-TheWire.in The current, complex payments systems employed by the government must give way to simple, decentralised systems to ensure greater accountability as empower local governing bodies. The Union government’s approach to payments under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) has been a ridiculous joke, PLAyed on the workers who wait for their hard-earned money for a long time. Many do not get their payments at all, owing to various local malpractices....
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Hathras case: A year on, victim’s brother questioned for five hours in court -Nidhi Suresh
-Newslaundry.com Last week, the high court had dismissed his petition on being threatened and intimidated inside the courtroom by other advocates. It was 5.30 pm by the time Nitish got home, visibly exhausted and clutching a PLAstic bag of vegetables. His three-year-old daughter came running towards him, gleefully yelling, “Papa, papa.” She clung to his legs while he laughed and tried to walk. In any other household, this wouldn’t be an unusual moment....
More »Pigs, ponds and PLAtelets: A UP hospital’s tumultuous ride through the dengue outbreak -Ayush Tiwari
-Newslaundry.com Grimy, inefficient and chaotic, Firozabad’s Government Medical College is struggling to manage the dengue outbreak that has killed more than 50. Dr Sangeeta Aneja sits in one corner of the hall of the Government Medical College in Firozabad, which is at the heart of the efforts to control the dengue outbreak in the district. Every minute, a family member meekly walks up to her with the results of a blood test....
More »Farmers on the Move for Muzaffarnagar Mahapanchayat, Unprecedented Numbers Reported -Rajeev Khanna
-TheCitizen.in ‘The entire top leadership will make its presence felt at the rally’ Unprecedented mobilisation is underway for a Muzaffarnagar mahapanchayat by farmer organisations, labour unions and other civil society groups to protest the imposition of “pro-corporate” farm laws. Lakhs of people are expected to participate from across the country with the majority coming from Punjab, Haryana, UP and Uttarakhand. Polls are due in three of these states by March. The event holds...
More »Police 'Tried To Pull The Wool Over Our Eyes': Court On Delhi Riots Case
-PTI/ NDTV.com The court discharged former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain's brother Shah Alam and two others in a case related to alleged loot and vandalization of a shop during the riots. New Delhi: A court in Delhi on Thursday came down heavily on the Delhi Police for its probe into a 2020 riots case, saying that its failure to conduct a proper investigation will "torment" the sentinels of democracy when history will...
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