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Daily lauds Pakistan’s first-ever female jirga

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An influential Pakistani daily Monday lauded a group of women in Swat Valley who have established the country’s first ever female jirga whose “objective is to counter the typically misogynistic decisions”. An editorial in the Dawn said it is difficult to believe that in a country that boasts of female fighter pilots, not to mention […]

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600,000 inquiries about bribery received in China

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  Prosecutors in China received more than 600,000 inquiries about bribery involving companies or individuals in the first six months this year, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate said. The figure represents a 76.5 percent rise from the same period last year, as more government departments and trade associations are taking advantage of such inquiries to prevent possible corruption, […]

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Kedarnath has become a ‘ghost town’, SC told

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As Supreme Court on Friday asked the NDMA to file a status report on the rescue and relief operation in flood-devastated Uttarakhand, it was told that pilgrimage centre of Kedarnath has become a “ghost town” with scores of bodies buried under the earth brought by rain and floods. A bench of Justice A.K.Patnaik and Justice […]

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No population stabilisation without women’s empowerment: FOGSI

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The Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) has said the empowerment and emancipation of women was necessary for population stabilisation. “We have tied up with government agencies and NGOs in states with poor human development indices to tackle the issue (of population stabilisation) both at the macro and micro levels,” Hema Divakar, president of […]

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Bangladeshi autistic woman becomes Special Olympics champion

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It is difficult to imagine that a woman with both physical and mental disability could accomplish something that even normal people cannot hope to achieve. Indeed, what Shewli Shathi has done can be considered a miracle. Shathi, 27, was born into a poor family in Dhaka and was unable to walk until she was 15-years […]

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NHRC team to assess situation in Uttarakhand

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A National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) team will visit Uttarakhand next week to take stock of the relief and rehabilitation work after devastating floods last month wreaked havoc in the hill state, an official statement said Friday. The five-member team, headed by Kanwaljit Deol, director general (investigation), will visit Uttarakhand July 15-18 for on-the-spot assessment […]

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Visas on arrival see 39 percent rise in 2013’s first half

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The number of Visas on Arrival (VoA) issued to tourists from 11 selected countries has gone up by 38.8 percent in the first six months of 2013 as compared to the like period last year, an official release said. Between January to June 2013, a total number of 9,328 VoAs were issued as compared to […]

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SC dismisses Gujarat Police ADG’s petition

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The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a petition by the Additional Director General of Gujarat Police P.P. Pandey challenging the state high court’s order by which it had handed over to the CBI the investigation into Ishrat Jahan and her associates’ staged shootout killing. The court also directed the registration of a fresh First Information Report […]

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Green tribunal issues arrest warrant against Goa officer

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The National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) principal bench in Delhi has issued a bailable warrant against Goa’s principal secretary for mines and forests while hearing a petition filed by a green NGO against a mining company. The order was issued Thursday against R.K. Varma, who is in-charge of several key departments like forests, environment, mining and […]

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Court bans caste based rallies in UP

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The Allahabad High Court has ordered an immediate end to caste based political rallies in UP, throwing sand in the gears of parties that have been keen on moving beyond their traditional catchment areas to lure other large untapped social groupings. The Lucknow bench of the court on Thursday issued notices to central and state […]

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As service ends; street children to send out 1000 telegrams

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A thousand telegrams will go out from street children to various authorities, including President Pranab Mukherjee, apprising them about the issues they face, a non-government organisation (NGO) said Thursday. “Street children from Agra, Delhi, Gwalior, Jhansi and Mathura will be sending telegrams from today (Thursday) till 6 p.m. Monday to various authorities about the issues […]

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SC seeks status report on states’ tiger conservation plans

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Making it clear that there would be no let up in efforts to save tigers, the Supreme Court Thursday asked the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) to file a status report on the states that have submitted conservation plans for approval following a direction last year. “We have assumed jurisdiction on behalf of tigers as […]

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