote in the upcoming elections.

March 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Are you a student eager to vote but without any idea how to get registered as an elector? Don't fret. Your college will now have a facilitation centre where you get the form, get it verified by the authorities and submit it there too.

February 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - It may be a day to be out with the love of your life but thousands of Delhi youth are going to celebrate the Valentines Day differently - pledging against drunken driving. The initiative is part of Underage Drinking Awareness Week to be observed Feb 8-14 being organised by an NGO, Campaign Against Drunken Driving (CADD), and Delhi University.

February 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Very few Indian children - or even adults for that matter - find the time or inclination to reflect upon the country's constitution. But after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, a campaign has put this golden charter under the spotlight.

February 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Commuters were taken by surprise as traffic near the Delhi University (DU) was halted for a good 10 minutes Tuesday morning. But as students jogged past the queuing cars for their peace run, no one seemed to mind the wait.