Cost of justice, language in higher judiciary are hurdles in ensuring equal access of justice, President Droupadi Murmu

Cost of justice, language in higher judiciary are hurdles in ensuring equal access of justice, President Droupadi Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu addresses at the valedictory session of the first regional conference on ‘Access to Legal Aid: Strengthening Access to Justice in the Global South’ in New Delhi on Tuesday | Photo Credit: PTI The use of English in higher judiciary and the cost of litigation are among the hindrances that people face in … Read more

Ad agencies create hurdles for BMTC to put up information boards at BBMP maintained bus stops 

Ad agencies create hurdles for BMTC to put up information boards at BBMP maintained bus stops 

A digital board at a bus shelter which provides information on destinations and bus arrival times. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR The digital boards, being put up by BMTC under Nirbhaya scheme, contain information about the bus routes, if they are AC or non-AC buses, their Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) and its destination … Read more

Ayodhya mosque project hangs in balance over lack of funds and other hurdles

Ayodhya mosque project hangs in balance over lack of funds and other hurdles

A view of the site allotted for the construction of mosque at Ayodhya district of Uttar Pradesh. File | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA Members of the Indo-Islamic Culture Foundation (IICF) — the committee formed by the Sunni Central Waqf Board to manage the construction of the mosque in Ayodhya — are planning to request the Uttar Pradesh Government for … Read more

First Malaria Vaccine a Major Milestone Despite Hurdles Ahead

First Malaria Vaccine a Major Milestone Despite Hurdles Ahead

Dec. 2, 2021 — The parasite that causes malaria can kill a person within 24 hours of symptoms appearing. Patients’ symptoms are flu-like, including a fever, headache, and chills. It all starts with a microscopic poke. When a malaria-infected mosquito plunges her needle-like mouth through human skin, she releases immature forms of the parasites, called … Read more