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Month April 2017

Karnataka – 40,000 ‘erroneous’ payments in Aadhaar-linked subsidy disbursal

MORE-IN Aadhaar and cash transfers ‘Banks told to re-verify and retrieve these payments if found to be erroneous’ The input subsidy that the State government paid to a farmer, Venkatamma, has been debited to one Vincent Rajkumar’s account. This is… Continue Reading →

Odisha – JSW eyeing POSCO land for setting up steel plant

JSW to set up steel plant in Odisha; Posco land a potential location Bhubaneswar: JSW to set up steel plant in Odisha. This was informed by the JSW chief Sajjan Jindal after meeting with Chief Secretary A.P. Padhi. JSW in… Continue Reading →

Need to ask, on sidelines of triple talaq debate: Is polygamy constitutionally valid? Is it un-Quranic?

 by Javed Anand | (Illustration: C R Sasikumar)Of the three issues relating to Muslim personal law in India — triple talaq, nikah halala and polygamy — coming up soon for hearing before a Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court, the… Continue Reading →

Rajasthan -Jaisalsar  banishes child marriage from its homes #Vaw #Goodnews

The villages in the desert of Rajasthan are notorious for child brides but groups of girls are now banding together to defy and upturn a long held tradition to assure a new and better future for themselves Tarun Kanti Bose… Continue Reading →

UK Parliament votes to put privacy in hands of porn companies

  Jim Killock , of ORG The UK parliament has passed a law that could put web users at risk of hacking and blackmail. The Digital Economy Bill (DEBill) will require that porn sites verify the age of their users… Continue Reading →

Chhattisgarh -Activist and writer Bela Bhatia- Resolute in the face of violence

Activist and writer Bela Bhatia who has helped women file FIRs against police personnel for rape and investigated into many instances of fake encounters and other human rights violations speaks to Hardnews about her life in Bastar and how the… Continue Reading →

50 Years of Inequitable Development: Better Off Without ADB

National Alliance of People’s Movements As you all know, Asian Development Bank (ADB), the multilateral bank based in Manila, Philippines, is celebrating 50 years of its establishment this year. In the Asia-Pacific region, ADB has come up as the third… Continue Reading →

India: ‘Cow Protection’ Spurs Vigilante Violence

  Prosecute Assailants, Protect Targeted Minorities (New York) – Indian authorities should promptly investigate and prosecute self-appointed “cow protectors” who have committed brutal attacks against Muslims and Dalits over rumors that they sold, bought, or killed cows for beef, Human… Continue Reading →

Why India Needs More Male Health Workers–To Tackle Maternal-Health Crisis

Devanik Saha,   Female health workers are the primary drivers of maternal health initiatives, but male health workers (MHWs) could complement their services significantly, according to this 2015 research study conducted in rural Odisha.   What can MHWs do in… Continue Reading →

#AadhaarHearing -Will the SC save present and future Indians from Cyber-Biometric Panopticon ?

Gopal Krishna On 21 April 2017, when Justice AK Sikri headed Bench of Supreme Court heard two cases Writ Petition (Civil) 277 of 2017 by Major General (Retd) Sudhir Vombatkere and Bezwada Wilson, leader of Safai Karamachari Andolan besides another… Continue Reading →

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