11,000 girls in Odisha are mothers before 15: Study
2015-04-10
Of the 5.91 million girls below the age of 1,541,729 girls were already marriedContinue Reading
Salesians to open Goa’s first agriculture college
2015-04-09
Panaji — A full-fledged agriculture college offering degree courses to students desiring to make a career in the agrarian field will soon become a reality in Goa. The Salesian Society of Goa (Don Bosco) is making all efforts to set up such an institution at its Don Bosco Agro Ed Complex,Continue Reading
Push for cleaner stoves to cut pollution
2015-04-09
The smoke is responsible for premature deaths from cancer and other diseasesContinue Reading
Rights commission seeks report on Andhra encounter
2015-04-09
NHRC chairperson K. G. Balakrishnan said the request has been conveyed directly to the Chief Secretary of the stateContinue Reading
Muslim owner forced to sell property in Hindu locality
2015-04-09
The Disturbed areas Act in Bhavnagar has prevented inter-community sale of immovable property for the last 12 yearsContinue Reading
Yoga guru denies sexual assault charges
2015-04-09
Bikram Choudhury founded Bikram Yoga — a form of the exercise practiced in hot roomsContinue Reading
Mumbai’s development plan hits wrong nerves
2015-04-08
Mumbai: At first glance, the draft development plan (2014-2034) for Mumbai seems noble. No one disputes that the street network of India’s commercial hub is old and narrow. On-street parking has further reduced its capacity. Inadequate footpaths and encroachment has forced pedestrians on to streets. So, draft proposed new andContinue Reading
Cong refers to Advani’s ‘convent education’ to slam Goa min
2015-04-08
Panaji — Opposition Congress today hit back at Goa minister Deepak Dhavalikar, whose party MGP is the alliance partner in the BJP-led government, over his remarks on convent schools and Indian culture, saying that BJP veteran LK Advani still remains a “Hindutva icon” despite being the product of a missionary school.Continue Reading
Fight over yoga in US can tie us up in knots
2015-04-08
That’s what a school in Encinitas, California, calls the padmasana or lotus position in its effort to make yoga sound more all-American. It worked. A three-judge panel of the 4th district court of appeal has upheld a lower court ruling that the Encinitas school district could continue to offer yogaContinue Reading
Priest wins 25-year fight against ban on Christ opera
2015-04-08
The opera was watched even by Pope John Paul IIContinue Reading