-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The government on Friday introduced the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill in Rajya Sabha, seeking to increase reservation for disabled persons in public sector jobs from the existing 3% to 5% and reserve seats for them in higher education institutions. Persons with disabilities under the proposed legislation -- which also seeks to broaden the ambit of disability from seven to 19 sub-categories -- will, however,...
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PM indicates change in Centre’s stand on GM crops -Vishwa Mohan
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: In a remark which may cheer agriculture scientists and farmers across the country and signal a change in stance, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said the government should not succumb to "unscientific prejudices" against genetically modified (GM) crops. Responding to anti-GM activists who have been opposed to even scientific field trials of genetically engineered crops, Singh said his government remained committed "to promoting the use...
More »Kejriwal Takes Measures to Help the Homeless
-Outlook New Delhi: Delhi government today announced a series of measures to provide roof to the homeless in biting cold sweeping the city and decided to replace all the night shelters being run from plastic tents with porta cabins within three days. "An order has been passed to replace all night shelters with porta cabins within three days," Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said in a statement released here. He also directed SDMs to...
More »Odisha's vicious migration cycle: 'Do you want to part with your leg or hand?' -Debabrata Mohanty
-The Indian Express Odisha: A December night two desperate men, held captive by a labour contractor, were asked this, and had to make a choice. DEBABRATA MOHANTY reports on the latest victims of Orissa's vicious migration cycle It had been a fortnight that Dialu Niyal and Nilambar Dhangdamajhi had been held captive and subjected to physical and verbal abuse. Nothing though had prepared them for what happened on December 15 night deep...
More »Only five relief camps now, says UP government
-The Times of India LUCKNOW: As a team of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) visited the riot-hit Muzaffarnagar and Shamli districts on Friday, the UP government went into an overdrive to enumerate the relief measures taken for the victims living in camps. UP chief secretary Jawed Usmani said after improvement in the law and order situation, only five relief camps were functioning with 4,783 people living in them. Of these, one camp...
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