-The Telegraph Has rape become an inspiring act? Protest, debate, anger, mutual blame, marches, mob violence are spilling out of streets and screens, yet the rape count continues to rise relentlessly, almost as if the outrage over one incident is inciting the next one. Such a narrative is to an extent encouraged by the way incidents are reported in newspapers and television, but the facts are inescapable, and everybody, including the...
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Jind khap vows to protect the girl child -Sukhbir Siwach
-The Times of India CHANDIGARH: Shedding their image of being indifferent to the idea of women empowerment, a cluster of 20 villages under the Thuakhap of Jind district has banned sex selection and female feticide and announced a fine of Rs 11,000 on violators. The violators would be socially boycotted in case the offence is repeated. According to the khap spokesperson, Jitender Singh Chhattar, the community leaders, in a meeting held on Sunday...
More »Make your stand clear over Singur land: Supreme Court to Tata Motors
-PTI The Supreme Court today asked Tata Motors to make its stand clear on its leasehold rights over the Singur land in the wake of changed scenario as the company had already moved its car plant out of West bengal. "The land was acquired for establishing a car manufacturing plant at Singur. Now the purpose is no more there as you have already moved out. Now you cannot say that you still...
More »UP with 1,564 tops list of Uttarakhand missing, total may touch 4,500: Official -Sanjay Singh
-The Indian Express Dehradun: Uttar Pradesh with 1,564 people unaccounted for tops the list of the missing in Uttarakhand. It is followed by Rajasthan (820), Madhya Pradesh (504), Maharashtra (296) and Delhi (213). Sources in the Uttarakhand government said the official count of the missing could eventually total around 4,500. This would include 795 people from Uttarakhand. Until Monday, UP had sent three lists, identifying 1,564 people who have not returned home from...
More »Kharif crop to gain as Met sees good rains in July too -Jayashree Bhosale
-The Economic Times PUNE: After receiving a 32% above-average rainfall in June, the country is likely to get good rainfall in July too. According to IMD officials, the Madden-Julian Oscillations (MJO) has become favourable for the monsoon and will result in good rainfall from mid-July. This will benefit kharif crops, which have been sown early due to timely monsoon. D Shivanand Pai, head of IMD's long-range forecasting division, said, "The Madden-Julian Oscillation...
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