-The Hindu Keys of houses built by DYFI handed over to victims Kasargod: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has accused the Central and State governments of shying away from providing relief and rehabilitation packages to endosulfan victims in the district. Instead of implementing the National Human Rights Commission-recommended relief and rehabilitation packages, both the Central and State governments were more keen on safeguarding the interests of the pesticide companies, CPI (M) Polit Bureau...
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India produced 32,455 million units of N-power in 2011-12
-PTI India's atomic power generation has more than doubled since 2008-09 to 32,000 million units last year after it was permitted into the club of nations allowed to participate in international nuclear commerce. India's nuclear power sector had produced 14,927 million units of electricity in 2008-09, the year when it signed an additional safeguards protocol with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The IAEA approval came on August 1, 2008 and the next...
More »Hang accused minor, Nirbhaya family says -Himanshi Dhawan
-The Times of India An evening dedicated to her 'fighting spirit' filled with lavish praise and thunderous applause ended in disappointment for Nirbhaya's family. The family invited to accept an award on behalf of Nirbhaya had hoped to appeal to President PranabMukherjee to hang the juvenile accused in the December 16 gang rape case. However, they did not get a chance to do so. The President on Friday gave away the Rani...
More »96% women feel unsafe after sunset in Delhi: Survey
-The Times of India Nine out of 10 women in the national capital feel that Delhi is unsafe or very unsafe for them. Two-thirds have experienced misbehaviour on the city's streets. Two-thirds work in offices where there is no mechanism to deal with sexual harassment. Close to half feel they were discriminated against during the division of parental property. These are some of the findings of a survey commissioned by TOI on...
More »Kendriya Vidyalaya students to get life, accident cover -Christin Mathew Philip
-The Times of India CHENNAI: Kendriya Vidyalaya schools, long known for quality education at affordable cost, will be offering accident and life insurance cover for all its students from the coming academic year. Sources said the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) will set apart Rs 4 crore as annual premium for its 11 lakh-odd students in the 1,086 schools across the country. Each student will have a cover of Rs 2 lakh in...
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