-Press release by Samyukta Kisan Morcha dated 18th April, 2022 By canceling the bail of the main accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri murder case, Ashish Mishra alias Monu, the Supreme Court has restored hope in the justice system After this order of the Supreme Court, Ajay Mishra Teni should be immediately sacked from the post of minister, failing which SKM will protest nationwide Justice should be given to the farmers implicated in the...
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One nation one ration card: How many know about it -Vivek Mishra
-Down to Earth Facilities of inter-state portability for food security and selecting a fair price ration shop of one’s choice has been availed by 58% migrant workers Every fifth family in India is still unaware about the benefits of the portability facility provided by the ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ (ONORC) scheme, considered to be key to the success of the public distribution system (PDS). This is according to a recent study...
More »The Necessity of Addressing Caste Discrimination and Atrocities as Collective Trauma -Prashant Bhaware
-TheWire.in Methods of transitional justice, such as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission set up in South Africa after apartheid ended, can help address collective trauma and restore the psychological health of society. When the Khairlanji Massacre took place in 2006, I was in a boarding school, in class 8. When I heard about it, I asked a friend who, like me, belongs to the Scheduled Caste community, what exactly had happened. He told...
More »Common kitchens – what’s cooking in Kerala? -Chithra Ajith
-VillageSquare.in Work and other commitments vying for time, one cannot spare time to cook. What started out of necessity for two couples is making "common kitchens' spring up across Kerala. Common kitchen? “Think of it as a kitchen where you’re cooking for a big family,” said Sundaran, the cook in Kerala’s first common kitchen. The ‘family’ here is generally a group of families in a neighbourhood. “This is not like your regular catering service, because...
More »20,000 street children identified, in process of rehabilitation across India: NCPCR
-PTI/ Livemint.com NCPCR chairperson Priyank Kanoongo estimated that around 15-20 lakh children are living on the streets of India presently About 20,000 street children have been identified across the country till now and are in the process of getting rehabilitated, according to NCPCR chairperson Priyank Kanoongo. Speaking to PTI on the situation of street children in India, he said a web portal 'Bal Swaraj' has been made for street children where their information...
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