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Kiran Bedi

Kiran Bedi is a prominent Indian social activist, former tennis player, and retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer. She has had a remarkable career in various capacities and has been a trailblazer in many ways. Here are some key points about her life and achievements:

Early Life and Education

Born: June 9, 1949, in Amritsar, Punjab, India.

Education: Bedi earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Government College for Women, Amritsar, a Master of Arts in Political Science from Punjab University, Chandigarh, a Bachelor of Laws from the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, and a Ph.D. in Social Sciences from the Department of Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

Career

Indian Police Service (IPS)

Entry into IPS: In 1972, Kiran Bedi became the first woman to join the Indian Police Service.

Notable Positions: She held several important positions, including Traffic Commissioner of New Delhi, Deputy Inspector General of Police in Mizoram, Inspector General of Prisons in Tihar Jail, and Director General at the Bureau of Police Research and Development.

Reforms and Contributions

Tihar Jail Reforms: As Inspector General of Prisons, she implemented extensive reforms at Tihar Jail, focusing on education, vocational training, meditation, and drug rehabilitation for inmates. These efforts earned her national and international recognition.

Traffic Management: Bedi's tenure as Traffic Commissioner of New Delhi was marked by significant improvements in traffic management and road safety.

Post-Retirement Activities

Social Activism: After retiring from the IPS in 2007, Bedi continued her work in social activism. She founded two NGOs: Navjyoti India Foundation in 1988 and India Vision Foundation in 1994. These organizations work on issues related to education, drug abuse, and women’s empowerment.

Political Career: Bedi joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2015 and was the party's Chief Ministerial candidate for the Delhi Assembly elections that year. Although the BJP did not win, Bedi remained an influential figure.

Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry: From May 2016 to February 2021, she served as the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, focusing on transparency, public welfare, and governance reforms.

Awards and Recognition

Ramon Magsaysay Award: Bedi received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service in 1994, recognizing her innovative leadership and reforms in prison management.

Numerous Honors: Throughout her career, Bedi has received several national and international awards for her contributions to policing, social work, and public service.

Personal Life

Family: Kiran Bedi is married to Brij Bedi, a social worker and tennis player. They have a daughter, Saina Bedi, who is an artist.

Kiran Bedi's career is a testament to her dedication to public service, reform, and social activism, making her one of the most respected and influential women in India.

Nick name "Crane Bedi"

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An Indian state is rolling out universal basic income for 10 million women

Southern India’s Tamil Nadu has announced a guaranteed monthly income of $13 for women heads of households.

This makes it the first state in the country to put in place such a universal basic income scheme, potentially benefiting around 10 million women from less privileged backgrounds. The scheme, called Magalir Urimai Thogai (Women’s Right to Assistance), will be launched in September this year.

Sharing details, Tamil Nadu finance minister Palanivel Thiagarajan said the government of chief minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin had allocated nearly $800 million towards the scheme. The operational guidelines outlining its eligibility criteria, however, haven’t been released yet.

The scheme was a key poll promise made by Stalin on behalf of his Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party during the campaign ahead of the state elections of 2021.

“This will be of great help for women heads of families who have been affected adversely by the steep increase in cooking gas prices by the union government and the overall inflation,” Thiagarajan said while tabling the state’s annual budget in the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly.

Dropping hints of what the state government was planning in terms of eligibility, Tamil Nadu’s social welfare and women empowerment minister Periasamy Geetha Jeevan said the scheme was aimed at supporting impoverished families and will cover neither the rich nor government employees.

Tamil Nadu is the country’s most industrialised state, according to a recent report published by the Reserve Bank of India. The state is also implementing other women-friendly initiatives like fare-free travel on state government-run buses and breakfast for government school students.

In January this year, the union territory of Puducherry, which neighbors Tamil Nadu, implemented a similar program.

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Puducherry Assembly elections 2021 | U.T. averages 35.64% polling as of 12.30 p.m.

Puducherry Assembly elections 2021 | U.T. averages 35.64% polling as of 12.30 p.m.

