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Terror Without a Clue- Peoples Hearing Court #Fabricated

The Indian Police has been methodically harassing those protesting the State’s atrocities by framing false charges against activists and citizens concerned, finds a People’s Hearing Court Shazia Nigar New Delhi, Oct 2, 2012 The People’s Hearing on Fabricated Cases, organised… Continue Reading →

India- Dalit students being discriminated, served left over mid-day meals

Headlines Today Bureau  Harda (MP), October 1, 2012 Tags: Dalit students | Harda | Bhopal Young Dalit students of a government school in Madhya Pradesh‘s Harda district, around 120 km from state capital Bhopal, have accused the school authorities of humiliation… Continue Reading →

In Rape cases-vaginal swabs need to be taken within 72 hours,Kalina #Forensic Lab gets it 3 months later

  FSL says its overburdened,mostly with pointless tasks Stop this stupidity,pleads desperate Kalina forensic lab  In a case where a man got electrocuted,FSL got his viscera samples.Viscera tests are used to detect poison In rape cases,vaginal swabs need to be… Continue Reading →

India -Paying wife for domestic work ? A salary plan that changes nothing

  MAYA JOHN, The Hindu Instead of asking a man to pay his wife for her domestic work, the state must create jobs for women outside the home in order to truly empower them Recently during a press conference called… Continue Reading →

Press Release-DNA profiling Bill does not address the rights of suspects and prisoners

  The use of DNA samples for forensics purposes has been increasing as law enforcement in India are relying on DNA samples as a source of evidence to solve crimes. India currently does not have a legislation specifically regulating the… Continue Reading →

Every third senior citizen in India abused, mainly by son #elderlyday #Indiashame

   India no country for Elderly Kounteya Sinha, TNN Sep 29, 2012, 04.45AM IST (More than half of the abused…) NEW DELHI: Indian sons, and their wives, aren’t treating their aged parents well. A study on abuse of India’s elderly, conducted… Continue Reading →

A Feminist in Pieces #gender #mustread

By Smita Shashank Pendharkar I am a Feminist In Pieces. With a thousand grains of life scattered over three continents, I have no real home nor a sense of real belonging. The voices around me often say that I am… Continue Reading →

Odisha CM assures steps to prevent closure of #Vedanta’s Lanjigarh refinery #goodnews

  Shishir Sinha, The Hindu New Delhi, Sept. 29: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has promised to initiate efforts to avert the closure of the Lanjigarh plant of Vedanta Aluminium. The company has said it would shut down the plant… Continue Reading →

Just A Word Away, From Dr. Abdul Kalam to Women of Idinthakarai

By Anitha.S 30 September, 2012 Countercurrents.org There was a recent reference to Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam’s statement “ The Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant is a project of God for fulifilling the electricity production and need of this country which will be 50,000… Continue Reading →

Haryana – Gangrapes: Hooda govt under SC panel’s scanner #VAW #justice

Pradeep Sharma Tribune News Service Chandigarh, September 29 Against the backdrop of the gangrape of a 16-year-old Dalit girl at Dabra in Hisar district allegedly by persons belonging to the upper caste, the functioning of the beleaguered Hooda government is… Continue Reading →

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