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Time of India
3 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
State to hold programmes on women's safety at workplaces
Bhubaneswar: The state govt is planning to conduct orientation programmes on women's safety at the workplace in various offices to raise awareness about the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. Deputy chief minister Pravati Parida urged all women employees to raise their voices against any kind of harassment at the workplace while addressing an orientation programme for employees of the state secretariat here on Wednesday. "The state govt is firmly committed to creating safe and dignified workplaces for all," said Parida, addressing over 600 govt employees. She stressed the need to foster a culture of respect, equality, and zero tolerance towards sexual harassment in workplaces. "Such orientation programmes should be conducted in all govt offices. Both men and women can be victims. Everyone must be aware of the POSH Act and speak up against any form of harassment. Mutual respect and understanding are essential to ensure not only safe workplaces but also a progressive society," Parida added. She further informed that the govt has issued strict instructions for the formation of internal compalints committees in all institutions and colleges to ensure the effective implementation of the POSH Act. "While genuine complaints will be addressed with due seriousness and appropriate punishment will be meted out after proper investigation, those filing false allegations will also be dealt with as per the law," she added. Legal expert Manasi Padhi conducted two in-depth sessions during the programme, explaining the provisions, responsibilities, and redressal mechanisms under the POSH Act. She sensitised employees and informed them how to prevent and respond to workplace harassment. Apart from women employees of the state secretariat, director of women and child development department Monisha Banerjee and other senior officials were present.
News18
4 hours ago
- Business
- News18
Inox Wind board clears Rs 1,249-cr rights issue, sets price at Rs 120/share
New Delhi, Jul 23 (PTI) Inox Wind Ltd on Wednesday said its board has approved the proposed rights issue to raise up to Rs 1,249.33 crore as the wind energy solutions provider looks to bolster its capital base and fund future growth. The issue will offer 10.41 crore fully paid-up equity shares at Rs 120 per share, including a premium of Rs 110 on the face value of Rs 10 each, the company said in a regulatory filing. The issue price is at a sharp discount of 27 per cent to Wednesday's closing price of Rs 165.60 apiece on the BSE. The rights issue will open on August 6 and close on August 20, with the record date fixed as July 29 to determine shareholder eligibility. 'Post receipt of the in-principle approvals from the NSE and BSE vide their letters dated July 21 and July 22, 2025, respectively, the Board of Directors of the company in their meeting on July 23, has approved the rights issue," Inox Wind said. The issue is being undertaken in compliance with the provisions of the Sebi's listing rules and the Companies Act, 2013. After the rights issue, Inox Wind's outstanding equity shares will increase to 172.82 crore from 162.41 crore, assuming full subscription. The entitlement ratio has been set at five equity shares for every 78 shares held by eligible shareholders. The last date for on-market renunciation of rights entitlement is August 14, while off-market renunciation will be allowed until August 19. Inox Wind also said its board has also approved the letter of offer, which will provide further details, including the treatment of fractional entitlements. No withdrawal of applications will be permitted once the issue closes, though the board retains the flexibility to extend the issue period by up to 30 days from the opening date, if necessary, it added. Inox Wind had earlier informed the exchanges on July 17 about the board's decision to raise capital through a rights issue to the tune of Rs 1,250 crore. In a separate filing, Inox Wind said it proposes to utilise the net proceeds for the repayment/redemption of non-convertible, non-cumulative, participating, redeemable preference shares (NCPRPS) issued to the promoter, and repayment of debt. Funds from the rights issue will be used by Inox Wind for investment in one of its material subsidiary Inox Renewable Solutions Ltd (IRSL) for payment of debt availed by IRSL, and general corporate purposes. PTI HG TRB view comments First Published: July 23, 2025, 22:30 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Hindustan Times
6 hours ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Hold back salaries in colleges that don't file Internal Complaint Committee reports: Cuttack collector
