Women

Former journalist to take care of Kerala’s health

Beauty Queen takes to arms for her people

Myanmar’s former beauty queen, Htar Htet Htet, 32, has joined the rebels in opposition to the ruling junta. She shared photos of herself on social media, in a jungle with an assault rifle.

“Today marks 100 days since we lost everything,” wrote Htar Htet Htet, 32, in her social media post. “The time has come to fight back.”

Fimmaker Sumitra Bhave no more

National Award winning filmmaker Sumitra Bhave is no more. She breathed her last this morning in a Pune nursing home. She was 78.

Bhave was undergoing treatment at a private nursing home in Pune for the last few days. She was an acclaimed writer and director and has several great films to her credit.

Locals oppose Umngot Dam in Meghalaya

Notwithstanding the strong opposition from the local people to the proposed 210 Mw Umngot Hyrdoelectric project, the Meghalaya government is bent upon going ahead with it.

24 hour campaigning ban on Mamata by Election Commission

The Election Commission of India has banned Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee from campaigning during the assembly elections in West Bengal for 24 hours, beginning 8 pm today.

Women’s self-help group runs Aahar centres in Odisha

The decision of Odisha Housing and Urban Development Department has partnered with Mission Shakti to run 167 Aahar centres through women’s self-help groups (SHGs) has shown good results.

Sunder Navalkar, working class messiah, is dead

Pune NGO’s hotline to give information on safe abortions

Soma Mondal to take charge as Chairperson SCOPE on April 1

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