Acid test of humanity So far, since 1999, sixty women in Karnataka have been victimised by acid, thrown at them by spurned lovers or spouses. Of them, four have succumbed to injuries.
Aiyar expresses concern over economic divide Even while being the country with the fourth largest number of billionaires and the second largest number of millionaires, India stood 126th globally in the Human Development Index, Mani Shankar Aiyar pointed out.
Studies on Panchayat Raj institutions commissioned The Centre has commissioned a study for evaluating the status of women members in panchayat raj (PR) institutions and also muncipal bodies across the country
Club IA marks with theory papers A high-level committee headed by retired secretary Dr G P Basavaraju recommends that internal assessment (IA) marks for non-science subjects for I and II year PU courses be clubbed with the theory papers.
Union Panchayat Raj Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar hugging a member of Concern for Working Children (CWC), at an interactive meeting of members of Makkala Panchayat Hakkottaya Andolana, in Gandhi Bhavan in Bangalore on Monday. DH photo
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