-The Times of India CHANDIGARH: Tired of avoiding a visit to Indian Railways toilets reeking with a nauseating stench? Get ready to excuse yourself into natty and fanciful washrooms fitted with airplane-like vacuum toilets. New railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, who hails from Chandigarh -- one of the cleanest cities of India -- has put the new aviation style engineering design for railways on a fast track. "We have identified some 55 cities...
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Sh*t, caste and the holy dip-Bezwada Wilson and Bhasha Singh
-The Hindu For any law to truly liberate those trapped in manual scavenging, their numbers must first be established by a comprehensive survey Everybody declares with a full heart, and in a low voice, that it is a national shame. From Manmohan Singh and Pratibha Patil to Mukesh Ambani and Aamir Khan, the last mentioned a new convert to the Dalit cause, there is no dearth of people queuing up to take...
More »'Mumbai shuts down due to fear, not respect'
-The Hindu Mumbai: Two young women were arrested here on Monday on charges of “promoting enmity between classes” and “sending offensive messages through [a] communication service,” after one posted, and the other ‘liked,’ a message on Facebook on Sunday, questioning the Mumbai bandh that followed Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray’s death. Both of them were released on bail by a local court on Monday afternoon. “With all respect, every day, thousands of...
More »In Rajasthan’s Mewat region, women are bought around Diwali -Rajendra Sharma
-The Times of India JAIPUR/ALWAR: While people across the country buy gold and silver to celebrate Diwali and Dhanteras, in Rajasthan's Mewat region girls are "purchased" to mark the occasion. It is the grim reality of rampant human trafficking in the region, consisting of Alwar, Bharatpur and Dholpur districts. Girls bought before Diwali are married off to older men on the occasion of "Dev Uthani Ekadashi", considered an auspicious day — this...
More »Bring prime minister under Lokpal, House panel recommends
-The Times of India The Rajya Sabha Select Committee on Monday adopted draft report on the Lokpal Bill. The select committee has also taken care of the differences over federal rights of states on appointment of Lokayukta. According to TV reports, the panel has sought that the prime minister be brought under the purview of Lokpal barring departments like Intelligence, Atomic Energy which are RTI exempted. The panel has also recommended that a...
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