Voters in Puducherry are all set to exercise their franchise on Tuesday, adhering to COVID-19 safety protocol, to elect new governments. In the Union Territory where the Narayanasamy government was pulled down in February, voters would choose essentially between the fronts led by the Congress and the All India NR Congress. Here are the latest updates: 12.30 pm Puducherry averaged 35.64%  polling…

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Drones Banned In Puducherry Ahead Of PM Modi's Visit Today

Drones Banned In Puducherry Ahead Of PM Modi’s Visit Today

PM Modi would address an election rally on Tuesday (File) Puducherry: Flying of drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has been banned in the entire Puducherry region from March 29-30 to ensure security during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit for electioneering. An order to this effect came from the District Magistrate Purva Garg on Monday. In a press release, Garg said an order…

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BJP releases list of 9 candidates for Puducherry polls 2021

BJP releases list of 9 candidates for Puducherry polls 2021

Image Source : PTI Puducherry Polls 2021: BJP releases list of 9 candidates The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday released a list of 9 candidates for the Puducherry Assembly elections 2021. On Sunday, the party had released a list of 27 and 36 candidates for the third and fourth phases of assembly elections in West Bengal. Puducherry will go to the polls in a single phase on April 6. The…

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Assembly Elections 2021: BJP ने दूसरे चरण के चुनावों के लिए Candidate List जारी की, इन चेहरों को मिला टिकट

Assembly Elections 2021: BJP ने दूसरे चरण के चुनावों के लिए Candidate List जारी की, इन चेहरों को मिला टिकट

नई दिल्ली: बीजेपी (BJP) ने देश के 5 राज्यों में चल रहे विधान सभा चुनावों में दूसरे और तीसरे चरण के उम्मीदवारों की सूची जारी कर दी है. इस सूची में पार्टी के पुराने नेताओं के साथ ही दूसरे दलों से आए विधायकों को भी टिकट दिया गया है.  एक्ट्रेस खुसबू सुंदर को चेन्नई से टिकट बीजेपी के राष्ट्रीय महासचिव अरुण सिंह ने दिल्ली के बीजेपी मुख्यालय में उम्मीदवारों की सूची जारी की. उन्होंने बताया कि तमिलनाडु…

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Puducherry Assembly Elections 2021 : माजी मुख्यमंत्र्यांच्या उपस्थित काँग्रेसच्या बैठकीत राडा, पाहा VIDEO | National

Puducherry Assembly Elections 2021 : माजी मुख्यमंत्र्यांच्या उपस्थित काँग्रेसच्या बैठकीत राडा, पाहा VIDEO | National

या बैठकीत एका नेत्याने डीएमके पक्षाचा झेंडा फडकवल्यानं गोंधळ सुरू झाला. यावेळी पदुच्चेरीचे माजी मुख्यमंत्री व्ही नारायणसामी (V Narayanasamy) देखील उपस्थित होते. पुदुच्चेरी, 14 मार्च : पदुच्चेरी (Puducherry) काँग्रेस निवडणूक समितीच्या बैठकीमध्ये जोरदार राडा झाला आहे. विधानसभा निवडणुकीच्या तयारीसाठी काँग्रेस प्रचार समितीची बैठक होती. या बैठकीत एका नेत्याने डीएमके पक्षाचा झेंडा फडकवल्यानं गोंधळ…

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Congress, DMK Hold Seat-Sharing Talks For Puducherry Assembly Elections

Congress, DMK Hold Seat-Sharing Talks For Puducherry Assembly Elections

The Puducherry assembly elections will be held on April 6. (File) Puducherry: Leaders of the Congress and its ally DMK here held first round of seat-sharing talks on Sunday for the April 6 elections to the Puducherry assembly but there was no outcome and they decided to continue the parleys soon. In the opposition front, there was no official word yet on the shape of alliance with former chief…

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असम में भाजपा की सत्ता वापसी

असम में भाजपा की सत्ता वापसी

असम में डाक मतपत्रों की गिनती से उपलब्ध शुरुआती रुझानों के मुताबिक सत्तारू��़ भाजपा नीत राष्ट्रीय जनतांत्रिक गठबंधन (राजग) 22 सीटों पर बढ़त बनाए हुए है, जबकि कांग्रेस 15 सीटों पर आगे चल रही है। नव गठित असम जातीय परिषद-रायजोर दल गठबंधन विधानसभा की चार सीटों पर आगे चल रहा है। भाजपा प्रत्याशी 16 सीटों पर आगे चल रहे हैं, जबकि गठबंधन के उसके सहयोगी असम गण परिषद (AGP) के प्रत्याशी छह सीटों पर आगे चल रहे…

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पुडुचेरी चुनाव : कांग्रेस ने मेनिफेस्टो में गृहणियों को ₹1000 प्रतिमाह,मुफ्त टीकाकरण का वादा

