Incidents related to cows hit headlines in 2017.The lynching of alleged cattle smugglers by vigilantes and a killing in police encounter were reported in Rajasthan, the first state to set up a gopalan (cow welfare) department apart from plans for cow therapy centres.On April 1, Pehlu Khan (55) from Nuh in Haryana was waylaid by …
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The car has been the signifier of the aspiring Indian for decades. Starting in the 1980s, the democratization of car ownership with the explosion in sales of the humble Maruti 800 heralded an emergent middle class. Every year, governments across the country lay down fresh tar on any available city space to welcome the latest …
The constant discussions about lack of women’s safety and rising cases of crime against women back homemade 30-year-old Srishti Bakshi quit her corporate job and return to India to take the issue hands on. A management graduate from ISB, Hyderabad, Bakshi and her investment-banker husband were residing in Hong Kong where, she says, “The discussions at …
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The state government has streamlined spending funds under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities by coming up with a web portal to monitor its management.Plans for the portal – GO CARE (Government of Odisha – CSR Administration and Response Engagement) was revealed at the CSR Council meeting presided over by chief secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi on …
In February 2015, Rahul Nath, then sub-collector of Tiruvallur, received an anonymous call, the voice on the other end pleading for help. Nine hours later, Nath tracked the person to a brick kiln. More than 300 bonded labourers from Odisha were rescued that day. For those working at the district collectorates in Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur, such …
