-The Times of India CHENNAI: There was no let up to the rain fury in the city and several coastal parts of Tamil Nadu. The city received 34.5cm rain in the past 24 hours. Met officials said the state hasn't been lashed by such a downpour in 100 years. Road and and rail links are down and the airport is flooded. Complaints of patchy to poor mobile phone service have been coming...
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Data on Muslims in police will no longer be public -Zeeshan Sheikh
-The Indian Express Muslims were the only religious community in India whose representation in the force was separately provided in the NCRB report. In fact, such data was first made public in 1999 during the Vajpayee-led NDA government. For the first time in 16 years, the Union Home Ministry has decided to stop making public information about Muslims serving in the police force. Until last year, representation of SCs/STs and Muslims in the...
More »Gender law lessons for lady cops -Ananya Sengupta
-The Telegraph New Delhi: For many women in uniform, it will be back to "classes" from police stations. Around 2,000 lady police officers across the country will be given policing lessons with special emphasis on gender laws in a first-of-its-kind training programme designed by the National Commission for Women (NCW) and the Union home ministry. "Most policewomen, who are among the first approached in cases of violence against women, don't know the laws...
More »A few good men and women -Ashwaq Masoodi
-Livemint.com They believe their efforts are more about social justice than philanthropy, but these young lawyer collectives are giving back to society by choosing to represent those with little or no legal recourse When Isha Khandelwal, 25, filed a discharge application for her client before the Juvenile Justice Board in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district, she told the court staff that there were a few corrections in the previously submitted plea. A member...
More »NDA warned as rural distress worsens, farmer unrest spurts -Rajnish Sharma and Sayantan Bera
-Livemint.com Low support price, land acquisition bill, short supply of fertilizers among triggers for clashes, shows analysis New Delhi: Security agencies have warned the government of growing farmer unrest across the country as rural distress worsens. There has been a spurt in clashes among farmers and government agencies, particularly in states such as Maharashtra, which is facing acute rural distress. Till June end, 74 incidents were reported nationwide, twice the number recorded...
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