Workers not volunteers says Gujarat high court about anganwadi workers | Astrology

Workers not volunteers says Gujarat high court about anganwadi workers | Astrology

In a ruling that will have an impact across the country, the Gujarat high court has said anganwadi workers and helpers in the state are entitled to be absorbed as permanent employees with all the benefits of government employees. Anganwadi workers stage a sit-in in Bengaluru. The workers have been demanding a raise in their … Read more

Endangered butternut trees thriving in western Quebec forest, group says

Endangered butternut trees thriving in western Quebec forest, group says

Disease-resistant seedlings of an endangered tree species are doing well during their first season in a western Quebec forest, according to the conservation group that planted them. Butternut trees are native to Canada and can be found in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick. But over the last 30 or so years, canker disease has wiped out … Read more

‘Smarten up’ mayor says to thousands of fans who crashed Billy Talent concert in Port Colborne, Ont.

‘Smarten up’ mayor says to thousands of fans who crashed Billy Talent concert in Port Colborne, Ont.

Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) says several thousand people pushed through the fences at a free Billy Talent concert in Port Colborne, Ont., on Saturday. Municipal officials said the venue at H. H. Knoll Park had reached capacity just before 9:30 p.m., at which point police decided to close the surrounding fences. The show was part … Read more

Report calls for sweeping changes to address abuse in Canadian sports

Report calls for sweeping changes to address abuse in Canadian sports

After a two-year study of abuse in sports, a parliamentary committee is calling for sweeping changes to better protect athletes from sexual and physical abuse — including mandatory criminal record checks for all officials, coaches and volunteers and a new database to search past complaints, arrests and convictions. The standing committee on Canadian heritage is also calling on … Read more

Mohan Bhagwat: Expand RSS to every village by 2025: Mohan Bhagwat to volunteers

Mohan Bhagwat: Expand RSS to every village by 2025: Mohan Bhagwat to volunteers

Lucknow: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday urged members to ensure the widespread establishment of the Sangh by its centenary year 2025. Bhagwat is on a five-day visit to Gorakhpur and Saturday marked the fourth day when he was also scheduled to meet CM Yogi Adityanath in a meeting that was being considered … Read more

How to Make Millions before Grandma Dies movie review: family at odds in Thai blockbuster

How to Make Millions before Grandma Dies movie review: family at odds in Thai blockbuster

4/5 stars Already causing tear-stained hysteria in cinemas across Southeast Asia, How to Make Millions before Grandma Dies is a blockbuster Thai tear-jerker from television director Pat Boonnitipat, about a Chinese-Thai family of predatory relatives who begin circling their ageing Amah after she is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Pop idol and My Ambulance star Putthipong … Read more

Family research, DNA and buttons identify British-Canadian lieutenant 107 years after his death

Family research, DNA and buttons identify British-Canadian lieutenant 107 years after his death

From his home office in West Yorkshire, England, Richard Hemsley flips through a folder of papers. He decides on one, then looks up.  “I’ll read it to you, if I put my glasses on,” he says. When he’s adjusted his frames, he starts the letter of condolences about his grandfather, Lt. Francis Hemsley. “He was in … Read more

Indian elephant hospital and conservation centre that provides sanctuary for 32 rescued animals offers educational tours and volunteer working holidays

Indian elephant hospital and conservation centre that provides sanctuary for 32 rescued animals offers educational tours and volunteer working holidays

Tara is one of 32 rescued elephants housed between India’s only elephant hospital, the Wildlife SOS Elephant Hospital Campus, and the nearby 20-acre Elephant Conservation and Care Centre, both on the outskirts of Mathura, a city three hours’ drive from India’s capital, New Delhi. Tara gets a manicure. Photo: Siddharth Khandelwal “Each of them has … Read more