With the Karnataka government setting up an SIT to probe illegal mining, some media houses may feel the heat. Imran Khan reports Imran Khan 2014-02-22 , Issue 8 Volume 11 Ravaged earth Illegal mining in Bellary had huge ecological and political costs,… Continue Reading →
Reuters | May 11, 2013, A woman voter holds her ballot paper and stamp while moving to a polling booth inside a polling station in Karachi on May 11, 2013. ISLAMABAD: A string of militant attacks cast a long shadow over Pakistan‘s… Continue Reading →
Sonya Fatah | Apr 16, 2013, 05.17 AM IST If, in the run-up to the general elections in Pakistan, you haven’t heard of a candidate by the name of Bindiya Rana, I won’t hold it against you. Centre-stage characters – Nawaz Sharif, Asif… Continue Reading →
Most people are relieved when they walk out of prison. Naveen Soorinje, a TV journalist bailed last week after four-and-half months in jail, says his incarceration was a blessing. Soorinje, 28, made headlines in July after he videoed vigilantes of an… Continue Reading →
Four months after being hounded out of their village, no respite in sight for these ‘untouchables’ IMRAN KHANMore by the author > 2013-03-23 , Issue 12 Volume 10 Castaways Ostracised Dalits demand land and security When Lakshmamma, 33, applied for a… Continue Reading →
PM Raja Pervez Ashraf is facing corruption allegations BBC Pakistan‘s PM has hailed as “a victory” for democracy the completion of a full term by an elected government for the first time in the country’s history. “No-one will be able… Continue Reading →
By Anas Abbas | DAWN.COM If nothing else we Pakistani agree on one thing. Whatever little hope there appears is the last hope. A recent example of this was the invention of water as fuel for cars, which soon came crashing down. When… Continue Reading →
Bannisorige village elders upset that she had an affair with a lower caste boy, thus “offending the family and the village” Imran Khan Bengaluru May 2, 20120–A khap panchayat in Karnataka has ostracised a 16-year-old Dalit girl for getting… Continue Reading →
Children are dying of malnutrition, but their supposed saviours are minting money from the ICDS scheme, reports Imran Khan in Tehelka Food for thought 54,260 anganwadis serve mid-day meals in Karnataka Photos: Sriram Vittalamuthy A PROBE by the Karnataka Lokayukta into the supply… Continue Reading →
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