-The Times of India NEW delhi: The ministry of women and child development on Monday strongly refuted a Reuters report which attributed certain comments to Union minister Maneka Gandhi on the impact of cuts in budgetary allocation. The ministry issued a clarification and said the interpretation of the interview and certain comments attributed to the minister in the report are completely incorrect. Here's the full text of the clarification issued by the ministry: Reuters,...
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In Odisha, no dal for the dalma -Jayashree Nandi
-The Times of India BATAGUDA (Odisha): Women and men working on the hillsides is a common sight when travelling through Odisha's Kandhamal district. All day, they crouch in the scorching sun, using crude tools to break large rocks into little stones. It takes each person several days to fill a 5ft-tall container with enough stones to earn about Rs 900. Most tribal women do this backbreaking work but with hardly any proteins...
More »‘Footpath breaks cause 45% pedestrian deaths’ -Somreet Bhattacharya
-The Times of India NEW delhi: Almost 45% of the pedestrian deaths in the national capital region can be attributed to walkers stepping onto the road because of frequent breaks in footpaths, a study conducted by the delhi traffic police reveals. It also shows that more than 50% of footpath space has been encroached upon by shops or other structures that block the pedestrian's right of way. Police officers say stretches which...
More »SHOCKING: 33, 000 homeless people died on delhi streets since 2004, 8 deaths every day
-IANS New delhi: In a shocking revelation that could be seen as an indictment of the past governments in delhi and at the centre, a report of union home ministry has claimed that more than 33,000 homeless people have perished in the national capital since 2004. According to the data released by the zonal integrated police network under the union ministry, 33,518 homeless people died in delhi between January 2004 and October...
More »Govt imposes stock limits on pulses held by big retailers, importers
-IANS With the common man crying out over the alarming hike in prices of pulses, the government on Sunday also imposed stock limits on pulses sourced from imports, those held by exporters, those to be used by licensed food processors and those with large departmental retailers. In its earlier order extending the imposition of stock limits on pulses, edible oils and edible oil seeds, for one year up to September 30, 2016,...
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