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#India – Dalits to reclaim panchami lands – a lost landmark #mustread

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, THE Hindu “My sons connived with realtors who encroached upon panchami lands at Keelpakkam near Arakkonam. My husband discourages me from taking part in demonstrations seeking reclamation of these lands. I braved stiff resistance from my family to… Continue Reading →

#India – Steady rise in inter-caste marriages involving dalits

Subodh Ghildiyal, TNN Sep 19, 2013, (According to figures available…) NEW DELHI: Maharashtra has notched a four-fold increase in inter-caste marriages involving dalits, a figure that points to liberalizing social values if not a radical makeover. The growing inter-caste marriages in… Continue Reading →

How Many Die From Medical Mistakes in U.S. Hospitals? #healthcare

   An updated estimate says at least 210,000 patients die from medical mistakes in U.S. hospitals a year. (File, Scott Olson/Getty Images) by Marshall Allen ProPublica, Sep. 19, 2013, 10:03 a.m. It seems that every time researchers estimate how often a… Continue Reading →

#India – Wheelchair-bound professor of English in DU, Maoist – Maharashtra Police #WTFnews

DU professor GN Saibaba is a Maoist leader: Maharashtra Police Arunima, CNN-IBN | Updated Sep 19, 2013 at 03:46pm IST Is GN Saibaba, the wheelchair-bound professor of English in one of the country’s premier university, the new face of Naxalism?… Continue Reading →

#Honourkilling: Father says ‘no remorse’ after family lynched girl, beheaded boy #Haryana #Vaw #WTFnews

CNN-IBN | Updated Sep 19, 2013 at 08:54pm IST Rohtak: In a case of alleged honour killing in Haryana, a young couple was murdered by the girl’s family after the duo allegedly eloped to get married. Nidhi and her friend… Continue Reading →

Tokyo Olympics Bid was Fixed by the International Olympic Committee’s Nuclear Lobby

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s blatant lies about Fukushima radiation leaks being under control By Yoichi Shimatsu Global Research, September 16, 2013 The lame acquiescence of International Olympic Committee to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s blatant lies about Fukushima radiation leaks… Continue Reading →

No more Sardar Sarovar projects in India: Jairam Ramesh

Jairam Ramesh clarified on Tuesday that acquisition of land for another major irrigation project like the Sardar Sarovar Dam was not feasible any longer.   “All large irrigation projects have been shelved including the one planned in Jharkhand,” Jairam Ramesh… Continue Reading →

#India – Fact Sheet for Gujarat #mustread #mustshare

The specter of the country’s descent into fascism stares at us. The long reign of the UPA has not halted or arrested the march of the communal fascist forces; indeed there seems today to be a greater acceptance of ideas that… Continue Reading →

#India – Ram Jethmalani and the defense in Asaram sexual assault case #Vaw

        Mukul Sinha September 17, 2013   Just the time when the whole country is deeply concerned and disturbed about the rising sexual assaults against the women, a very eminent criminal lawyer of the country Ram Jethmalani chose… Continue Reading →

Press Release by Women and Human Rights’ Organisation on Asaram and Jethmalani

Jaipur,   We women and Human rights organisations of Rajasthan condemn in no uncertain terms, the slanderous arguments provided by Senior Advocate Ram Jethmalani in the Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur, while arguing that bail be granted to child sexual abuser and assaulter Asumal… Continue Reading →

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