STAFF REPORTER, The Hindu, ONGOLE, March 29 2013 The four accused persons attempt to murder 17-year-old girl A 17-year-old Dalit girl survived a murderous attack after sexual assault, allegedly by four persons, who posed as plainclothes policemen at Singarakonda under… Continue Reading →
Siddharth Narrain : Fri Mar 29 2013, IE It is anger on the streets that brought the neglected issue of sexual violence back to the forefront, energised a government-appointed committee to put together clear and well reasoned recommendations on law reform… Continue Reading →
RANCHI, March 29, 2013, The Hindu Jiten Marandi, cultural activist and one of the secretaries of Committee for the Release of Political Prisoners was released from Birsa jail in Hotwar in Ranchi on Thursday. He was accused with 19 others in… Continue Reading →
MEENA MENON, The Hindu, mUMBAI mARCH 25,2013 Sloppy implementation of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) has resulted in large tracts of forests being cut down and claimed as cultivated land in Maharashtra, according to a study. Data shows that in… Continue Reading →
PTI : New Delhi, Thu Mar 07 2013, The average daily intake of calories of the rural population, as per the NSSO data, dropped by 4.9 per cent or 106 kilocalories from 1993-94 to 2004-05, Parliament was informed today. “As… Continue Reading →
FARAH NAQVI, The Hindu The HinduThe question Parliament must ask is, as it considers any new Bill, is which key Committee recommendations got left out. TOPICS crimesexual assault & rape crime, law and justicelaws The House must ensure that the… Continue Reading →
D. KARTHIKEYAN, The Hindu The HinduMaghizhini Manimaran. Photo: G. Moorthy A Not many would have had such a dream debut like folk singer Magizhini Manimaran — ‘Soi Soi’song from the movie Kumki has brought her to the limelight. The song has emerged as… Continue Reading →
SUVOJIT BAGCHI, The Hindu A statue of former Salwa Judum member-turned-constable Kartam Surya, an accused in several cases of murder, rape and arson, was installed in Dornapal, Chhattisgarh, recently. Photo: Suvojit Bagchi TOPICS crimesexual assault & rape At the peak… Continue Reading →
MARKANDEY KATJU, The Hindu Outspoken has no connection with my being associated with the Press Council of India “Bol ki lab azaad hain terey Bol zubaan ab tak teri hai” (Speak out for your lips are free Speak out for… Continue Reading →
Johnson T A : Bangalore, Wed Feb 27 2013, IE About six months ago, when he appeared in court for the first time after being named by the Bangalore Police in an alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba plot to target local right-wing media personalities,… Continue Reading →
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