Anti-violence advocates worried about progress of alcohol delivery legislation

Family violence prevention advocates have expressed concern about delays in changes to South Australia’s alcohol delivery legislation after they were recommended in a landmark royal commission. Late last year, the SA government accepted 129 of the 136 recommendations made by the Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence — several of which related to…

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‘Bharat must be heard’: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat says India’s voice vital for global welfare | India News

NEW DELHI: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said that India possesses a holistic and integrated worldview that can help address the challenges facing humanity, and declared that for the welfare of the world, “Bharat must be heard”.Addressing the valedictory session of the three-day national conference on “Operationalising NEP 2020: Integrating Indian Knowledge Systems”, organised…

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New bill: Panchayat pradhans to lose financial powers to officials | Kolkata News

Kolkata: Bengal govt has decided to strip elected panchayat pradhans of their financial powers and transfer them to govt officials through a bill to be introduced in the assembly, panchayat and rural development minister Dilip Ghosh said on Tuesday.The move is aimed at improving financial oversight, transparency and accountability in the execution of development projects.“The…

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Assam floods: State requests Army, Air Force to remain on standby for evacuations | India News

Morigaon: People carrying their belongings cross a flood-affected area on a boat, in Morigaon district, Assam. (PTI Photo) Morigaon: People carrying their belongings cross a flood-affected area on a boat, in Morigaon district, Assam. (PTI Photo) Morigaon: People carrying their belongings cross a flood-affected area on a boat, in Morigaon district, Assam. (PTI Photo) Morigaon:…

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Does money buy happiness? What India’s spending power reveals about how we live

Once upon a time, it was just roti, kapda aur makaan.Today, it’s not about roti, kapda, makaan. It is skincare, concert tickets, latest OTT binge, gym memberships, cafe hopping, matcha cravings among other items waiting in your cart.For older generations, every big purchase meant months, sometimes even years, of careful saving. Today, however, payday follows…

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Turning over a new leaf

“We made a slightly larger opening and added a large, two-panel sliding door instead of four individual swing doors for fewer visual divisions,” says Asquith. She worked on the project with her colleague, architect Ashley Adams, gutting and refinishing the 2,500-square-foot Edwardian over the course of 10 months with Webb & Lashbrook in charge of contracting. 

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