-The New Indian Express There are no easy solutions to some of India's chronic problems, which need to be tackled in a holistic, multi-dimensional manner. However, the United Progressive Alliance government does not think so. It has hit upon the idea of enacting a food security law in the mistaken belief that it will address the problems of poverty and hunger. An article in the pre-eminent medical journal, The Lancet, should...
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Barasat rape: Aparna Sen, others protest against rising crimes against women
-PTI Thousands of people, including poets, athletes, actors, painters and students, took to the city's streets today to voice their protest against rising incidents of crime against women in West Bengal. Starting from College Square in the north, the march, which some quarters claimed was the largest since the new government took over in 2011, ended in downtown Esplanade, a distance of 2.4 km, bringing traffic to a halt. The march,...
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-The Hindu Bangalore: The State government has directed the Chief Executive Officers of Raichur and Yadgir zilla panchayats to seal over 100 borewells in 63 villages where the arsenic level in groundwater is higher than the permissible limit, by June 30. Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister H.K. Patil told presspersons on Friday that water in 44 villages in Manvi, Lingsugur, Deodurga and Sindhanur taluks of Raichur district, and 19 villages in...
More »A Pool Of Lies -Debarshi Dasgupta
-Outlook The oasis UPA is supposed to have brought Pakur is a mirage UPA Divertissement Ad claims refurbished pond in Hiranpur block has promoted communal amity through ‘social and religious events'. Locals say no such events have held. Locals dissatisfied with the siphon irrigation system praised in the ad have damaged it repeatedly In fact, local administration is worried about a law and order situation if it files...
More »Where rape is a conspiracy -Prasenjit Chowdhury
-The Hindustan Times It is really sad for Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee to accept that as per the latest figures released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) West Bengal recorded the highest number of crimes against women for the second year on the trot. The NCRB statistics said West Bengal recorded 30,942 cases of crime against women in 2012 - of which 2,046 were rape cases. Senior administrative and police...
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