Maharashtra

Skewed sex ratio worsens marriage woes for Marathwada farmers – Down To Earth
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Skewed sex ratio worsens marriage woes for Marathwada farmers – Down To Earth

The skewed sex ratio is likely to sharpen the crisis where it becomes difficult for men to find a place in the marriage market. Photo: Aishwarya Iyer Fewer women in Marathwada want to marry farmers in the region, looking for a more “comfortable life”, which has easy access to water and better infrastructure. But a…

11 Popular Front of India functionaries from Tamil Nadu among 45 arrested by NIA
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11 Popular Front of India functionaries from Tamil Nadu among 45 arrested by NIA

CHENNAI: In a country-wide operation, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested 45 Popular Front of India (PFI) functionaries including 11 from Tamil Nadu after coordinated searches with Enforcement Directorate and respective state police at the organisation’s offices and the leaders’ houses on Thursday. Those arrested in Tamil Nadu, as per an NIA statement, are identified…

Investigation into Child Trafficking in Nashik City; Tribal Development Minister Dr. Testimony
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Investigation into Child Trafficking in Nashik City; Tribal Development Minister Dr. Testimony

Nandurbar: It is unfortunate that tribal parents sell their children for money in Ahmednagar district along with Igatpuri of Nashik and to prevent such incidents from happening again, Tribal Development Minister Dr. Vijayakumar Gavit explained. It was revealed that 18 children of the Katkari community in Igatpuri taluk were sold by their parents for prostitution….

Maharashtra: Hindu saints attacked, assaulted by locals in Sangli over rumours of child trafficking
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Maharashtra: Hindu saints attacked, assaulted by locals in Sangli over rumours of child trafficking

A mob assaulted four Hindu saints, on suspicion of being child lifters in Maharashtra’s Sangli district. The incident’s video has since gone viral on social media. Sangli police have said that the Sadhus have not lodged a formal complaint yet. Maharashtra | On reports of 4 saints being attacked by villagers in Sangli on suspicion…

India: Only 16% of human trafficking cases in 2021 saw convictions: NCRB data
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India: Only 16% of human trafficking cases in 2021 saw convictions: NCRB data

© Provided by The Indian Express THE CONVICTION rate in human trafficking cases across the country continues to be low, according to the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). While police filed chargesheets in 84.7 per cent of the 2,189 cases registered under the Anti-Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) across the country in…

“Our Africa” TV Program Releases Episode 15 on GH One TV to Focus on Health Issues
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“Our Africa” TV Program Releases Episode 15 on GH One TV to Focus on Health Issues

Accra, Ghana & Mumbai, Maharashtra, India: Our Africa by Merck Foundation TV Program is now broadcasting on LNTV, Liberia; AYV, Sierra Leone and ZNBC, Zambia after a huge success on GH One TV, Ghana; NTV, Uganda and KTN, Kenya. ‘Our Africa by Merck Foundation’ is a pan-African TV program that is conceptualized, produced, directed, and co-hosted by Senator, Dr….

Mukta Barve, Prajakta Mali Social Drama ‘Y’ Most Likely About Organ Trafficking
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Mukta Barve, Prajakta Mali Social Drama ‘Y’ Most Likely About Organ Trafficking

The well-known actor Mukta Barve’s film Y will finally be releasing and the trailer to the intriguing film was dropped on June 22. The movie is written and directed by Ajit Suryakant Wadikar and is made by Control-N Productions. The film is touted to be a “hyperlink thrill,” a concept that will be seen in Marathi…

Do Not Thwart Women’s Employment, Facilitate It: Indian Supreme Court Strikes Down Arbitrary Gender-Based Restrictions to Restaurant Orchestras
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Do Not Thwart Women’s Employment, Facilitate It: Indian Supreme Court Strikes Down Arbitrary Gender-Based Restrictions to Restaurant Orchestras

Image description: A group of women, many of whom are smiling or laughing.  The Indian Supreme Court recently delivered a pathbreaking judgment reminding the State of its obligation to facilitate the employment of women rather than thwarting it through discriminatory regulations in Hotel Priya v. State of Maharashtra and Ors. The Court heard a challenge […]