-The Indian Express Kolkata: The humble potato comes a poor second to pricey onion in State matters. But that was before Mamata Banerjee wielded the knife. Over the past couple of days, the West Bengal Police, directed by the Chief Minister, has seized thousands of trucks carrying potatoes to neighbouring states such as Orissa, Jharkhand and Bihar. Mamata's provocation was the rise in the price of the vegetable back home. However, while...
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Rape cases double, molestation up 4 times in Delhi -J Venkatesan
-The Hindu New Delhi: Rape cases in Delhi have almost doubled in 2013 as compared to last year while molestation has gone up by nearly four times during the same period. These stark facts were revealed to the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The capital recorded 1,330 rape incidents till October 15 this year as against 706 in 2012. Molestation cases have gone up from 727 in 2012 to 2,844. Additional Solicitor General...
More »Anti-Jaitapur activists against possible pact with Japan
-The Hindu Mumbai: The anti-Jaitapur nuclear power plant groups on Monday protested in front of the Japanese embassy here against a possible nuclear agreement between India and Japan. The Protesters claimed that the Japanese government, which has ordered the closure of all 50 nuclear power plants, is eyeing India as a potential market for its companies through the agreement. "On one hand the Japanese government, under people's pressure, is closing down the nuclear...
More »Misery in Seemandhra piles up as agitation continues
-The Times of India HYDERABAD/ VIJAYAWADA: With another round of talks between the government and Protesters failing to end the impasse over bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, the misery of denizens is increasing every minute across strife-torn Seemandhra. From a foundry worker in Vijayawada to an upper middle class banker in Visakhapatnam, the two-month strike, which has gathered more steam now has spared none, with heartrending stories of people suffering across the roiled...
More »Land bill worry for industry -Ashutosh Mishra and Subhashish Mohanty
-The Telegraph Bhubaneswar: The Land Acquisition Bill passed by the Lok Sabha, which is being hailed as "revolutionary" by some, may hit the industrialisation drive in the state where a number of projects are caught in land tangles. The proposed law, which makes consent of 80 per cent of landholders in the project area mandatory for land acquisition in the case of private projects, is likely to suit Protesters who have been...
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