New Delhi, Oct 17 : The Supreme Court has upheld the Delhi government’s March 2017 notification that announced a 37 per cent hike in minimum wages for workers. The case has been pending in courts for nearly two years now. The Delhi High Court had last year stayed the government notification after several employers in […]
Category: Rights
UP cop with cardiac problems seeks permission to end life
Amethi, Oct 17 : A police constable posted in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi district and suffering from cardiac ailments has sought permission from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to end his life because his department has turned down his plea for transfer to a place near his home. The constable, Mahavir Singh, is a native […]
Adolescent girls in 4 Delhi schools gain from Dutch project
New Delhi, Oct 16 : The ‘Go Girls Go’ pilot project being funded by The Netherlands government in four Delhi government schools is helping adolescent girls in the schools complete their education and empower them as change makers. The project also helps to sensitise adolescent boys to gender equal norms and prevention of violence against […]
SC directs J&K to produce orders on restrictions
New Delhi, Oct 16 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Jammu and Kashmir administration to place before it those orders under which communications were restricted in the Valley after abrogation of Article 370 which granted special status to J&K. The top court also questioned why the J&K administration has not placed the orders […]
Operations may ‘paralysed’ due to strike: Bank of Baroda
Mumbai, Oct 16 : Bank of Baroda said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday that bank operations may get badly affected owing to the proposed strike by trade union organisations on October 22. In a statement, the bank, however, assured that it is taking all necessary steps for smooth functioning in bank branches on the […]
SC grants Navlakha four weeks protection from arrest
New Delhi, Oct 15 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted four weeks interim protection from arrest to social activist Gautam Navlakha and asked him to move the court concerned for anticipatory bail in the Bhima Koregaon case. The Maharashtra government placed documents against Navlakha, in a sealed cover, before the Supreme Court while opposing […]