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Junior Doctors Front along with the Abhaya Mancha members take out a protest rally Kolkata: It has been two years since the protests over the rape and murder of the 31-year-old junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on Aug 9 rocked the city.However, the answer to whether doctors and women feel safer now remains a resounding ‘no’.A motley of demands was raised by doctors and civil society groups behind “Reclaim the Night,” including the installation of CCTVs, increased trained security personnel in govt hospitals, designated restrooms for male and female staff, hygienic public toilets, implementation of POSH…
Srinagar, July 29: The Special Court for NDPS Cases, Srinagar, has acquitted two accused in a 2022 narcotics case registered at Police Station Budgam, holding that the prosecution failed to establish their conscious and exclusive possession of the alleged contraband beyond reasonable doubt.Special Judge (NDPS Cases) Vinod Kumar pronounced the judgment on July 29, acquitting Shahnawaz Qadir Ganie of Hyderpora and Mohd Ayoub Sofi of Channa Mohalla, Hyderpora, presently residing at Narkarah, Budgam.The case arose from FIR No. 207/2022 registered under Sections 8/20, 21 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.According to the prosecution, police received information…
PMAY-U and PMAY-U 2.0 Houses in Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, respectively (Image credit: PIB) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) and PMAY-U 2.0 have crossed 1.25 crore sanctioned houses, of which more than 1 crore have been completed and delivered to beneficiaries across the country, according to the Ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA).The scheme has also recorded a significant share of women beneficiaries, with 1 crore of the 1.25 crore sanctioned houses allotted to women, either in the name of the female head of the household or through joint ownership, said the ministry in a press release on Sunday.At…
Mumbai: A 40-year-old man was saved after the Versova police broke into his house and foiled his suicide attempt on Sunday. The police rushed to Sagar Kutir locality in Andheri (West) after he tried to end his life at 12.42 pm allegedly after an argument with his wife over a domestic issue.Versova police received information through the police control room after a neighbour alerted them. A team reached the spot within five minutes and saved the person.A Versova police officer said: “The couple argued over a domestic issue, following which the man took the extreme step. We received a call…
New Delhi: Delhi BJP Sunday launched a series of Tiranga Yatras across the city as part of its Independence Day week celebrations, with thousands of party workers participating in marches in several districts.The yatras were organised under the leadership of Delhi BJP president Harsh Malhotra and coordinated by state general secretary Vishnu Mittal. Malhotra will participate in a Tiranga Yatra in Chandni Chowk district Monday.In west Delhi, MP Kamaljeet Sehrawat led a yatra from Dholi Piau to Tilak Nagar, with BJP national general secretary Arun Singh and Delhi ministers Manjinder Singh Sirsa and Ashish Sood also participating. In north-west Delhi,…
North corporation dog shelterNorth corporation dog shelterNorth corporation dog shelterNorth corporation dog shelterNorth corporation dog shelter Bengaluru: Bengaluru North City Corporation (BNCC) is set to begin shifting institutional stray dogs to its newly completed shelter at Medi Agrahara this week, with the facility ready to accommodate up to 500 dogs. The Rajasthan-based NGO, Bhootpurva Sainik Welfare Sansthan, has been selected to operate the shelter, built at a cost of Rs 2 crore.BNCC commissioner Pommala Sunil Kumar said the work order had been issued. “By Wednesday or Thursday, picking up of dogs will start. We are the first corporation to complete…
Hyderabad: A woman was allegedly murdered and her body burnt in an agricultural field at Ramakkapet in Dubbak mandal of Siddipet district, with police suspecting that she may have been killed elsewhere and her body brought to the spot to destroy evidence.The incident came to light when locals found the charred remains in the fields and alerted Dubbak police. A police team reached the spot, examined the scene and collected evidence. As the woman’s identity could not be immediately established, police are checking missing-person records and other leads to identify her.Investigators are probing the circumstances of the killing, the possible…
Chennai: What was projected as a digital upgrade to give liquor buyers greater choice and transparency has instead exposed the deep-rooted nexus of Tasmac retail employees and suppliers to promote sales of certain brands. Buyers across Tamil Nadu said outlets refused to hand over brands booked online though the app showed stock availability.The state govt launched tasmac.tn.gov.in as an initiative to let buyers check real-time stock at outlets, select brands and book them online before visiting the shop. But the rollout has been marred by complaints, with buyers being told either that staff were not trained to handle online orders…
Prayagraj: Amid chanting ‘Har-Har Gange’, ‘Har-Har Mahadev” and ‘Bol Bam’”, a group of 150 women kanwariyas on Sunday began their kanwar yatra for Mankameshwar temple located in Ghurpur. Under the banner of the ‘Ganga Vichar Manch’ and led by former deputy mayor Anamika Chaudhary, the women devotees first took a holy dip in the Ganga and collected Gangajal and then began their yatra to the famous Mankameshwar Mahadev temple in Ghurpur to perform jalabhishek.Prior to the jalabhishek, the women devotees also conducted a cleanliness drive at Dashashwamedh ghat. They collected plastic waste and litter from the ghat, conveying a message…
Rourkela: Two people were arrested on Sunday on charges of burglary at a house in Chhend police station area of Rourkela on July 24. Police have also recovered stolen properties — a scooty, mobile phone, LED TV, some brass utensils, a gold chain of about 1.99g, two pairs of gold earrings, four pairs of silver payal, four silver finger rings and a silver chain.A complaint was lodged by Manish Agarwal of Phase-III in Chhend, based on which a case was registered and a special investigation team formed. Through technical analysis, CCTV camera examination and intelligence inputs, the accused — thief…