Month November 2017
The Caravan this week published a series of stories on the death of CBI special judge BH Loya in December 2014. Journalist Niranjan Takle has spoken extensively to the family of Justice Loya, who, before he died, was presiding over… Continue Reading →
State presented a compromised KPME Amendments Bill 2017 in the Assembly The aim of amendments to the KPME Act was to ensure protection of patient rights/citizens’ interests and bring in much needed transparency and accountability in private medical establishments. We… Continue Reading →
We, the undersigned, express shock and dismay at the mindset and functioning of the police and the state government in the case of Indramal Bai’s suicide. Distraught and with no way out from the police pressures, she was forced… Continue Reading →
We must celebrate the tradition of dissent that continues to flourish at the Supreme Court. A dissent is not only an “appeal to a future intelligence”, but a sign of what is possible: if one judge can be convinced today,… Continue Reading →
NHRC directions in case of newborn’s death after falling into dustbin in Maharani Hospital Jagdalpur
JSA had submitted a complaint to NHRC, along with the fact finding report of Human Right Law Network and all the media articles related to the case.of Soni Baghel https://everylifecounts.ndtv.com/after-delivering-she-says-she-had-to-wipe-her-blood-off-hospital-floor- The Demands were i) Monetary compensation of Rs. 10 lakhs to… Continue Reading →
MARTYRS’ WIDOWS DON’T NEED TO MARRY BRO-IN-LAW FOR BENEFITS In a major relief to widows of martyrs, the Defence Ministry on Tuesday decided to do away with a condition that they have to marry the deceased’s brother for being… Continue Reading →
Teenager Out Of School Since March Vinamrata.Borwankar @timesgroup.com Mumbai: After knocking at the doors of the education department and then the state child rights commission, the parents of a 16-year-old boy who is suffering from autism and has been detained in Std… Continue Reading →
BJP Banking on Magic For Victory in Gujarat Polls By India.com News DeskEmail New Delhi, October 30:In a bid to woo voters ahead of Gujarat Assembly elections, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to call around 50 magicians from Maharashtra to… Continue Reading →
His supporters in the UK fear that he has been targeted for the magazine he runs highlighting the Sikh genocide of 1984. By Jaspreet OberoiMon, 20 Nov 2017 Every time I sat down to pen this piece, I was stopped… Continue Reading →
“When I got pregnant, it was hard to walk to the field to defecate as the path was not safe. My mother-in-law used to accompany me because I needed help sitting down and getting up.”–Maheshwari (25), Raichur, India. India has… Continue Reading →