-Reuters Laws excluding daughters, widows from inheriting land still exist in some states, says the study New Delhi: Some Indian laws promote a preference for sons over daughters, the United Nations said on Thursday in a report that highlights the country's struggle to reverse a long-term decline in the number of girls. Bans on child marriage, pre-natal sex selection tests and dowries are poorly enforced, while laws excluding daughters and widows from...
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Sheila Dikshit's assets up 40% in five years
-IANS New Delhi: The value of assets owned by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit grew over 40% in the last five years, up to Rs18 million, according to an affidavit submitted by her Thursday. The three-time chief minister filed her nomination from New Delhi constituency for the Dec 4 assembly election. According to the affidavit, the value of her moveable and immovable assets increased from Rs. 13 million in 2008 to Rs. 18.3...
More »Digitization seen reducing food theft in India’s PDS system- Kartikay Mehrotra
-Live Mint In the past year, ration cards are being replaced with smartcards that can track food doled out through the PDS system New Delhi: Mohanlal Kapoor, a street vendor in north India, holds a card entitling him to subsidized food for his wife and four children. To get supplies, the Kapoors must battle an estimated 15 million families in their state toting similar pieces of paper that they're not entitled...
More »Area under wheat sowing has more than doubled so far: Government
-PTI NEW DELHI: Farmers have planted wheat in 15.19 lakh hectares so far in the ongoing rabi (winter) season, more than double the area covered a year earlier, the Agriculture Ministry said today. Wheat was sown in 6.46 lakh hectares in the same period last year, latest government data showed. Sowing of wheat, the main rabi crop, starts at the end of October and harvesting begins in April. "Area under the crop is...
More »Is bank liable if client is robbed in branch? -Bhadra Sinha
-The Hindustan Times Can a bank be held liable if a customer is robbed inside the bank premises, but before he has deposited Cash with the Cashier? The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has delivered conflicting verdicts. In a recent judgment NCDRC ruled that a bank's security guard is under no obligation to provide security to account holders, and therefore, the bank cannot be forced to compensate a customer whose money...
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