Pb Minister directs expeditious utilization of un-disbursed funds under various schemes
Chandigarh: Punjab Local Government Minister Balkar Singh, during a review meeting to discuss various issues related to development projects on Tuesday, directed the officials to release undisbursed funds
FRAMING laws is only a limited solution for gender-based violence. A decade ago, the Criminal Law Amendment Act of 2013 was passed against the backdrop of outrage over the Nirbhaya gangrape. By way of this amendment, the definition of rape in Section 375 of the IPC was broadened and several new offe
Home minister Amit Shah recently announced that a model prisons Act would be introduced in the next six months. The contemporary prison administration in India is a legacy of the colonial rule. The Prisons Act of 1894 focused primarily on the enforcement of discipline with no regard to the reformati
Stereotypes and fears were what Amanpreet Kaur of Mohali encountered when she was selected for the post of Constable in Punjab Police in 2012. No one in her family had ever been in this profession and after initial hesitancy, her decision to join the force dominated by men was supported by her famil