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Social activists in Coimbatore demand reopening of railway gate amid stalled ROB works
1 month, 1 week ago

Social activists in Coimbatore demand reopening of railway gate amid stalled ROB works

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: Social activists in the city have demanded the government to expedite Railway Overbridge works near Thanneerpandal and have also urged officials to open the railway gate for traffic until construction is completed. The gate has remained closed since 2016, owing to stalled ROB works, forcing motorists to take a long detour. The railway level crossing gates 4, 5 and …

Court Railway Road Coimbatore Works Rob Gate
'Siddaramaiah influenced MUDA plot allotment': RTI activist levels fresh allegations against Karnataka CM
1 month, 1 week ago

'Siddaramaiah influenced MUDA plot allotment': RTI activist levels fresh allegations against Karnataka CM

Hindustan Times  

Social activist Snehamayi Krishna on Tuesday made a serious allegation against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, claiming that he influenced the allotment of a plot in the alleged MUDA scam, PTI reported Earlier, Siddaramaiah appeared before the Lokayukta Police in Mysuru. According to the report, Right to Information activist Krishna alleged that the wife of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah didn't pay the …

Karnataka Congress Mysuru Muda Siddaramaiah Alleged Krishna
YSRC social media activist ‘arrested’ at Mahbubnagar border
1 month, 2 weeks ago

YSRC social media activist ‘arrested’ at Mahbubnagar border

New Indian Express  

KADAPA: A special team of police officers reportedly arrested Varra Ravindra Reddy, a social media activist associated with the YSRC, at Mahbubnagar border in Telangana on Thursday on the charges of posting derogatory content against TDP leaders under the previous administration. However, when Rajampet police attempted to nab him for investigation into another case for similar charges, Varra Ravindra allegedly …

Kadapa Mahbubnagar
Vivekananda Reddy’s daughter complains against social media activist in Hyderabad
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Vivekananda Reddy’s daughter complains against social media activist in Hyderabad

The Hindu  

Suneetha Narreddy, daughter of slain former Member of Parliament Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy, lodged a police complaint under cybercrime against a social media activist for “posting defamatory content against their family.” The complaint was filed at Gachibowli in Hyderabad on Friday against a person identified as Varra Ravindra Reddy, whose Facebook page, according to the complaint, had offensive and instigating content. …

Social Media Suneetha
Social activist’s heartening take on viral Blinkit-Zomato campaign melts hearts online. Watch
1 year, 11 months ago

Social activist’s heartening take on viral Blinkit-Zomato campaign melts hearts online. Watch

Hindustan Times  

A few days ago, a billboard collaboration between Blinkit and Zomato went viral on social media, so much so that several brands, including KitKat, Hajmola and Netflix, shared their own versions of it. Now, a social activist’s take on the viral trend with heartwarming placards is doing the rounds on the Internet and is winning netizens’ hearts left, right and …

Zomato Blinkit Social Activist
Social Activist Mary Roy, Petitioner In Landmark Verdict Giving Equal Rights For Daughters In Christian Succession, Passes Away
2 years, 3 months ago

Social Activist Mary Roy, Petitioner In Landmark Verdict Giving Equal Rights For Daughters In Christian Succession, Passes Away

Live Law  

Noted social activist and educationist Mary Roy passed away on Thursday at Kottayam, Kerala. A vocal activist for gender equality, Roy was the petiitoner in the Supreme Court's landmark verdict delivered in 1986, which gave daughters equal rights as sons in Christian succession.Acclaimed author and activist Arundhati Roy is the daughter of Mary Roy. A vocal activist for gender equality, …

India Kerala Constitution Court States Succession Verdict
Social Activist Anardeen khan changes dynamics of politics.
2 years, 10 months ago

Social Activist Anardeen khan changes dynamics of politics.