पुडुचेरी चुनाव : कांग्रेस ने मेनिफेस्टो में गृहणियों को ₹1000 प्रतिमाह,मुफ्त टीकाकरण का वादा

पुडुचेरी विधानसभा चुनाव के लिए कांग्रेस ने अपना घोषणापत्र जारी किया है। कांग्रेस ने घोषणा पत्र में सभी का मुफ्त टीकाकरण करने, ‘नीट’ एवं नयी शिक्षा नीति को रद्द करने, गृहणियों के लिए प्रतिमाह 1000 रूपये की सहायता देने, मिलों को फिर से खोलने, शहीदों के परिजन की पेंशन में वृद्धि करने जैसे कई वादे किये हैं घोषणापत्र के मुताबिक नगर निकाय चुनाव तत्काल कराये जायेंगे। पार्टी ने पुडुचेरी विश्वविद्यालय…

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Had Asked States, UTs in March to Ensure Covid-appropriate Behaviour in All Gatherings: Centre to HC

Had Asked States, UTs in March to Ensure Covid-appropriate Behaviour in All Gatherings: Centre to HC

The Centre has told the Delhi High Court that it had in March this year asked all state governments and union territories (UTs) to ensure compliance of Covid-19-appropriate behaviour in all gatherings. The submission by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has come in response to a plea seeking to debar campaigners and candidates from campaigning in the assembly elections for repeatedly violating…

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West Bengal Election 2021 LIVE: Bowl BJP out of Nandigram, says Mamata

West Bengal Election 2021 LIVE: Bowl BJP out of Nandigram, says Mamata

In a show of might ahead of the second phase of West Bengal elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday held a massive roadshow in the high- profile Nandigram constituency. Locals queued up on two sides of the road and watched the procession, which inched its way through the narrow streets amid chants of ‘Jai Shri Ram’, ‘Narendra Modi Zindabad’ and ‘Amit Shah Zindabad’. All eyes are on…

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High voter turnout in Assam, Puducherry, Bengal and Kerala; polls conclude in 3 states, 1 UT: Big takeaways

High voter turnout in Assam, Puducherry, Bengal and Kerala; polls conclude in 3 states, 1 UT: Big takeaways

Image Source : PTI Polling officials carry Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and other materials as they leave for polling stations from a distribution centre on the eve of the third and final phase of State Assembly elections, in Guwahati. Polling for the third phase in West Bengal, final phase in Assam, single-phased in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry assembly elections 2021 concluded on…

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Assembly Elections 2021 LIVE: एमके स्टालिन ने जारी किया DMK का चुनावी घोषणा पत्र assembly elections 2021 live updates west bengal tamil nadu kerala assam puducherry

Assembly Elections 2021 LIVE: एमके स्टालिन ने जारी किया DMK का चुनावी घोषणा पत्र assembly elections 2021 live updates west bengal tamil nadu kerala assam puducherry

केरल, तमिलनाडु और पुदुचेरी में विधानसभा चुनाव (Assembly Election 2021) के लिए उम्मीदवारों के नाम घोषित करने के लिए बीजेपी की तैयारी पूरी हो चुकी है। जेपी नड्डा के घर पर शनिवार शाम 5 बजे बैठक शुरू होगी। उधर ममता बनर्जी को शुक्रवार को अस्पताल से छुट्टी दे दी गई है और वे व्हीलचेयर पर घर पहुंची। आज तृणमूल कांग्रेस ने बड़े आयोजन की भी घोषणा की है, जिसमें कई प्रसिद्ध लोगों को पार्टी जॉइन कराई…

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LIVE: नंदीग्राम में ममता 1500 वोटों से पीछे, बंगाल में TMC को कड़ी टक्कर दे रही BJP

LIVE: नंदीग्राम में ममता 1500 वोटों से पीछे, बंगाल में TMC को कड़ी टक्कर दे रही BJP

पश्चिम बंगाल समेत 4 राज्यों और एक केंद्र शासित प्रदेश में हुए विधान सभा चुनावों के नतीजे आने शुरू हो गए हैं। शुरुआती रुझानों के मुताबिक पश्चिम बंगाल में BJP और TMC में कड़ी टक्कर देखने को मिल रही है। वहीं असम में बीजेपी को बढ़त और तमिलनाडु में डीएमके का डंका बजता दिख रहा है। रुझानों में लेफ्ट के गढ़ केरल में एलडीएफ को बढ़त हासिल है। वहीं पुदुचेरी में बीजेपी को बढ़त मिलती दिख रही है। दोपहर तक…