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Tamil Nadu: Childline workers’ salaries increased after one-year delay

CHENNAI: After a delay of a year, the Department of Child Welfare and Special Services has increased the salaries of childline workers across the state. At district-level child helplines, coordinators’ salaries have increased from Rs 14,000 to Rs 28,000 and counsellors’ pay has increased from Rs 8,000 to Rs 23,000. Similarly, childline supervisors will now draw Rs 21,000, up from …

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14 hours, 32 minutes ago

Kejriwal announces doorstep registration for women, elderly welfare schemes to begin on December 23

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal announced that registration for the Delhi government scheme under which women will be provided monthly assistance will begin on Monday. In its 2024-25 budget, the Delhi government announced the Mukhya Mantri Mahila Samman Yojana scheme to provide Rs 1,000 per month to all women above 18. Addressing a press conference, Kejriwal said, “The registration …

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14 hours, 32 minutes ago

Against the poor, mostly migrant workers': eKYC pain pushes state boundaries

New Indian Express

Twenty five-year-old Jibit Nayak and his younger brother Jiban of Lankagada village in Tumudibandh block of Kandhamal district work in Ernakulam district in faraway Kerala. When the Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare department of Odisha government issued a notice in August, directing all ration cardholders to mandatorily verify eKYC, the siblings found out to their utter surprise that their validation …

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14 hours, 32 minutes ago

Elderly woman dies in Bhopal after son locks her inside home, goes out of city

India Today

An 80-year-old bedridden woman died in Bhopal due to hunger and thirst after her son locked her in a room and went out of the city with his family, police said. According to the police, the incident happened in the Nishatpura area of Bhopal, where a woman, Lalita Dubey, used to stay with her son Arun. Speaking on the issue, …

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Celebration of changemakers

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: Change is the only constant, as the popular adage goes. In the spirit of honouring these changemakers, The Rajasthani Association Tamilnadu unveiled its Rajasthani-Tamil Seva Awards, at DG Vaishnav College on Saturday. Narendra Srisrimal, chairman of the Rajasthani-Tamil Seva Awards Committee, underlined the community’s dedication to service in education healthcare, and cultural integration. Chief guest Justice C Saravanan, remarked, …

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1 day, 14 hours ago

Command, control centre at WCD department to ensure service delivery in Odisha

New Indian Express

BHUBANESWAR: In a move to ensure transparency, accountability and efficiency in implementation of various welfare schemes for women and children, the Odisha government has decided to set up a command and control centre in the Women and Child Development department. The WCD department implements several developmental programmes and key welfare schemes like Mamata, Poshan Abhiyaan, Mukhymantri Sampoorna Pushti Yojana, Supplementary …

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1 day, 19 hours ago

Rajasthani Association Tamil Nadu launches Rajasthani-Tamil Seva Awards

The Hindu

The Rajasthani Association Tamilnadu on Saturday announced the launch of Rajasthani-Tamil Seva Awards, to honour exeptional persons who have contributed to agriculture and rural development, public services, education, healthcare, environment and sustainability, entrepreneurship and industry, social welfare, media and communication. Inaugurating the event on Saturday, Madras High Court Justice C. Saravanan, said the Rajasthani-Tamil Seva Awards were a powerful symbol …

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Anarchy at Britain's WORST zoo exposed: How depressed animals were 'trapped' in cramped enclosures full of faeces, froze to death, accidentally electrocuted and mowed down by a miniature train

Daily Mail

Nestled in the picturesque Cumbrian landscape, South Lakes Safari Zoo billed itself as a family-friendly haven offering exotic animal encounters. As staff began the task of shutting down the sprawling 50-acre site and rehoming hundreds of animals, MailOnline visited South Lakes Safari Zoo - where owners have repeatedly denied animal welfare failings. Tragic losses at the zoo, including animals run …

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Karnataka: Women's Commission Seeks Probe Into BJP MLC’s Slur

Deccan Chronicle

Bengaluru: Karnataka State Commission for Women Chairman Dr Nagalakshmi Chowdhury on Saturday made an appeal to Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti to order an high-level investigation into the alleged derogatory slur made by Bharatiya Janata Party MLC and former minister C.T. Ravi against Congress leader and Minister for Women and Child Welfare Laxmi Hebbalkar during the recent winter Assembly session in …

