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Beggars Rehabilitation Scheme: Stalin to take up father’s long-fought cause? Karunanidhi first spoke about the issues of beggars in his film Parasakthi in 1952, wherein he stressed on their empowerment. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By Express News Service CHENNAI: Five decades ago, the late DMK president M Karunanidhi during his second tenure as Chief Minister, launched the Beggars Rehabilitation Scheme on his 48th birthday and vowed to eliminate beggary in Tamil Nadu in five to seven...

Supreme Court of India NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has asked the Centre and four states, including Maharashtra and Gujarat, to file their response within three weeks on a plea seeking a direction to repeal the provisions criminalising begging. A bench of justices Ashok Bhushan and R Subhash Reddy noted in its order that though a notice was issued on the plea on February 10 this year, only Bihar has so far filed its response in the matter. "Although notice has been issued on February 10, 2021...

SC seeks Centre, four states reply on revoking provisions criminalising begging ​ By IANS | ​ 2 Views Supreme Court of India. (Photo Courtesy: Twitter). Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, April 10 : The Supreme Court on Friday sought reply from the Centre and four state governments within three weeks on a plea seeking a direction to repeal the provision, which criminalises begging. In February, the top court had sought response from Centre and state governments - Maharashtra, Gujarat, Pun...

SC asks Centre, four states to respond on plea seeking repeal of provisions criminalising begging SECTIONS Last Updated: Apr 10, 2021, 05:39 PM IST Share Synopsis "Although notice has been issued on February 10, 2021, a reply has been filed by the respondent - state of Bihar - only and other respondents have not yet filed their reply. Let reply be filed within three weeks," the bench said in its order passed on Friday. The apex court has posted the matter for hearing after three weeks. The Supr...

SC asks Centre, four States to respond to plea to decriminalise begging Updated: Updated: Circumstances force people to beg, says petitioner Share Article AAA Beggers nuisance during the peak hour traffic at the General Patters Road-Anna Salai junction traffic signal in Chennai on August 29, 2003. Photo: N. Sridharan.   | Photo Credit: SRIDHARAN N Circumstances force people to beg, says petitioner The Supreme Court has asked the Centre and four States to file their response within three w...

Only 7 beggars taken off the roads in a year Only 7 beggars taken off the roads in a year ByVijay ChavanVijay Chavan / Updated: Apr 2, 2021, 06:00 IST RTI, insists that more be done by authorities for the poor in second wave of COVID lockdown had seen civic authorities and police detain thousands of beggars from the streets, given their susceptibility and exposure to infection. They were sent to scores of shelters set up to ensure adequate protection from the raging outbreak. Today, even as a...

Phuket officials move to provide assistance to beggars, homeless Phuket officials move to provide assistance to beggars, homeless PHUKET: Phuket provincial officials are drawing up plans to provide more assistance to the number of destitute people in Phuket turning to begging and those left homeless by the current economic crisis. Monday 1 March 2021, 03:57PM Phuket Vice Governor Piyapong Choowong (left) leads the meeting held to ramp up assistance provided to the homeless and beggars in Phuket...

On the Brink Dishoused people with mental illness ‘She can be likened to a deer in the headlights. Seemingly normal, to the detached eye she’s just another emaciated woman walking absent minded across the road, clutching her belongings tight. Beyond this silhouette, however, is an individual surviving in an alternate reality, with a sense of impending doom, largely oblivious to the present, and it to her. A speeding vehicle hits her and rambles on, leaving her injured in the corner, too w...

Mumbai Police launches Zero Beggars drive to make city begging free The drive to rid Mumbai of beggars will be carried out throughout the month of February according to the directions of Joint Commissioner of Police Vishwas Nagre Patil BusinessToday.In | February 15, 2021 | Updated 09:34 IST The Mumbai Police identified 14 beggars and sent them to a beggars home in Chembur as of Friday Mumbai Police has launched the Zero Beggars drive in an attempt to make the city begging free. Under this dr...

The "Zero Beggars" drive will be carried out throughout this month as per the directions issued by Joint Commissioner of Police Vishwas Nagre Patil to all zonal DCPs.