Deccan Chronicle  

Politicians may be drawing flak everywhere in the world, some for obvious reasons, but still there is no dearth of young men and women who know the significance of public welfare. One such young man, who has answered the call of duty in politics, is Sikar-born Anardeen Khan. Anardeen Khan, who has been active in the sphere of politics as …

Politics Public Khan Sikar Social Activist
Social activist’s killing: 24-hour total shutdown in Manipur from Oct. 3 midnight
3 years, 2 months ago

Social activist’s killing: 24-hour total shutdown in Manipur from Oct. 3 midnight

The Hindu  

The Joint Action Committee formed to seek justice for social activist Athuan Abonmei has called a 24-hour total Manipur shutdown from October 3 midnight. Abonmei was allegedly kidnapped and murdered on September 22 in Tamenglong district from the venue where Chief Minister N. Biren and other Ministers were scheduled to inaugurate developmental projects. Congress MP and All India Congress Committee …

Manipur Jac Social Activist
Social Activist Medha Patkar Moves SC Seeking Uniform Policy For Release Of Prisoners Aged 70 And Above For Decongestion Of Prisons
3 years, 6 months ago

Social Activist Medha Patkar Moves SC Seeking Uniform Policy For Release Of Prisoners Aged 70 And Above For Decongestion Of Prisons

Live Law  

Social activist Medha Patkar has approached the Supreme Court for directions to States/Union Territories/High-Powered Committees to formulate a uniform mechanism in order to decongest prisons across India, with respect to the release of prisoners aged above 70.The plea filed through Advocate Vipin Nair submits that the World Health Organisation has declared that COVID-19 causes. Social activist Medha Patkar has approached …

Prisoners States Release Uniform Plea Prisons Aged
Delhi Riots- Delhi Court Directs Delhi Police To File Report In Harsh Mander's Plea Seeking FIR Against BJP Leader Kapil Mishra
3 years, 10 months ago

Delhi Riots- Delhi Court Directs Delhi Police To File Report In Harsh Mander's Plea Seeking FIR Against BJP Leader Kapil Mishra

Live Law  

The Patiala House Courts on Friday directed the Delhi Police to file its report in a plea filed by Social Activist Harsh Mander seeking registration of an FIR against BJP leader Kapil Mishra. Background of Mander's plea It may be noted that in July 2020, the Delhi High Court had allowed social activist Harsh Mander to withdraw his writ petition …

Delhi Delhi Police Fir Mishra Kapil Mander Social Activist
Social Activist D Prakash Rao Passes Away at 63, PM Modi Condoles His Death
3 years, 11 months ago

Social Activist D Prakash Rao Passes Away at 63, PM Modi Condoles His Death

News 18  

Noted social activist and Padma Shri D Prakash Rao passed away while undergoing treatment at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack on Wednesday. Rao started the school ‘Asha O Ashwasana’ in Buxi Bazaar area in 2000 to provide free education to slums kids when he saw kids in his neighbourhood taking to petty crimes. Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal, …

Minister Rao Cuttack Social Activist
"Family Can't Force A Woman To Get Married": Delhi HC Directs Family Not To Contact Her; Allows 26Yr Old Woman To Stay With Shabnam Hashmi As Per Her Wish
4 years ago

"Family Can't Force A Woman To Get Married": Delhi HC Directs Family Not To Contact Her; Allows 26Yr Old Woman To Stay With Shabnam Hashmi As Per Her Wish

Live Law  

In a matter, wherein a 26-year-old woman XYZ approached the Delhi Commission for Women, accusing her parents of forcing her to get married against her will and a writ petition was preferred by her seeking her own production, the Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Delhi Police to drop XYZ to the residence of a social activist Shabnam Hashmi …

Family Rajasthan Delhi Court Stated Fir Force
Social Activist and Arya Samaj Leader Swami Agnivesh Dies at 80 after Multi-organ Failure
4 years, 3 months ago

Social Activist and Arya Samaj Leader Swami Agnivesh Dies at 80 after Multi-organ Failure

News 18  

Former Haryana MLA and Arya Samaj leader Swami Agnivesh, who was hospitalised due to liver cirrhosis and was in a critical condition, died at a hospital in New Delhi. Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot were among those who condoled his demise. “Swami Agnivesh, the …

Arya Samaj Swami His Demise Social Activist Swami Agnivesh Agnivesh