-Reuters Bhubaneshwar: At least three people protesting against plans for a $12 billion steel project by South Korea’s POSCO in Odisha were killed by crude bombs on Saturday, police said. Police said those killed in the village of Patna in Odisha were probably making the bombs themselves, but a protest group spokesman said the dead activists were victims of an attack by supporters of the steel project. “We strongly condemn this barbaric and...
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In Dhule, the struggle for identity manifests as violence
-The Hindu The influx of 2.5 lakh Muslims after the 2008 constituency delimitationled to insecurity among Hindus in Dhule, claims social activist Almost two months since six people were killed after communal violence in the north Maharashtra district of Dhule, the aggressive-yet-vulnerable countenance of the town has resurfaced. Citizens, both Hindu and Muslim, reveal that behind the volatility is the small town’s neglected struggle for an identity. A small fight at a local...
More »Raid on TOI journalist: Bihar human rights commission seeks DGP, Nawada SP's reply
-The Times of India PATNA: Bihar human rights commission (BHRC) has issued notices to state DGP Abhayanand and Nawada district SP Lalan Mohan Prasad, seeking their response within two weeks on two news reports which "reveal a concerted attempt on the part of Nawada police to undermine the dignity of a lawyer and the primacy of the judiciary" and "to muzzle the press for bringing the matter in public domain". Taking suo...
More »NIA Court Orders Release of Terror Suspect
-Outlook Bangalore: A National Investigation Agency Court today ordered release of a terror suspect, who allegedly conspired to kill prominent politicians and journalists in three states, on 'statutory' bail since the NIA failed to file chargesheet against him, a lawyer representing him said. "The NIA Court (here) has ordered release of Ejaz Ahmed Mirza, working in DRDO as scientist, on statutory bail as the NIA failed to file chargesheet against him," Akmal...
More »'Amanat' case: 17-year-old to be tried for rape, murder in juvenile court-Surabhi Malik
-NDTV The 17-year-old who was Arrested along with five adults after a student was fatally gang-raped on a Delhi bus will be investigated for charges of rape and murder, a juvenile court in Delhi has decided. Hearings will begin on March 6. The attack on 23-year-old Amanat (NOT her real name) united India in grief, shock and a campaign for tough new laws to punish crimes against women. Based on the evidence submitted...
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