-Newsclick.in The economy faces stagflation. The steps announced by the government are a start. More needs to be done to eliminate supply bottlenecks without curtailing demand. The Government, worried about the inflation rapidly INChing up month after month, has finally become pro-active. The steps announced are designed to lower the prices of basics like diesel, steel, cement and plastics. Wholesale Price Index (‘WPI’) has risen at more than ten per cent for...
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NFHS Data Shows 60% Women Face Trouble Accessing Healthcare -Priyanka Ishwari
-Newsclick.in Inadequate infrastructure and insufficient health personnel emerged as the leading problem keeping women from accessing medical care. As many as 60% of women in the country face trouble accessing healthcare for themselves, the findings of the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey(NFHS) have revealed. The complete report— which had surveyed women between the ages of 15-49 years about potential problems in obtaining medical treatment for themselves when they are...
More »Allahabad HC Rejects Bail Pleas of 34 Former PAC Constables in 1991 Fake Encounter Case
-PTI/ TheWire.in According to the prosecution case, on July 12, 1991, UP Police pulled 10-11 Sikh pilgrims out of a bus, shot them and later called them 'terrorists' to cover up the INCident. Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad high court has rejected the bail pleas of 34 former constables of the ProvINCial Armed Constabulary (PAC) accused of killing 10 Sikh men in an alleged fake encounter in 1991. “The gruesome murder of...
More »Apprenticeship, social security key agendas before 110th ILC
-The Hindu Indian delegation to bring up exploitation of apprentices The 110 th session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) will launch the first round of discussions on setting standards for apprenticeships. India is sending three delegations on behalf of the Government, employers and employees to participate in various group meetings of the ILC, beginning on Sunday at the headquarters of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Geneva. The ILC will have a...
More »Police Reform via New Legislation Should Not Dilute State Role -Ajay K Mehra
-TheWire.in As the police reform discourse has begun again, let us recall some of the glaring INCidents that have crossed the limits of the rule of law. Police has been in the news recently, mostly for the wrong reasons. Let us recall some of the glaring INCidents that have crossed the limits of the rule of law to contextualise the discussion on police reforms in India. The Justice V.S. Sripurkar Commission set up...
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