Day June 22, 2017
Order to ‘identify caste’ irks Rajasthan government doctors JAIPUR: A state government’s order to identify the ‘jati’ (caste) of doctors in four districts went awfully wrong, forcing the government to term it as ‘a clerical mistake‘. The health department, in… Continue Reading →
Statement by the National Alliance of People’s Movement Govt. of India & Assam must End Impunity: Ensure rights of scheduled tribes, forest, park dwellers and safeguard environment-wildlife with an objective & holistic conservation policy 18th June, 2017: National Alliance of… Continue Reading →
representative pic We are a group of journalists who have covered the other side of the war on terror. We have seen how investigations are manipulated by the police and our system to frame young people. But now they… Continue Reading →
Sunitha Rao R| BENGALURU: Organ donors in Karnataka will soon have to provide their Aadhaar detailswhile pledging their organsas the state is trying to streamline its organ donor registry. Health ministry principal secretary Shalini Rajneesh said biometric data matching could… Continue Reading →
Dear Sir, With regard to the Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (Amendment) Bill, 2017, tabled in the Karnataka Assembly in June 2017, we support the government’s decision of regulating private medical establishments, introducing a Charter of patients right’s, creating a… Continue Reading →
Choosing Kovind as their presidential candidate was a more natural choice for the Sangh parivar Where does Ram Nath Kovind stand on issues related to prevalent caste discrimination against Dalits? This is a question that many have asked since the… Continue Reading →
New Delhi: While Bhim Army’s Chandrashekhar Azad is lodged in a jail cell for his alleged role in fanning the caste-based Saharanpur riots, his outfit has been demanding his release. On Sunday, Bhim Army hit the streets again, in a… Continue Reading →
GenderAnd Development: Mainstream feminists have not foregrounded the very real issues of Dalit women in the setting of feminist agendas Dakshayini Velayudhan was the only Dalit woman of the 15 who were part of the Constituent Assembly to finalise the… Continue Reading →
The police said “It’s difficult to prove the sedition charge. Moreover, none of them has a criminal background. After initial investigation we found Section 153-A is more appropriate instead of Section 124-A.’’ Three days after 15 Muslim men were charged… Continue Reading →
While the whole world came forward to celebrate the International Yoga Day on June 21, the farmers across north India staged protests by performing ‘shavasana’ on highways. Shiv Pujan Jha| Alok Ranjan | Barabanki farmer protest (courtesy: ANI) HIGHLIGHTS 1 Madhya… Continue Reading →