Bhubaneswar: Cuttack collector Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde has ordered over 100 colleges in the district to suspend disbursement of salaries to their employees for failure to submit reports of the Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) set up under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act. Cuttack collector Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde said principal who fail to submit ICC reports in the next 24 to 48 hours wpuld face suspension along with the withholding of staff salaries (X/CuttackDM) Shinde said the head of institutions that haven't complied with the mandate would be placed under suspension. No college will be allowed to delay compliance, especially in matters involving women's dignity and grievance redressal, he said Only some of the district's 210 institutions have complied with the directive. A July 21 notification stated that the salaries of the institution's staff would remain suspended until full compliance is ensured. 'Appropriate action may be taken against the heads of defaulting institutions by withholding the salary of the entire establishment of the defaulting offices,' the order said. It also threatened suspension of the principals in case of non-compliance. 'I don't have the exact number, but many colleges have not submitted their reports. If they fail to do so in the next 24 to 48 hours, they may also face suspension along with the withholding of their salaries,' said Shinde. Following the suicide of a 20-year-old woman at Fakir Mohan College in Balasore last week to protest official apathy over her complaints against a professor, the Odisha government directed all colleges and universities in Odisha to form Internal Complaints Committees within 24 hours, as mandated under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. There are over 700 government-run and aided colleges and 17 public universities in the state. They were also instructed to publicly display the names and contact details of ICC members for awareness. The state higher education department has also ordered universities and colleges to organise sensitisation workshops on the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013, and the UGC Regulations, 2015, for both staff and students to enhance awareness and prevent such incidents. The government also launched the Shaktishree Programme to ensure the safety of girl students in higher education institutions, under which permanent 'Shaktishree Empowerment Cells' would be set up in every college and university, managed by a woman student (Shaktishree Saathi) and a woman faculty member with five working women as mentors visiting every three months. A Shaktishree mobile app will be launched to allow students to report complaints via text, audio, or video directly to the ICC chairperson, with an option to escalate unresolved issues to a local committee. A code of conduct for teachers and non-teaching staff, requiring annual online training on women's safety, gender sensitivity, and professional ethics, is also being planned.
Indian Express
a day ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
Punjab Land Pooling Policy: ‘Pass resolutions that you will not part with your land', Sukhbir Badal tells panchayats
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal Tuesday asked village panchayats to pass resolutions that they would not give their land to the AAP government under its land pooling policy. Terming it a 'land-grabbing scheme', Badal said his party would not allow even one inch of land to be acquired in the state come what may. Addressing a 'dharna' outside the deputy commissioner's office in Ludhiana, Badal demanded the immediate revocation of AAP government's plan to acquire 40,000 acres of land under its land pooling policy. He said SAD would intensify the agitation against the 'land grab' by holding weekly 'dharnas', with protests being held on July 28 in Mohali and on August 4 in Bathinda. Badal also accused AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal of being behind this 'loot in league with builders of Delhi who had been promised large land parcels as per their wishes'. 'I warn the chief secretary, who has been made chairman of all development authorities, as well as their members that they would be held accountable for illegalities being committed in land acquisition processes in the state,' he added. Badal claimed that the AAP government proposed to acquire 40,000 acres of land, including 24,000 in Ludhiana itself, under the archaic State Land Acquisition Act, 1995 instead of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. He said the 1995 law allowed for excluding land parcels from acquisition and lease as well as allowing auction or allotment of land as per the wishes of the ruling dispensation. 'This will open the doors for corruption and allow select parcels to be excluded from auction at the whims and fancies of the government. In direct contrast, the Land Acquisition Act, 2013 calls for giving compensation at four times the collector rate besides a resettlement scheme,' he said, claiming that under the land-pooling policy, the small farmers will be the biggest losers. 