-The Times of India CHENNAI: The rape of a 20-year-old student of Amrita University by her college mates more than a week ago has raised questions about the manner in which the university has handled the issue. Educationists and lawyers say that educational institutions need to report such criminal offences to the police and offer support to the survivor. The student was allegedly raped on February 23 by twin brothers Akhil and...
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The eyes on the street-Sanjeev Sanyal
-The Business Standard crimes against women are rising due to poor urban design and governance Urban crimes, particularly those directed at women, have been a cause of growing outrage in India over the last couple of years. Given the frequency and nature of some of these crimes, the outrage is entirely justified. But why are we witnessing such a sharp increase in crimes against women? Self-styled social activists and intellectuals love...
More »After Farmers Commit Suicide, Debts Fall on Families in India -Ellen Barry
-The New York Times BOLLIKUNTA, India - Latha Reddy Musukula was making tea on a recent morning when she spotted the money lenders walking down the dirt path toward her house. They came in a phalanx of 15 men, by her estimate. She knew their faces, because they had walked down the path before. After each visit, her husband, a farmer named Veera Reddy, sank deeper into silence, frozen by some terror...
More »Only 106 cops per 1 lakh Indians -Deeptiman Tiwary
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: At a time when people feel increasingly unsafe on the streets and spectre of terror attacks keeps security agencies on the toes, India stares at an abysmal police - population ratio of 106 policemen per one lakh people - less than half of the UN recommended figure of 222. Even at the senior level, 1093 IPS posts are lying vacant, according to the latest government...
More »India 4th most dangerous country for journalists in 2013
-Reuters One hundred and thirty-four journalists and media support staff were killed while on reporting assignments last year, with India fourth on the list of countries with the most number of deaths, the London-based International News Safety Institute (INSI) said on Tuesday. Most of those killed were targeted deliberately. Of these, 65 died covering armed conflicts - primarily in Syria, where 20 were killed, and Iraq, where the death total was 16 -...
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