Adam Eley and Alison Holt, social affairs editor BBC News BBC Jessie, her face blurred for privacy, in the hospital bed where she lived for 18 months “I feel very angry, upset, worthless, and like my mental health and my life does not matter,” says Jessie, propped up in a hospital bed. She is recording … Read more
Roadside vendors on the premises of the Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain sell prasad and religious souvenirs | Photo Credit: FARUQUI AM A Friday evening drizzle near the Mahakaleshwar Temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain sent roadside vendors selling prasad and souvenirs scurrying. Looking for cover, they folded their mats, packed their wares and shut shop for … Read more
Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre | Photo Credit: File photo Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre said that forest encroachment clearance will focus on big-time encroachers who have illegally occupied tens of hectares of forests across Karnataka. Addressing members of the Federation of Karnataka Farmers in Mysuru, the Minister said that farmers, who have encroached up to 3 … Read more
A file photo of Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha at Parliament House complex, in New Delhi. Amid growing protests, J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said only influential and powerful people who misused their position to encroach upon the State land would be evicted in the Union Territory (UT). | Photo Credit: … Read more