-The Times of India MUMBAI: An RTI activist from the city who unearthed information on the long-pending dam projects in Maharashtra has been served a notice asking him to prove that he is the owner of the single piece of land that he owns. Four months ago, Jeetendra Ghadge had filed an RTI on all the dam works across Maharashtra. The response he received was scandalous. Even as large parts of Maharashtra...
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Khap panchayats of Haryana demand changes in Hindu marriage Act -Deepender Deswal
-The Times of India ROHTAK: The notorious khap panchayats of Haryana on Sunday demanded a legal ban on same-gotra and same-village marriages, saying such a measure could solve the problem of rising crime against women. Leaders of 30 khap panchayats who met in Rohtak passed a resolution calling for an amendment in the Hindu Marriage Act to bring the ban on such marriages into effect. The leaders vowed to take up this demand...
More »Delhi Police Leads in Complaints Against Cops
-Outlook Delhi Police fared the worst when it came to complaints against the men in khaki for alleged irregularities last year, while their Uttar Pradesh counterparts came a close second. Out of 61,765 complaints filed against cops across India, 22 per cent (12,805 cases) were registered in Delhi, a report prepared by the National Crime Records Bureau said. Uttar Pradesh came second with 19.4 per cent (11,971 cases) complaints registered, while Madhya Pradesh...
More »Jindal plays CD, claims Zee editors demanded Rs. 100 crore -Priscilla Jebaraj
-The HIndu In what’s being called a reverse sting, Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) chairman Naveen Jindal has released video recordings which allegedly show Zee editors trying to extort Rs. 100 crore in return for the channel not airing damaging stories on coal block allocations involving his company. In a counter-offensive, Zee claims that it was JSPL which offered to pay the channel. At a dramatic press conference on Thursday, Mr. Jindal,...
More »Dalit hit as cops fire at mob in Junagadh
-The Indian Express Rajkot: Police inspector injured in violence triggered by a road accident, security beefed up in the area. A month after three dalits were killed in police firing at Thangadh in Surendranagar district, a dalit youth was injured when police on Thursday opened fire to control a mob that went on the rampage in Sardar Chowk area of Junagadh city following an accident between a car and a Gujarat State...
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