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From house visits to special classes: Panchkula police to "adopt" the elderly
1+ week, 1+ day ago (437+ words) For hundreds of senior citizens spending their days alone behind locked doors in Panchkula, help may soon be a knock away. The Panchkula police have decided to step beyond their traditional law-enforcement role and become an "extended family" for elderly…...
In revised Kerala Budget, "Knowledge Valley" to keep students from leaving, "silver economy" for senior citizens
2+ week, 13+ hour ago (513+ words) One of the major Budget announcements that Satheesan, who also holds the Finance portfolio, made is the proposed restructuring of the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB), which the previous Left government had turned into a vehicle for off-budget borrowing…...
Four senior citizens among eight rescued after fire erupts in a Juhu high-rise
3+ week, 1+ day ago (218+ words) Eight persons including four senior citizens were rescued after a fire broke out in a residential building on Thursday (June 11) morning at Andheri's Juhu on Thursday. The blaze broke out at the residential Manisha Building around 7. 43 am in the morning....
With my fellow anti-national Soros agents: Rahul Gandhis dig at Centre over CBSE row
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (514+ words) In the post on X, the Congress leader who had demanded an independent judicial probe into the OSM row earlier, wrote, "Vedant and his friends are brilliant, brave young Indians who asked CBSE and the Modi government simple questions " but…...
Husband in Germany, wife locks up elderly in-laws" property: High court evicts her to restore rental income
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (339+ words) The Orissa High Court recently granted relief to an elderly couple by upholding an eviction order against their daughter-in-law who had allegedly kept the ground floor of their house locked, preventing them from earning rental income from the property. Justice…...
Baner-Balewadi residents hold protest over recurring power cuts in Pune
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (512+ words) Written by Piyush M Padwale Residents from Baner, Balewadi, Pashan, and Mahalunge in Pune gathered at Balewadi Phata on Saturday evening to protest against recurring power cuts in their neighbourhoods. Organised by the Baner Balewadi Pashan Residents Association (BBPRA) and…...
Can't shirk her obligation': Karnataka High Court says daughter must care for aged mother, upholds property return order
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (791+ words) The Karnataka High Court has held that a daughter cannot avoid her "legal, moral, and social" obligation to care for her mother, while upholding an order directing a 44-year-old woman to return property gifted to her by her mother on…...
Pay Rs 2 more, travel cleaner: MSRTC adds surcharge to fund bus stand sanitation
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (275+ words) In a move aimed at improving hygiene at bus stands and on state transport buses, the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) has begun levying a Rs 2 cleanliness surcharge on all tickets from April 15. The charge, applicable across the state's…...
83-year-old widow facing homelessness wins legal battle after Orissa High Court slams son's "non-maintainable' appeal
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (226+ words) Orissa High Court news: Championing the rights of senior citizens, the Orissa High Court has restored an order in favour of an 83-year-old widow who was on the verge of homelessness after her son won against the order directing him…...
Telangana Bill seeks to cut salary of private, govt employees who neglect parents
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (274+ words) The Telangana government on Sunday passed the Telangana Employees Accountability and Monitoring of Parental Support Bill, 2026, in the Legislative Assembly. The Bill proposes to bring about salary deductions for private and public sector employees deemed to be neglecting and failing…...