NCW fact-finding committee points to coercion

NCW fact-finding committee points to coercion

Wednesday, 21 May 2025 | Staff Reporter | Bhopal

A fact-finding committee of the National Commission for Women (NCW) has revealed alarming details suggesting coercion for religious conversion and the possible involvement of an organised criminal network in the recent sexual assault and blackmail case at a Bhopal college. The case centers around a group of male students accused of...

Man gets life sentence for raping minor in Garhwa

Wednesday, 21 May 2025 | Nityanand Dubey | Garhwa

A special court operating under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has sentenced Sheikh Imtiyaz, a resident of Sangrah Khurd, Garhwa, to life imprisonment with hard labour until death. Judge Dinesh Kumar, presiding over the court on Monday, also imposed a fine of ₹100,000. The sentence relates...

Lightning kills 3 in Garhwa, several injured

Wednesday, 21 May 2025 | PNS | Garhwa

Three people died in separate lightning strikes in the Garhwa district on Monday evening. This happened within the area covered by the Meral police station. Five more people were hurt, including three women. The people who died were Shambhu Baitha, 55, from Lakheya village, Dharmendra Ram, 35, and Tarun Kumar Dev,...

Solar panels subsidy approved by Cabinet

Wednesday, 21 May 2025 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday approved a subsidy of `30,000 on the installation of 3kW rooftop solar panels.  The Cabinet also approved the procurement of litter machines, anti-smog guns, mechanical road sweepers and water sprinklers as part of its pollution control measures. In a major push toward renewable energy, the Cabinet...

Indian grey wolf spotted in National Capital after decades

Wednesday, 21 May 2025 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

A lone Indian grey wolf was recently spotted along the Yamuna floodplains near Palla, where the river enters Delhi, in a rare wildlife sighting in the city’s northern fringes. Last week, on Thursday morning, the sighting was made by Hemant Garg, a 41-year-old businessman and wildlife enthusiast who frequently tracks...

Government reduces annual MLA LAD Fund

Wednesday, 21 May 2025 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Three months after its formation, the Rekha Gupta-led Delhi Government has reduced the annual MLA Local Area Development (LAD) Fund from `15 crore to `5 crore. Criticising the move, the opposition AAP said that the BJP came to power to betray Delhi people by cutting all kinds of funds. The previous...

MCD rolls back garbage collection charges

Wednesday, 21 May 2025 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The ruling BJP in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has announced to roll back levying of user charges on garbage collection and bring an amnesty scheme to settle old house tax dues. As per the scheme, the property owners can get a waiver of penalties and previous dues by paying...

LG Saxena launches DDA’s new housing scheme

Wednesday, 21 May 2025 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Tuesday launched Delhi Development Authority’s (DDA) new housing scheme – ‘Apna Ghar Awaas Yojana 2025’, following the immense success of the DDA Sabka Ghar Awaas Yojana 2025 and DDA Shramik Awaas Yojana 2025, launched in January 2025, the authority said. The newly introduced scheme...

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