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Mysuru: Criticizing the construction of public toilets under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA), Ramon Magsaysay awardee and Safai Karmachari Andolan national convener Bezwada Wilson said it leads to manual scavenging. Attending the Press Day celebration organized by Mysuru District Journalists Association at Nagapura Girijana Ashrama Shaale at Hunsur taluk on Sunday,Continue Reading

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Dimapur: Nagaland Bamboo Development Agency (NBDA) Sunday observed World Bamboo Day with an objective of bringing the potential of bamboo to a more elevated exposure – to protect natural resources and the environment, to ensure sustainable utilization, to promote new cultivation of bamboo for new industries in regions around theContinue Reading

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Jaipur: At least 366 children between 10 and 14 years in Rajasthan are ‘divorcees’, according to a Census report on marital status. The report also points out that there are 3,506 ‘widowed’ and 2,855 ‘separated’ children within the same age group. The door-to-door survey identified the problems of separation, divorceContinue Reading

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Militants attacked an Indian army brigade headquarters near the de factor border with Pakistan on Sunday, killing 17 soldiers in one of the most deadly attacks in the northern region of Kashmir in a quarter-century-old insurgency. Four “fidayeen” – or commando-style gunmen willing to fight to the death – wereContinue Reading