Day March 29, 2015
Road to a massacre Hashimpura residents being rounded up EXCLUSIVE: INVESTIGATION HASHIMPURA KILLING In Cold Blood Was Hashimpura a revenge killing? Did Rajiv Gandhi’s PMO ignore the state CID note? A tale of subterfuge. PAVITHRA S. RANGAN A night before… Continue Reading →
The land acquisition bill violates human rights principles as well as the Constitution Representational Image File Photo Land acquisition in India has probably never been as debated, as after the decision of the NDA government to circumvent the Right to Fair Compensation and… Continue Reading →
By American Civil Liberties Union 28 March 15 n any given day in America there are 80,000 people in solitary settings, not counting youth in juvenile facilities and people in jails. With no evidence-based research of its effectiveness, solitary… Continue Reading →
Maruti strikes By Anumeha Yadav 27 March 2015 Jailed Maruti Suzuki workers continue to fight for bail. The workers being brought to the district court in February 2015. Photo: Anumeha Yadav (On the 17th of this month, 77 of the 147… Continue Reading →
March 26, 2015 Updated: March 26, 2015 20:31 IST Anuj Kumar Director Chaitanya Tamhane A still from “Court”. As “Court” wins the National Award for the Best Film, Anuj Kumar speaks to young director Chaitanya Tamhane. What is a court… Continue Reading →
March 27, 2015 A civil court in Agra has dismissed a lawsuit claiming that Taj Mahal was a Hindu temple and its ownership should be transferred to the community. The petition was filed in the civil court on Wednesday by… Continue Reading →
A report by PUCL, Following is the excerpts from Report of a PUCL Fact Finding Team into unrest and repression in the Sundergarh scheduled district of Odisha. The Team consisted: Isha Khandelwal, Lawyer, Chhattisgarh PUCL; Ashish Beck, Lawyer, Chhattisgarh PUCL;… Continue Reading →
The alienation and marginalisation of farmers is leading to a situation where they are either driven off their farmland or forced to commit suicide. To get to the root of the crisis, Nidheesh J Villatt travels to villages in western… Continue Reading →
= SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT The traditional fishermen community in the State is preparing for a mass mobilisation as part of a nationwide agitation against the threats posed by the neglect of the sector by the Central government and the… Continue Reading →
One of Hashimpura’s narrow ‘galis’ THE SURVIVORS “You, Sister, Will Be Raped” Hashimpura’s schisms were a life-defining moment for a young reporter SABA NAQVI What I saw in Hashimpura in the summer of 1987, would shape and define the way… Continue Reading →