The self-help groups for rural women under the National Rural Livelihood Mission, through which women members are being helped to become self-reliant, seem to be yielding results. Records show that over 61,867 women self-help groups comprising 6,74,873 women have been formed so far in the Prayagraj division alone, officials informed. Women self-help groups have also created a distinct identity in …
In the rural seat of Agra district—Fatehpur Sikri—a tight contest is unfolding as both the Bahujan Samaj Party and Congress have declared their candidates. The BSP has also named Pooja Amrohi, the daughter of former Rajya Sabha MP and senior Congress leader Satya Behan, as its candidate for the Agra constituency, often considered the Dalit capital of North India. In …
Four people were arrested in connection with a case of road rage reporter from south Delhi’s Fatehpur Beri area on Friday, officers aware of the matter said on Saturday. A senior police officer said while two people were arrested in the case on Friday, one more person was nabbed on Saturday. The alleged victim, Sachin Lohiya, was also arrested on …
Himachal Pradesh is all set to see a direct fight between the ruling BJP and the Congress party in the bypolls to one parliamentary and three Assembly seats, slated to be held on October 30. In the hill State, the bypolls are being seen as a “critical test” to ascertain the BJP government’s performance and popularity and the Congress’s preparedness …