For not paying compensation to the kin of the victims The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked Chief Secretary K. Jayakumar to appear personally before it on June 11, if the State government fails to take action on the compensation recommended for endosulfan victims in Kasaragod district. The Chief Secretary should file an action-taken report on the commission's recommendations before June 4, failing which he will have to appear before it....
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'Wife entitled to hubby's salary info'
-The Times of India The Goa state information commission(GSIC) recently directed the accounts department to provide salary details of a government employee to his estranged wife. The government employee had filed a divorce plea in court. The wife had sought the details under the Right To Information Act (RTI) so as to claim maintenance but the government employee had urged the accounts department not to furnish his salary details. Having considered at least...
More »Action against violation of moratorium on debt relief
-The Hindu Moratorium to be in place till December 31, 2012 The government has decided to initiate legal action against cooperative banks and financial institutions violating the moratorium on debt relief for fish workers. Meeting Minister for Fisheries K. Babu announced this after a meeting with Minister for Cooperation C.N. Balakrishnan and chairman of the Debt Relief Commission for fish workers M.R. Hariharan Nair here on Sunday. Mr. Babu said the moratorium would remain in...
More »Chilling effects and frozen words-Lawrence Liang
While freedom of speech and expression is an individual right, its actualisation often relies on a vast infrastructure of intermediaries. In the offline world, this includes newspapers, television channels, public auditoriums, etc. It is often assumed that the internet has created a more robust public sphere of speech by doing away with many structural barriers to free speech. But the fact of the matter is that even if the internet enables...
More »Arkavathy farmers unwilling to budge
-The Hindu Suspicious of BDA's track record, they continue their blockade of notified land seeking full compensation The Bangalore Development Authority appears to be facing a trust deficit as its officials attempt to pacify agitating farmers who have put a stop to the progress of the Arkavathy Layout. The project has not seen progress since March 21 when farmers blocked BDA officials from entering the notified land. In recent days, the BDA...
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