Pink Bus Service Offers ‘Safe and Friendly’ Ride to Patna Women in India
But Jha has changed her stance on public buses now, thanks to a new bus service in town exclusively for women and they come with women conductors on board. It's an initiative of the state government under which a private bus operator in Patna has b
Longest Surviving Militant Killed in Kashmir Firefight
Srinagar, Oct 12: On Wednesday, Police claimed to have killed the longest surviving militant of the pro-Pakistan militant group Hizbul Mujahideen during a gunfight in Indian administered Kashmir.
What Prevents Women From Joining Job Guarantee Project: ‘NREGA’ in India?
In spite of the vital importance of this new work opportunity, the participation of women in NREGA was below the stipulated minimum of 33 per cent in our sample, and in many of the survey areas it was abysmally low. Uttar Pradesh and Bihar were at t
Indian Women Demand ‘Visible’ Laws to Enhance Status of Employment
In 2004-05, of the 148 million women workers in the Indian economy, 142 million - or almost 96 per cent - were unorganised workers. This includes 91 per cent of women workers in the unorganised sector plus those working informally in the organised s
Senior Indian Lawyer Beaten Inside Supreme Court, Over Kashmir Remark
Senior Indian lawyer Prashant Bhushan, and close aide of anti corruption activist of Anna Hazare, was beaten up by two men on Wednesday, in his chamber inside the Supreme Court
