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An Open Letter to The Citizens of New Delhi, India T. SHER SINGH http://www.sikhchic.com/article-detail.php?cat=33&id=3956 My heart bleeds over the brutalities suffered by Jyoti Pandey and her friend, and the suffering that their families are going through. I also feel the pain of...

Law for Welfare of Senior Citizens The Government has enacted the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 in December 2007 which defines "senior Citizen" as any person being a citizen of India, who has attained the age of sixty years or above. The Act, inter-alia, makes...

A new National Policy on Older Persons, incorporating a range of welfare measures and an institutional framework for effective implementation, is expected to be unveiled soon. The policy will be based mostly on the Draft National Policy on Senior Citizens, 2011 headed by V. Mohini Giri, Union...

<form name="form1" method="post" action="PrintRelease.aspx?relid=76965" id="form1"> Print Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions 02-November-2011 17:38 IST Govt. Prepares...

By Alkesh Sharma Chandigarh25 Jun 2011 Chandigarh Police created its Facebook account earlier this week to enhance public participation in maintaining law and order. And its laudable effort to tap social media is also helping to rein in many an errant cop. Common people are now tagging...

Authorities in the Chinese capital are building sentry posts in the suburbs, with police and community volunteers on the lookout for “three kinds of people,” ahead of key political anniversaries. A source close to the campaign, identified only by his surname, Li, said security measures are...

Only 32 female for 540 male citizens in Vatican Agence France-Presse - March 1, 2011 Pope Benedict XVI blesses children dressed as the Three Wise Men during his first mass of the New Year in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican January 1, 2011. Photograph by: Alessia...

International gathering of young Sikhs focuses on creating good citizens By SARBAN SINGH SWEDISH siblings Manjoth Singh, 11, and his six-year-old sister Harjeevan Kaur were spellbound upon seeing a bevy of sparkling clean BMWs and vintage cars lead a procession carrying the Guru Granth...

The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 defines ‘Senior Citizen’ as a person who has attained the age of 60 years or above. The Act provides for claim for maintenance allowance; geriatric and health care; shelter and protection of life and property. The Act...

PunjabNewsline.com - Citizens committee indicts politicians, cops for Ludhiana violence Citizens committee indicts politicians, cops for Ludhiana violence Punjab Newsline Network Thursday, 17 December 2009 LUDHIANA: A fact-finding committee has indicted the police and the district...

About 90 percent of the tickets for a large-sized Tibetan song and dancing performance have been sold out by Thursday, about one week before the premiere, according to the preparation committee of China Tibetan Cultural Week in Hong Kong...

Two words during a February Northwest Area school board meeting have grabbed the ear of a national civil rights organization. Those words - "intelligent design" - prompted a letter from the Eastern Pennsylvania Regional Office of the Anti-Defamation League...