-TheLeaflet.in The recent observations of the Delhi High Court in Samar Pal versus Union of India urge us to ponder whether the right to life of slum dwellers deals with mere existence or includes the right to livelihood within its ambit. ——– BEYOND the skyscrapers and posh lifestyle of cosmopolitan cities of India lie the lives of millions of slum dwellers. According to the 2018 report of the World Bank, 35 per cent...
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The debate around the Forest Conservation Rules -Jacob Koshy
-The Hindu * What are the Forest Conservation Rules and how will it affect forest dwellers and tribals? What is the government’s position on the updated rules? The story so far: The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sparred earlier this week on the latest version of the Forest Conservation Rules. Congress spokesperson, Jairam Ramesh, alleged that the latest version of the rules, updated last month, allowed forest land to be...
More »Manipur toll rises to 20, 43 still are missing -Umanand Jaiswal
-The Telegraph Three railway employees are among those not traceable Guwahati: The death toll from Thursday’s landslide in Manipur’s Noney district has risen to 20 with the recovery of 12 more bodies. Around 43 people are still missing, 16 of them from Assam. Fifteen of the dead were Territorial Army personnel deployed for the security of railway staff and construction workers at the under-construction Tupul railway station yard, which was hit by the...
More »8 Dead, 50 Missing After Massive Landslide At Manipur Mega Train Project Site -Ratnadip Choudhury
-NDTV.com Manipur landslide: The district administration is in touch with national and state disaster management agencies for search, rescue and relief operations. Guwahati: At least eight people were killed and 50 others are feared missing after a massive landslide hit a town in western Manipur's Noney district. The incident took place at the 107 Territorial Army Camp near the Tupul yard railway construction site on Wednesday night. Of the eight killed, seven are...
More »Former, sitting MPs' train travel bill Rs 62 crore in past five years, Rs 2.5 crore in 2020-21: RTI
-PTI/ The New Indian Express While sitting MPs are entitled to use the railways' first class air-conditioned or executive class for free, their spouses too can avail free travel under certain conditions. NEW DELHI: Free train travels of sitting and former Lok Sabha members over the past five years have cost the exchequer Rs 62 crore, which included nearly Rs 2.5 crore in the pandemic-hit 2020-21, according to information revealed under the...
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