Ahmedabad, June 4 (IANS) The newly constituted Standing Committee of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), at its first weekly meeting on Thursday, directed officials to complete pothole repairs across the city before the onset of the monsoon and announced tighter monitoring of high-risk locations following the recent water contamination incident in Ghatlodia. Speaking after the meeting at AMC’s headquarters, Standing Committee Chairman Kamlesh Patel said officials had been instructed to fi…
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Hyderabad, May 29 (IANS) In a novel initiative the Telangana government’s Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) has provided employment opportunities to 16 transgenders.Eleven trans women and five trans men have joined HYDRAA, which has been in the news in recent times for removing encroachments on water bodies and government lands in and around Hyderabad.The new recruits said that employment at HYDRAA has brought a new light into their lives and the dignity bestowed b…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Delhi Minister for Social Welfare Ravinder Indraj Singh on Thursday said strict action would be taken against anyone found using words deemed insensitive or objectionable towards Sikh Gurus, asserting that such remarks would neither be spared nor condoned.Speaking to mediapersons at the Delhi Assembly premises, the Minister said saints and Gurus have made immense sacrifices for the protection of the nation, society and faith, and any disrespect towards them is unacceptabl…