Month November 2018
Villagers are challenging the Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd’s 2016 decision under which, it felled 385 hectares of old-growth forest to raise teak plantations By Ishan Kukreti The 22 villages in the Brahmapuri Forest Division of Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra… Continue Reading →
Prachi Salve Mumbai: India’s smaller, most-literate states tend to distribute money given to them by Delhi for education to schools quickest, are unlikely divert or misappropriate this money–unlike larger, less-literate states–and use central education funding most efficiently, according to our… Continue Reading →
Gender based Violence against women in politics and during elections must be eradicated, warns UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women “The scourge of widespread and systematic gender based violence against women is deeply rooted in discrimination against women and… Continue Reading →
Urges judicial commission to summon chief minister, intelligence heads for cross examination Nadeem Inamdar Hindustan Times, Pune Advocate Prakash Ambedkar comes out of Bhima Koregaon judicial commission on Tuesday(Sanket Wankhade/HT PHOTO) Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh president Prakash Ambedkar on Tuesday urged… Continue Reading →
BY ANAND TELTUMBDE Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party are carrying out an audacious campaign to arrest left activists and silence dissent in India. The country is on a path toward fascism. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hamburg… Continue Reading →
On August 31, Punjab and Haryana High Court had passed a decision that Rs 90 lakhs compensation should be given to Faridkot rape victim and her family and the same can be done by auctioning convict Nishan Singh’s properties…. Continue Reading →
Holding Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and top police officials responsible for failing to prevent the January 1 Bhima-Koregaon clashes, Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh (BBM) chief and lawyer Prakash Ambedkar on Tuesday demanded that Mr. Fadnavis and other officials be examined… Continue Reading →
Lakhs of farmers to bring their protest to New Delhi on Nov 29 NEW DELHI: Some say this world of trouble Is the only one we need But I’m waiting for that morning When the new world is revealed When the… Continue Reading →
But I Felt Pushed To Leave, Survivor Speaks Out : Even when companies act against promptly male offenders, women still pay a heavy price. By Betwa Sharma AJIJCHAN VIA GETTY IMAGES NEW DELHI — In October 2015, a Bangalore-based start-up… Continue Reading →
Hospital Says Lab May Have Asked For It, Will Look Into Matter Bengaluru: A patient with high fever was allegedly asked to produce her Aadhaar card at a Bengaluru hospital in order to get tested for H1N1. The 78-year-old… Continue Reading →