The South Bengal State Transport Corporation (SBSTC) will require approximately Rs 5.5 crore per month to meet the cost of the newly introduced free bus travel scheme for women, officials said.
Women commuters across West Bengal began availing free travel on state-operated buses on Monday, with authorities introducing document-based verification before issuing zero-value tickets.
The incident, reported from the Vitthal Wadi area, has led to outrage after details of the assault emerged, with police confirming the arrest of two persons and the registration of a case against seven individuals.
In a heartfelt celebration of resilience, courage and silent achievement, the ‘Ageless Women Soirée’ brought into the spotlight women who have been doing exceptional work for family and society behind the scenes, often without recognition.
Thousands of women took to the streets in Lucknow on Tuesday during a “Jan Akrosh Padyatra" to protest the opposition's alleged conspiracy against the Nari Shakti Vandan Act.
The accused, who is the wife of one of the other accused, was declared a proclaimed offender on May 19, 2022. She was wanted for her alleged involvement in the murder of one Abhishek, also known as Monu, he said.
With progressive provisions on equality, maternity benefits, workplace safety, and representation in decision-making bodies, the Codes modernise labour regulations to meet the needs of today’s economy, an official press note said.
For an extremely culturally diverse country like India with so many different languages, customs, taboos pervading its citizens, one common factor that remains consistent in the literature of the different bhasha languages is the miserable plight of women in general surviving often as a subaltern within a primarily patriarchal mental make-up of society.
Karnataka’s new policy granting one day of paid menstrual leave every month to all women employed in the formal sector is, on the surface, a modest administrative step.
The haat will bring together rural art and craft, handloom, handicraft, food processing products, and traditional Himachali cuisines under one roof—providing a permanent marketing and livelihood platform for SHG women.
