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Government to consider suggestion on giving separate facility to transgenders in prisons
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Last Updated: Mar 17, 2021, 04:45 PM IST
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Patnaik, while asking a supplementary question on transgenders, stressed that the government had passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act in 2019 but then the Upper House had expressed concern that it was not aligned with the IPC.
The government informed Parliament on Wednesday it will consider a Rajya Sabha member s suggestion to provide separate facility to transgenders in prisons. As of now, Indian Penal Code (IPC) is applicable uniformly on every citizen. We will consider the member s suggestion to have a special focus on transgenders, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Rattan Lal Kataria said during Question Hour in the Upper House.
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Water Resources Secretary of Bangladesh and India meet in New Delhi
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16th March, 2021 10:38:22
The Water Resources Secretary Level meetings between Bangladesh and India was held in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Kabir Bin Anwar, Senior Secretary of Ministry of Water Resources of Bangladesh, led the Bangladesh side. Indian side was led by Pankaj Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Jal Shakti of India. Muhammad Imran, High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India also attended the meeting, said a press release issued by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh.
The meeting was held in a cordial atmosphere and good understanding. Both sides held discussions on issues related to excavation of remaining portion of Intake channel (Rahimpurkhal) of the Upper Surma-Kushiyara Project in Bangladesh, pollution in Titas River through C&B khal and Janji River at Akhaura in Bangladesh, reduced flow in the Mohananda River due to withdrawal of water in West Bengal, India, Cooperation between
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