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Day April 15, 2015

PUCL Statement -Chhattisgarh recent attacks on security forces by Maoists

CHHATTISGARH LOK SWATANTRYA SANGATHAN   (PEOPLE’S UNION FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES, CHHATTISGARH)   The PUCL Chhattisgarh condemns in no uncertain terms the recent series of attacks by Maoists on security forces in the Bastar region over the past 72 hours, in… Continue Reading →

Mental health care bill may push back patients to being stigmatised #WTFnews

AURANGABAD: Modelled after the western concept of institutional psychiatric care, the new legislation on mental healthcare — Mental Health Care Bill (MHCB), 2013, ignores the role of the family in taking care of the mentally sick, say experts. India is estimated… Continue Reading →

BR Ambedkar would have abhorred the politics of Narendra Modi

  Vijay Prashad As the Indian PM honours the author of the country’s constitution, the social and political inequality that Ambedkar campaigned against is as rampant as ever  A procession to mark the anniversary of the birth of BR Ambedkar… Continue Reading →

Are Farmers Going to Be Modi’s Biggest Blind Spot ?

Narendra Modi declares his commitment to farmers all the time but his government has steadily acted against them. The political cost is going to be steep. From rail rokos and stone-pelting to urea trucks being looted, farmers across the country… Continue Reading →

Award winning film ‘Court’ had to undergo censor trial

Last Updated: Sunday, April 12, 2015 – 15:27 Mumbai: National-award winning film “Court” had to undergo two snips before being passed by censors for its theatrical release in India, director Chaitanya Tamhane said. “It is ironical that in a movie which… Continue Reading →

75 #Aadhaar cards found in a bag in Vaniyambadi #WTFnews

STAFF REPORTER A bag containing 75 Aadhaar cards was found dumped on the premises of a locked house at Muslimpur, Vaniyambadi on Tuesday. Officials of the Postal Department are conducting an investigation into the incident. According to officials, the house… Continue Reading →

TN Fact-finding Team Bid to Enter Seshachalam Foiled #WTFnews

TN Fact-finding Team s Bid to Enter Seshachalam Foiled     TIRUPATI/VELLORE: The Andhra Pradesh Police and forest officials on Tuesday denied entry to an eight-member fact-finding team led by a retired high court judge to the sensitive Seshachalam Reserve… Continue Reading →

Dam-affected villagers protest – Jal Satyagraha

Villagers with Narmada Bachao Andolan and Aam Aadmi Party activists standing in waist-deep water on the second day of their ‘Jal Satyagraha’ in Gogalgaon in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday.- Photo: PTI A group of 50 people in… Continue Reading →

Press Release – Sabrang Trust – Teesta Setalvad Case

April 15, 2015   Press Statement Following the letter from the Gujarat Government to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, a team of four senior officers from the Monitoring Unit of the FCRA department, New Delhi visited the registered offices… Continue Reading →

11 Years of Horror: Accused of Akshardham Attack Comes Out With Book

“My life has been totally ruined because of this case, my family is being hounded and I have nothing in life to look forward to.  I have to start from scratch at this age. The time lost will never return,”… Continue Reading →

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