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Sonia promises parliament
quota for women soon
What is India News Service,
Wednesday, 9 March 2005, 1800 hrs IST
Reiterating her commitment to seat reservation for women in Parliament and state legislatures, National Advisory Council Chairperson Sonia Gandhi said on Tuesday that a decision on the issue
would be taken soon.
\93Talks are on with different political parties on the issue of reserving 33 per cent seats for women in Parliament and Vidhan Sabhas and the present deadlock would be resolved soon,\94 she said.
Addressing a function organised here to mark the International Women\92s Day, the Congress President said it was due to the efforts of late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi that more than 10 lakh women could participate in the panchayat system. \93This process should be carried forward,\94 Ms Gandhi said.
She also assured that efforts for providing employment and education facilities for women would be taken up on a mission mode and it should be treated as a \93national programme with utmost priority\94. Seeking a comprehensive law for putting an end to discrimination against women and girl child, Ms Gandhi said land titles or pattas in a family should be in the wife\92s name.
Bihar Governor to reshuffle police, law and order top priority:
Listing law and order and sense of security among the people as the top priority of President's rule in Bihar, Governor Buta Singh said he will effect a major reshuffle.
Bihar celebrates
'Independence Day': The morning after President's Rule was imposed in Bihar, people were seen exchanging pleasantries and SMS which read: Happy Independence Day! Enjoy samosa without alu and Bihar without
Lalu.
JD(U) doesn't rise to Paswan bait:
Janata Dal (United) once again turned down Ramvilas Paswan's invitation to desert the BJP for formation of a non-RJD Government in Bihar and instead asked him to quit the UPA to "respect the anti-RJD mandate" for providing an alternative.
Task
force accrediting hospitals for health tourism: A task force comprising representatives from the Health and Tourism Ministries and the Confederation of Indian Industry is accrediting hospitals and spas, which will figure on India's health tourism
map.
False evidence grave as original
crime, says judicial committee: The Committee recommends that both witness and the person who threatens or induces the witness to give false evidence should be given same punishment as the convict.
'Criminals
in politics: Political will lacking': The Election Commissioner, T.S. Krishnamurthy, today said the lack of political will was the reason why criminals continued to stand for elections.
PM sets up GoM for Dalit uplift:
In a bid to consolidate the various schemes aimed at Dalit welfare, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has constituted a Committee of Ministers on Dalit Affairs.
States
Miasma of suspicion over AP encounter:
The rebels claimed that a stool pigeon had poisoned the Naxalites, who became unconscious before being shot dead by police.
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Race for plum berths in Haryana:
After the bitter fight over the Chief Minister's post, Cabinet formation exercise in Haryana is witnessing an intense tug-of-war. Senior leaders who lost the race to Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda are now lobbying for adequate representation of their supporters in the ministry.
Kashmiri Pandits want Pervez's nod to visit temple in POK:
The Kashmiri Pandit United Forum in an open letter submitted to Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has sought permission for pilgrimage to Sharda temple in Pak Occupied Kashmir (POK).
Turtles throng Orissa coast:
The DRDO switched off the lights of its missile testing centre to facilitate mass nesting by the endangered sea animals.
India\92s first renewable energy park coming up in Kolkata:
The park coming up next month is expected to cater to the demands of not only the country, but the entire South and South Asian region.
Neighbours
Nepali editor released: Kanakmani
Dixit, publisher and editor of a Nepali fortnightly, Himal Khabarpatrika , who was arrested for criticising the Emergency imposed by King
Gyanendra, was released after a brief detention on Monday night.
After Pak, Bangladesh faces heat: Buckling under international pressure,
Bangladesh has launched a crackdown on terror outfits.
Nepal seeks India's support in war against Maoists:
Under attack from India and western democracies for king Gyanendra's decision to seize power, Nepal Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey, here on a visit aimed at reconciliation, expressed confidence that these countries will support the kingdom's war against Maoists and "efforts to protect democracy".
View from abroad
Peers hand Blair a defeat on new anti-terror bill: British PM has suffered a humiliating defeat on a controversial anti-terrorism law that sought extensive powers for politicians.
NRI among top new engineering faces:
Reducing costs, increasing production and maximising floor space is what Indian American process and industrial engineer Vinoth Mani Balasubramani, honoured here for his work, specialises in.
Overall
Sonia keen on seat quotas for women:
The Congress leader said her party would
pave the way to give women their democratic due.
Judicial panel says false evidence deserves punishment: It said giving
false testimony was as grave as committing a crime.
NRI made a mark in engineering: A young engineer has won acclaim for
thinking up cost reduction strategies.
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