-The Telegraph Panchayat office-bearer dies after bomb attack, but DGP denies political motive, state government forms SIT; 10 charred bodies recovered in Baktui in Rampurhat; Dhankhar says law and order in Bengal has ‘capsized’ Calcutta: Murder of a Trinamul panchayat office-bearer in a Birbhum village on Monday night sparked an orgy of violence that has claimed the lives of at least 10 more people with seven charred bodies found by the fire...
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The pandemic’s hidden cost: Suicides among Indians who lost jobs and income -Tabassum Barnagarwala
-Scroll.in India saw an unprecendented economic upheaval in the last two years. With it came a mental health crisis – and a wave of suicides. Trigger warning: This article contains references to suicide and some people might find it disturbing. In December 2020, in response to the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai decided to set up a dedicated mental-health helpline for slum residents of...
More »This Jharkhand village becomes perfect example for ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ as it builds back its water wealth -Mukesh Ranjan
-The New Indian Express In an example of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat,’ a village located in the Maoist hotbed Khunti in Jharkhand is becoming self-reliant in meeting its water needs. RANCHI: In an example of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat,’ a village located in the Maoist hotbed Khunti in Jharkhand is becoming self-reliant in meeting its water needs. Guni village has adopted measures of water conservation by taking advantage of the ‘Deen Dayaal Upadhyaya Swawalamban Yojana’ (DDUSY) of...
More »Khabar Lahariya says Oscar-nominated documentary misrepresents its journalistic work -Nandini Ramnath
-Scroll.in The directors of ‘Writing With Fire’ say that they have highlighted the important work done by the women-run collective. Media organisation Khabar Lahariya, the subject of the Oscar-nominated documentary Writing with Fire, published a statement on its website on Monday claiming that the film’s inaccurately depicts the rural, women-led collective as having “a particular and consuming focus of reporting on one party”. The documentary is “a story which captures a part of...
More »SC- appointed panel report reveals majority of farmers in favour of repealed farm laws -Sudhir Suryawanshi
-The New Indian Express Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already repealed all THRee farm laws after the massive year-long protest by farmers in Delhi. MUMBAI: The Supreme Court-appointed expert committee's report reveals that a majority -85.7 per cent of stakeholders are in favour of farm laws while only 13.3 per cent are against it. The apex court appointed the committee in January 2020. The committee comprised of agricultural economists -- Anil Ghanvat, Ashok...
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