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Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Mar 10: National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah has called for socio-political empowerment of weaker sections of the society, saying their active involvement in decision making will greatly help in their economic emancipation. “The public spirited men and women should come forward and work with missionary zeal and spirit on ground towards establishment of society based on social justice, dignity and equality”, Dr Abdullah said while addressing a function organised by SC Cell of National Conference here the other day. He said National Conference has ...

Jugal holds Janta Darbar Excelsior Correspondent SAMBA, Feb 23: Jugal Kishore Sharma, Member of Parliament BJP (Lok Sabha) from Jammu-Poonch constituency along with District Development Commissioner, Samba, Rohit Khajuria , his administrative staff and District Development Council (DDC), Chairman, Keshav Sharma, former Minister, Davinder Kumar Manyal, former VC, Rashpal Verma and DDC Members held Janta Darbar at district office conference hall, here, today. Jugal Kishore Sharma listened to problems of public arrived from different areas of district Samba including Vijaypur and Samba Assembly...

India pledged hundreds of millions of dollars to curb violence against women. Where did the money go?

An investigation by the BBC and the charity Oxfam finds the money is not reaching the women it's meant to safeguard.

Allahabad high court (File photo) PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad high court has ruled that a married woman moving in with another man without divorcing her spouse cannot claim to be in a live-in relationship and seek legal sanctity later. Dismissing a writ petition filed by one Asha Devi and Suraj Kumar, the division bench of Justices Surya Prakash Kesarwani and Dr Yogendra Kumar Srivastava held that any such couple isn’t entitled to protection from the court simply on the ground that they are consenting adults living with each other. The petitioners had argued that although not legally married...