The gains were most visible among second and later births, where son preference has traditionally been strongest.
The gains were most visible among second and later births, where son preference has traditionally been strongest.
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Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank are destroying olive trees.
House owners in wards 75 to 82 under Mulagada mandal are seeking registration documents or conveyance deeds for their properties, with several residents who have been issued pattas still awaiting registration. CPI(M) Visakhapatnam district secretary M. Jaggu Naidu, addressing a protest at the Mulagada MRO office, demanded immediate issuance of the documents. He said registration was pending in areas including Malkapuram, Jai Andhra Colony, Kakaralova, Chintalalova and Gullalapalem, and claimed that about 10,000 people were awaiting registration pattas. The protesters submitted a memorandum and collective applications to the Mulagada tahsildar.
US Labour Secretary Keith Sonderling announced the move. He was flanked by US Vice President JD Vance.