'Those possessing 50 acres of land would be eligible to get back 60 per cent of the same, whereas those possessing nine acres would only get 33 per cent back. Farmers would additionally not be allowed to sell the land, take loan on it or undertake change of land use (CLU) once the notification for acquisition is done', he said. Senior party leader Dr Daljit Singh Cheema said Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had tried to justify the policy. He said if the policy had been made keeping in mind the welfare of farmers then the chief minister should tell why he has been replaced as chairman of development authorities and gave this post to the chief secretary. On the issue of sacrilege incidents in 2015, when the SAD-BJP government was in power, Badal said such incidents started in Punjab only after the advent of AAP in the state in 2014. He said the issue of sacrilege was used to defame the SAD by both the AAP and the Congress to stop the Akali juggernaut, which would have otherwise swept the state for the third successive term in 2017. He said these elements did not allow a state probe into the cases of sacrilege and demanded they be handed over to the CBI. 'We transferred the cases to the CBI from where they were taken back by the Congress. Since then only politics has been done on this sensitive issue by both the AAP and Congress even as the culprits roam free,' Badal said. In stark contrast, he said, the SAD had got to the bottom of both Moga and Malerkotla sacrilege cases and ensured conviction. Badal also accused Kejriwal of supporting AAP MLA legislator Naresh Yadav, who was accused of committing the Malerkotla sacrilege. 'The AAP government forced the complainant to take back his complaint. Later despite being convicted, Kejriwal re-nominated Yadav for the party ticket from Mehrauli (in Delhi). All this only goes on to prove that AAP leaders had a hand in sacrilege incidents. We will get to the bottom of this once the SAD forms the government and punish the perpetrators', he said.
News18
a day ago
- Politics
- News18
Badal slams Punjab govt over land-pooling policy
Agency: PTI Last Updated: Ludhiana, Jul 22 (PTI) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday slammed the AAP government over its land-pooling policy and asked village panchayats to pass resolutions against any acquisition of land. Calling the land-pooling policy a 'land-grabbing scheme", Badal said his party would not allow one inch of land to be acquired in the state come what may. Addressing a 'dharna' outside the deputy commissioner's office here against the land-pooling policy, the SAD president demanded the immediate revocation of the entire 40,000 acres of land acquisition plan. He said SAD would intensify the agitation against the 'land grab" by holding weekly 'dharnas', with protests being held on July 28 in Mohali and on August 4 in Bathinda. Badal accused AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal of being behind this 'loot in league with builders of Delhi who had been promised large land parcels as per their wishes". He warned the chief secretary, who has been made chairman of all development authorities, as well as their members that they would be held accountable for illegalities being committed in land acquisition processes in the state. Badal claimed that the AAP government proposed to acquire 40,000 acres of land, including 24,000 in Ludhiana itself, under the archaic State Land Acquisition Act, 1995 instead of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. He said the 1995 law allowed for excluding land parcels from acquisition and lease as well as allowing auction or allotment of land as per the wishes of the ruling dispensation. 'This will open the doors for corruption and allow select parcels to be excluded from auction at the whims and fancies of the government. In direct contrast, the Land Acquisition Act, 2013 calls for giving compensation at four times the collector rate besides a resettlement scheme". He claimed that under the land-pooling policy, the small farmers will be the biggest losers. 'Those possessing 50 acres of land would be eligible to get back 60 per cent of the same, whereas those possessing nine acres would only get 33 per cent back. Farmers would additionally not be allowed to sell the land, take loan on it or undertake change of land use (CLU) once the notification for acquisition is done", he said. Senior leader Dr Daljit Singh Cheema said Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had tried to justify the policy. He said if the policy had been made keeping in mind the welfare of farmers then the chief minister should tell why he has been replaced as chairman of development authorities and gave this post to the chief secretary. The AAP government has been facing flak from the opposition parties over the land-pooling policy. Even farmer bodies, including the Samukta Kisan Morcha, have also opposed the scheme. The Punjab Cabinet last month gave its nod to the land-pooling policy and had then asserted that not even a single yard will be forcibly acquired from land owners. PTI COR CHS MNK MNK view comments First Published: July 22, 2025, 19:45 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
