-PTI/ The Hindu Delhi reported one of the longest cold spells this January At least 106 people, mostly homeless persons, have died in Delhi this month due to cold conditions, non-government organisation Centre for Holistic Development (CHD) has claimed and written to ChiefMinister Arvind Kejriwal requesting him to make proper arrangements for such people during winters. While officials from the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) denied that deaths have occurred due to...
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Sulli Deals, Bulli Bai and the young and educated hatemongers -Alok Deshpande and Hemani Bhandari
-The Hindu Two apps — Sulli Deals and Bulli Bai — created by young engineering students sought to silence Muslim women by putting a price on their dignity. Hemani Bhandari and Alok Deshpande report on the investigation that led to the arrest of the brains behind these apps It was around 10:30 p.m. on January 5. The Bishnoi family had already turned in when a Delhi Police team arrived at their house...
More »NHRC issues notices to Centre, Nagaland on civilian killings
-The Hindu The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued notices to the Centre and Nagaland Government over the killing of civilians by security forces in Mon district on December 4. The NHRC took suo motu cognisance of media reports and issued notices to the Union Defence Secretary, Union Home Secretary, Nagaland Chief Secretary and Nagaland Director General of Police, calling for a detailed report on the incident within six weeks. “The...
More »New UP Road Constructed at Rs 1.6 Cr Gets Cracked After BJP MLA Slams Coconut During Inauguration
-News18.com A team constituted by Bijnor District Officer Umesh Kumar is investigating the matter. A portion of the proposed seven-and-a-half-kilometre road, constructed by the Irrigation Division in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor, broke at the time of the inaugural ceremony. The incident occurred in the presence of the BJP MLA Suchi Chaudhary. The government had sanctioned an amount of Rs 1,16,38000 for the construction of the road. Following the embarrassing situation, the district magistrate...
More »Nine Police Personnel Found Responsible for Inaction in 2002 Encounter: UP Tells SC
-PTI/ TheWire.in The case pertains to the alleged encounter that had taken place in the Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh in 2002 New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government has told the Supreme Court that nine police personnel, including five inspectors, have prima facie been found to be responsible for the delay and inaction regarding service of court processes in a matter relating to the alleged encounter of a man by the police...
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