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Previous BJP government in Himachal Pradesh entered a tripartite agreement with the GoI to obtain RDSS to improve the operational efficiencies and financial sustainability of HPSEBL. Is this agreement truly about efficient management, or is it a backdoor entry of the private players?
Uniformity versus Equal Rights: The 21st Law Commission report can and should form the basis for taking forward the struggle for women’s equal rights across communities; why is the BJP refusing to discuss this report. Also: “Why the Uniform Civil Code has Few Takers in the North East”.
During both the creation and withdrawal of the Bill, the government did not consider the livelihoods and lives of the millions of caste-oppressed landless, marginal, and small farmers who depend on livestock for their survival. Also: The Livestock Export Bill has been Withdrawn for Now But Disregard for Live Animal Trade Remains”.
Book Review: The author dubs the BJP’s efforts to connect with the Muslim community, especially the Pasmandas, through “Sneh Yatras” and other outreach initiatives, as tokenistic, part of BJP’s vote bank politics, and as efforts to pit Muslims against one another.
Is the world’s largest democracy sliding towards autocracy?
Dr Umar Khalid, who has been languishing in prison for his alleged seditious speech during the Delhi riots, completed 1,000 days in prison yesterday. A report from an event held to mark the day.
Temples and churches hosting Iftar parties and Nabi Dinam, blending of the azaan with temple bells, Muslims helping Hindu families – all these instances add to the state’s already rich traditions. Also, review of a film, Innu Swantham Sreedharan (Yours Truly, Sreedharan).
The focus of the railways on ‘improving passenger experience and comfort’ which is actually a push towards elitisation of railways, along with an obsession with speed, is taking place at the cost of neglecting passenger safety – and it is this that has led to the Balasore train tragedy.
The root of the violence in Manipur can be traced to measures that threaten the rights of tribal communities over land and resources.
The report highlights that Indian Muslims have been abandoned by legal and institutional frameworks, and vilified by an increasingly virulent communalism, with dark clouds of genocidal violence looming in the background. This has had a profound effect on the mental state of the community as a whole.
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