Punjab Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr Baljit Kaur called on officials to spread awareness about the schemes of her department to ensure that a maximum number of children avail of the benefits of the government initiatives.
More than 30.68 crore unorganised workers are registered on e-Shram Portal while women constitute 53.68 per cent of the registrations, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.
The Sakal Hindu Samaj on Monday organized a bandh in Bhilwara city of Rajasthan in protest against the recent incidents of blackmail and gang rape.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Monday that attempts were being made to give a “political colour” to the killings in Kathua and questioned the police for allowing the BJP MLA and leader of Opposition to visit the bereaved families while preventing the deputy chief minister from going there.
Around six people were injured after communal clashes broke out in several parts of Mhow town of Madhya Pradesh, when a loud victory rally celebrating India’s win over New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy final reached near the Jama Masjid in the town.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said ''when India's dynamism and Germany's precision meet, when Germany's engineering and India's innovation meet and when Germany's technology and India's talent meet - it ensures a better future for the world including the Indo-Pacific''.
Zeeshan Siddique was expelled from Congress in August for cross-voting in the Maharashtra legislative council elections. He joined the NCP days after his father and former Maharashtra minister was shot dead outside his office.
Similarly, the train services from Sealdah division of Eastern Railways which were kept suspended from 8 P.M. since Thursday also resumed a little after 10 A.M. on Friday.
According to a statement from the office of Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi on Friday, "We have achieved our target of zero casualties due to proper planning and execution”.
In connection with the high-profile scam involving the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) in Karnataka, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned six employees associated with MUDA for questioning, sources said on Friday.
