Gandhinagar: The women’s reservation bill, granting 33% reservation to women in Parliament and state assemblies, will be implemented in Gujarat from the 2029 general elections, said minister of state for women and child welfare, Manisha Vakil, on Tuesday.“The women’s reservation bill will be implemented in Gujarat from the 2029 general elections. It will come into…
Ludhiana: The Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) on Tuesday organised a draw of lots for the remaining 179 flats under the Atal Apartment scheme on the occasion of Baisakhi. Local bodies minister Sanjeev Arora participated in the draw, held at Nehru Sidhant Kendra, where LIT chairman Tarsem Bhinder assured successful allottees that possession of the flats…
ED Raids AAP Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Mittal’s Residence NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted raid at the residence of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Kumar Mittal in Punjab.The search operation was carried out at his residence located at 16, The Mall Road, Jalandhar Cantt, officials said.The action comes…
Pune: Water tanker operators in several areas including Undri, Mohammadwadi and NIBM Road have threatened to go on strike from Wednesday, alleging harassment by the police over fines imposed for not having cleaners (assistants) on their vehicles.The move has raised concerns of a severe water crisis because majority of housing societies in these localities depend…
Surat: Police commissioner Anupam Singh Gahlaut initiated action under the Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act (PASA) against habitual offenders to maintain law and order, prevent untoward incidents and ensure that the local self-govt elections are conducted peacefully.Over the past eight days, 31 persons have been detained under PASA and sent to jails in Ahmedabad, Bhuj,…
Guwahati: Three persons have been arrested in the city for allegedly assaulting local residents, police said on Monday, following reports of multiple incidents over the past few days.Conincidentally, all three arrested are Hindi-speaking people.Describing the first incident, in which two women were harassed late at night by Chandan Kumar Mandal from Bihar, joint commissioner of…
Doctors say that for women who plan to delay childbirth, options are limited Lucknow: Infertility and pregnancy-related complications cases are on the rise because an increasing number of couples now delay parenthood or marriages due to career priorities or other reasons, said doctors.“Conception is generally easier before age 30. Earlier, we would see two or…
Rajkot: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday said that rapid advances in technologies such as artificial intelligence are transforming healthcare and emphasised that the health of citizens will be crucial to achieving the goal of Viksit Bharat by 2047. She was addressing the first convocation ceremony of AIIMS, Rajkot. During the ceremony, degrees were conferred upon…
Jodhpur: A trap set by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Phalodi ended in chaos Monday night, as the head constable allegedly destroyed key evidence and fled the scene, prompting serious concerns about the operational efficacy of the agency.According to ACB officials, head constable Shravan Kumar was accused of soliciting a bribe of Rs 30,000 from…
Last month, when Kamal Haasan drove into Anna Arivalayam, the DMK headquarters in Chennai, to accept the Rajya Sabha nomination from CM M K Stalin, it marked the end of the road for the Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder’s promise to provide an alternative to the two Dravidian parties in Tamil Nadu.Haasan launched MNM in…
