Who is Anna Rajam Malhotra? The first female IAS officer who broke India’s bureaucratic glass ceiling

Anna Rajam Malhotra broke the glass ceiling as the first female Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer in 1951. Born on July 17, 1927, in Kerala, she was instrumental in setting up the country’s first computerized container port in Mumbai and served in various administrative roles with distinction.Image: @nitinsangwan/X It is the 1950s in India. A…

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Water cannons, tear gas stop march by MGNREGA workers in Khanna | Chandigarh News

Ludhiana/Chandigarh: Police on Wednesday used water cannons and fired tear gas shells to stop MGNREGA employees and workers from marching towards Punjab panchayats minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond’s residence in Khanna after protesters allegedly attempted to breach barricades.Khanna SSP Darpan Ahluwalia said protesters were not subjected to a lathicharge but were stopped after trying to enter…

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200 devotees from Vasco begin Pandharpur Yatra | Goa News

Vasco: After seeking blessings at Shree Damodar temple, Vasco, around 200 devotees under Mormugao Warkari Saunstha started their 360km walking pilgrimage to Pandharpur from Headland-Sada on Friday.A dog named ‘Shwan Mauli’ also joined the devotees on foot. They are expected to reach Pandharpur on July 23 and will join the ‘Ashadhi Ekadashi’ celebration at the…

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3 killed, 5 injured after SUV rams stationary tractor-trolley on Ganga Expressway in UP’s Raebareli | Lucknow News

SUV carrying members of a family from Delhi crashed into a stationary tractor-trolley on the Ganga Expressway LUCKNOW: Three people, including a woman and a child, were killed while five others sustained serious injuries after an SUV carrying members of a family from Delhi crashed into a stationary tractor-trolley on the Ganga Expressway near the…

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