Governor Sreedharan Pillai in his address said that during his visit across the State he discovered Goa to be most peaceful, harmonious and very beautiful. He informed that, during Goa Gram Sampurna Yatra 91 Institutions engaged in social services and 1005 cancer, dialysis and other patients were provided with financial assistance amounting to Rs. 2.75 Crores.

New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and Delhi Government on a plea moved by a mentally-disabled class 10 student seeking directions to provide him with a special educator.

Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 29 (ANI): Lok Sabha MP Su Venkatesan on Saturday wrote a letter to the Chairman of the State Bank of India and urged him to withdraw its order which stated that women are "temporarily ineligible" for employment if they have a 3-month gestation period, on the grounds that is a "violation of the Constitution against gender equality".

New Delhi Jan 18 PTI The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking a direction to the city government to not interfere with the sale and service of herbal hookahs in restaurantsJustice V Kameswar Rao noted that all restaurants and pubs have been closed by virtue of an order passed by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority on January 11 on account of the surge in positive cases of COVID-19 The judge said that no directions can be passed on the petition by a restaurant ownerDelhi government counsel Santosh Kumar Tripathi said that the government authorities are reviewing the situation of the pandemic in consultation with experts and the larger public interestHe stated that when an order was passed by the court in November last year to permit the sale of herbal hookahs in restaurants there was no surge of COVID-19 cases and the ban was on account of an order passed by the Delhi health department and not DDMAIn view of the order dated January 11 2022 no direction can be given as sought in the writ petition The order dated November 16 is distinguishable There is no merit in the petition and the same is dismissed the court orderedLawyer Anubhav Singh appearing for the petitioner sought direction from the court to stop the authorities from interfering in the sale and service of herbal hookah from the establishment of the petitionerHe submitted that the court had earlier passed an order on November 16 last year to permit its sale and service subject to compliance with COVID-19 appropriate behaviourThe petitioner contended that the ban of herbal hookah violated rights guaranteed under Articles 14 191g and Article 21 of the Constitution PTI ADS RKS RKS

New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): A plea has been moved in Delhi High Court that challenges the revised evaluation scheme of the Entrance Test in Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) and Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI), which are two leading film schools of India.