New Delhi: A month after Delhi budget allocated Rs 3.5 crore for the aftercare of young adults leaving child care centres and their integration into the mainstream, the women and child development (WCD) department has initiated steps to the end.The plan is to strengthen the scheme, starting with tracing these youths and building a database…
Mumbai: The opposition’s anti-constitutional face has been exposed as they opposed the Women’s Reservation Bill, driven by a mindset to eliminate women’s power, alleged chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. The fight for women’s reservation will end the day 33% are seated in Parliament and state assemblies, he added. On Tuesday, the BJP organised a Jan Akrosh…
Bengaluru: High drama unfolded in Devanahalli Tuesday when a man climbed a nine-storeyed apartment building and threatened to end his life, demanding that the deputy commissioner be brought to the spot.The man, Anand, is accused in two Pocso cases and of waylaying and attempting to assault the Chikkaballapur DC. He scaled the private apartment near…
Chennai: A case has been registered against an AIADMK functionary for allegedly obstructing and threatening election officials during a search operation at his residence in Pulianthope. The officials visited the house after a tip-off about cash for distribution to voters. However, no cash was recovered. The accused, Ranjith Kumar, is an autorickshaw driver and district…
Hyderabad: In a breakthrough for kidney care, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) scientists have developed two indigenous technologies that can sharply reduce the cost of dialysis and expand access to life-saving treatment, particularly in rural and smaller health care centres. So far, nearly 20,000 patients have benefitted from these technologies in pilot studies.The innovations…
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Kolkata: A real estate developer narrowly escaped an alleged kidnapping attempt linked to an extortion demand. According to a victim’s complaint, the incident occurred on the evening of April 19 near a petrol pump on Karl Marx Sarani. The developer said that he had been called to the spot under the pretext of a business…
Ghaziabad: Two boys died and two others were critically injured after the scooter they were riding — all four minors crammed onto it without helmets — crashed head-on into an Ertiga cab in Indirapuram on Sunday evening.The collision occurred on Kanawani-Pusta road on Sunday evening when the four school friends were out for a casual…
Margao:The Kunbi Handloom Crafts Village being developed in Sanguem is in the final stages of completion, with almost 90% of the work done. However, a significant cost overrun and paucity of funds have cast a shadow over its timely delivery.The project, situated near the picturesque Selaulim dam, is being implemented by the Goa Handicrafts, Rural…
Varanasi: A notorious liquor smuggler and gangster, Vikas Soran, who was arrested in Haryana on April 18, was brought to Azamgarh on transit remand and later sent to jail after being produced before the court.Police said search for him was intensified especially after it became clear that Soran was facilitating the gangs involved in procuring…
