-TheWire.in The apex court had insisted that an RT-PCR test report and death certificate showing that the death has occurred within 30 days are the only requirements to receive compensation. New Delhi: The Supreme Court has lashed out at the Gujarat government for constituting a “scrutiny” committee for the disbursal of ex-gratia compensation for COVID-19 deaths, overreaching the court’s direction, therefore making the process “cumbersome”. According to LiveLaw, the state government had issued...
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Can the police in India force someone to hand over their phone and check their messages? -Umang Poddar
-Scroll.in A viral video of the Hyderabad Police stopping people in the street and looking through their devices has sparked concern about the legality of such methods. In several cases over the last couple of years, the police have highlighted WhatsApp chats found on phones to explain why they needed to keep people in custody. This strategy has been deployed most recently in narcotics cases involving Hindi film actress Rhea Chakraborty and Aryan...
More »Cooperative sector can turn India into $5 trillion economy, make agriculture 'atmanirbhar': Amit Shah -Deven Kanal
-Firstpost.com Shah visited the Amul Dairy premises and then held a meeting with senior officials of the GCMMF, the state government and the leaders of the cooperative sector leaders Anand: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the cooperative sector has a potential to turn India into a $5 trillion economy and will also prove crucial in making the agriculture sector self-reliant. He also stressed the need to implement...
More »Private players minting money amid artificial DAP crunch, allege farmers
-The Tribune Kurukshetra: Shortage of DAP has triggered panic among farmers. They have started looking for fertiliser for the wheat-sowing season, but DAP is not easily available. Meanwhile, long queues were witnessed in Shahabad where the farmers had gathered to procure DAP. The farmers alleged that an artificial shortage was being created and private players were minting money by selling the fertiliser at exorbitant rates. Sanjeev, a farmer from Alampur village, said: “Farmers...
More »Satellite images show how Hyderabad lakes have shrunk by upto 83% since 1967 -Nitin B
-TheNewsMinute.com TNM looks at five water bodies in Hyderabad — Durgam Cheruvu, Gurram Cheruvu, Mir Alam Tank, Shah Hatim talab and the Ramanthapur Cheruvu and how they have shrunk over the years. This story is among several stories from TNM that will highlight the inundation, flooding and other consequences of heavy rains in Hyderabad. TNM hopes to draw attention to these issues, which have now become perennial in many areas of the...
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