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Undivided AP witnessed 2014 farmer suicides last year

-The Times of India HYDERABAD: In what could be seen a possible reflection of an agrarian crisis, 2014 farmers -- 1211 in Telangana and 803 farmers in Andhra -- committed suicide in the undivided state in 2013. The data provides a comprehensive analysis and break-up based on age, gender and districts on all farmers' suicides recorded last year. Among districts, Mahbubnagar topped the list in Telangana with 287 deaths and in Andhra, this...

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Crime against women on the rise in Cyberabad

-The Hindu State rejects proposals for new police stations; cites financial reasons Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh): Crime against women registered an upward trend in Cyberabad this year, with nearly 400 additional cases being booked compared to the previous year. As many as 2,391 cases pertaining to crime against women were booked this year when compared to 1,914 registered last year. Of them, 1,565 cases pertained to harassment, while 334 were related to outraging of...

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India sets up elaborate system to tap phone calls, e-mail

-Reuters India has launched a wide-ranging surveillance programme that will give its security agencies and even income tax officials the ability to tap directly into e-mails and phone calls without oversight by courts or parliament, several sources said. The expanded surveillance in the world's most populous democracy, which the government says will help safeguard national security, has alarmed privacy advocates at a time when allegations of massive US digital snooping beyond American...

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Young bloggers catalyse Dhaka protests-Sreelata Menon

-The Hoot Bangladeshis all over the world were able to mount a flash campaign against a war tribunal verdict. SREELATA MENON says this proves once again the power of social media. Digital activism is today a handy tool in the instant spread of ideas, thoughts and actual happenings in real time that can influence millions of minds in a matter of a few simple minutes. It is as handy in kicking...

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Going from Zero FIRs to e-FIRs -Aparna Viswanathan

-The Hindu The government must allow the online filing of first information reports in rape cases as that alone will ensure mandatory and automatic registration of complaints On January 18, 2013, Delhi police chief Neeraj Kumar announced that Zero First Information Reports (FIRs) may be registered on the basis of a woman’s statement at any police station irrespective of jurisdiction. This means women can file an FIR at any police station and...

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