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Right to Food Campaign writes to the Food Minister for further extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana & universalisation of PDS

-Press release by the Right to Food Campaign Secretariat dated 8th November, 2021 In a recent letter to Shri. Piyush Goyal, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, the Right to Food Campaign Secretariat -- a civil society organisation working on food and nutrition security in the country -- has recommended for further extension of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) till May 2022.  Against the backdrop of uncertainty over livelihoods...

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Tripura Police Books 102 People Under UAPA for Social Media Posts Against Communal Violence -Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta

-TheWire.in Opposition leaders have lashed out at the police's 'highhanded' behaviour. New Delhi: The Tripura Police has booked 102 people under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for protesting, or even merely mentioning, the recent communal violence in the state’s northern districts on different social media platforms. This latest move reflects the trend of Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states attempting to criminalise protests. According to sources in the Tripura Police, cases have been filed...

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Tripura police sends UAPA notice to Delhi-based lawyers for social media posts relating to fact finding on Tripura violence -Sabah Gurmat

--TheLeaflet.in THE West Agartala police station sent a notice under Section 41 of the CrPC, informing advocate Mukesh, a lawyer based in Delhi, of the case registered against him u/s 13 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967 (UAPA). A similar UAPA notice has been sent to advocate Ansar Indori of the National Confederation of Human Rights Organizations (NCHRO).  Both lawyers were part of a recent fact-finding team to Tripura. The...

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As schools re-open, address language & mathematics competences at different grades, adopting a socio-emotional development approach, suggests NCEE

-Press release by National Coalition on the Education Emergency dated 2nd November, 2021 * India’s 250 million children returning to school after 18 months of school closures and devastating learning loss * The NCEE warns that re-opening schools cannot be “return to school” as normal, and lack of a comprehensive approach will deepen the existing education inequality * Education recovery efforts require a multi-year, radically new approach, NCEE says NEW DELHI: The overwhelming majority...

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Easy Guide to Make Patients Aware of Their Rights -Richa Chintan

-Newsclick.in The book is a useful resource for patients, caregivers, activists and medical professionals in ensuring that patients’ rights are established and enforced as human rights. The right to health is not justiciable in India though the Supreme Court has interpreted it to be a part of Article 21 (protection of life and personal liberty).  The apex court’s judgements and the legal provisions in Drugs and Cosmetic Act, 1940, Consumer Protection Act 1986,...

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