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.
The groundbreaking of the unit for the marginal farmer women involved in farming was held today. The local Ausgram-II panchayat samiti has declared a 100 per cent subsidy for the women from the local villages. Asit Kumar Mal MP, Bolpur, Rishu Ravi, director, Grant Thornton Bharat, the mentor British firm with his team joined the groundbreaking venue today.
The crew based at INS Utkrosh comprised Lt Cdr Shubhangi Swaroop, Lt Cdr Divya Sharma and Lt Vaishali Mishra.
A recent report has suggested that with a risk portfolio percentage as low as 2.6 per cent, women entrepreneurs performed better than men in terms of repayment.
Shafali Verma, who scored a quickfire 28 off 12 balls in the team's 29-run win over Mumbai Indians in the previous outing, spoke about the experience of playing the maiden WPL match at home ground.
According to a survey, 23 per cent of salaried women perceive a gender-based pay gap while 16 per cent perceive gender bias in the workplace in India.
