-The Times of India RANCHI: Wading past the surging devotees, Poonam Devi makes a desperate bid to reach a man walking a few metres ahead of her. Her struggle ends in vain as he disappears in the crowd out to witness the "rath yatra" that attracts thousands to the Jagannath temple every year in June-July. Tired and breathless, she stops to explain that he is the man who took her 14-year-old...
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Contractors cut off hands of labourers, leave SC livid -Dhananjay Mahapatra
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: "Is there andhergardi (lawlessness) in this country," an angry Supreme Court asked after being told by the Naveen Patnaik government that unlicensed labour contractors chopped off the palms of two migrant labourers' after the tribal men they had herded for contract labour in brick kilns managed to flee. Counsel Jayshree Satpute and R S Jena narrated the unending exploitation of tribal men in six districts of...
More »The US probe of rice trade won’t yield much -Tejinder Narang
-The Financial Express Global rice trade doesn't operate on market principles. Rather, it is guided by politics, vested interests and weather Rice is a political commodity. Governments all over the world maintain regimentation on rice production and trade through price controls and subsidisation, tariffs, phytosanitary and environmental safety standards-sometimes in a whimsical manner. On July 6, the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) notified investigations (to be completed by April 2015) on...
More »Dalit wedding fetes face feudal rage in Rajasthan -Aarti Dhar
-The Hindu Jaipur (Rajasthan): It was Jaipal's wedding at Gugal Kota in Alwar on June 21. His father, Roshan Lal, made him ride a decorated horse, at the head of the wedding party, to the bride's home. But the Rajputs in the village disliked such a celebration by a Dalit family and they would not allow it to go on. Mr. Jaipal was pulled down from the horse on the road and...
More »Rajasthan's DISE report paints a grim picture for girl students -Shoeb Khan
-The Times of India JAIPUR: The number of girls in the state's government schools is decreasing since last three years. For the 2013-14 period, in primary section, for every 100 boys, the ratio of girls enrolled is 87, said the District Information System for Education (DISE) survey. This is less than the national average of 93 girls for 100 boys. The state's performance is poorer compared to states like Bihar (98),...
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