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Morning Digest | 10 civilians dead, 22 army men still missing in Sikkim, rescue operations on; Media bodies write to CJI, call for norms on interrogation of journalists and more

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Morning Digest | 10 civilians dead, 22 army men still missing in Sikkim, rescue operations on; Media bodies write to CJI, call for norms on interrogation of journalists and more

A flood affected locality at Singtam, in Gangtok district, Wednesday, October. 4, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI 10 dead, 22 army men among 82 missing as flash flood wreaks havoc in Sikkim; PM Modi dials CM At least ten people died and 80 others, including 22 army personnel, went missing on Wednesday after a cloudburst … Read more

Karnataka’s long legacy in women’s reservation in local bodies

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Karnataka’s long legacy in women’s reservation in local bodies

Despite strides in local bodies, representation of women in the Karnataka Assembly has remained poor. The current Assembly with a strength of 224 has just 10 women MLAs and the 34-member cabinet has no more than one woman Minister. | Photo Credit: File Photo While the Women’s Reservation Bill introduced in the Parliament on Tuesday … Read more

Gujarat Assembly passes Bill for more OBC seats in local bodies

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Gujarat Assembly passes Bill for more OBC seats in local bodies

The BJP government in Gujarat on Friday passed a Bill in the Assembly earmarking 27% of seats in local bodies like panchayats, municipalities, and civic corporations for Other Backward Classes (OBCs). Previously, the communities had a 10% reservation.  The Gujarat Local Authorities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2023, was passed through a majority voice vote in the … Read more

Bodies of fishermen who went missing following boat accident in Muthalapozhi recovered

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Bodies of fishermen who went missing following boat accident in Muthalapozhi recovered

Rescue operation under way on Tuesday after a boat capsized at Muthalapozhi off Thiruvananthapuram coast. | Photo Credit: – The bodies of the fishermen who went missing at Muthalapozhi, near here, after a fishing boat overturned on Monday were recovered on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Biju Antony, Suresh Fernandez and Robin Edwin of … Read more

Uttarkashi communal tensions | Local trade bodies, Hindutva outfits call off mahapanchayat

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Uttarkashi communal tensions | Local trade bodies, Hindutva outfits call off mahapanchayat

Security personnel deployed in Purola after the imposition of section 144 of the CrPC by district administration, in Uttarkashi district on June 15, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI The call for a mahapanchayat given by local trade bodies and Hindutva outfits in Uttarakhand’s Purola in protest against alleged incidents of love jihad was withdrawn late … Read more

Balasore train accident | Odisha starts DNA sampling in doubtful cases before handing over bodies to kin

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Balasore train accident | Odisha starts DNA sampling in doubtful cases before handing over bodies to kin

Workers remove debris from the railway tracks during the restoration work at the triple train mishap site where over 270 people died and more than 1,000 injured, near Bahanaga Bazar in Balasore district on Monday, June 5, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI In order to authenticate the identification of bodies and keep fake claimants at … Read more

Doctors’ bodies demand better facilities and more faculty in medical colleges

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Doctors’ bodies demand better facilities and more faculty in medical colleges

Doctors’ associations have urged the State government to rectify the deficiencies in government medical colleges and improve faculty strength ahead of admission season. Medical education in government colleges is heavily subsidised and could hurt candidates who apply to these institutions if action is not taken immediately, they have pointed out. There are sufficient number of doctors in … Read more

Leh, Kargil bodies extend support to Wangchuk’s 10-day fast

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Leh, Kargil bodies extend support to Wangchuk’s 10-day fast

The Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), which bring together politico-religious groups from the Union Territory of Ladakh, on Tuesday extended their support to the 10-day protest fast by Sonam Wangchuk, an award-winning educationist, for the granting of Sixth Schedule status to the region. | Photo Credit: S.R. Raghunathan The Leh Apex … Read more

Activists seek early polls to rural local bodies

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Activists seek early polls to rural local bodies

All major schemes like MGNREGA, rural housing, Jal Jeevan Mission and rural roads are suffering in villages in Belagavi district,” according to Vishveshwarayya Hiremath, coordinator of the Grameena Koolikarara Sangha. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Some activists and political leaders want the new State government to begin the process of conducting rural local body elections … Read more