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Day May 4, 2016

NAPM Condemns Police Firing, Demands Commission of Enquiry and Moratorium on Dams in Arunachal Pradesh

Hydro Power Came With a Barrel of Bullet in Tawang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh       May 04, 2016| New Delhi: On May 02, 2016 in an ugly turn of event, two people, namely Monk Nyima Wangdue and Tshering Tenpa, were… Continue Reading →

Whistleblowing Is Not Just Leaking — It’s an Act of Political Resistance

Edward Snowden . “I’VE BEEN WAITING 40 years for someone like you.” Those were the first words Daniel Ellsberg spoke to me when we met last year. Dan and I felt an immediate kinship; we both knew what it meant to… Continue Reading →

Safety or Moral Policing? The Unapologetic Gender Bias of Indian Hostels #Vaw

BY JAHNAVI SEN Hostels across the country have different rules for women, arguing that to keep girls ‘safe’, you need to keep them inside. A Pinjra Tod rally on International Working Women’s Day. Credit: Facebook/Pinjra Tod New Delhi: Hindu College, Delhi was… Continue Reading →

Interlinking of Rivers, Which Could Solve Drought Problems, Faces Trouble in BJP’s Home Turf

BY GAURAV VIVEK BHATNAGAR The interlinking of rivers project is facing some hurdles in BJP-ruled states. Credit: Wikimedia Commons Are major faultlines within the BJP leadership coming in the way of the implementation of the grand interlinking of rivers (ILR) project?… Continue Reading →

Odisha- Kamanda Village Gram Sabha rejects mining

The community people of Kamanda Gram Sabha of Kalta G.P inKoidaTahasilhave differed land acquisition by IDCO for Rungta Mines in Sundargarh. Using the PESA Act 1996 and Forest Rights Act, 2006 a Gram Sabha was recently held on 23rd March… Continue Reading →

Censor Board protecting Muzaffarnagar rioters, alleges filmmaker

SAURAV DATTA Arya Sharma/Catch News    When it comes to communal riots, saffron tinted governments and their allies have a long track history of censorship. First it was Anand Patwardhan’s 1991 documentary Ram ke Naam on the Babri Mosque demolition. Then came… Continue Reading →

Cow slaughter ban to Dadri lynching: What USCIRF report on religious freedom says about India

In March this year, a delegation of USCIRF officials planned to visit India but they were not issued visas by the Indian government. The USCIRF was earlier denied visas in 2001 and 2009. By: Express Web Desk A woman holds up… Continue Reading →

#JusticeforJisha – Do Not Rest in Peace, Jisha #Vaw

Guest Post by Shehla Rashid (Pictures by Biju Ibrahim) Dear Jisha, I never knew you, nor did you know me. You were probably a “usual” student, pursuing your studies, dreaming of a better future for yourself and your country. You were… Continue Reading →

Now, Handwara girl’s father placed under suspension #FreeHandwaraGirl

Probe into civilian killings hits roadblock as army, police fail to submit reports FATHER OF HANDWARA GIRL SUSPENDED’ Meanwhile, father of Handwara girl, who was allegedly molested by a soldier, has been suspended, officials said on Tuesday. The girl is… Continue Reading →

For chartered flights since December, PM Modi owes Rs 134 Cr to debt-ridden Air India

India Samvad Bureau New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is considered as one of the most influential leaders in the world and why not, he is leading the largest democratic country. Given such a stature, providing transport service to such… Continue Reading →

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