-Rediff.com Fairs are commonplace in the festive season but in tribal West Midnapore, which falls in the erstwhile Maoist-hit Jangalmahal area, it is child marriage fairs which are drawing large crowds. Such tribal child marriage fairs are held each year during this festive season. With the decline in Maoist violence, more tribals are fearlessly participating in the fairs being held this year, according to a report by women rights Non-Governmental Organisation 'Suchetna',...
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Internal migrants contribute 10 pc to GDP: UNESCO
-PTI NEW DELHI: Internal migrants, estimated to constitute about 30 per cent of the population, contribute 10 per cent to the country's GDP with employment having become the biggest reason behind migration, a UNESCO report has said. The report considers internal migration as being a key factor behind prosperous cities, boosting economic activity and growth. Citing various sources, it estimated that following Census 2011, the number of migrants may have increased to about...
More »Toll in UP hooch tragedy reaches 35, cops say liquor sold by several suppliers
-The Indian Express Lucknow: Even as the number of deaths due to consumption of spurious liquor reached 35 Saturday, police said the liquor was sold by a dozen suppliers in at least a dozen villages in Mubarakpur area of Azamgarh. Azamgarh SP Arvind Sen said there is a possibility that the liquor could have been sold from more than one place as the people affected are from about 12 villages. Police said Ghure...
More »47 young labourers rescued from spinning mill in Erode-R Krishnamoorthy
-The Hindu Victims allegedly suffered deprivation and torture at the work place Erode: Forty-seven young labourers, including 24 from Chhattisgarh and 12 from Assam, most of them girls, were rescued from bondage in P.V. Spinning Mill at Vinnapalli village near Sathyamangalam in Erode district by a team of officials on Monday night. The remaining 11 workers are all girls belonging to various parts of Tamil Nadu. Twenty of the youngsters from Chhattisgarh and...
More »Cyclone Phailin: Panic buying in Odisha sends prices soaring -Binita Jaiswal
-The Times of India CUTTACK/BHUBANESWAR: Thousands of twin city dwellers on Friday made a beeline for shops to stock up on vegetables and dry food. The mad rush led to a steep rise in prices of chura (flattened rice ), potatoes and candles. Soon they vanished from the market. "I bought a kg of chura for Rs 28. In the evening the shopkeeper hiked the rate to Rs 45 a kg. I...
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