Heavy rains in Coastal Karnataka: Huge tree falls on moving train in Udupi
Udupi: A huge tree fell on Nethravathi Express train on Tuesday early mornign when the train was about to reach Udupi Railway Station. Luckily no passenger was hurt or injured in the accident.
The incident took place at around 5.30 am in the morning when the train was reaching Udupi railway station. A huge tree beside the railway track collapsed and fell on the road owing to heavy rain and winds.
The officials later confirmed that no passenger was hurt of injured in the incident and that the train continued it journey.
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Kharge convenes meeting of Cong brass to discuss women quota, delimitation
New Delhi (PTI): Ahead of a special three-day sitting of Parliament, top Congress leaders met at the residence of party chief Mallikarjun Kharge here on Monday to discuss the strategy on the women quota law.
Kharge convened the meeting of the party's Parliamentary strategy group at his residence where top Congress leaders discussed the issue of women reservation along with that of delimitation.
The government on Tuesday circulated bills related to the women quota law and delimitation among the MPs.
The Congress has alleged that when the intent behind a bill is "mischievous" and its content "devious", the extent of damage to parliamentary democracy is enormous.
The Budget session of Parliament has been extended, and a special three-day sitting of the House has been convened from April 16 to 18, during which amendments to the 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam', more commonly known as the Women's Reservation Act, will be brought for its implementation in 2029.
The number of Lok Sabha seats will be increased to up to 850 from the current 543 to "operationalise" the women's reservation law before the 2029 parliamentary polls, following a delimitation exercise to be carried out based on the last published census. According to the draft Constitution amendment bill, which will be introduced in the upcoming special sitting of Parliament, seats would also be increased in the state and Union Territory assemblies to accommodate 33 per cent reservation for women.
