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SC Orders Police Against Abuse of Sex workers, Media from Publishing Their Pictures

-TheWire.in The apex court issued these directions in exercise of power under Article 142 of the constitution since the Union government is yet to come up with legislation on this matter. New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed that the police should treat sex workers with dignity and should not abuse them, acknowledging that the basic protection of human decency and dignity extends to them. It further directed that the media should...

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ASHA workers Honoured By WHO, PM Modi, Health Minister Lead Wishes

-NDTV.com Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that he is "delighted that the entire team of ASHA workers have been conferred the WHO Director-General's Global Health Leaders' Award". New Delhi: ASHA, which means "hope" in English, comprises more than one million female volunteers. The World Health Organization Director-General's Global Health Leaders Awards has recognised ASHA's “crucial role in linking the community with the health system and ensuring that those living in rural...

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Rural food prices continued to surge in April -AM Jigeesh

-The Hindu CPI for agricultural and rural workers increased by 10 points each last month Rising food prices spurred an increase by 10 points each in the all-India Consumer Price Index (CPI) for agricultural and rural labourers, respectively, last month, the Ministry of Labour and Employment said in a release on Saturday. An increase in the prices of rice, wheat-atta, jowar, bajra, ragi, vegetables and fruits contributed the bulk of the spike in...

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Disha Encounter Case: Commission Says Cops' Version 'Concocted', Wants Murder Charges Against 10 Officers

-TheWire.in The panel has said, 'It was impossible for the deceased suspects to have snatched the weapons of the police and they could not have operated the firearms.' New Delhi: The Commission of Inquiry constituted by the Supreme Court to probe the “encounter” killing of all the four suspects after the 2019 rape and murder of a veterinary doctor in Telangana has recommended that all the 10 police officers involved in the...

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How COVID-19 Worsened Hardships of India’s Domestic workers -Romita Saluja

-TheWire.in/ Undark.org Under the pretext of COVID-19 safety, employers have tightened restrictions on live-in domestic workers in India. On a typical humid Sunday afternoon in July, Soni Tirki would be polishing off the chicken and rice that her mother makes every time the 20-year-old returns home. “I sit at ease and enjoy my meal,” Tirki says. “I eat however much I want. Nobody can stop me. Nobody can judge me.” But on this...

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