A 55-year-old woman lost her life while her son is undergoing medical treatment his injuries after a speeding vehicle hit their motorcycle on the main road near Dharampura in North East Delhi, a police official said on Monday.
A 27-year-old woman was stabbed to death by an unidentified assailant in the Johripur Pulia area of North East Delhi, police officials said here on Monday.
Following the success of its pilot project, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has taken a significant step towards expanding the Nari Adalat initiative, a key component under Mission Shakti. The government has now invited states and Union Territories to send proposals for setting up Nari Adalats in their respective regions.
More than 14.6 crore women across the country have been screened for breast cancer, and over nine crore for cervical cancer, said Union Health Minister J P Nadda.
A total of 54.58 crore JanDhan accounts have been opened till January 15, 2025, of which 30.37 crore (55.7 per cent) belong to women, said Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on Monday.
Earlier in the day, the BJP released its third list of 29 candidates for the second and third phases of elections. The list includes 10 candidates for the second phase and 19 for the third phase. So far, the BJP has announced the names of 45 candidates in three lists.
The security and safety of women, especially doctors, nurses, paramedical staff and patients are of paramount importance for the Sealdah division.
The students of Hooghly Women's College today took to the streets, protesting against the brutality inflicted upon a lady doctor at R G Kar hospital and demanded capital punishment for those involved in the heinous crime.
Quashing the murder case against the woman, Justice G Jayachandran of the Madras High Court held that the right to private defence is available not only to a victim of sexual assault but also to those who rescue her.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday said around one crore women of the state, between 21-60 years age, will be covered under the government’s flagship Subhadra Yojana with Rs 50,000 financial benefits in a phased manner in five years’ period.
