Centre lists four Jammu and Kashmir Bills, and three criminal law Bills for passage in the winter session of Parliament

Centre lists four Jammu and Kashmir Bills, and three criminal law Bills for passage in the winter session of Parliament

Parliamentarians in the Lok Sabha. File. | Photo Credit: PTI The Union government has listed the four Bills related to Jammu & Kashmir, including one pertaining to the reservation of Assembly seats for “Kashmiri migrants”, to be taken up for discussion in the winter session of Parliament commencing on December 4. The Jammu and Kashmir Reservation … Read more

NHS: Is Wales worse than England for waiting lists?

NHS: Is Wales worse than England for waiting lists?

Media caption, Sally Nugent challenging Steve Barclay A row has broken out about hospital waiting lists in Wales and England. The Welsh Health Minister Eluned Morgan accused her English counterpart Steve Barclay of a “naked political hit”. Mr Barclay said he was open to requests to help treat long-waiting Welsh patients over the border. Ms … Read more

Voters’ lists to be revised ahead of bypolls in 17 local body wards

Voters’ lists to be revised ahead of bypolls in 17 local body wards

Kerala voters. Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The State Election Commission is revising the electoral rolls in 17 local body wards ahead of byelections. The draft voters’ lists will be published on June 19. Applications for new enrolments and complaints will be accepted till July 4. The final lists … Read more

From ‘Rohith Vemula Act’ to reservations in higher judiciary, Congress lists out its social justice commitments

From ‘Rohith Vemula Act’ to reservations in higher judiciary, Congress lists out its social justice commitments

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses at the party’s 85th Plenary Session, in Atal Nagar-Nava Raipur on Sunday. | Photo Credit: ANI Enacting a law named the ‘Rohith Vemula Act’ “to safeguard the right to education and dignity” for the Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC) and minorities; creating a dedicated Ministry for … Read more