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2 days, 14 hours ago

SC dismisses NTBCL plea; scraps toll collection on DND flyway

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: In a major relief to commuters on the Delhi-Noida-Direct flyway, the Supreme Court on Friday rejected the appeal of Noida Toll Bridge Company Ltd against an order of the Allahabad High Court, which scrapped user fee collection for it. Observing that NTBCL has recovered the project costs and substantial profits, eliminating any justification for the continued imposition of …

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2 days, 18 hours ago

Governor inaugurates PJTSAU’s diamond jubilee celebrations

The Hindu

Governor and Chancellor of Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University Jishnu Dev Varma has asked the university to integrate advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics and renewable energy into the agricultural sector. He made these suggestions after inaugurating the two-day diamond Jubilee celebrations of the university on Friday and called for collaboration among stakeholders to advance agricultural education, research, …

2 days, 21 hours ago

Treat children with humanity, officials tell care home organisers in A.P.

The Hindu

Officers of the Juvenile Welfare and Women Development and Child Welfare have asked the heads and staff of Child Care Institutions and the State-run Sishu Gruhas to look after the children staying in the homes with humanity. The Principal Secretary, WD&CW, Senior Citizens and Juvenile Welfare, A. Surya Kumar, who participated in a two-day training programme for Juvenile Welfare Department …

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3 days, 8 hours ago

Shuttling Child Between Two Forums Causes Inconvenience And Is Detrimental To Child's Welfare: Kerala High Court In Custody Battle

Live Law

The Kerala High Court set aside an order issued by the Child Welfare Committee, which had directed the child to be produced before it without hearing the preliminary objections of the mother. The Court noted that the father filed a parallel petition before the Child Welfare Committee, while his original petition for custody was still pending before the Family Court. …

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3 days, 8 hours ago

UP: Siblings, Relatives Try To 'Marry' To Reap Benefits Of Govt Scheme In Moradabad

ABP News

In an attempt to gain Rs 35,000 and additional gifts provided by the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister’s Mass Marriage Scheme a brother and sister as well as an uncle and his niece were preparing to marry each other in UP’s Moradabad. As per News18, the District Social Welfare Officer, Shailendra Gautam, the applications are being carefully assessed before the upcoming …

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3 days, 13 hours ago

More than half of households receive more cash in benefits than they pay in taxes, figures reveal

Daily Mail

More than half of households - or 35 million people - received more in benefits than they paid in taxes last year according to official figures. It comes as Labour grapples to bring down the £137 billion benefits bill - and after the Prime Minister promised ‘sweeping changes’. The 35 million who received more benefits than they paid in taxes …

Benefits Million Cent More Than Half

3 days, 14 hours ago

How animal NGOs are using technology to aid animal rescue and welfare

India Today

At The Animal Care Organization's shelter, the sling machine for large animals has become an indispensable tool in the care and rehabilitation of injured stray animals. Designed to lift and support the animal's body weight, it ensures proper limb alignment, relieving pressure on injured areas, promoting circulation, and helping the animal regain strength over time. TACO’s shelter in Faridabad, Haryana, …

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Strict laws for women's welfare, not to threaten, extort husbands: Supreme Court

India Today

The Supreme Court on Thursday underscored that laws enacted for the welfare of women should not be misused as instruments of harassment, intimidation, or extortion against their husbands. The Supreme Court's observations came amid the massive outrage of a techie, Atul Subhas, who alleged that his estranged wife and her family demanded Rs 2 lakh in monthly maintenance, later increasing …

Supreme Court Court Wife Husbands Supreme Extort Husband

3 days, 14 hours ago

Interview | How Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai aims to raise more funds needed for welfare, paddy bonus

India Today

Chhattisgarh has had a year of major successes against Left Wing Extremism that chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai credits to the ‘double-engine’ government’s zero-tolerance towards Maoists. He refutes the perception that this has impacted law and order management in other parts of the state and shares how the government is looking to raise finances to fund welfare schemes and pay …

