Новости за 08.03.2021

Last week, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) chose Ann Mukherjee, along with two others, to receive its 2021 Justice in Action awards. Known to often champion social and community causes, she was chosen for the award because of her involvement with several advocacy organisations.

Thousands of Indian workers are stranded in Dubai after the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait announced travel restrictions. At the helm of humanitarian support is Overseas Malayali Association (ORMA), which has been active in Dubai for over 20 years.

Back in 2016, when Pramila Jayapal was campaigning from Seattle for the US House of Representatives, she had hoped that her work as a state senator in Washington, serving her constituents, would help her in the House too.

The third additional district and sessions court in Mangaluru on Monday refused bail to a government official who was arrested on charges of corruption.

The government on Monday decided to press Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) to tackle the raging forest fire while constituting a nine-member task force led by former principal chief conservator of forests (PCCF) Sandip Tripathy to bring innovations to check future fires.

Even as thousands will celebrate the 100th birth anniversary of legendary poet and lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi on Monday, a group dedicated to him feels his memory is fading in his native district.

Two major infrastructure projects of the region i.e. Shivamogga and Hassan airports, got a budget boost. In his budget speech, CM announced Rs.384 crore for Shivamogga airport project and Rs 175 crore for Hassan airport project, which is pending for more than ten years.

It is the time of the year when the blue skies get dotted with red Indian silk cotton flowers.

Karnataka Chief minister BS Yediyurappa has announced a slew of new projects for the districts of the south Karnataka region in his budget speech on Monday.

Union petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday appealed the BJP workers to double their effort to fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for a new and self-reliant Odisha. He said this while attending the state executive meeting of Odisha BJP.

The city police have solved an extortion case hours after the incident was reported at Brindhavan Nagar near the city airport on Saturday, by arresting two men, who took away Rs 1,300 from a 36-year-old man after threatening him at gunpoint.

To celebrate International Women’s Day, the Sector 51 RWA on Sunday organised a seminar on women safety and empowerment at the Children’s Park. DCP Ranvijay Singh was the chief guest at the event and he felicitated some women for their contribution to the society.

In a crackdown against those who have tampered with electricity meters or obtained illegal power connection, the vigilance wing of Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) has registered more than 5,000 cases and recovered around Rs 30 crore as penalty in the last 14 months.

After a three-year wait, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has received 0.3 acres needed to build a cloverleaf flyover, which will connect the Dwarka Expressway with NH-8 and the Southern Peripheral Road.

Residents of several housing societies in sectors 49 and 50 staged a candle light protest on Sunday against the acquisition of 200m stretch connecting Ghasola village to Rosewood City by Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP).

The Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) is set to get an upgrade with 20 dialysis units likely to be brought in soon, along with an MRI machine. Apart from that, bed charges in the private ward have been reduced to Rs 1,000.