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3 days, 14 hours ago

An Indian state used citizens’ data on political beliefs to deny benefits

Al Jazeera

Vijayawada, India – As soon as Meda Ramana was elected the head of Garapadu village council in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, several residents complained to her of being wrongfully excluded from government welfare schemes. In April 2022, 27 women from Garapadu filed a case in the state’s high court against the village volunteers and government officials for …

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4 days, 9 hours ago

'Armed Forces Custodian Of Nation's Integrity': Allahabad HC Directs UP Govt To Frame Grievance Redressal Mechanism For Their Families

Live Law

Highlighting the urgent need for a welfare and grievance redressal mechanism for the families of serving defence personnel, particularly those separated due to military exigencies, the Allahabad High Court has directed the UP government to frame a policy in this regard, with the active participation and input of serving senior defence officials. Taking note of the case of the petitioner, …

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5 days ago

South Lakes Safari: Britain’s ‘worst zoo’ where animals went missing or died set to close

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A zoo branded the “worst in the UK” is set …

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5 days, 5 hours ago

Animal welfare group says bacterial infection killed Sonia the elephant in Pakistan

Associated Press

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani veterinary surgeons found that a bacterial infection killed an elephant at a safari park in the city of Karachi earlier this month, a veterinarian with a global animal welfare organization said Wednesday. Dr. Amir Khalil with the Vienna-based Four Paws told The Associated Press that the infection spread through 19-year-old Sonia’s body from her foot, raising concerns …

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5 days, 10 hours ago

BJP's Winning Formula: Women Voters & Welfare Schemes

The Quint

This is the second of a two-part reflective analysis drawn from the observations made in the BJP’s performance across recent Assembly elections. India’s electoral history and political landscape is perhaps witnessing a tectonic shift, wheeled under the rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party, and at its heart lies a ‘silent’, quiet, yet powerful revolution. Women voters, often overlooked in most …

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5 days, 14 hours ago

Telangana: Class 10 student paralysed after multiple rat bites, anti-rabies vaccine overdose

India TV News

In a shocking incident, a Class 10 student residing in the BC Welfare Hostel at Danavaigudem, Khammam town in Telangana suffered paralysis in one leg and one arm. The incident came to the limelight on Wednesday when the condition of the student resulted from an overdose of an anti-rabies vaccine administered after rats bit the student. Identified as Samudra Laxmi …

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Tamil Nadu: Childline workers’ salaries increased after one-year delay

Kejriwal announces doorstep registration for women, elderly welfare schemes to begin on December 23

Against the poor, mostly migrant workers': eKYC pain pushes state boundaries

Elderly woman dies in Bhopal after son locks her inside home, goes out of city

Celebration of changemakers

Command, control centre at WCD department to ensure service delivery in Odisha

Rajasthani Association Tamil Nadu launches Rajasthani-Tamil Seva Awards

Anarchy at Britain's WORST zoo exposed: How depressed animals were 'trapped' in cramped enclosures full of faeces, froze to death, accidentally electrocuted and mowed down by a miniature train

Karnataka: Women's Commission Seeks Probe Into BJP MLC’s Slur

SC dismisses NTBCL plea; scraps toll collection on DND flyway

Governor inaugurates PJTSAU’s diamond jubilee celebrations

Treat children with humanity, officials tell care home organisers in A.P.

Shuttling Child Between Two Forums Causes Inconvenience And Is Detrimental To Child's Welfare: Kerala High Court In Custody Battle

UP: Siblings, Relatives Try To 'Marry' To Reap Benefits Of Govt Scheme In Moradabad

More than half of households receive more cash in benefits than they pay in taxes, figures reveal

How animal NGOs are using technology to aid animal rescue and welfare

Strict laws for women's welfare, not to threaten, extort husbands: Supreme Court

Interview | How Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai aims to raise more funds needed for welfare, paddy bonus

An Indian state used citizens’ data on political beliefs to deny benefits

'Armed Forces Custodian Of Nation's Integrity': Allahabad HC Directs UP Govt To Frame Grievance Redressal Mechanism For Their Families

South Lakes Safari: Britain’s ‘worst zoo’ where animals went missing or died set to close

Animal welfare group says bacterial infection killed Sonia the elephant in Pakistan

BJP's Winning Formula: Women Voters & Welfare Schemes

Telangana: Class 10 student paralysed after multiple rat bites, anti-rabies vaccine overdose